A site for artist
Bas Jan Ader (
wikipedia) who was last seen in 1975 when he took off in what would have been the smallest sailboat ever to cross the Atlantic. Site includes his most famous piece,
I'm Too Sad to Tell You.
posted by dobbs
on Dec 23, 2007 -
15 comments
Reversible flow! In the 1960s, the National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films produced a series of films for education in fluid mechanics. This clip is part of "
Low Reynolds Number Flow"; you can find the entire collection streamed
here. Interesting demonstrations abound.
(1st link is QT; rest are RealPlayer.)
posted by Upton O'Good
on Aug 17, 2007 -
19 comments
Mediocre Films consists of films which are... mediocre, hence the name.
Night of the Zombie.
Batty Bat-Bat.
Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show. Granted, it's not
LG15 but I think that's what I like about it most. These short subject films are made by some guy named Greg, with help from other people whom you
may have never heard of before. Occasionally they also feature a guy named
Adam whom you might recognize but you may not be able to recall from where. It's funny. Well. I liked it. My girlfriend didn't. She said they were mediocre; to which I said,
"exactly!" Sheesh. Women.
posted by ZachsMind
on Mar 10, 2007 -
10 comments
Windsor McKay (of "Little Nemo in Slumberland" fame) and
George Herriman (of "Krazy Kat" and "Archie & Mehitabel") weren't just innovative, influential cartoonists; they were also pioneering animators. The Library of Congress'
Origins of American Animation project has downloadable short films by McKay (including his celebrated
Gertie the Dinosaur) and Herriman as well as others from the early, early days of animated film.
posted by snarkout
on Jul 26, 2001 -
7 comments
