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Month: May 2020
"The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music (1965)
In this classic scene from Rodgers and Hammerstein‘s 1965 film adaptation of The Sound of Music, Maria and the von Trapp children sing ‘The Lonely Goatherd’ during their marionette show, a performance for their father and his friends.
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Mr. Darcy – Victoria Chang
Mr. Darcy by Victoria Chang In the end she just wanted the house and a horse not much more what if he didn’t own the house or worse not even a horse how do we separate the things from a…… Continue reading Mr. Darcy – Victoria Chang
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow
Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow by Robert Duncan as if it were a scene made-up by the mind, that is not mine, but is a made place, that is mine, it is so near to the heart, an eternal pasture folded in all thought so that there is a…… Continue reading Often I Am Permitted to Return to a Meadow
“Rainbow Connection” (2020) (1979) – Kermit the Frog
https://youtu.be/jS5fTzMP_mg In a special performance from a riverbank in the woods, Kermit the Frog sings Rainbow Connection, his Oscar-nominated hit. The song was originally written for the frog and his banjo by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher for 1979’s The Muppet Movie. Watch the original here: https://youtu.be/WS3Lkc6Gzlk From Vanity Fair: Swamp-dweller Kermit plucks a banjo, contemplating rainbows and “what’s on the…… Continue reading “Rainbow Connection” (2020) (1979) – Kermit the Frog
Symmetry Eames Animated Short
https://youtu.be/OHA6Hcj7P8o What is symmetry in math? And how do you test for degrees of symmetry? Learn about “the mathematical ordering of form and the symmetrical properties of objects” with Symmetry by Charles and Ray Eames. Animation by Glen Fleck, with music composed and performed by Elmer Bernstein. Symmetry was one of five shorts featured in a 1961 collection of…… Continue reading Symmetry Eames Animated Short
2(n) – The Power of Exponential Numbers Eames Animation
https://youtu.be/2OuJhaqeUbo In 1961, an interactive exhibition called Mathematica: A World of Numbers… and Beyond inaugurated the new science wing at Los Angeles’ California Museum of Science and Industry. Sponsored by IBM, it was an innovative exhibit designed by husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames, and lucky for us, it included five short animations that explored a handful…… Continue reading 2(n) – The Power of Exponential Numbers Eames Animation
Powers of Ten Eames Videos
https://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0 Elliot pointed me towards Eames and the studio’s contributions. This video is an interesting example of early computing. Powers of Ten, written and directed by Charles and Ray Eames, was first released in 1968 and later re-released by the Eames Office in 1977. It was based on the 1957 book Cosmic View: The Universe in Forty Jumps by Kees…… Continue reading Powers of Ten Eames Videos