I participated in Art Hack Day over the weekend and decided to make a ton of Star Wars Uncut GIFs. Juxtaposing the new scenes vs the old really highlights the creativity that went into each scene.

2 days ago on January 30th, 2012 at 11:41 am | Permalink

Feels good to play around with Processing again.

2 days ago on January 30th, 2012 at 11:00 am | Permalink

"This sort of work isn’t stealing anything from creators. It’s enhancing its value by showing just how much it means to people. I really don’t see how it’s possible to watch this viral video crazy-quilt and write it off as a merely derivative or exploitative work. If anything, it shows how art made from other art can become an independent creation with its own personality and worth. Star Wars Uncut is a collectively made work of postmodern folk art, as arresting and significant as Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup can silkscreen or a Robert Rauschenberg collage painting built around photos filched from newspapers. The true subject of Star Wars Uncut is how pop culture touchstones live on inside people’s heads, becoming a shared language and an inspiration for personal creativity. Lucas’s work was a call; this is a response."

The Fan-Made Star Wars Uncut Is the Greatest Viral Video Ever — Vulture

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1 week ago on January 25th, 2012 at 12:13 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

chadsnuts:

This article in NYmag about Star Wars Uncut is a great read. Also, the comparison between Casey and Warhol’s work is uncanny because Casey just got a new haircut (shown here).

1 week ago on January 25th, 2012 at 10:53 am | Permalink | Reblog from

A very precise explanation of Star Wars Uncut. Well done.

1 week ago on January 23rd, 2012 at 11:13 pm | Permalink

Just an average anti-SOPA protest.

(Does anyone know what this is?)

via VHX

1 week ago on January 21st, 2012 at 7:23 pm | Permalink

Wow. We’ve received almost 500K views in just 24 hours!

(Source: starwarsuncut)

1 week ago on January 21st, 2012 at 2:18 pm | Permalink | Reblog from

Star Wars Uncut has always been incomplete without this. I’m very excited and proud to release the entire film. Watch it over the weekend for guaranteed LOLs and nostalgia.

starwarsuncut:

Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut

Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The Director’s Cut is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection.

Many thanks to Aaron Valdez (video editor) and Bryan Pugh (sound design/mixing) for the countless hours they put into this masterpiece.

The Story:

In 2009, thousands of Internet users were asked to remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. Within just a few months SWU grew into a wild success. The creativity that poured into the project was unimaginable.

SWU has been featured in documentaries, news features and conferences around the world for its unique appeal. In 2010 we won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media.

We can’t thank everyone enough for making this such a special project.

Watch it now.

1 week ago on January 20th, 2012 at 11:13 am | Permalink | Reblog from

We’re pretty excited about this one, folks.

vhxtv:

We’re excited to launch UrbanDictionary.tv, a collaboration between VHX and Urban Dictionary (a top 100 website and everyone’s favorite Jeopardy category).

Anyone can contribute videos related to Urban Dictionary slang definitions, then play them back in continuous-play VHX-style. Watch now or read more…

1 week ago on January 19th, 2012 at 10:40 am | Permalink | Reblog from

I spent way too long adding animated GIF support to our Flash video player.

vhxtv:

Playlists. Mixtapes for video.

Are you a curator?
Music video connoisseur?
Artist with a bangin’ portfolio?
Band with behind the scenes footage?
Or maybe you just really like cat videos?

Playlists make it easy to create, organize and customize videos and show them off in wonderful ways.

Learn more about playlists

2 weeks ago on January 13th, 2012 at 12:27 pm | Permalink | Reblog from