The Daily Ocean from Rory Gordon on Vimeo.
What can you do in 20 minutes?
Slug It Out from fab monti on Vimeo.
When the passion of a small Italian baseball team is challenged daily, in a country, Italy, that has no interest or feelings toward this sport, the love and dedication this team has becomes the solution to all their problems. Documentary filmmaker Fabio Monticone, tells the story of the Sanremo Baseball Club, a rare breed in a country where soccer is the only sport with national relevance. A story that begins during World War II and takes us all the way up to today, where, despite all the financial hardships and a lack of future prospects, Sanremo Baseball not only survives, but manages to give rise to an incredible sport miracle…
Credits:
Producer: Fabio Monticone (slugitoutdoc@gmail.com)
Editor: Ryan Black
Post -Production Supervisor: Caprice Hausfeld
Research: Roberto Bugané (Museo FIBS), Bruno Monticone
Photography: Ambra Arcangeli, Tullio Bigordi
Audio : Simone Negri, Damien Flachaire
Translator: Gabriela CepedaComplete list at the end of the movie.
Return of the Cicadas from motionkicker on Vimeo.
I’ve been working an a 1-hour documentary on cicadas since 2007, and now have a crowd-funding campaign going on over at kickstarter;
kickstarter.com/projects/motionkicker/return-of-the-cicadas
This video can be embedded (via vimeo please) on third-party websites as long as you credit me (Samuel Orr) as the filmmaker, and please mention the kickstarter project. Contact me if you want to feature the film or excerpts in broadcast media.
Dexter Britain is the composer/musician of the music track.
dexterbritain.co.uk/
Lancering Het Groene Brein Jan Jonker from De Groene Zaak on Vimeo.
Hoogleraar Jan Jonker tijdens de lancering van Het Groene Brein, een netwerk van wetenschappers die in samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven duurzaamheid wil versnellen. Hij heeft haast, zo stelt hij in deze korte speech.
De lancering vond plaats 6 november 2012, in het Universiteitsgebouw van de Universiteit van Utrecht.
We’re looking into how changes in ocean currents (e.g., thermohaline circulation) could impact existing oil pipelines on the ocean floor. The concern is that untrenched (exposed) lines and subsea systems (see engineering image, above) are underprepared for future turbulence, among other things.
The above “pipelay” ships are designed for one task - to weld and deliver various sized pipes onto the ocean floor. Most pipelines are connected to a series of special drills and platforms (see second image above) and are located in shallow water. And many lines are buried under the seabed by special trench digger robots (funtrue!). But some lines are in very deep oceans, and currents could be messing with their stability due to shifting ocean currents.
As I was researching and answering reader mail (hello AK!), I got sidetracked to how some recent lines were originally designed and built. There are only a few specialized ships that handle the deepwater lines, so those are what I’m most interested in.
The first ship, above, is called the Solitaire. It’s massive. Built in 1998, and at 980 feet long(!), it’s among the largest pipelay ships on the planet! It’s also one of the most productive.
Here’s a video of how how Solitaire works! The first couple of minutes is an animated overview of the process. The next segment is live coverage of the inner workings. You can see workers, machines, and robots weld and piece the pipes together. The pipe is welded and ‘fed’ onto a spool that delivers the pipe onto the floor. It is amazing to see how flexible these pipes are. Really amazing stuff.
Do you want to read about these ships? If so, click here (careful, it is a huge, browser crushing PDF). It’s a poster describing 60 different pipely ships. It describes their owners, capacities, lay methods, and depths.
Yep, this is how I’m spending my Saturday night…
An Inconvenient Truth (2006) from rajiv dixit on Vimeo.
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Monsanto mit Gift und Genen from AndersDenken on Vimeo.
Der Dokumentarfilm erklärt, worum es bei gentechnisch veränderten Organismen geht. Am Ende steht die Frage, ob “Monsanto”- Produkte Fluch oder Segen für die Menschheit sind.
De eerste Jaarbeurs in Utrecht (1917) from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
In 1917 werd op het Vredenburg de eerste Jaarbeurs gehouden
De eerste Jaarbeurs in Utrecht (1917) from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
In 1917 werd op het Vredenburg de eerste Jaarbeurs gehouden
De Winkel van Sinkel from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
De Winkel van Sinkel aan de Oudegracht in Utrecht heeft een rijke historie. In Markante Monumenten uitgebreid aandacht voor de historie en de huidige functie van dit gebouw
Sneeuwpret in stad Utrecht from Gerard Til on Vimeo.
Utrecht 20-12-2009 Utrechters, toeristen trokken vandaag de binnenstad in om te genieten van het mooie stads-sneeuw-landschap. muziek vanwantenjazz.nl beeld: utrechtinbeeld.com gerardtil-visuals.com
Bloemenmarkt Utrecht - Zomer 1973 from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
Op het Janskerkhof in Utrecht is elke zaterdag een bloemen- en plantenmarkt. Zo ook op een zomerse zaterdagmorgen in juli 1973.
De eerste Jaarbeurs in Utrecht (1917) from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
In 1917 werd op het Vredenburg de eerste Jaarbeurs gehouden
De binnenstad van Utrecht in 1917 from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
We zien eenige interessante plekjes. Zoals de Catharijnebrug en het Leidseveer; Buurkerk; Zadelstraat, Domtoren en Domplein
Boottocht door Utrecht in 1923 from De Utrechter on Vimeo.
We varen door de Oudegracht en een stukje van de stadsbuitengracht in de jaren twintig
