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  • International Animation Showcase screens at BIFF

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [Briotube] http://www.youtube.com/v/rEUxlwb2uFI?fs=1&hl=en_US [/Briotube] Palace Centro screened the International Animation Showcase last night, as part of the St George Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF). The showcase included an eclectic collection of creative short animations each with distinctive styles, giving a window into the direction of contemporary  animation. One of my favourites was from German animator …Pauls Hykade.…

  • Where good ideas come from

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    Tanya Heading

    This TED talk by Steven Johnson into the generation of ideas is sure to get you spending some extra time at your local coffee shop or dawdling a few minutes longer at the water cooler. Johnson provides a wonderful insight into the benefits of team work and the open discussion of ideas. He dispels the…

  • Amazing Digital Landscapes

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The creation of Amazing Digital Landscapes appears to be all around us in everything from TV advertising to movies and games. It seems that an increasing number of all entertainment mediums are embracing the creation of digital landscapes. In fact, so real have these landscapes become, we are inclined to forget the artistic value and…

  • ‘Twitter’ has movie potential

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    Tanya Heading

    Poor Twitter. That little bird has always been the second idea, the afterthought. Just as facebook was the first to pioneer social networking, it’s also been the first to be made into a movie. But don’t worry Twitter fans! I know you’ve been wondering how great the Twitter movie could be… so here’s a sneak…

  • The Social Network movie review

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    The Social Network is the story of the early days of Facebook and the egos, greed and rivalry that comes hand in hand with the billion-dollar idea. It’s based on real life events, but the people in the know claim it’s been ‘Hollywoodised’ to some degree … which has to be expected really. In case…

  • Looking into the future: things that ‘Back to the Future II’ got right!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    This year marks the 25th anniversary since the first Back to the Future movie screened. My brother, cousin and I loved the Back to the Future movies – our favourite part of the story was Back to the Future II; the movie where the ever-cool Marty McFly travels into the future to the year 2015.…