Happy 20th to Text messaging

I came across this article on Yahoo! which I found interesting, because I honestly had no idea that texting has been around for 20 years. I really dont remember texting until about 2005-2006, and even then I didnt text as much until later.


http://news.yahoo.com/happy-20th-b-day-text-message-013407860--abc-news-tech.html

Gadget to help carry all the groceries

Because taking two trips is ridiculous:

Desk exercise

Getting fat from sitting stationary at your work desk every day? I have previously heard about desks that allowed people to exercise, by somehow involving a treadmill or recumbent bike, but apparently the trend is growing. This article was an interesting read as it discusses who is purchasing these items (like Apple, Boeing, Google, just to name a few), and how people are starting to appreciate these new work environments.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/business/stand-up-desks-gaining-favor-in-the-workplace.html?ref=technology

Need to print something in 3D?

If you need to print something in 3D, just hit up staples: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/30/tech/innovation/staples-3-d-printing/index.html

Now you can upload a design to their website, then have them ship it to you or go pick it up. According to the article, Staples is using a different kind of printer to create 3D objects, "using reams of paper that are cut and printed while being stacked and glued together"

The most dangerous button on your computer

When I saw the title for this article, my first thought was the delete button. But you may have heard earlier this week/last week about some kind of email snafu in which a student hit the "reply all" button and mistakenly emailed 400 people.

http://www.hlntv.com/article/2012/11/29/reply-all-most-dangerous-button-computer?hpt=hp_c2&hpt=te_r1

Follow Santa

For all you non believers, a tracker was created to show Santas movements and where he is.
Find more info here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57556658-71/kids-heres-3d-proof-that-santa-exists/

My video

Here is my video project. There are many hours put into this project (lots of help from Peter Christenson), and I used Peter Campus' videos as a kind of guide to try to follow. There is a lot of overlapping, cross fading, and opacity involved in this short clip.

Peter Campus' video shows him rubbing his face to reveal another layer of him underneath, and in another scene he is cutting thru a sheet, with a video of him in front layered over so it appears as though he is cutting thru his own back.

Another influence I tried to follow was a mashup of multiple faces - there were both men and women smiling, laughing, frowning, or making silly faces.

I attempted to follow the above examples but along the way made some changes of my own: