What happens if you ask a bunch of film students to make a 30-second film for ET: The Extraterrestrial? A scary-as-feck horror film, that's what. There's something just wrong about iconic ET shots like the glowing finger and the boy framed against the moon, with a backdrop of people running away and ethereal, haunting music. Christmas cheer this is not. [Vimeo via io9] Read More >>
Early next year, Vimeo will introduce a new feature to its PRO account holders. In short, those users will be able to charge for their videos on a per view (or per whatever) basis. It's a move that could either attract a whole different class of known independent filmmakers or amass a sizable mountain of videos that are fine as free (or ad-supported) content, but maybe not worth a premium price tag. Read More >>
The Moulton Bicycle Company was established 50 years ago by the engineer who designed the suspension system for the first Mini. This video takes a peek at the inner-workings of the company at its headquarters in Bradford-Upon-Avon, UK—and shows off the kind of English eccentricity that is impossible to resist. Read More >>
At 1000fps, fire and dance are elevated to an artform unlike any other. In this video, the flames look almost like silk, or water, shimmering glossy in the control of the trained dancers. Beautiful. [Reddit] Read More >>
Featured comment by Nick Acott:
"I see so many videos come up at the moment done with post production slow mo which I hate - it was good to see this in camera. Nicly done video." More »
Busy preparing their new website, Vimeo has also found the time to update its iOS app, which wraps in native support for both the iPhone and iPad, plus a video-editor which then uploads clips to the YouTube-rival straight away -- with a soundtrack thanks to their new music store, too. Read More >>
Featured comment by token:
"I really hope they dont overbloat their site. I love vimeo in it's current state. Maybe it's because i've used it for such a long time, I hate havin..." More »
Giz's favourite video site, Vimeo, has just had the biggest lick of paint yet, hammering home the fact it's definitely the best place to find all those crazy timelapse videos and other arty concepty vids. Plus lots of cat videos. Lots and lots of 'em. Read More >>
Featured comment by token:
"I dont understand why more people dont use Vimeo. I have been for years, especially for HD content. It lacks ponies though." More »
Pop-up ad haters of the world rejoice! Vimeo has finally peeked over the garden wall of iOS and cast its seed far and wide, simultaneously rolling out apps for both Android and Windows Phone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Dan:
"My Samsung TV has a Vimeo app on it. The Tumblr-esque channel layouts are done very well and it's a breeze to use compared to the appalling YouTube ap..." More »
Can you hear that cry for the next Martin Scorsese, bouncing around the internet like an aural Ken Burns effect? It's come from Vimeo, which wants to find 2011's future directors, after seeing some enormous accomplishments from the inaugural Vimeo festival+award winners last year. Read More >>
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