one last thing before I quit

Holy crap! I don't watch a ton of videos online, but I certainly believe that I watch most the good ones. And this might just be my most favorite. Ever.



It's called Pixels and it was put together by a company called One More Production. I definitely suggest that you check out their work, as they've got a bunch of great pieces. No idea how they did some of this, but it's fantastic.

Living without cable or satellite, to this day in fact, has certainly lead to me missing out on many shows and channels that everyone I know seemed to grow up on. If it wasn't for the internet, I would never have seen music videos, old sitcoms, etc. And as an avid internet-television watcher, I never thought that I'd miss commercials as much as I do. Last year I had the opportunity to go see the 2008 Cannes Lions Premiere. It's a 2 hour showing of the world's best commercials from that year. This year's showing will be happening in the next few days. Fellow Winnipegers can go here for more info.

Now, not seeing many American commercials, I get pleasantly surprised when I go to friends' houses and see some of them. In last years' Cannes, they showed a spot by Sony Bravia that I thought was extraordinary.



I went to go find that spot, and I was happily surprised with finding a new ad that they have done. I think it's just an extraordinary idea and the execution is wonderful. I'm certainly a fan of their creative. Just thought I'd share. There's the spot, but if you've got a couple extra minutes, a short 'behind the scenes' is posted below. Enjoy!

Before Heath Ledger passed away last year, he had started to direct an animated music video for Modest Mouse. The song is called King Rat, and it's off of their new album, No One's First And You're Next, that just came out today.



Ledger had approached the band about doing the project, which I find very random, but wonderfully honest. Ledger's film and music company finished up the project for him. Anyways, just thought I'd share this.