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After shooting the Torchwood swede, I got very interested in owning my own camera. So, yesterday I bought my own HDD camera (a Sony DCR-SR100) and today I was able to pick it up. I directly shot a little movie to test the workflow. It’s nothing special but it the premiere.

Making Breakfast from Cristiano Betta on Vimeo.

This video, shot in HD with a Sony EX1, makes me long for my own HD camera. Just have to find the money and right offer though.

The Tramway HD from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
 

• My Little Underground – The Online Shoppe of Christopher David Ryan / Atmostheory – Posters based on Apple shortcuts
• Geek And Poke: Two Takes On Data Portability – Very funny comic which today focusses on DP.
• How To Make a Bookmarklet For Your Web Application – A few more interesting tips on how to make a bookmarklet. Might use this one day if I ever want to make another one again.
• Software Above the Level of a Single Device – O'Reilly Radar – Tim O'Reilly has written down what I've been explaining to so many people lately: phones should be lightweight clients which can be managed perfectly from heavyweight clients.
• What is a logo but the brand – Nice list of logos with the wrong brand names associated to them Very interesting.

Melinda and I seriously want a cat again, but for now our flat just isn’t big enough. Instead we watch videos of cats. This one sticks out as extra funny.

There has been a real uprising of Lip Dubs on the internet recently. This one is maybe not that familiar but quite cool. Shot in the offices of Vimeo and College Humor, so it includes quite a few familiars for those who know those guys.

Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger from amandalynferri on Vimeo.

Again a video shot here in London. At first it looks like a conversation between the two actors, but soon you realize they are performing one poem. Very nice shot and very well performed.

Reflections of a Skyline from Michael Tamman on Vimeo.

I decided to copy Melinda’s idea and have a video-a-day segment. I will start with one that is kind of relevant to Alper being here last weekend and getting a taste of London live. This video is a HD shot of the South Bank here in London. It really shows what London “feels” like to me and I love the video.

South Bank HD from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

PS: To watch the video in true HD, watch it on Vimeo and not here.

For those of you who didn’t know yet: we are having a Geek Dinner on the 29th with the guys from Moo.com as our honored guests. Additionally I decided to use this event to launch the new GeekDinner  Event Manager for signups. All the info on what, where, how, and why is on the blog.