Yes, he’s back. Brian Atene, everybody’s favorite YouTube Celebrity (what, you prefer Chris Crocker?) is back with more from the Dark Side.
“I’m just an analogue guy in a digital world.”
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Category Archives: YouTube
Mathmaticious is Delicious
Tom Lehrer can die in peace, now that the heir to his great tradition of mathematical musical doggerel (also this and this) has emerged from the steaming bowels of YouTube. Behold! And pay attention, class, because there’s going to be a short quiz next period.
Lyrics over the jump
PS:
Analytic and Algebraic Topology of local Euclidian Metrization
of Infinitely Differential Remanian Manifones FTW!
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Run DMZ: rumble on the 38th parallel!
Somebody needs to turn the Israelis and Palestinians onto this before it’s too late. A new paradigm for conflict is demonstrated here by the forces of North and South Korea in an underreported, yet epic scuffle in the Demilitarized Zone.
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The “Humans” Project
A video challenge for the world from the great MadV:
What does it mean to be human?
Take part in The “Humans” Project, a community effort to pin down the elusive description of human nature and what humans are.
Post a video response with your original spoken sentence.
Examples:
“Humans are….”
“To be human is….”
“I am human because….”
“What makes us human is…”
“To be human is….”
“I am human because….”
“What makes us human is…”
All spoken responses will be considered for the final video project.
*Original music used with kind permission
“To The Moon” by An Explorer
http://myspace.com/anexplorer
“To The Moon” by An Explorer
http://myspace.com/anexplorer
YouTube and Vancouver Film School Scholarship Contest
VFS and YouTube have just announced an international scholarship competition that should knock Chris Crocker off the front page and into the obscurity which has hungered for him ever since the Leave Britney Alone fifteen minutes started.
The prize is a full tuition scholarship to internationally-respected Vancouver Film School, the school out of which Kevin Smith dropped to go on to produce the magnum opus, the veritable Big Chill of his generation, Clerks. Like I ever saw that.
I’m old, yo.
Anyhoo. The challenge is to make a compelling YouTube pitch explaining just exactly why you’re the natural choice to win. Anyone with enough self-confidence to go into film should have no problem with this part. The school picks the finalists, and then the viewers on YouTube make the final choice.
A few more details, from the FAQ:
This competition is about making film school accessible to everyone. The YouTube community will award three aspiring artists (that includes directors, animators, actors, sound designers and more) with full-tuition scholarships to the Vancouver Film School program of their choice.
Between March 18th and May 9th, submit a short film, animation or creative pitch addressing the theme “What Matters to You.” You must start your video by identifying the VFS program you wish to attend and you must limit your video to no more than three minutes. On May 20th, we will announce the 10 finalists, selected by Vancouver Film School.
From May 20th to May 27th, the YouTube community will view and vote for their favorite videos.
On May 30th, we will announce the 3 scholarship winners.
What programs are up for scholarship awards?
1. Foundation Visual Art & Design
2. Acting Essentials
3. 3D Animation & Visual Effects
4. Classical Animation
5. Digital Character Animation
6. Houdini™ Certification
7. Acting for Film & Television
8. Digital Design
9. Entertainment Business Management
10. Film Production
11. Game Design
12. Makeup Design for Film & Television
13. Sound Design for Visual Media
14. Writing for Film & Television
Some handy tips:
Be creative. Don’t just tell us what’s important to you – show us. For example, if you’re a director, make a short film or documentary about an issue you care about. If you’re an animator, animate a story about an issue, person, place, etc. that matters to you. If you’re a writer, pitch a fresh screenplay concept about something that matters to you. If you’re a makeup artist, transform a stranger into someone who matters to you. These are just ideas and we know you can do better, but the point is: think creatively!
What gets into the shortlist?
Vancouver Film School will judge submissions based on the following criteria:
a. Creativity and Originality (up to 25 points)
b. Relevance of the video to the particular program of study selected (up to 25 points)
c. Technical Execution: Camera/Sound/Lighting/Editing (up to 25 points)
d. Overall Impression (up to 25 points)
And after that, it’s all up to the community on YouTube, so start sucking up building relationships now!
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