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Big Screen » New York, I almost forgot. I ♥ you.

With so much to tackle every day and to-do lists littering my digital and analog organizers, it’s easy to forget what a spectacular city I live in. Lucky for me, while browsing FreeWilliamsburg.com, I came across Sam O’Hare’s breathtaking time-lapse tilt shift video “The Sandpit”. The spectacular montage is full of those in-between Big Apple moments that lift NYC to the top of the metropolis crop. One of the fascinating aspects of the film is how elegantly pedestrians and cars dance around each other – and just how much foot-traffic we have here! The clips of our harbors and quays feel like they carry centuries of the city’s past with each lapping wave and bobbing sailboat. Quiet moments of our parks and rooftop gardens are contrasted by busy little Caterpillar trucks and forklifts that seem to predict a robotic future we’re headed towards. Be sure to check out the Q&A with the director (represented by Aéro Film) AeroFilm.com! And if you’re a total time-lapse tilt shift junkie, swing over to our NYC Marathon post for more!

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Big Screen » Q&A with Beijing Taxi’s Miao Wang

YZ and I have been busy working on the title sequences for Beijing Taxi, a documentary by Miao Wang’s 3 Waters Productions which will be world premiering at this year’s SXSW festival in the Documentary Features category. The film is stunning – telling the stories of three Beijing taxi drivers as they face the tremendous changes of the pre-Olympics city. Miao, the film’s director and producer, took the time to answer some of our questions about the film and what it takes to drive a cab in the Chinese capital.

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Big Screen » Von Deren Films (@ Sundance)

Von Deren Films Homepage

Wow! What a lovely homepage you have…

Okay, so this is a bit of a pat on the back but, hey – I’m lucky enough to sometimes art direct projects that I really love. Case and point: my talented client and friend Susanna LoCascio’s website for her indie film company/collective: Von Deren Films…

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Running Shorts » Jogging with Jarvis

Whether you’re a die-hard runner or a hardcore couch potato – you’ll probably start lacing up your kicks after watching this chef d’oeuvre of a Nike campaign which was pitched, produced, and hand-drawn by illustrator/toy mastermind James Jarvis. “Onwards” defines all the understated power that long distance running holds as a sport: the runner’s unfaltering pace, the meditative state of mind, the thrill of discovery, and the pesky moments of discomfort (oh, snot…)

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