This is a very clever video of a monster truck rally that was shot as a “stop motion” animation and tilt shifted (most likely in post). Anyway, the effect is amazing because of the scale of the trucks to begin with and the relative size of people. The eye does funny things when focus is shifted like this. Amazing.
Category Archives: Movies
Fantasmagoria: 100 year old animation
Quiz: Guess the Movie from this Still Frame, part 3
So, let's revisit this game, shall we? Care to take a guess? Which movie is this still frame from? Call it out in the comments. (Click for larger view.)
Pookmail.com: Disposable email addresses
Pookmail.com is a free email service that offers you any email address you'd like (@pookmail.com) to send email to and keeps the inbox contents around for 24 hours. This is great for anyone who has created a website with email registrations and needed a batch of email addresses to test with. Of course, expect to see quite a bit of spam in the inbox, but who cares. What a great idea!
Quiz: Guess the Movie from this Still Frame
Okay, the first movie still I posted may have been too hard. (See the previous post for the answer) Here's an easier one. Post your guesses in the comments.
Quiz: Guess the Movie from this Still Frame
Ok, I'm going to start a new category. Try to guess what the name of the movie this still frame belongs to. (Click it for a larger version.) Post your answers in the comments. I have no prizes to give other than fame and notoriety.
UPDATE: It might have been mean of me to choose a rather obscure, missable movie, but it IS my blog. Anyway, the movie is Eraserhead by David Lynch. Read up on the movie before renting it– you may be setting yourself up for a huge disappointment.