This Will Rock: The NFB and Mozilla to undertake joint exploration of HTML5 « NFB.ca

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Read the full post on the NFB site:

"The NFB is internationally recognized for its technical innovations in animation, as well as for pushing the boundaries in its experimentation with new technologies and new media. In the past year alone, for example, the NFB has produced a dozen interactive projects, launched iPhone and iPad apps and established itself at the forefront of social network management. It goes without saying that we love to create in digital space.

And the surprises don’t stop there. This year, we are embarking on an adventure with a new partner, Mozilla, with the intent of exploring the many possibilities offered by HTML5..."

Great Analysis of Fincher's The Social Network by Jim Emerson: Let's get social: Networking frames - scanners

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Great Analysis of Fincher's The Social Network by Jim Emerson.

Excerpt from his piece:

"Since it came out last fall, I'd almost forgotten what an exhilarating information-overload experience David Fincher's "The Social Network" is. Cut and composed and performed with breathless, jittery speed, it's a movie that consists of virtually nothing but conversations in rooms (the attempted, missed, short-circuited, coded connections that struck me when I first saw it). It's action-packed -- enough to give you whiplash, watching all the elements interacting within the 2.40:1 widescreen frame -- even though there are no "action sequences" (car chases, shootouts, fist fights, acrobatic stunts, etc.); the filmmaking is charged with energy without falling back on today's routinely frenetic, handheld run-and-gun/snatch-and-grab camerawork (the camera is generally mounted on a tripod; when it moves, it's on a crane or a dolly -- often for establishing shots or a shift in perspective that brings a new element into the frame). Smart, quick, efficient...."

Read the full long post on his blog:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2011/02/networking_the_frames.html