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	<title>optimiced &#124; en &#187; Flash</title>
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		<title>Cows With Guns</title>
		<link>http://www.optimiced.com/en/2007/09/17/cows-with-guns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Cows With Guns&#8221; is one of those music video clips, that make you smile and make you think at the same time. The music is very good, the Flash animation &#8211; too. Actually, yesterday, while checking the immense file archives on my computer, I found this video by accident (downloaded from where? I don&#8217;t remember&#8230;). [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Cows With Guns&#8221; is one of those music video clips, that make you smile and make you think at the same time. The music is very good, the Flash animation &#8211; too. Actually, yesterday, while checking the immense file archives on my computer, I found this video by accident (downloaded from where? I don&#8217;t remember&#8230;). I started the video and started humming the tune of this song almost immediately.</p>
<p><a href="/wp-uploads/2007/09/cows-with-guns.swf" title="Cows with guns (Flash video) - click here to watch"><img src="/wp-uploads/2007/09/cows-with-guns.jpg" alt="Cows with guns" /></a></p>
<p>To whom belongs the original of this song, though?&#8230; Don&#8217;t remember&#8230;</p>
<p><em>PS More info about <em>Cows With Guns</em> (music and animation) &#8211; on the final <a rel="lightbox" href="/wp-uploads/2007/09/cows-with-guns-info.jpg">screenshot</a>.<br />
PPS (2007/Sep/17@16:15) I found more info about the singer, who performs &#8220;Cows With Guns&#8221; &#8211; his name is Dana Lyons, he released <a href="http://www.cowswithguns.com/cowpilation_album.html" title="More songs online, from the same album">a whole album</a> under the same name, and it appears, that he&#8217;s <a href="http://www.cowswithguns.com/danabackground.html">quite a popular</a> singer:)</em></p>
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		<title>About Minuscule.tv and Flash</title>
		<link>http://www.optimiced.com/en/2007/02/06/about-minusculetv-and-flash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a video and you should watch it. Better with sound. Better with sound on your THX-certified sound system, volume to the max:-) (If you don&#8217;t happen to own such a system, err&#8230; Then use whatever sound system is available around;-) The intro video (currently, the only video available to watch at the Minuscule.tv website) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Watch the video (Minuscule/Futurikon)" class="imagelink" href="http://www.minuscule.tv/"><img alt="Watch the video (Minuscule/Futurikon)" src="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv.thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.minuscule.tv/">There&#8217;s a video</a> and you should watch it.</p>
<p>Better with sound.</p>
<p>Better with sound on your THX-certified sound system, volume to the max:-)</p>
<p>(If you don&#8217;t happen to own such a system, err&#8230; Then use whatever sound system is available around;-)</p>
<p><a rel="lightbox" title="The Ladybird from Minuscule" class="imagelink" href="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-ladybird.jpg"><img alt="The Ladybird from Minuscule" src="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-ladybird.thumbnail.jpg" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="The Spider from Minuscule" class="imagelink" href="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-spider.jpg"><img alt="The Spider from Minuscule" src="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-spider.thumbnail.jpg" /></a>The intro video (currently, the only video available to watch at the Minuscule.tv website) is great. I enjoyed it a lot &#8211; it was fun, fast-paced and beautifully drawn. The technique the guys and girls from <a title="Minuscule (official website)" href="http://www.minuscule.tv">Minuscule</a>/<a title="Futurikon (official website)" href="http://www.futurikon.tv">Futurikon</a> (Thomas Szabo, Hélène Giraud) use is quite unusual &#8211; they use a mix of real footage and 3D animation, plus real-life sound, very suitably selected.</p>
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<p>I don&#8217;t know how they do it, but it&#8217;s incredibly realistic. You see every petal of a flower moving in the wind, and at the same time the digital ladybird sitting on it, like alive. <em>Minuscule</em> shows you the world of insects the way you never have seen it, with sense of humour, aimed both at children and adults. It&#8217;s kind of a documentary cartoon, so to say.</p>
<p>In a word, go see this movie!</p>
<p><a rel="lightbox" title="Screenshot of minuscule.tv website, made at night" class="imagelink" href="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-website-screenshot-night.jpg"><img alt="Screenshot of minuscule.tv website, made at night" src="/wp-uploads/2007/02/minuscule-tv-website-screenshot-night.thumbnail.jpg" /></a> And the website of Minuscule.tv is in itself very appealing (although not all of the sections work, yet). The <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/flash/">Flash</a> they used to build it is nice and stylish. During the day, it has one appearance. And during the night, a completely different one. I am not a big Flash fan (this Web technology was often and is still abused), but in some cases, it&#8217;s appropriate and adds to the effect &#8211; like in this case.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a pity there&#8217;s only one video teaser currently&#8230; I am already waiting for more!:-)</p>
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