Why put a pub in the middle of a laboratory? Because when you want your researchers to be creative enough to solve science's hardest problems, it helps to mix them all together with coffee, ping-pong, and beer.
In this micro-documentary for Janelia Farm Research Campus [www.janelia.org], 3 scientists tell stories about what Bob's Pub means to their creative process. Each impression is animated beautifully by Dustin Grella, of "Animation Hotline" fame.
https://vimeo.com/channels/animationhotline
Directed by John Pavlus
Animation by Dustin Grella
Interviews by Sarah Goforth
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Why put a pub in the middle of a laboratory? Because when you want your researchers to be creative enough to solve science's hardest problems, it helps to mix them all together with coffee, ping-pong, and beer.
In this micro-documentary for Janelia Farm Research Campus [www.janelia.org], 3 scientists tell stories about what Bob's Pub means to their creative process. Each impression is animated beautifully by Dustin Grella, of "Animation Hotline" fame.
https://vimeo.com/channels/animationhotline
Directed by John Pavlus
Animation by Dustin Grella
Interviews by Sarah Goforth
Music by Kevin MacLeod
A spot for NPR's new voice-activated News app, which runs on Ford's in-dashboard SYNC platform.
We rigged a Ford Focus with a bunch of cameras, put NPR host Audie Cornish in it, and sent her out for a test drive.
From Jascha's new album THE FUTURE LIMITED (2012)
* Free album download for a limited time at http://thefuturelimited.com *
"What if the evil machine wasn't evil at all, but just misunderstood?"
Directed and edited by John Pavlus, remixing footage from:
2001: A Space Odyssey, dir. Stanley Kubrick
Robocop, dir. Paul Verhoeven
TRON, dir. Steven Lisberger
Moon, dir. Duncan Jones
WarGames, dir. John Badham
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I've been curious for a while about whether I could re-edit images, shots and scenes from well-known movies to tell different stories from the ones I borrowed them from. The music video for Jascha's "Limited" seemed like a great opportunity to experiment with this approach, since the song instantly suggested to me a science-fiction short story -- and I didn't have the time (or interest, to be honest) to create sci-fi production value from scratch.
It also seemed like a fun challenge to take images that have acquired so much "baggage" over the years --…
I had very mixed emotions about the Space Shuttle program ending, so I made a little sketch/montage to capture them. I was inspired by Lykke Li's "Sadness is a Blessing," (and the final image from Life magazine) which seemed to fit perfectly.
I borrowed everything in the video except for the shots of the Columbia mural, which are original. This was intended as a personal/experimental "sketch" that I just wanted to share, with no intention of ripping anyone off, or making any money off of it. If it connects with you, I'd love to hear about it.
Source material (as much as I can remember/pull out of my browser history):
NASA (public domain)
Shuttle plans http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/12/18/shuttle_plans.jpg
Black and white shuttle photography http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/the-space-shuttle-1981-2011/...
Various shuttle photos
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/the-last-space-shuttle-...
http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/137802788/the-handmade-space-shuttle?ft=1&f...
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/photos-when-the-first-s...
Final…
A Small Mammal production for HHMI - www.hhmi.org/ipad
Writer/Director: John Pavlus
Cinematographer: AJ Wilhelm
Associate Producer: Fran Laks
Music: Blue Danube Waltz Op. 314; Composer: Johan Strauss Jr. (1825 - 1899)
Recording Licensed from the UniqueTracks Production Music Library Inc.
Small Mammal creates imaginative, engaging videos about science and technology for top media brands like NPR, Scientific American, Wired, Nature, and The New York Times Magazine.
John Pavlus (writer/director/producer) operates Small Mammal out of Brooklyn NY with a rotating cast of kickass creative collaborators.
You can see all our latest work here at this channel. Or you can visit
Small Mammal creates imaginative, engaging videos about science and technology for top media brands like NPR, Scientific American, Wired, Nature, and The New York Times Magazine.
John Pavlus (writer/director/producer) operates Small Mammal out of Brooklyn NY with a rotating cast of kickass creative collaborators.
You can see all our latest work here at this channel. Or you can visit
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