Monthly Archives: December 2020

硬币/The Coin

On Chinese New Year, finding the coin hidden in a dumpling (Jiaozi) brings good luck. A girl loses a jar on her journey to a new country, which contains the lucky coins she has been collecting growing up. Her new … Continue reading

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Netflix’s The Forty-Year-Old Version | Character Breakdown: Radha Blank

An entry in Netflix Film’s series, Character Breakdown, focused on writer/director Radha Blank’s The Forty-Year-Old Version. Role: Video Editor / Colorist

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After the Silence

Selection of shots representing the return of everyday life after the silence of first lockdown. Shot on a Sony A7III + Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 + Tiffen Black Pro Mist 1/2 Filter. Summer 2020, Hamburg, Germany. Follow me on Instagram … Continue reading

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explores Quantum Entanglement with Janna Levin

As the world continues with this weird time, we’re getting even weirder at StarTalk. Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, are together to explore the wild, wacky world of quantum entanglement. To wrap your … Continue reading

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The Quantum Internet Will Blow Your Mind. Here’s What It Will Look Like | Discover Magazine

The next generation of the Internet will rely on revolutionary new tech — allowing for unhackable networks and information that travels faster than the speed of light. By Dan HurleyOctober 4, 2020   Call it the quantum Garden of Eden. … Continue reading

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The Map of Doom | Apocalypses Ranked

This follows my journey to find and rank all of the biggest threats to humanity. Grab yourself the Map of Doom poster and stickers here: store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of… Link to Veritasium’s Asteroids video video: https://youtu.be/4Wrc4fHSCpw This year was the first experience we’ve … Continue reading

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Palenque | Psyche Films

The steady drumbeat of life in the first free town in the Americas Palenque is a film made from rhythms. Musical rhythms, daily rhythms, visual rhythms. Rhythms of work, of speech and of play. It’s also a film that breaks … Continue reading

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Suspended Blossoms and Patchwork Characters Imagine a Pastel Universe of Overabundance

“T. A. U. B. I. S.” (2020). All images © Tau Lewis, courtesy of Cooper Cole Considering the possibilities of non-gendered motherhood, Toronto-born artist Tau Lewisstitches together oversized characters and floral tendrils that occupy a lavish fictional world. Textured swatches of … Continue reading

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The FASTEST Way To Learn MODES

This episode focuses on the essential elements of the Modes of the Major Scale. I discuss how they are constructed and how to use them in Composing and Improvising. Mode of the Major Scale: Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian … Continue reading

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[Sakamoto, Hisaishi, et. al.] – Common Japanese Chord Progressions

This is a bit of a video “literature review” of modern Japanese music that I like to find out what chord progressions are common in this music. Hopefully you can use them to access the modern Japanese sound in your … Continue reading

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