Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Current Addiction: Shugo Tokumaru



Check out one of his music video:
Shugo Tokumaru - "Katachi" (Official Music Video)

Official Website: http://www.shugotokumaru.com/

Current Moodbooster



Two of my favorite songs by my favorite artist, amazingly performed live. Enjoy :)

Sweet Tooth

Found another recipe video. Unlike the first video I found before but still as yummy....I am more and more interested in learning how to cook lately, and collecting more recipe on desserts and sweets. It's been a while since the last time I spend time on kitchen making desserts and chocolates. Will post my own video someday.

In the mean time, enjoy the video and have a great week :)

Video: Karakuri


Karakuri from Matthew Allard on Vimeo.

Japan has always been on the forefront of cutting edge robotics. Its roots can be traced back 200-300 years during the Edo period when skilled craftsmen created automata (self-operating machines). Using nothing more than pulleys and weights they were able to make the Karakuri (Japanese automata) perform amazing tasks.
Japans modern day robots can be traced back to the Karakuri. Today Hideki Higashino is one of the few remaining craftsmen who is determined to keep the history and tradition of Japanese Karakuri alive.

Shot and edited by Matthew Allard.

Camera Sony PMW-F3
Edited in FCP (slight color correction in Color)

Video Documentation: Rem Koolhaas Public Lecture at Blitz

On june 20th 2011, JongArsitek! and the Indonesian Institute of Architects, organized a lecture by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture.After more than 50 years, Rem Koolhaas finally set foot back to the country, he so oftenly mentioned, to make impact in his provoking architectural thoughts.Accompanied by his partner and Director of OMA Hongkong, David Gianotten, they address approximately 500 Indonesian Architects, young and seniors, in two lectures that comprehensively delivered the journey of OMA as an architectural firm and their projects in Asia.
Made by Vidour, this video is for everyone to watch. So don’t hesitate to share this to everybody you know.
We hope you enjoy this.
[JongArsitek!]

A very late post, actually. Here are the official video documentations of the OMA – Rem Koolhas & David Gianotten Public lecture held in Jakarta on June 20th, 2011 by JongArsitek! and the Indonesian Institute of Architects (see some of the documentation made by myself [here] and [here]).


Go Beyond The Cover


Behind The Scenes:


Meet Rick Genest, a Canadian artist and fashion model born in Montreal on August 7, 1985. Genest is also known as 'Zombie Boy', with eighty percent of his body is covered, including intricate designs of an entire skeleton (skull included) and is thematically, the depiction of a body decomposing - complete with flesh eating insects.

Started to get his first tattoo at 16, he then meet up with Montreal's tattoo artist Frank Lewis by 19 and was committed to his full body tattoo project, with Lewis responsible on designing the majority of his body over the next six years.

The ad video from above was made as a campaign video for Dermablend Professional products, since Rick Genest has become the muse for the brand. The amazing transformation took a team of makeup artists a full day to cover the tattoos on Genest’s head, chest, arms, face and part of his back. 
Genest shot to fame after Nicolas Formichetti, creative director of Mugler and stylist to Lady Gaga, put him on the Paris catwalks and in Gaga’s Born this Way video.

More stories and info:

Sleepbox

Sleepbox - video courtesy of ArchGroupRussia

"Imagine yourself in an unfamiliar city or in an airport or in any other public place far from home. There is no opportunity for you to rest and relax, even if you are extremely tired. You can have a snack or drink virtually anywhere, but there is simply nowhere to sleep. Sleeping in public causes security, privacy and hygiene issues. Sleep away from home in busy and crowded places is a non-existent luxury." [Sleepbox]

A very interesting design concept by some creative people in Russia. The main concept of Sleepbox is special units designed as mini hostels, designed for travellers (especially solo travellers) or any people with such mobile activities to be able to have a special place to rest without having to go to a hotel. But the units themselves were already provided with the same level of security and comfort as a hotel does.


Other designers from other countries have also come out with mini hostels as such with different ideas in shape and sizes. But I do think that these design will actually work and is going to become a new trend with so many people who does travelling more these days.


Source: http://sleepbox.com/
More info and other articles:
http://www.arch-group.org/portfolio/diz/1/
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/1699/sleep-box--mini-hotels

A Simple Hello (Back)

Hello, everyone...It has been a long while since the last time I updated this blog of mine, haven't I? I have a lot of things I want to share to you guys from the past months I've been offline but there's so many things in mind that I just don't know where to start.
Well, since I'm still at work so I guess I'll have to wait 'till tonight before I start writing back. I changed my blog design and and thinking of getting a new title for the blog. Deffinitely open to any ideas, if any of you could help me decide.

