I have no life, but there's YouTube... LOL

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And now for something completely different. A friend sent me this link - the history of Poland in 8 minutes. A very cool little 3D animated movie. I think it's beautifully done - even though it probably won't give you a hell of a lot of information if you've never studied Polish history. It's a very cursory overview - but I love how realistic everything looks (I don't play video games, so I am still amazed by the wonders of digital animation... lol). I've always been a history geek, and I find the idea of "moving through the ages in fast-forward mode" extremely appealing. If you've seen any similar videos about other countries, please let me know.:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DrXgj1NwN8&feature=player_embedded


And here's another short animated film - done by the same artist, I think. This one is very dark and creepy - but in a good way. The little blurb explaining the plot says: In an old forgotten military base far from civilization, a group of deranged military officers nurture their insanity. - but I think it can also be seen as a pretty good metaphor of our modern culture and its sick fascination with violence and death. Powerful stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7HMz1WKkso&feature=fvw


Oh, and btw, my laptop lost "display functionality" again while I was watching some other related videos... so I need to give it a break from YouTube, I'm afraid. Not that I necessarily have to be watching videos for this to happen - it can be pretty random and unprovoked, as far as I can tell. Just the normal death-throes of a 7-year-old computer... lol. So if I ever disappear from LJ for any extended period of time (like over a week), it will probably mean that the laptop has expired and that I am frantically searching for a good deal on a new one.:) Which I should probably start doing right now, just in case. *nods*

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This artist: Tomek Baginski, is a genius. You should see his piece "Katedra" for which he was awarded with an Oscar for short animated story a few years ago.