Mad Quickies: Lovecraft Lady, Dino FX, My Little Furiosa, Tilted San Fran, Famous Avocados and More!
You guyz, we made it! It’s Friday and we are living large! Let’s kick off this weekend with kicking back. From the sublime Lady of Innsmouth endeavor to the wacky tilted San Fran streets video, we’ve got you covered for superior surfing! Onward!
- We are a huge fan of Sheryl Westleigh aka Noadi. Her current project is a sculpture inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. To cast the sculpture in high quality resin and cold cast bronze, Sheryl has launched a modest Kickstarter to fund the tentacled “Lady of Innsmouth.” Let’s help her achieve her goal!
- French photographer and animator Nicolas Monterrat runs the tumblr Un gif dans ta gueule… where he features historical photos and artworks he’s set in motion. Exquisite and riveting.
- Mad Max Fury Road Ponies. As Emily said, “Furiosa all the things!” Indeed. {via the Good Bad Librarian}
- As for Mad Max mashups, ‘Mario Kart: Fury Road’ is very well-done, surprisingly subtle and funny as hell. {via Elizabeth H.}
- There are two kinds of people in this world: which one are you?
- And now, I give you 25 Famous Paintings Improved by Avocados. {via Surly Amy}
- I have a soft spot for audio FX. This is a pretty interesting report on how the dino sounds were made in the original Jurassic Park movie. Although this post was from 2013, it was reposted because of the imminent release of the latest flick in the franchise.
- Speaking of those cuddly creatures, Dinosaur Train A to Z is supposedly the ultimate dinosaur app for your kid from the PBS KIDS show Dinosaur Train. Available in both English and Spanish.
- A convergence of science, art and engineering will turn Calgary into a giant laboratory when they launch Beakerhead.
- Fungi is beautiful and we still don’t quite know why mold comes in so many colors.
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Karen Cheng and Ross Ching bring you:
Tilting the Streets of San Francisco (Gravity Illusions on Hills)
{via Courtney C.}
from the page
Created by Ross Ching & Karen X. Cheng
Ross got the idea for this video after seeing some photos with the “tilted camera” effect on steep streets. Since San Francisco is so hilly, it was the perfect city for this idea. The week before we filmed this, we ran all around San Francisco looking for steepest streets we could find (and gained some killer calve muscles).
The hardest part was coming up with ideas that made the gravity illusion look good – we tried lots of stuff that we thought would look good but didn’t work for various reasons (balloons got blown away, pouring water wasn’t visible enough on camera, moonwalking looked weird at an angle). Our favorite effect is the pendulum!
Music: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by Scissor Sisters
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Matthew Santoro presents:
10 Mythical Creatures that Actually EXISTED!
Via @CriticalDragon1177
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Featured image is an excerpt of My Little Furiosa by Eat Toast.
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