Skip to main content
Why is Retro always in fashion ? Chit-ChatDesign

Why is Retro always in fashion ?

  Retro is never out of fashion I've always been a big fan of retro-futurism or modernism. I've been fascinated by the great deal of courage of some thinkers and inventors to make bold statement about the future from their present time. Since we live in such an ethnocentric society as ours, all these predictions and expectations are biased mostly…
DAW
May 1, 2014
Documentary equipment survey AudiovisualsChit-Chat

Documentary equipment survey

It's not the arrow, It's the indian. I hold this statement to be very true. The talent and eloquence of a professional storyteller goes above and beyond past and current technology. Granted. Today's technology allows us to capture breathtaking images on the cheap. The digital revolution has allowed everyone and their grandmother to shoot HD video while broadcasting it to…
DAW
February 28, 2014
A good teacher is priceless Music

A good teacher is priceless

Last week I was able to attend a class by musician extraordinaire Matthew Hill. I know Matthew from a few years back when he was Delou's African Ensemble music director. As any good teacher, Matthew is capable of breaking things down, but without making dull in any way. It's no secret that It's very hard for us, westerners, to learn…
DAW
February 19, 2014
The Cave by Ron Gilbert Chit-ChatInteractive

The Cave by Ron Gilbert

Thanks to some very well deserved time off during this holidays I was able to enjoy Gilbert's The Cave adventure. In case you're not familiar with Mr. Gilbert's work, he was the leading force at Lucas Arts for many years and the creator of Monkey Island as well as the co-creator of Maniac Mansion (Can't believe that was that long…
DAW
January 2, 2014
Coming back… Technology

Coming back…

Yes, It has been a long time since my last post, dear reader. A lot of water has passed under the bridge - A new baby, citizenship and an atrocious house buying and moving process came into play. Hoping that soon enough things can get back to a somewhat normal schedule - although nothing seems normal anymore...! I wanted to…
DAW
December 12, 2013
Giving you childish spirit away Audiovisuals

Giving you childish spirit away

I came across this nice Greek video for organization Earth at Vimeo. Very nice use of interface design applied to a video piece as well as awesome color correction+art direction. Simple concept, good production values with little more than a toy an great camera angles. An example that you can do much with little!
DAW
July 18, 2011
Blender Power Audiovisuals

Blender Power

While looking at a training video from Lynda.com I came across this inspiring and original animation short film called: Spaceman. I liked the idea and the music, I have to confess that some of the lighting and composition is not perfect but never the less a good and concise idea well develop in 2 min. Check it out Spaceman from…
DAW
July 13, 2011