With all the horrors we’ve seen from dashboard cameras, it feels appropriate to end a good week with something beautiful. Enjoy.
The World is Not Without Good People
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
As part of the new Halo 4 game release, 343 industries decided to tie in a live action series. There is a stigma that games translate poorly to non-interactive storytelling and for the most part that tends to be true. Games can take anywhere from 6-8 hours to play through, that’s not including RPGs which can consume 50-70 hours, or your whole life if it’s an MMO. Having to cram all that story into an hour and a half can be a bit daunting. Thankfully director Stewart Hendler and writers Todd Helbing and Aaron Helbing have been doing a weekly webseries that uses the Halo universe but tells a story we haven’t seen yet…
Jon Negroni’s Pixar Theory Timeline
Jon Negroni has put together a dizzying theory on how all Pixar movies fit into one universe. Jon has created a narrative around the idea that major events and characters within every Pixar film are connected by an overarching story about technology. His narrative attempts to explain the anthropomorphized animals in Pixar films and why easter eggs about unrelated films appear throughout the Pixar filmography.
First Black NASA Administrator Charles Bolden ‘Pleaded’ To Get Into Naval Academy
This is an interesting short read/listen that appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition about a moment in one person’s journey. From the strategies employed when asking for help to the personal resilience and effort it takes to get where you’re going, there’s a lot to pick up from this piece.
h/t Leland Melvin
KUNG FURY Will Be An 80s Action Movie by Laser Unicorns featuring Robots, Dinosaurs, and Vikings
During an unfortunate series of events a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time; Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time, to Nazi Germany, in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.
Space Oddity Sung By International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield
I’m not sure there are any words worthy of describing this beautiful rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield. I hope you simply listen, watch, and enjoy.
Interview with Daniel Thron – Director of Spoiler, a zombie short film
We recently had a chance to talk with director and visual effects pro Daniel Thron about his short film Spoiler. The movie shows a unique perspective on what might happen…
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