Is it just cute and catchy branding, or a legitimate desire to help? Check out the Web site of Help Remedies and decide for yourself. I’ll admit, this video is pretty fun to watch.
Following their 2007 Internet video sensation, The Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard and crew are back with the Story of Broke.
I find the mashup of live action and simple, line-art animation really effective here. Annie has a great presence, and the interplay between her and the animations keeps things interesting — even through a video of this length.
Learn more about Free Range Studios and the Story of Stuff Project.
Well, it’s pop music at its sticky sweetest, but that kind of works because this entire Kina Grannis music video is made from jellybeans. 288,000 jellybeans, to be exact. Thirty people spent 22 months completing this. Here’s my favorite comment about this video on YouTube:
amazing…really shows the time you put into your music and how you would do this for your fans
And that’s the thing about highly creative, exquisitely crafted video, isn’t it? It shows love for the audience. And that love engenders faithfulness, authenticity, requited love — all the things that help people trust in an organization, a product, or a pop singer. We can all learn something from that (and maybe stop making soulless crap that all looks the same. Oops, did I just type that?)
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video. There’s some great info about storyboarding and animatics:
The beauty of this one speaks for itself. It has a haunting simplicity that keeps me riveted. The obvious care and craftsmanship that went into this one is really inspiring. This is what I respect; craftspeople who put immense time and effort into the process. The result is art.
Whale Fall (after life of a whale) from Sharon Shattuck on Vimeo.
This video was produced by Sweet Fern Productions.
At first, I thought, this is really beautiful. Then I realized the water and ink were telling a story — a powerful, chilling story. Watch it yourself and be moved.
“Water Ink” was produced by BDDP Unlimited and Solidarités International as part of the World Water Day campaign.
This video does a nice job explaining how public and private corruption has a deep impact on the lives of everyday people in the developing world and beyond. I might ask for a slightly streamlined, shorter presentation here. But, overall, it’s a great way to explain a big problem.
Learn more at transparency.org.
This video really helped me wrap my head around the way music notation works. As a child, I learned the basics of music reading (Disclaimer: I was in a boy choir), but I’ve since forgotten it. Seeing this brought back memories of those early days. I think this is an excellent way to demonstrate the way timing and notes come together to create, well, beautiful music.
The video comes from Dan Cohen. Learn more about it at Cartoon Brew.
Have you seen these videos that explain complex technologies? They’re from Bill Hammack, the so-called “Engineer Guy.” He’s a professor at The University of Illinois, Urbana, and he’s on to something with these little ditties. I like his accessible, short-format style. Well, they’re pretty short. One of my favorites is this one about LCD displays.
Check them all out at his site.
