http://www.clipland.com/Blog/ Short, daily weblog entries from Clipland's staff. Suggest a topic for coverage or leave a comment. The blog aims to draw every reader into an ongoing debate about new music videos, recent tv commercials, short films and movies. en Copyright (c) 1998-2006 www.clipland.com. All rights reserved. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:19:32 +0100 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:19:32 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/res/logo_rss.gif http://www.clipland.com/ 144 30 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/174-clipclash-our-new-feature.html News on Clipland: we've got a new feature called <a href="http://www.clipland.com/ClipClash/">ClipClash</a>. The idea is that we pair up two videos in a kind of metaphorical fight, you watch these videos and after that decide which video should be declared the winn... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/174-clipclash-our-new-feature.html'>» Continue reading 'ClipClash, our new feature'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/174-clipclash-our-new-feature.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:19:32 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/173-emmys-2008.html <p style='display: inline;'><a href="http://pix.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/151/311075/180x180_aWWvOXp8W4.jpeg"><img src="http://pix.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/151/311075/180x180_aWWvOXp8W4.jpeg" border="0" width="180" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" /></a></p> It's done. After a long and goofy show, this year's Emmys, the awards handed out by the <a href="http://www.emmys.tv/"> Academy of Television Arts and Sciences</a>, found their ... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/173-emmys-2008.html'>» Continue reading 'Emmys 2008'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/173-emmys-2008.html Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:13:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/172-omd-08-duesseldorf-germany.html This week, the OMD (Online-Marketing-Duesseldorf) will take place in Germany. Over the past few years, the fair has placed itself on the list of important events in regards to web2.0, online marketing and professional advertising sales on internet prope... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/172-omd-08-duesseldorf-germany.html'>» Continue reading 'OMD 08 in Duesseldorf, Germany'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/172-omd-08-duesseldorf-germany.html Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:48:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/171-vmas-2008-results.html Yesterday, the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_MTV_Video_Music_Awards">wikipedia</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/">official</a>) were handed out on the... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/171-vmas-2008-results.html'>» Continue reading 'VMAs 2008 results'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/171-vmas-2008-results.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:34:11 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/170-big-buck-bunny-released.html Some of you might know <a href="http://www.clipland.com/Summary/800008296/">Elephants Dream</a>, the result of the first open movie project from the makers of <a href="http://www.blender.org/">blender</a>, the free open source 3D application.<br><br>A few years later, they started t... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/170-big-buck-bunny-released.html'>» Continue reading 'Big Buck Bunny released'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/170-big-buck-bunny-released.html Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:25:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/169-conrad-ostwald-showreel-phenomenon.html Not many showreels before have found such a strong reaction within the blogosphere as the motion graphics (mock) reel by Conrad Ostwald. The 2 minutes piece features all the current must-have techniques, and while doing so it elegantly shows off Ostwald... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/169-conrad-ostwald-showreel-phenomenon.html'>» Continue reading 'Conrad Ostwald showreel phenomenon'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/169-conrad-ostwald-showreel-phenomenon.html Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:50:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/168-54th-internation-short-film.html If you have the chance to be in Germany this May, mark your calendar for the <a href="http://www.kurzfilmtage.de/ikf/index.php?id=2147&L=2">54th International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen</a>. As one of the oldest and most prestigious short film festivals in E... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/168-54th-internation-short-film.html'>» Continue reading '54th Internation Short Film Festival Oberhausen'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/168-54th-internation-short-film.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:24:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/167-brad-pitt-advert-for.html German telecom provider <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HanseNet">HanseNet</a>, who markets DSL and phone services under the trademark "Alice", has hired <a href="http://www.clipland.com/Name/0004354/">Tarsem Singh</a> to direct a TV commercial featuring... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/167-brad-pitt-advert-for.html'>» Continue reading 'Brad Pitt advert for Alice'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/167-brad-pitt-advert-for.html Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:57:00 +0100 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/166-animated-feature-film-oscar.html The 80th Academy Awards, also known as the OSCARS are slowly approaching. Time to announce the twelve animated features that have been submitted for consideration in the "Animated Feature Film" category for the awards.<br><br>The 12 submitted films are:<br />* Alv... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/166-animated-feature-film-oscar.html'>» Continue reading 'Animated Feature Film OSCAR considerations'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/166-animated-feature-film-oscar.html Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/165-xbox-halo3-believe-actionfigures.html Do you know action film trailers, mostly on TV, where all the action, due to legal/age restrictions, is reduced to stills and sound effects from the movie?<br><br>This is what this 60 seconds ad feels like. For a first person shooter video game, one would exp... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/165-xbox-halo3-believe-actionfigures.html'>» Continue reading 'XBOX Halo3 "Believe" Action-Figures Commercial'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/165-xbox-halo3-believe-actionfigures.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/149-cola-wars-girls.html The long gone days of cola wars seem to come back. These days a new ad from the Coca Cola Company is making it rounds on the net. <p style='display: inline;'><a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/rollergirl2.jpg"><img src="http://adweek.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/rollergirl2.jpg" border="0" width="177" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="5" /></a></p> The blonde girl from the Cola ad is Nicol... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/149-cola-wars-girls.html'>» Continue reading 'The Cola Wars Girls'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/149-cola-wars-girls.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.clipland.com/Blog/148-cillit-bang-and-viral.html <p style='display: inline;'><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Cillit_Bang_Coin.jpg"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Cillit_Bang_Coin.jpg" border="0" width="209" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="5" /></a></p> Today the viral marketing surrounding Reckitt Benckiser's cleaning product Cillit Bang entered another round: numerous radio stations around the globe picked up the c... <div style='margin: 8pt;'> <a href='http://www.clipland.com/Blog/148-cillit-bang-and-viral.html'>» Continue reading 'Cillit Bang and viral marketing'</a> </div> http://www.clipland.com/Blog/148-cillit-bang-and-viral.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:12:00 +0000