The Beach, Eternity

A video based on two poems by my brother.

YouTube link: The Beach, Eternity

https://youtu.be/XJsFLjp_RJ8

Incidentally, for those who are interested, the first was shot on an iPhone — probably an iPhone 6. 

From 2:46, the Sony a5000 with kit lens. (Maybe a few shots with a Nikon d5300 with 35mm 1.8.)

In both cases , the camera bodies were quite inexpensive and would be considered dated now. Yet the iPhone footage holds up, as long as one is okay with smartphone footage. 

The latter footage still holds up, despite the fact the tech in the camera is regarded as Paleolithic. 

I bought the a5000 because it was considerably less expensive than its sister, the a5100. The a5000 sold for less because its sensor was merely 20 megapixels, compared to 24 for the a5100. Ironically, Sony’s high end a7siii and prestige vlogging camera the zv-e1 have 12 megapixel sensors — fewer megapixels theoretically improving light sensitivity. So the a5000 might have been a better video tool at the time.

Peace Art 1

Full video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/UI10yyTjUtM

Now’s the Time

#moviepoem #globalwarming #videopoetry #climatechange #olafurEliasson

Is the art world serious about combatting carbon emissions? Really?

Full video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/J6oB5LlVZBk

Cameras and Economics 2

 

Putin’s worldview

 

Acceleration of seasonal change

Spring Sped Up, part two. 

Clip. 

Full video at YouTube: youtu.be/c4gx2LkzKIg via @YouTube . 

Acceleration of seasonal change very noticeable in South Korea. This new — and disturbing — pattern has been consistent for three yrs. And for you? 

#ClimateAction #GlobalWarming

Lilacs

 

Lilacs part two

Lilacs — a great favourite of S and mine. But their early arrival once again this year freaking us out.

#springflowers #climatechange

The Psychology of Mass Shootings 2

The Psychology of Mass Shootings, part two. Clip. Full video at YouTube: 

youtu.be/-x0Xo7jyBfQ. 

#massshooting #violence #psychology #MassMurder

Psychologist Jillian Peterson, among others, has studied the mindsets of people who commit mass shootings. She finds a mixture of grievance, suicidal impulses, and thirst for attention. Of course, many people struggle with these emotions but do not kill. 

More: there is a subset of mass shooters who feel compelled to record or livestream their murders. In them, the need for attention seems stronger.

Your own comments welcome.

Mass Shootings Streamed

#Louisville #LouisvilleBank #mass_shooting #GunViolence #nra . 

Another shooting by an enraged young male. But this time with a twist: he live-streamed his violence. This occasionally happens: the shooter wants to turn his rampage into a spectacle. Why? What’s the psychology?

The World As It Is … Now

The World As It Is … Now. 

Full video at YouTube: youtu.be/etylxRUePZ8 via @YouTube. 8. 

Working on a new version of this.

Gun Culture USA

#Shooting #GunViolence #gunculture #phoenixshooting #guncontrol #lethalforce #USgunlaws #LegalConsistency #NRA #GunAddiction 

What’s it like to live in a country where gun violence normalized? A previous video on gun laws and how they work/don’t work: 

Full video at YouTube: youtu.be/KILtyRpc4Ns

Project poster

 

Water steps

The water steps at a bridge on the Kyoungan Cheon. It rained today, so the river especially full. Note the way the current splits into two at the foot of the water steps. 

More about this structure here: https://youtu.be/hryEkdBmt5E. #waterfall #ecology 

After Spring Rain

 

PicGall 16

PicGall 16: Night Photography. 

Clip from a short gallery of stills shot in Yongin, South Korea.

 Full video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/TuhxrdRvO6o. 

#PhotoAlbum #NightPhoto

The Complexity of Flowers

#globalwarming #climatechange #SpringFlowers #벗꽃 #한국봄

Flowers are blooming in South Korea … all at once. What does that mean?

Clip.

Full video at YouTube: youtu.be/8UCPMNsFhMo

A forest fire in Seoul

#globalwarming #climatechange 

Clip. Full video at YouTube: youtu.be/5IYO_HBofaI

A forest fire … in the heart of Seoul. Tragic and dangerous — and also a possible portent.

Cement versus Trees

#climatechange #urbandevelopment #urbanforest 

Full video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/7j3Heo_RQMY

More housing units, fewer trees — this is the current model for many of Seoul’s neighborhoods.