Starting my updates, I'll share you this cute video on how to make a yummy Beet Cake (yyummmm!!). This video was made by Tiger In a Jar, one of my favorite few that I found on Vimeo. The video is so creative and I love watching it over and over again. Enjoy and see you soon :)

The Lost Talent

Ketika seluruh dunia tengah berkabung untuk meninggalnya talenta musik muda - lagi-lagi di umur 27 - Amy Winehouse, saya justru berkabung untuk yang lain.


Adalah Noises by GAP, talenta yang tak sempat dikenal banyak orang kecuali dari kalangannya sendiri. Noises by GAP adalah (yang biasa dikenal sebagai) one man band, sebagai media dari talenta yang tidak ada duanya dari musisi muda berbakat, Gendra Aldyasa Pasaman. Dengan memanfaatkan gitar dan sebuah software musik dalam MacBooknya, Gendra merekam karyanya dalam kamar tidurnya sendiri dan menghasilkan berbagai single yang menakjubkan, dan merangkupnya dalam sebuah album penuh - "Sonic Sun", sebuah EP - "Getting To Know Yourself" dan sebuah album (on progress) - "Do You See What I See?"

Pada awalnya ketiga album tersebut dirilis melalui situs Bandcamp dan pengunjung halamannya dipersilahkan untuk mengunduh album-album itu secara cuma-cuma. Namun pengunduhan gratis tersebut dihentikan dan kini lagu-lagu Noises by GAP hanya dapat didengarkan melalui proses streaming atau dibeli (via online) dengan harga 1 dollar AS per lagu.


Beberapa pekan yang lalu, tepatnya hari Senin, 18 Juli 2011, sebuah peluncuran album "Sonic Sun" milik Noises by GAP dalam bentuk fisik diadakan di The Goods Dept., sebuah department store yang terletak di Plaza Indonesia. Acara peluncuran album diadakan dengan nuansa penuh ambience khas yang mengijinkan para pengunjung untuk duduk santai bersama di sofa-sofa yang santai ataupun di karpet hijau yang digelar khusus di salah satu sudut toko.

Dengan menampilkan band The Trees and The Wild sebagai pembuka yang tampil secara akustik, acara peluncuran ini berbentuk sebuah listening party, di mana beberapa single dari Noises by GAP diputar dengan ditemani suguhan visual yang diproyeksikan pada dinding bata putih khas The Goods Dept. dari visual jockey Isha Hening dan Lando. Acara peluncuran ini dihadiri oleh beberapa teman dekat dan keluarga Gendra, dan di tengah acara Ibunda Gendra memberi sambutan dan bercerita singkat mengenai Gendra.

Sayang, sang talenta yang karyanya sedang dirayakan pada malam itu telah tiada dan tak lagi bersama kita di dunia. Tepatnya pada 27 Desember 2010, Gendra meninggal dunia setelah terjatuh dari lantai 15 sebuah apartemen yang terletak di daerah Jakarta Selatan karena sebab yang masih belum diketahui hingga kini, pada usia 18 tahun.

Di puncak acara malam itu, sebuah video klip dari salah satu lagu Noises by GAP yang terdapat di Sonic Sun, “Superstar”, diputar. Video klip yang menampilkan montage foto-foto dan video dokumentasi pribadi Gendra semenjak kecil hingga masa-masa terakhirnya itu menciptakan perasaan haru yang memenuhi ruangan seketika. Berikut video yang saya ambil dari akun Youtube yang saya dapatkan dari Iga Massardi tempo hari:


Sebuah pengalaman perkenalan yang menarik. Rest in peace, young talented soul...

Baca artikel tentang Noises by GAP dari Rolling Stone di link di bawah:
Haru Biru di Peluncuran Album Sonic Sun Milik Noises by GAP

Situs Bandcamp Noises by GAP : http://noisesbygap.bandcamp.com/
Sonic Sun CDs are still available at The Goods Dept., Plaza Indonesia.

A Closer Glimpse on Summer Resort

Videography by Vu Bui (Virtual Ninja) & Chris Martin
Video Courtesy of Ruche

An inside glimpse on Ruche's summer getaway.
Visit Ruche's Summer Resort and shop all the amazing looks!

Clear simple and plain...

Have you ever listen to a song (or just any kind of music)...
and then your body just shivers and you cry instantly?

It happens to me when I listen to this song...

