The original Star Wars trilogy was groundbreaking for its special effects, its world building, its action, and so, so much more. But if you ask George Lucas, it isn't the action, nor the performances,... continue reading
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"Flashback to the holiday season of 2001. After years of filming, the first film in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring, is due to hit theaters, and expectations... continue reading
posted by ant 1 year 4 months ago • 4 views • 24:24How Does Kodak Make Film Light Sensitive? (How Film is Made, Part 2) I had no idea Kodak uses LAMINAR FLOW to make film. Imagine my surprise when I walked in and saw this beautiful waterfall and realized... continue reading
posted by BSR 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 32 views • 59:57Oh, and it can also play the world's hardest song... sort of. Shout out to Sheet Music Boss. Go check out and sub to their channel!- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzTR... Finally, the piano... continue reading
posted by newtboy 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 141 views • 11:34YouTube description: You can make a movable hole in soap film with a loop of thread. It's surprising when you first see and it's fun to think about why it behaves the way it does. It's also a useful... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 512 views • 6:03YouTube description: Babies and young kids are cast in movies just like adult actors, but there are special rules in place about how long they can be on set. Oftentimes, a director wants a baby to cry... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,113 views • 4:11YouTube description: He was inside Jabba the Hut in “Return of the Jedi,” helped make “The Muppets” come alive and has been pulling the strings on Yoda since he was 19 years old. Meet Dave Barclay,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 weeks ago • 285 views • 3:12Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible. Try Audible free for 30 days: http://audible.com/veritasium I have a new documentary coming out in a few months - sign up here to be... continue reading
posted by b4rringt0n 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 667 views • 7:38YouTube description: In Göttingen, Germany, there's a four-tonne steel ball that can be raised up a 14-metre tower -- and then dropped in less than two seconds, crashing back to earth. It makes tiny,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months ago • 725 views • 3:34The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25 to 40 percent forest. Within a few centuries, almost all... continue reading
posted by newtboy 6 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 801 views • 5:22Via YouTube: This troop of Langur Monkeys show empathetic behavior as they mourn what they think is a dead baby Langur, which is actually a robotic spy monkey, designed to film the primates. This footage... continue reading
posted by Gratefulmom 7 years 5 months ago • 1,269 views • 1:27I never watched Friends but I couldn't google "thanksgiving sandwiches in television and film" without getting about a billion Ross Geller references. Disgusting as the word "moistmaker" is, it makes a... continue reading
posted by Mekanikal 7 years 6 months 4 weeks ago • 373 views • 6:05Aharon Rabinowitz sets out to make a video in the style of one of our favorite YouTube channels: Action Movie Kid!
posted by BSR 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 12 views • 6:59YouTube description: Making some shelves to fit in a closet we use as a pantry http://woodgears.ca/kitchen/pantry_shelves.html The wood breaking and smashing - not the sort of thing I would normally... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 1,060 views • 6:06Uploaded on Apr 11, 2011 We shot this film a few years ago for the company Mammoet. It shows how they moved the BP Clair module on to a barge.
posted by bobknight33 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 287 views • 8:15Thanks to Eric for passing this along ... as with he, I did not know what the purpose of a camera slate was. Makes much more sense now.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years ago • 803 views • 3:40YouTube description: Make a beautiful colour changing liquid from cabbage juice, and explore the science of indicator solutions in this fun chemistry experiment for children. Download the infosheet... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 3 months ago • 22 views • 3:56YouTube description: Teach children how to find the beautiful hidden colours in ink and use chromatography to solve mysteries. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://rigb.org/experimental/series-2/c... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 276 views • 3:58Can you figure out the rule? Did you see the exponents pattern? http://youtu.be/AVB8vRC6HIY Why do you make people look stupid? http://bit.ly/12Fmlpl How do you investigate hypotheses? Do you seek... continue reading
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