Hungarian composer Béla Bartók was born this day 132 years ago. Give an ear to a performance of his Piano Sonata (published in 1926) performed by Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis.
What’s wrong with this picture?
This is Kirk Alyn, the first actor to portray Superman (appearing in two 15 episode serials from 1948 & 1950). I just love the weirdness of this photo, it sort of grows on you if you look at it long enough.
Eye Candy of the day
This is a sample taken from Space, a new short “music video” by a certain Dave Berry. Built from still images of streaks and textures, rendered into 3D cubes and layered in After Effects. Click here to see the full video on Vimeo. Because of the image complexity, compression renders the original video somewhat chunky & pixellated, alas! Here is an uncompressed still from the video:
Please Say Something
Please Say Something is short animated film by David OReilly. It is awesomely beautiful and his other work is also fantastic. OReilly is a young Irish film maker based in LA.
Russian Meteorite 02.15.2013
In the interest of awesomeness, here is a compilation of scenes, refreshingly devoid of commentary, depicting today’s Meteorite flyover in Russia. Is this what the dinosaurs saw (&heard) 65 million years ago (only bigger)? Kind of haunting. Read about it in the San Francisco Chronicle. UPDATE! Here’s a recent article about a fragment recovered from an icy lake!
Gavrilov plays Prokofiev
Russian pianist extraordinaire Andrei Gavrilov takes on Prokofiev’s 8th Piano Sonata. This clip features the 3rd and final movement. One of the so called “War Sonatas”, but seldom performed or recorded. I’ve long been a fan of Gavrilov’s stunning virtuosity & musical sensibilities, and this piece really showcases both assets. Be patient!
whatnot (sample)
whatnot is an assemblage of oddities: one-offs, experiments, improvisations, tests, variations, outtakes, mistakes & etc. It consists of previously unused footage I have collected over the last few years with a Digital SLR camera. It includes some time-lapse, stop-motion & LOTS of After Effects experiments and variations. Like what you see? Click on whatnot to see the full version on Vimeo.
2013 begins (from 5 miles)
San Francisco celebrates the New Year (viewed from 5 miles away in Marin County). Lapsed Time Images wishes you a Happy New Year !
The Apocamix
Is today the end of all things? Or is it tomorrow? I doubt it, but just the same here is a remix of all things apocalyptic by Eclectic Method (this guy’s really good at this sort of thing!). Have a nice day!
12.12.12
December 12, 2012 in the afternoon. Marin Headlands. Conzelman Road. Below Hawk Hill. 2 scenic views spanning about 1 hour of time. These scenes, and hundreds more are included in The San Francisco Variations.
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