(Glycerine by Bush)

NIKICIO: MIXTE Vol.06 “Untitled” Preview


“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” 
- Eleanor Roosevelt

There is neither definite beginning nor an ending to a dream. No matter precise or blurry fragments of mementos; NIKICIO presents MIXTE Vol: 06-Untitled. An all black ensemble of 28 designs incorporating varieties of textures from knitwear to nappa leather, from organdy to tencel, the collection evokes what NIKICIO stands from day one; a premium surrealist. Inspired by the “Inception” movie application found in iPod touch, the trip takes one to be in a limbo; a state of static but knowing everything is revolving. The unisex collection spoke of dreams realized in designs; tank tops in the collection feature double layers, which represent the illusory qualities of dreams. The collection also features a limited rectangular acrylic-made transparent clutch. Standing on the primary concept grounds that MIXTE is a collection that banishes barriers that fashion should not be defined by gender or a season, the Untitled collection brings its own perception of the future; black, undefined, beautiful.

A full length series of NIKICIO video campaign will be up and running at their website: www.nikicio.com by April 20th, 2011. The collection will be launched first during 4 days event at Brightspot Market, Jakarta, Indonesia, starting 28 April 2011.

For more info, please log on to www.nikicio.com


image & video courtesy of NIKICIO

Collide


Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide
[Howie Day - Collide]

Just....Amazing :)

Dance by: Kent Boyd & Lauren Froderman
Choreography by: Travis Wall
In Courtesy of So You Think You Can Dance Season 7 Show

Good Life - For Today and For Tomorrow

[Good Life by One Republic]

Have been watching the news for the last few days and all I keep getting are bad news. So many bad things are happening in Indonesia, all the riots, the anarchy, the hatred and seeing people hurting and killing each other. And just today I read another story about the injustice that is taking part in Indonesian law.

As one of Indonesian young people, I know that we all want everything to be better. Better future, more justice and especially, more peace. Let's all keep our positive minds and hope for the best, and give our best to make a better future for everyone. Because the future is ours to make.

"The hope is we have so much to feel good about

...

This could really be a good life"


Tomorrow will be Thursday, the day when the mother of our dear friend, Alanda Kariza, will be fighting for her own justice and fighting for truth. Let's all please give support and prayers for Alanda, her mother and her family. Let's all pray and hope that truth and justice will be on their side tomorrow. Give support through Twitter by giving hashtag #HelpAlanda and spread the word. And read her whole true story here:


God bless you, Alanda. And God bless us all...

Waiting On You


[Sun Airway - Waiting On You]

Don't go down so gently into those deep wells;
remember your knees in the wet grass.
I know we've been so lost and torn up
in forests so solemn with regret and sorrow.
...
Reach for my, reach for my, reach for my hands;
they're seldom so open and reckless with hope—
more often with caution stead fast to the rope.
I've never seen myself so graceful and light;
asleep deep in each other's memories tonight.

I'm just waiting on you to bring yourself to justice.
Forget about the past—it's all wet and rusted.
I'm just waiting on you to know we've been discovered,
that what we've been's been uncovered.
I'm just waiting on you.

Don't go down so gently into those deep wells.
We cast shadows past in those wounded fields
and something seems so awfully awry in the meadow:
a silence that creeps through the dead grass.

Reach for my, reach for my, reach for my hands
they're icy as sheets in the stiff night.
We whisper with tales of defeats
and wild days behind us so ragged and weak
while desperation seeps through the wide sky we'll speak
with the other's each others so sunken, so deep,
alone but together we've emptied our dreams
on the floor of this New York apartment we creep
through a darkness we never we thought we would see.
You're heartbeat and shirt sleeves, your hair on my cheek.
I'd die now if only it were up to me.

I'm guessing we wandered to close to the water.
The current's been sweeping us in.

I'm just waiting on you to bring yourself to justice.
Forget about the past—it's all wet and rusted.
I'm just waiting on you to know we've been discovered,
that what we've been's been uncovered.

I'm just waiting on you to let go of sharp objects
and keep those hands kept in context.
I'm just waiting on you to breathe without permission,
acutely drawn with precision.
I'm just waiting on you.

I'm guessing we wandered to close to the water.
The current's been sweeping us in.


 
thanks for the video, hon....ti amo..

The Story of A (Beautiful) Dance


[Contemporary dance by Jill and Jacob - Live To Dance audition]

I saw this the other day, from watching Live To Dance show that was aired on StarWorld. The couple catched my attention most immediately and made me almost completely on tears when I saw them dance.

Both dancers are amazing, and the dance itself - the beautiful movement, the story behind the dance and how the dance tells the whole story perfectly - is thrilling and absolutely breathtaking. They - and their story - are beautiful. My heart completely goes to the pair. I can't wait to see them dance again.