Timothy Power's Blog, page 34
September 10, 2013
Story art
A storyboard is a sequence of drawings representing the camera shots planned for a motion picture production. Here is one created by animator John Ripa for Tangled.
Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa spent his early years as an aspiring painter. He put his painterly talent into creating wonderful images for the storyboards he used for his motion pictures. Here are just a few!
Movies have many stories to tell. And art brings them all to life!
Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa spent his early years as an aspiring painter. He put his painterly talent into creating wonderful images for the storyboards he used for his motion pictures. Here are just a few!
Movies have many stories to tell. And art brings them all to life!
September 2, 2013
Living under a rock
Around 3,000 residents of the town of Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain live under a rock.
Upon hearing of this understone city, I first imagined a gloomy place where a sense of doom darkened every panicky minute.
But the rock in question looks quite cheerful on a sunny morning!
And it seems like quite a cozy place to spend a rainy afternoon. And so I think I’d like to stay there for a while, and I’ve got my spot all picked out. I don’t know if you can tell, but I’m waving out the window!
(c) Emilio Sancha
Upon hearing of this understone city, I first imagined a gloomy place where a sense of doom darkened every panicky minute.
(c) J. Apatino
But the rock in question looks quite cheerful on a sunny morning!
(c) Judepics
And it seems like quite a cozy place to spend a rainy afternoon. And so I think I’d like to stay there for a while, and I’ve got my spot all picked out. I don’t know if you can tell, but I’m waving out the window!
August 19, 2013
Important question, answered
How does a tree sit in the park?
August 3, 2013
When old sounds new
Paraguay’s Recycled Orchestra is a children’s musical group that plays instruments made from recycled trash. The instruments incorporate everything from tin paint containers to spatulas.
The idea of turning something discarded into something uplifting came when music teacher Favio Chávez and trash picker Nicolás Gómez joined forces in the city of Cateura to find a way to teach economically disadvantaged kids to play music in a place where a real violin costs more than a house.
The idea is nothing new, but the instruments are!
“Repurposing materials that are part of your everyday culture has been something that a lot of cultures have done for thousands of years,” says Dr. Daniel Piper, curator of musical instruments at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.
How does the Recycled Orchestra sound? Awesome!
July 18, 2013
Making the best of a bad situation
Fun can always turn a frown upside-down, and it sometimes helps to use a Sharpie. But only on your own things!
July 4, 2013
Happy flowery Fourth of July!
Last year we looked at fireworks drawings as a quiet, free alternative to the real thing, available to all. This year, let’s turn to the garden for pyrotechnic inspiration!
These blossoms are bursting with color and pack a visual bang. They are the only kind of fireworks that are safe to hold in your hand.
And they are the only fireworks that are safe to have in the house. Pick a fireworks bouquet today, and have a great Fourth!
These blossoms are bursting with color and pack a visual bang. They are the only kind of fireworks that are safe to hold in your hand.
And they are the only fireworks that are safe to have in the house. Pick a fireworks bouquet today, and have a great Fourth!
June 29, 2013
Your own personal Batcave
Who wouldn’t want a Bat Bedroom, where you could chill out in Bat Style?
This is actually the Bat-lair room in a motel in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
I wonder how many motel visitors have stayed in this room under the name “Bruce Wayne”?
This is actually the Bat-lair room in a motel in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
I wonder how many motel visitors have stayed in this room under the name “Bruce Wayne”?
June 16, 2013
Happy Father’s Day!
Father’s Day is here! It’s time to focus on Dad.
A new tie may send the message…
But let’s go with a TATTOO this year!
Just kidding. Thanks, Dad, for all you do. Love you! Have a great one.
June 2, 2013
When small is big
Paedophryne amauensis is a species of frog from Papua New Guinea. It is the world’s smallest vertebrate.
The Lilliputian Violet, found in the Peruvian Andes mountains, grows to be only one centimeter tall.
New York City’s Little Free Library may be the world’s smallest lending library. Designed by Venezuelan architects Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente, it is one of ten mini-libraries in the city.
This is the view upon entering this single-person space. It already looks crowded!
It has what we want, though. Books! And the instructions couldn’t be simpler. This library for people on the go is definitely a case where big things have come from something small.
