Expectations

[2013/04/01].frankfurt_de

Stuck

The two songs I'm listening to the most lately.


Here I'm alive.
Everything all of the time.


Ben Howard - Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)

Kodaline - All I Want (Everything Everything Remix)

Is you jar full?

Today I'd like to post a nice but quite meaningful story I stumbled upon.
Think about it..

Is Your Jar Full?

When things in your life seem almost to much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar......and the beer.

A Professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the Professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The Professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "Yes."

The Professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the Professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends, your favorite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else - the small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first", he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house, and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

When he had finished, there was a profound silence. Then one of the students raised her hand and with a puzzled expression, inquired what the beer represented.

The Professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."

Bluebird

Great poem by Charles Bukowski, nicely visualized by Hannah Song.

Pi's Epic Journey

Amazingly crafted website featuring tons of VFX trickery in Ang Lee's Life of Pi, based on the novel by Yann Martel. Scroll down the page to see VFX shots come to life.

Click here to visit!

Without all of those people working in the same industry as I do, none of this would be possible. So make sure to check out VFX Solidarity International to learn about the current crisis in this sector.

Redbull Defeat

Great short from director Matthaüs Bussman, DOP Sebastian Wintero. Love the words and the score, very encouraging.

Wall Story

I just love this..

Stardust

PostPanic director Mischa Rozema's new short film, Stardust, is a story about Voyager 1 (the unmanned spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer solar system). The probe is the furthest man-made object from the sun and witnesses unimaginable beauty and destruction. The film was triggered by the death of Dutch graphic designer Arjan Groot, who died aged 39 on 16th July 2011 from cancer.

Credits

A PostPanic Production

Written & directed by Mischa Rozema

Produced by Jules Tervoort

VFX Supervisor: Ivor Goldberg
Associate VFX Supervisor: Chris Staves
Senior digital artists: Matthijs Joor, Jeroen Aerts
Digital artists: Marti Pujol, Silke Finger, Mariusz Kolodziejczak, Dieuwer Feldbrugge, Cara To, Jurriën Boogert
Camera & edit: Mischa Rozema
Production: Ania Markham, Annejes van Liempd

Audio by Pivot Audio , Guy Amitai Featuring "Helio" by Ruben Samama

Paperman

Lovely (Oscar-nominated) short by Disney's John Kars, using a groundbreaking technique combining computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques.

Through the heart.

Embraceable

My old buddy Jurriën recently came up with this great visual interpretation of Sarah Vaughan's version of Embraceable You. I just love this piece in every respect..