Thu 10 May 2012
The Dead Kitten
Posted by anaglyph under Sound, Work
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Yes, it does look exceedingly amusing, but it is very very effective.
Work
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Thu 26 May 2011
You Don’t Say?
Posted by anaglyph under Work
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When it comes to tautology, it goes without saying that ‘It goes without saying’ is the sentence by which all unnecessary, redundant and superfluous verbiage must be measured.
Time and time again I see that sentence written somewhere, or hear it spoken, and it goes without saying that it drives me nuts. Of course, it goes without saying that I never use it myself.
Why did someone ever make up that stupid phrase? It goes without saying that they must have been a complete moron.
Tue 15 Feb 2011
The Lizard, He Is Going to Die…
Posted by anaglyph under Movies, Whimsy, Work
[22] Comments
What I’ve been working on for the last six or seven months. You should go see it. It’s fun.
Wed 15 Dec 2010
Don’t Touch The Star’s Beans!
Posted by anaglyph under Strange Lands, Whimsy, Work
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The Sony Pictures studios where I’m working in Los Angeles was once upon a time owned by MGM. It’s nice to know that, if you know where to look, remnants of the Golden Era of movie making can still be found.
Sat 24 Apr 2010
La Mer
Posted by anaglyph under Art, Ephemera, Mathematics, Music, Work
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My current fixation with soap bubbles came about as a side-effect of some research I’ve been doing for my new animation project. To be specific, I was looking at how transparency and refraction work, and although I can easily see it in glass, I wanted something more organic and also less refractive. Hence bubbles. The animation, though, is more of a watery affair – mysterious and slightly eerie. Here are some stills. I’m in early stages just yet, but I thought you might like a sneak peak.
I also have some exciting news to tell you about one of my other works, but more of that in a bit.
Enjoy!
Thu 22 Apr 2010
Science Experiment
Posted by anaglyph under Nostalgia, Photography, Science, Whimsy, Work
[24] Comments
Ingredients:
•150ml Glycerine
•100g KY jelly
•1 level tspn sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
•1½ cups detergent concentrate
•1 cup hot water
•Filtered water to make up 2 litres
Hardware:
•1 x 2 litre plastic bottle
•1 small bucket
•2 x 1 metre lengths of wooden dowel
•5m natural fibre string
Method:
Dissolve the sodium bicarbonate in the hot water. Carefully mix in ½ cup of the detergent, all the glycerine and the KY jelly. Stir until dissolved as much as possible. Pour about 1 litre of cold water into the 2 litre bottle. Slowly pour in the remaining 1 cup of detergent, taking care not to make foam. Very slowly add the warm glycerine/KY/detergent/water mix. Add water to bring to 2 litres.
Gently rotate the bottle until the contents are mixed as much as possible (there will probably still be undissolved NaHCO3 and visible threads of KY & glycerine – don’t worry). Leave the bottle to stand for 2 days.
Meanwhile braid the string into a loop about the size of a basketball and attach to the ends of the dowel like this:
After two days have passed, check the solution and make sure it is completely uniform – there should now be no visible traces of any of the individual ingredients.
Now, go to a park or a beach – somewhere sheltered and not too hot. Pour some of the solution into the small bucket and dip the string into it – make sure you get it nice and saturated. Now do this:
You might even be able to make one like this…
Science! Just because something isn’t imaginary doesn’t mean you can’t believe in it…
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Bubble photos by Violet Towne.
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