This rather remarkable piece of film was made my college friend Olly Lambert.
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Friday, 24 June 2011
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Carl Sagan on Colonising other Worlds
Hyperbole is without a doubt the single greatest thing in the history of the universe.
And I'm a big fan of Carl Sagan too:
And I'm a big fan of Carl Sagan too:
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
WikiRebels - The Documentary
From YouTube:
“Exclusive rough-cut of first in-depth documentary on WikiLeaks and the people behind it!
From summer 2010 until now, Swedish Television has been following the secretive media network WikiLeaks and its enigmatic Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange.
Reporters Jesper Huor and Bosse Lindquist have traveled to key countries where WikiLeaks operates, interviewing top members, such as Assange, new Spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson, as well as people like Daniel Domscheit-Berg who now is starting his own version – Openleaks.org!
Where is the secretive organization heading? Stronger than ever, or broken by the US? Who is Assange: champion of freedom, spy or rapist? What are his objectives? What are the consequences for the internet?”
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Fantastic Fractal
I haven't done a Bettany Blog post for a while but I thought this one was worth it - assuming you can get past the music!
Mandelbox Zoom from hömpörgő on Vimeo.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
Friday, 5 March 2010
Monday, 8 February 2010
Dan Rivers in Burma
Dan Rivers is a friend of mine from Durham and a journalist for CNN. This video is his report from Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis:
Monday, 21 December 2009
The Known Universe
The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince
As a self-confessed fan of Harry Potter, I have managed to restrain myself this year and avoided the hysteria surrounding the release of the latest film. That being the case probably because I all too eagerly got far too hysterical about following Andy Murray during the recent Wimbledon grand slam; but as one British home-grown “near” champion consumed my thoughts, now another, if not of a slightly different calibre, rapidly approaches. The main distinction and one I need to remind myself of, is one hero is of course complete fiction, and the other, real flesh and blood. But controversy may ensue when contemplating whether it was actually complete fiction that Murray could of ever of won Wimbledon in the first place..!
This will be the sixth film in the popular Harry Potter film series and directed by David Yates, the director of the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Producers: David Heyman and David Barron are accompanied by the return of Steve Kloves, screenwriter of the first four films (but not the fifth). Thank you, Wikipedia.
I really would like to go see this HP at the IMAX 3D in Manchester if anyone fancies it? Due to the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 4-week commitment, the film will instead be released in IMAX 3D on 29 July 2009 – one for diaries? So far, the film has received very positive reviews from critics and I am interested to know what you think.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Star Trek
If you haven't seen the new Star Trek film then I highly recommend it! Even my housemate who has never been 'Trekkie', really enjoyed it!
Friday, 8 May 2009
One more reason to work for google
Worth a watch from start to finish. I don't know what kind of corporate annual result bashes that Google is used to but this is cracking first class entertainment...
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Man-Machine
Well worth a watch from this bbc iplayer link.
As a child, James May dreamed of a world populated by humanoid robots. Robots which would tidy his room and do the washing up. In the second programme of his Big Ideas series, he sets off to discover how close his vision of a robot-world is to becoming a reality and in doing so enters an intriguing, mysterious and often rather strange world.
In Japan, James meets the closest thing to Robocop. It’s a woman who can double her strength thanks to an extraordinary electro-mechanical jumpsuit, but what will this bizarre mix of human intelligence and machine brawn be used for?
He also has a close encounter of the weird kind with the most disturbing robot he has ever seen – a robot designed to look and behave exactly like its creator.
Continuing his travels James heads to the US, to explore the possibilities of bionic implants and talks to the doctor who is making them a reality, and in doing so has created a real 2 million dollar bionic woman.
And finally, in the unlikeliest of laboratories he encounters the world’s most advanced walking robot: Asimo – it can tackle stairs and has even mastered running, however when faced with a closed door, the robot proves he isn’t all that smart. Cue Asimo’s twin brother, who has learnt to recognise everyday objects. But will he amaze James when asked to identify a Mini car? And is this all enough to restore James’s vision of a robot filled future world?
I thought the bionic eye and the learning robot was unbelievable.
Monday, 15 December 2008
Friday, 7 November 2008
Monday, 28 July 2008
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Stoke Croft Documentaries
The community in Stokes Croft, Bristol, has mobilised in the last 12 months, faced with the prospect of redevelopment which threatens it's unique character and atmosphere.
Having lived here in Bristol on and off for 13 years now, I can testify myself to the magical qualities of the area which spring not only from it's rich social history but also the diversity of it's population, and find myself agreeing with the People's Republic of Stokes Croft, who write:
PRSC is at the forefront of the movement in the area, and in the first of these 2 video, the founder Chris Chalkley, talks about how it all began and the street art, which has increasinly become a feature of Stoke's Croft.
In the second film below, produced by the Bristol-based video magazine, Five on One, you can see how the community is responding to the threat of closure of some of the Stokes Croft's most iconic venues.
Five on One, have a whole set on films on their You Tube page, including some nice footage from inside the Jamaica Street Art Studios and an extremely feature on Bristol Parkour.
Having lived here in Bristol on and off for 13 years now, I can testify myself to the magical qualities of the area which spring not only from it's rich social history but also the diversity of it's population, and find myself agreeing with the People's Republic of Stokes Croft, who write:
It is precisely because Stokes Croft has been neglected, that people of all backgrounds and circumstance have learned to co-exist in an enclave of tolerance that few from outside this magical area can begin to understand...
PRSC is at the forefront of the movement in the area, and in the first of these 2 video, the founder Chris Chalkley, talks about how it all began and the street art, which has increasinly become a feature of Stoke's Croft.
In the second film below, produced by the Bristol-based video magazine, Five on One, you can see how the community is responding to the threat of closure of some of the Stokes Croft's most iconic venues.
Five on One, have a whole set on films on their You Tube page, including some nice footage from inside the Jamaica Street Art Studios and an extremely feature on Bristol Parkour.
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