This is a short trailer for Mejpye's film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," for
This is a short trailer for Mejpye's film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," for which I supplied the narration.
My narrative interpretation of the poem is rather different from various Hollywood attempts at it. I see the poem, not as horror, but as a character study of a man whose terrible grief destroys his sanity. Given his madness, and the unlikelihood of an actual bird performing the deeds attributed to it in the poem, I prefer to conclude that the raven is purely imaginary; a product of a broken mind, a dark fluttering upon the narrator's soul.
It's over 10 minutes, so the full video is not on YouTube. You can find it here:
http://www.livevideo.com/video/mejpye/FBF41FD110D04DA6925482 A19C49C2D3/the-raven.aspx
Text for the poem can be found here:
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/1447-Edgar-Allan-Poe-The-Raven
Music: "Lachrymatory" by Sara Ayers and Figura, http://www.saraayers.com/ (used with permission).
This video trailer is copyrighted by Mejpye under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 US license, which is found here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/. My narration for the project is separately copyrighted under the same license.
If you like the film, be sure to say something nice to Mejpye. And if you like the music, please visit Sara Ayer's web site and check her out.
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I hope you will enjoy this short poem by Robert Frost. This is really more of a soundscap
I hope you will enjoy this short poem by Robert Frost. This is really more of a soundscape than a video, but there are some beautiful winter photographs to see.
Text of the poem can be found here:
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/4164-Robert-Frost-Stopping-By-Woo ds-On-A-Snowy-Evening
Credits:
Sound effects --
SleighBellsPass1, by daveincamas, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=45045
Horse snort 2, by ERH, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=32043
HorseGoingBy, by acclivity, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=33848
Walkinginsnow, by Spandau, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=30833
lg wind2.wav, by lgarrett, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=17140
snow_sleet_on_pin_oak, by sanus_excipio, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=44921
Photography --
Winter Forest, by Goldbeere, http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldbeere/98793129/
Mid-Winter at Nuuksio, by /kallu, http://www.flickr.com/photos/kallu/82948300/
Winter, by vlod007, http://www.flickr.com/photos/8104587@N08/478665457/
Creek and Forest, by Joshua Davis, http://www.flickr.com/photos/articnomad/98817581/
Walking in the forest, by germanium, http://www.flickr.com/photos/germanium/93675124/
Copyright 2007 by Urgelt, Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 license. You can view the license here:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
I wish everyone peace and happiness in this holiday season, and in all seasons to come.
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[Re-uploaded to correct a typographical error in the credits.}
This video is a "teaser"
[Re-uploaded to correct a typographical error in the credits.}
This video is a "teaser" for the full video, which runs a little over sixteen and a half minutes. You can find it here:
http://www.livevideo.com/video/BE710828A2664CBCB3273F68C0EDF 717/the-tell-tale-heart.aspx
Nothing very fancy, just old-fashioned story-telling with a wee bit of added sound effects.
Teaser credits:
Hypnotic Heartbeat Atmosphere (sound effects) by hello_flowers, http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=32424, licensed under the Creative Commons.
© 2007 by Urgelt, licensed under the Creative Commons Share-Alike 3.0 license, which is found here:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
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The New York Times reports that ethanol production is actually worse than gasoline for its
The New York Times reports that ethanol production is actually worse than gasoline for its impact on greenhouse gases, here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/science/earth/08wbiofuels. html?hp
Newsweek wrote a piece in their Aug 13 2007 issue which talks about global warming deniers. The link is here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20122975/site/newsweek/]
Slate explains the role of water vapor in global warming here:
http://www.slate.com/id/2182564/
The overwhelming consensus of climatologists publishing in peer-reviewed journals is that global warming is real, and caused largely by human activity. But a great many non-peer-reviewed papers exist - junk science, in other words. Grist for political advocates of doing nothing. Don't cite pseudo-science in rebuttal, you'll be wasting your breath. Stick to the peer-reviewed stuff.
Information about atmospheric carbon dioxide over the last 420,000 years is here:
http://www.whrc.org/resources/online_publications/warming_ea rth/scientific_evidence.htm
A good discussion of Global Dimming is here:
http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GlobalWarming/globaldi mming.asp
A layman's summary of clathrates in the context of global warming is here:
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/features/methane/
A bit of useful trivia about hurricanes, how they form, and what influences their strength is here:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0915i sabel/addl.html
Credits:
Opening photographs are courtesy of NASA, and are in the public domain.
Graphics are copyrighted by the Woods Hole Research Center, used here for educational purposes as permitted under US copyright law. Their web site is here:
http://www.whrc.org/
The closing photograph is by frogmuseum2, and is licensed under the Creative Commons. It can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frogmuseum2/125758559/
Music: Opus 28 No 6 (in B Minor) by Frédéric Chopin, performed by Paul Cantrell, licensed under the Creative Commons. Paul's web site is here:
http://innig.net/music/inthehands/
This video is copyright 2007 by Urgelt, CC Share-Alike 3.0. For more information about this copyright, go to
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/deed.en-us/
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A poem by Alfred Noyes (1880-1958). Except for titles, this one is audio-only.
This on
A poem by Alfred Noyes (1880-1958). Except for titles, this one is audio-only.
