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SnR Christmas 2009 – Change We Can Believe In

Scott Lunt — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:26:25 +0000

If you’re itching for more SnR Christmas Movies, see this page for years past.

Santa in DC

Scott Lunt — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:32:36 +0000

This American Life Animation

Scott Lunt — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:58 +0000

Very interesting and clever piece from one of my favorite programs. I won’t say what it’s about, I don’t want to spoil the discovery.

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Speedie Date – Table 3, Julie and Dorian

Scott Lunt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:12:10 +0000

I only wish there were more of these, but I really like them. It’s a simple online show about a speed dating night in a cafe. You can find the rest on strike.tv. The beauty of these is that they are very simple, but well written. After watching all 5 episodes (they’re only a few minutes each), I have decided that one is my favorite. Watch it, then read my analysis below: (disclaimer – I can’t disable the ad before the video, so just ignore)

First of all, from a writing point of view, the setup is great. The built in tension of a speed date, the awkwardness of meeting someone for the first time, and, best of all, the fact that you wouldn’t put Dorian and Julie together just by looks alone. First, she toys with him, but not too much. Then he figures it out and plays along. The plot device in this one is the list of questions, which gives the dialogue a nice thread to the obvious conclusion that she likes his sincerity and gives him her number. Note the two items that are brought up at the first, then used at the end: she’s an actress, he’s a math teacher. Nice writing.

VIDEO: 2009 Solar Decathalon

Scott Lunt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:49:57 +0000

Just a quick little vid about one of my favorite DC events: the Solar Decathlon. Once I get a chance to see the insides of these little houses, I’ll put up a part 2 video.

Click the above photo to see more photos of the houses under construction.

Converting Sweat Into Textbooks

Scott Lunt — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:33:07 +0000

Here’s a fun short video about how my niece Sydney is saving money for college by sweating it out. She’s trying to win a contest, so watch the video and VOTE!

Video: Bathtub V

Scott Lunt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:54:06 +0000

(Video Keith Loutit, 2009)

With the advent of Digital VSLR cameras, that is Digital Cameras that have interchangeable lenses which also record video (like the Canon 5D Mark II which has rocked the digital world in the last year), videos like this are more available to the “amateur” videographer.

Note how everything has a toy-like quality. That’s because of a special lens called a tilt-shift lens which allows the photographer to alter the focal plane in a way that looks as though you’re filming something in miniature. It’s really quite a fascinating optical illusion – that our brain says “that’s in miniature” when all that is different from a standard video is the focus of parts of the video.

This video was created by Australian Keith Loutit, and he has several others like it on his Vimeo page. Thank you Keith!

Speedie Date: Episode 5, Lisa and Malcolm

Scott Lunt — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:20:47 +0000

One of my favorite online series shows, Speedie Date. Awkward!

Free Beats

Scott Lunt — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:10:58 +0000

FREE BEATS from ulteriorproductions.com on Vimeo.

Last View of Hubble

Scott Lunt — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:08:58 +0000

Ok, the space geek in me had to post this video from NASA. It’s a short clip from inside the Atlantis as it disconnects from Hubble and drifts away. Since this is the last planned service mission to Hubble, it’s likely that this is the last time anyone will see the telescope from the outside up close. Of course, we’ll surely see images that the new and improved Hubble telescope takes and sends to Earth, just not the telescope itself.

Beautiful stuff.