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A selection of some of the most awesome Behind-the-scenes shots I’ve seen from some famous movies. Back when set designs were huge and hand made, when special effects where mechanical and photographic and film stars were risking their lives on the set. source: Ain’t It Cool News. A self portrait of Stanley Kubrick with his daughter, Jack Nicholson and the crew @ the set of The Shining. on the set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis — the actress inside the Maria robot taking a breather. The Empire Strikes Back – filming the Crawl. Sesame Street Rebel Without A Cause — James Dean, Natalie Wood and director Nicholas Ray. Requiem for a Dream — Jennifer Connelly strapped into a SnorriCam. The Gate (1987) — Giant special effect set. © Craig Reardon The Birds (1961) — Tippi Hedren with Hitchcock. Rio Bravo — Hawks and Angie Dickinson. Set of Alien Ghostbusters II – Marshmallow man. Superman seems flying on the set. On the set of Mothra (1961) – special effects director Tsuburaya Eiji. Dr. The Howling – 1981. Related: ARTS - TO Orgensie

Body Painting by Craig Tracy | Pondly Article by James Pond I am the owner of Pondly.com / art lover / electrical engineer / software developer / MBA in e-business student. I blog for pleasure and love to share my Internet findings. Web site: Body painting is form of art in which Craig Tracy excels. Website You may want to check out Body Painting by Barbara Pichiecchio and Alessio Frederico Sample: Do you want more visual fun? You might also like

Classic Jeopardy!, 1964-1975 Contestants who finished in positive territory took their earnings into the Final Jeopardy! round, and would be told the category of a single answer they would be given. The players would then secretly wager any or all of their earnings on that answer, which would then be revealed to them. They would have 30 seconds to write down a question on a card. Fleming would then reveal the questions they had written, then reveal their wagers. Although the actual gameplay in the classic version of Jeopardy! In February 1972, Jeopardy! Visit Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass at the MFA - StumbleUpon "Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass" has closed. The video is no longer available. Visit other exhibitions at the MFA Mt Roraima, Brasil, Guyana and Venezuela (pic) If this summer's movie posters told the truth A whole host of blockbusters are on their way this summer, ready to dazzle you with dizzying marketing campaigns, flashy trailers and big-name stars. Let's cut the crap: here are the posters for the real movies. See? The truthiness will out. Who knows, maybe HeatWorld.com won't steal our pictures this time.

Real Life Version of Up | Fubiz™ - StumbleUpon Une belle initiative par la chaîne National Geographic avec ce concept de reconstitution de la maison du film Up (La Haut) des studios Pixar. Un lancement effectué depuis un terrain de Los Angeles, avec plus de 300 ballons à l’hélium et une maison grandeur nature. Coolest. Stage. Ever Nov 29, 2010 Check out this incredible floating stage on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. The Bregenzer Festspiele (Bregenz Festival) has become renowned for its unconventional staging of shows. Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball” in 1999, featured a giant book being read by a skeleton.

rogerebert.com :: Movie reviews, essays and the Movie Answer Man from film critic Roger Ebert 3D Paintings on Panes of Glass - StumbleUpon Using multiple layers of clear glass, Canada based David Spriggs and Chinese born Xia Xiaowan, transform flat artwork into 3D sculptures. Viewers are treated to different shifting perspectives of the works based on where they stand in the art space. Spriggs work revolves around powerful explosive imagery, often resembling storms, cosmic blasts or firework like explosions. See Also INCREDIBLE 3D ILLUSTRATIONS JUMP OUT OF THE SKETCHBOOK For more on David Spriggs see his beautiful website at davidspriggs.com or for more on Xia Xiaowan see Wikipedia Above and Below: Xia Xiaowan’s distorted 3D figures Artist: Xia Xiaowan Below: David Spriggs beautiful paintings fill the room with stormy emotion. Artist: David Spriggs Artist: David Spriggs Source: amusingplanet.com

Body Art - Hand Animals | Optical Illusions These have to be some of the best examples of hand art I’ve ever seen. Great fun to look at for the kids and a real example of how to disguise your hand as an elephant, eagle or tiger. Click the main post for the full set of pictures. How 10 Fantastic Poster Designs Conform to A.I.D.A - StumbleUpon A.I.D.A (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action; also AIDA) is the well-known acronym that can guide a designer when creating advertisements. In this case, I will be looking at 10 fantastic poster designs and determining how they conform to the AIDA principle. Like this type of article? Why not subscribe for Free via RSS or Email Here’s what the AIDA acronym stands for:A → Attention (also, Attraction, Awareness or Allure): Attract the attention of the target audience (viewer of the poster design in this case).I → Interest: Garner the Interest of the target audience by outlining the purpose of the design.D → Desire: Convince the target audience that they want the product or service and that it will satisfy their requirements.A → Action: Lead the target audience towards taking a specific and measurable action. In regards to Poster Design, the ‘typical’ allocation of space that contains copy and imagery looks something like this: 1: ‘Get Tactical’ Poster Design ☞ TIP! 3: ‘Cogitatur’ Poster Design

thetourshow DI 3. Ink on paper. 23x15. 2011. This image is now available as a Print. DI 1. Ink on paper. 23x15. 2011. DI 2. Cold 1. Cold 2. Gallery view Joshua Liner Gallery 2009 The Embroidered Secrets of Maurizio Anzeri | Yatzer& - StumbleUpon Angelo, Embroidery on printphoto © Maurizio Anzeri >> As long as something creates a reaction it’s alive << says Maurizio Anzeri, the Italian born artist from the city of Loano. Known for his series of eerie portraits or photo-sculptures, a term used by himself to describe his portraits, Maurizio’s work will be presented this month at the Baltic (25 June - 11 October 2011) and will mark his first solo show in a major UK institution. Bernard (left) and Giorgio (right), Embroidery on printphoto © Maurizio Anzeri Giovanni, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri Maurizio’s Mediterranean temperament and warm nature was evident in the way he talked about his work, an element that deeply engaged me to our conversation. Family, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri Shifting from his previous project to his current practice, Maurizio says that he is interested in everything a photograph represents. Peter, Embroidery on print photo © Maurizio Anzeri sources:

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