This one is for Paratrooper543, and for all who love stories.
Text of the poem can be found here: http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/6696-Alfred-Noyes-The-Highwayman
This recording is copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license 3.0. For details, go here: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
If you would like an .mp3 recording of the video, write to me. I'll need your e-mail address (YouTube mail will not work).
Video responses accepted! But only if they are about Mr. Noyes' poem. :-)
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[UPDATE: Nestle Corporation has announced the results of a study which demonstrates poten
[UPDATE: Nestle Corporation has announced the results of a study which demonstrates potential for treating obesity and Type II diabetes by modulating gut flora. (Mind you, tons more research is needed, and it might not pan out). Here's a link: http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/16367/Nestle/nestle-rese archers-discover-new-link-gut-microbiota-glucose-control.htm l}
For more information, Wired recently posted a fascinating article:
http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2007/04/bacteriahac king
I've been aware of this subject for some years and have followed it with interest. But this article does a great job of pulling together a very solid picture for the layman. Don't miss this article.
In the video, I emphasized bacteria. But bacteria aren't the only symbiotes living with us. To learn more about symbiotes in humans, Google "human symbiotes" or "human symbiants" (they're synonyms, but a particular article may only use one of the terms).
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[Update: Please post video responses to AsertyDances' call for videos. The link to her v
[Update: Please post video responses to AsertyDances' call for videos. The link to her video is just below the video window on this page. Thanks!]
[Another update: Psylad created a parody of this video, if you are interested. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XZlyopCeHg]
This is a video essay I made for my YouTube friend AsertyDances. She is producing and choreographing a modern dance presentation at the Joyce Soho in New York City in May 2007, in which she will mix videos from the internet with an evening of dance, and she asked me to help with the project.
She's asked you, too. You can listen to her speak about what she needs here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJazNWHt_Yc
I wrote the essay as an expression of alienation, stubbornness, and a heaping load of irony. Which, not coincidentally, are elements of my own character. The words in the essay about my life are true. The conclusion I drew repeatedly throughout the video, well, that's a matter of interpretation.
It's an odd little essay, but I hope you will enjoy it anyway.
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My reading of "A Grain of Sand," by Robert W. Service (1874-1958). You can find the text
My reading of "A Grain of Sand," by Robert W. Service (1874-1958). You can find the text of the poem here:
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/15156-Robert-W-Service-A-Grain-Of -Sand/
Robert Service was not the first poet to express the idea that larger mysteries might be unlocked in a grain of sand, if we had the eyes to see and the brain to comprehend. Here is what William Blake (1757-1827) had to say about it in "Auguries Of Innocence:"
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour."
It's a reductionist sentiment, the same sentiment that underlies much of science: if you can understand a thing from what it is made of, and in turn understand what *that* is made of, and so on, you can grasp the fundamental truths of the universe. Reductionism leads us from whirling galaxies all the way down to the tiny scales of quantum physics.
The space photographs were all created with the Hubble Space Telescope and are in the public domain, courtesy of NASA.
The first beach photograph is the work of Francois Schnell, "Dune and Blue Sky," in the public domain. The second beach photograph is the work of kendiala, "Dune," licensed under the Creative Commons. The final beach photograph is by zenmasterlauren, "Child on the Beach," in the public domain. You can find these photographs by searching on each artist's name at http://www.flickr.com/.
Music is by Mooma, "Entropy," from his album "Herd Forming," licensed under the Creative Commons and available from http://www.mp3.com/.
I don't normally present poetry this short, but I was learning some new software. Consider this video the result of testing.
Enjoy.
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[UPDATE: This video was posted on April 1, 2007. In America, this is the day known as "A
[UPDATE: This video was posted on April 1, 2007. In America, this is the day known as "April Fool's Day." The video is a complete hoax.
Clues: "AP01" = April 01. "McCheester University" in Edinburgh doesn't exist. "The food industry consulting group Frankfurter, Oliphant, & Owens Ltd" has FOOL as its acronym. I provided no links to sources - since there aren't any. You can't improve nutrition in junk food by adding enzymes - if it's junk, it's junk. And many of my responses to comments were, politely, bunk.
Even if it could be done through genetic manipulation of foods (doubtful), reducing solid excrement by 9/10ths would be *very* unhealthy. Beneficial intestinal flora would starve, and disease organisms such as candida, a fungus, would be freed to attack the intestines. Everything I said is "full of it." It sounds sort of credible - but it's all utterly false.
Be a skeptic! Trust, but verify! Nobody deserves your unquestioning belief, least of all me. And be warned! Lots and lots of people can fabricate pseudo-science. Not all of them confine their fibs to April Fool's Day. Hold on tight to your wallet! :-) ]
Genetically-modified turnips are in the news. Here's a report about why scientists are excited.
I gave some thought to whether I should post this topic. After all, genetically-modified turnips aren't on the market yet, and it's not certain they will be. In the end, I just decided to share it as potentially interesting to viewers who want to know how genetically-engineered foods might come to change the health and nutrition landscape.
Sources: McCheester University Press, BBC, and the food industry consulting group Frankfurter, Oliphant, & Owens Ltd.
Constructive comments are always welcome.
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