Class show-and-tell:

• Brylcreem’s awesome single-take ad. Fun discussion question: how much was practice, how much was computer graphics? For my answers + other fun things you may have missed, see the comments.
  

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Lunch-time show-and-tell
(more discriminating fare for the cultured kids who elect to spend their baloney-on-rye time with Mr. Meyer):

• “Glósóli,” Sigur Rós. Gorgeous music video (the music and the video) from the same Icelandic group that rocked us last time. As a cheap enticement, I’m gonna spoil the best shot of the video right here. Right now. Unreal.
  
• “Solo Impala,” The Fashion. This group came out of nowhere (though for TSA’s purposes they come from Denmark) dropping one of the best singles of 2007 and one of the strongest music videos to match.
  

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Feedback on the worthwhile-ness of this feature is appreciated, as always.

1. The Davidson v. Harby Darby prank.
2. Ensuing CNN coverage of the same.

Let’s pretend you’re my principal. If you’re any good at your job you oughtta raise an eyebrow at all this.

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Do I start posting my show and tell links?

I show two videos a week to suck kids back into their seats after break and get them geared up for whatever.

Today I showed the preview for Heima, a concert documentary of Icelandic band Sigur Ros, featuring stunning footage of (surprise) Iceland, set to stunning music by (surprise surprise) Sigur Ros.

Freshmen were like, wtf, mate?

After I told them the freshmen hated it, my sophomores were like, ah, yes, I think I like this.

No hard feelings if this sort of linkage ain’t worth your while. I only want to put my practice online to the extent that it helps out yon weary ‘net-dwelling teacher. No time for this long-tail nonsense.

Ten comments in the affirmative makes this happen.

Another post for the film & graphic design blog I don’t have. Been seeing lots of daddy blogging lately, though, so I’m inclined to indulge.

And, especially, because: wow. Such a piece, this one.

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