05 Feb 2009

WEDDING. Download DWG (zipped, 2.5MB) and GIF ANNA. Download GIF GIUSEPPE. Download GIF (September 5th 2009) To Roberta and Claus. Download DWG (zipped, 1.4MB) and GIF Link to this article

13 Gen 2009

A MASH-UP is a derivative work consisting of two pieces of (generally digital) media conjoined together, such as a video clip with a different soundtrack applied for humorous effect, or a digital map overlaid with user-supplied data. (Retrieved from “http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mashup“) The following, created by Gabriele Guerra, is a very ambitious mash-up: instead of a mere trailer, it re-edits two whole movies, ending up with almost an hour of good quality entertainment. What is really impressive of the operation, is that the two sources are not ridiculized, but almost strengthened in their assumptions and drama. Check out the trailer below, then you’ll want to see the entire thing.
Click the links below to watch the entire movie: PART 1– PART 2– PART 3– PART 4– PART 5– PART 6 Link to this article

30 Dic 2008

The following are animations inserted in a television project named “Tales from the Coral Garden”, a docu-fiction about kids discovering the beauty of the Red Sea. The serie was aired on january 2009 on RAITRE, inside the program TREBISONDA. I’ll notice you for streaming versions. This tale is about Ima, Queen Tridacna. This tale is about Paloma the artist triggerfish (November 30th 2008). This tale is about Delpho the dolphin (October 18th 2008). This tale is about a dugong named Hugo (September 15th 2008). Link to this article

14 Ott 2008

Scarceranda is a DIY agenda published since 1999 by Radio Onda Rossa, historical radio in Rome. It’s goal is to increase people’s awareness about life conditions of the emprisoned. Anyone can contribute to its implementation by sending to the Radio materials concerning this topic.
Below are two of my contributions. The second says: “Cartoon artists in jail at the drawing board! All the others OUT!!!” Link to this article

08 Ago 2008

Look at the image I just copied from Google Map. We are in the very heart of Rome, where via Arenula crosses river Tiber. Notice that on the left of the street you can see the northern façade of the buildings (shaded), while on the right you can see the southern (in full sunlight). This “Escher style” effect would be possible if buildings were bending in different directions due to a strong motion earthquake, or if the satellite were approaching the surface at almost the speed of light. Another explanation is that geeks at Google juxtapose images from different geostationary satellites (look at the tracks near the blue car turning on the bridge, they are slightly displaced). That’s real hard work guys, I appreciate it, but the result is a mess! Link to this article

28 Apr 2008

Talking about fatherhood, I suggest you the novel “The Road”, by Cormac McCarthy. Father and child stumble across a nuclear desert avoiding contact with what remains of humanity. The landscape is gray, ashy and oppressive, colors survive only in dreams, or on the surface of a coke can skipped by looters. And from landscape, McCarthy lyrically diverts to hallucinated concerns on mankind. Occasionally I had to shut down the book, due to the anguish and pity overwhelming me: protect the child, because if he dies, life has no meaning at all. In the meanwhile a movie version was shot, distributed in Italy only in 2010: too depressive. That witnesses how depressed my country is… Link to this article