The Smithsonian Natural History Museum houses 147 million specimens — everything from pickled animals to priceless gems to dinosaur bones. But less than 1% of it's on display. The rest is hidden behind... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 month 2 weeks ago • 57 views • 12:15

Let’s not resigns ourselves to fatality. Solutions exist. Together we can do more to decrease risks on the normal route to Mont-Blanc. The Mont-Blanc rising to 4 809 meters is the highest peak in... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 months 3 weeks ago • 314 views • 4:02

This crew was living in a pile of furniture behind an apartment building in Brooklyn, NY. It's a very common scene during the summer months - so what do you do? This video walks through the steps you... continue reading

posted by eric3579 6 months 1 week ago • 92 views • 14:40

From Youtube, "Jonna Mendez, former CIA Chief of Disguise, takes a look at spy scenes from a variety of television shows and movies and breaks down how accurate they really are..."

posted by w1ndex 3 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 64 views • 27:54

Saturday Night Live's cue card supervisor, Wally Feresten, gives a behind-the-scenes look at an integral and iconic part of the show's production.

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 28 views • 6:53

YouTube description: Babies and young kids are cast in movies just like adult actors, but there are special rules in place about how long they can be on set. Oftentimes, a director wants a baby to cry... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months ago • 1,111 views • 4:11

The history of eating one's fellow man is rich with culinary tradition and innovation, carried on in no small part by Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this pivotal scene, he gives a fellow killer a taste of his... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 7 months 4 weeks ago • 97 views • 6:42

"Simpsons S04E12 - Marge Vs. The Monorail..." From http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=11253859&cid=55401861 ...

posted by ant 4 years 8 months 1 week ago • 117 views • 22 secs

YouTube: GET SMARTER SECTION RECORDS BROKEN: ● US Domino Field Record (12,450 dominoes) ● US Domino Structure Record (12,780 dominoes) ● US Domino Record (245,732 dominoes)

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 155 views • 13:00

A scene in which nothing happens can be very important. Many great scenes are about what the characters are not saying. Here's one.

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 63 views • 5:18

At YouTube Space New York, there's the Mixed Reality lab: a virtual reality setup using an HTC Vive, a third controller, and some fancy compositing equipment. It's brilliant, and I got to visit and look... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 5 years 4 months 1 week ago • 102 views • 4:26

"A look at the hidden power of film props. And how filmmakers use the everyday (and not so everyday) objects in their scenes to enhance cinematic storytelling." -Vimeo

posted by Randy Perry (youdiejoe) 6 years 8 months ago • 961 views • 10:23

In which the narrator shows how effective use of quadrants can make a movie scene come alive. It'll give you a different perpective on movies. "One of the many pleasures of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive”... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 64 views • 3:34

A dissection of dialogue scenes from a few movies to illustrate the importance of framing and creating geometric shapes when filming multiple characters. The narrator focuses on The Bad Sleep Well (1960,... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 7 years 5 months ago • 971 views • 3:11

Via Open Culture: Not long ago we posted the only known recording of Sigmund Freud’s voice. Today we present rare home movies of the founder of modern psychology, captured during the last decade of his life. ... continue reading

posted by Trancecoach 8 years 7 months ago • 130 views • 2:03

The guy who does the Sixty Symbols videos goes behind the scenes of the KMOS sensor array that will be added to the VLT (Very Large Telescope) array in Chile. The KMOS is being made in Scotland. Lots of... continue reading

posted by RFlagg 1 decade 1 year 3 months ago • 1,383 views • 6:57