Category Archives: Neato

Neato: Netflix Sleeves Become Useful Canvases

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Believe it or not, as annoying as the Netflix rental sleeves can be, they can also provide you with a canvas of opportunity. Some Netflix subscribers took the liberty of having some fun with their sleeves and slapped their art on them before they returned their movies back to the sweat shop where they keep all the elves stuffing more movie envelopes that get horribly scratched in the process. I mean come on, those DVDs are so badly scratched sometimes, I don’t know how they send them out like that. For shame. I digress, check out some other Netflix sleeve art after the jump!

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Neato: Welcome to The Lord of the Rings: Middle-Lego-Earth

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These days there is a convention for everything: robots, food, porn, comics, and even furries. Let me take you into the land of BrickWorld where everything LEGO is possible. LEGO is THE toy that allows you to create anything imaginable (see LEGO Sniper Rifle). A group of people put together a massive collaborative effort for this year’s BrickWorld 2011 convention in Wheeling, IL. They brought into fruition almost every element of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and built Middle-Earth brick by brick. It is almost inconceivable how amazing these models are. Chris Phipson wrote about this epic project at MOCpages, a site where you can share your LEGO creations to the world. You can check out a lot of his and other’s collaborative work after the jump!
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Neato: Awesome Animal Beatbox

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Let’s face it, the music industry is a dying breed. It has lost its edge and we are stuck with the same boring music we hear a 1000 times over with as much autotune as possible. Could Rebecca Black be foreshadowing the music industry’s future? Probably. But when little gems like, Animal Beatbox, directed by Damon Gameau, come into play, it brings  a sparkle of hope that there is some creativity left in this world. Damon Gameau won Tropfest 2011 Australia, the world’s largest short film festival. My hat goes off to you Mr. Gameau. Check out Animal Beatbox after the break for some real musical talent.

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Neato: The Art of a Foley

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What is a Foley you ask? Well a foley is a person who is in charge of imagining the elements that are made up of a sound to replicate it for actions in film. You’d never think that they would have to recreate all of the sounds you hear when you are watching a movie, but in fact, most of the sounds you hear are not recorded while filming the actors. They make all the extras whisper to capture the dialogue. To find out more about what a foley has up his sleeves, check out the great short documentary of foley artist Gary Hecker after the jump.

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Neato: Harry Potter Infographic

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I came across this really awesome infographic that shares the treasures of amazing tidbits that the Harry Potter universe has injected into our world. Did you know J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire  (in U.S. dollars) by writing books? What other factoids can be revealed? Well you’ll have to see after the jump!

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Neato: A Long Time Ago in a Pallet Town Far Far Away

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Great art featured on Cinematical featuring Ash and Pikachu in a very unlikely circumstance mashed up as Han Solo and Chewbacca.

You Should PVC This College Kid’s Talent

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YouTube user SnubbyJ aka Kent Jenkin, is becoming the next Internet star with over 1.5 million views on his PVC pipe instrument at a college talent show. Jenkin’s PVC medley takes you across a plethora of various musical genres from Lady Gaga to movie theme songs. Currently, Kent has auditioned for America’s Got Talent and The Blue Man Group, but unfortunately with no success. You can check out his YouTube channel and his Facebook page to get more updates from him. Watch his big YouTube breakout video after the jump!

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Neato: Classic Video Game Characters In a Mega Man World

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Amateur artist, Christ Bringhurst, a call center operator went on a quest in his spare time to design over 200 classic video game characters into Mega Man designed inspirations. The characters range from old to new as Master Chief, Solid Snake, Sub-Zero, Banjo-Kazooie, and more all join together to create this awesome little piece of work. Click after the jump to see the entire piece in its entirety! – [via PikiGeek]

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Neato: Clinton Jones’ ‘Cardboard Warfare’

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Like Freddie Wong’s “Light Warfare,” Clinton Jones doesn’t hold back on creativity and fun independent film making. With a good mixture of special effects, well shot action sequences, intense music and suspenseful moments, “Cardboard Warfare” was really exciting and I hope these guys create more fun short films in the future. You can check it out after the jump or go to Jone’s aka pwnisher’s  YouTube page for an HD look at the video.

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Neato: Live Action Toy Story Re-enactment

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With the craze of Toy Story 3, the folks at CrissCrossMedia have put together a re-enactment of the opening scene from Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story. It’s not totally accurate (not Bo Peep), but you get the gist of it and have to give them credit for putting in the creative effort to make this. Check out the short video after the jump!

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