Stop-Motion Short of the Day: Four months in an abandoned space + 5,000 photos at 15 per second + Pretty Lights - digital effects = You ain’t never seen motion stop like this.
[ewftw.]
Pistol-Packing Puzzle of the Day: This 125-piece puzzle — nicknamed “The Intimidator” — by Michigan-based machinist GarE Maxton is most certainly NOT for children of all ages: 20 of its pieces combine to form a fully-functional single-shot pistol. Meanwhile, the remaining pieces aren’t just for show:
Other parts of the puzzle separately and securely store “a customized set of tools, all necessary hardware, 45 caliber bullets, a standard sight, a laser sight, a cannister containing black powder pellets, a secure storage area for 209 shotgun primers, a spent primer removal tool and a ramrod for loading the bullets.”
[make.]
…in case you need a hand.
Movie Trailer of the Day: First full-legnth trailer Rodrigo Cortes’s experimental indie thriller Buried.
The film, which stars Ryan Reynolds, a lighter, a knife, a cell phone, and a wooden coffin, will open in select theaters September 24, with a wide release to follow on October 8.
Tee of the Day: “Shh, The Rat Is Our Patron” by Priscilla Wilson.
The world’s most fearsome fighting team.
(SWA: $10 today only!)
[woot.]
Flipboard is a “social magazine” that feeds off of your facebook, and twitter, consistently updating content with what your peers like and link to. If you’re not too much into social networking or have really lame friends, no worries, the app also let’s you pick from Flipboard’s own selection of deemed important resources.
Kinetic Typography of the Day: Art Institute of Dallas film student Cory made this obnoxiously awesome Fight Club kinetic typography short for his Compositing class.
The first rule of Fight Club Kinetic Typography is: You do not use Comic Sans.
[thd.]
Due Date
Trailer.
…new flick starring Zach Galifianakis, A Perm, Robert Downey Jr, and a French Bulldog.
boomskis.
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