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Filmpje ‘Laat je horen’ wint juryprijs

Goed nieuws. Mijn filmpje ‘Laat je horen’ heeft de juryprijs ontvangen heeft de juryprijs gewonnen in de filmwedstrijd Utrecht: mijn stad, mijn stem van de Gemeente Utrecht. Een competitie waarin jongeren worden uitgedaagd om de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen te promoten.
“Er zit een goede spanning in die de kijker meeneemt tot het einde,” aldus de jury. “Het concept [...]


Steps in the snow – Canon 7D video test

A short clip with my girlfriend Jorien walking through the snow. This is one of my first tests of the video mode of Canon 7D, my new camera. I think the HD video quality is impressive! The music is from the intro of the song Chico by The Concretes.


Ignite: TED talks, but shorter and funnier

Do you have 5 minutes of free time? Take a look at this cool talk about Psion chickens, which caused a social meltdown in Second Life.

My first encounter with the Ignite talks was at the PICNIC festival in Amsterdam. I watched a series of five minute presentations. Passionate talks covering a range of subjects, [...]


Guardian laat informatie vrij dankzij API

Nederlandse krantenwebsites zullen niet snel hun content gratis weggeven en door andere sites laten gebruiken. Sterker nog, ze klagen je er voor aan. Doodzonde, vindt Chris Thorpe van de Britse krant The Guardian. Hij is van mening dat je je informatie niet achter slot en grendel moet houden als je je verhaal aan het grote [...]


awsome 3D video by YellowBird

3D video, that’s a cool idea by the Dutch company YellowBird.

They took 6 video camera’s, recorded the festival Mysterland in all possible  angles and stitch them together. Now you can experience it, like you’re in the crowd.
This I noticed extremely while I was ‘walking around’ in the end of the video. Suddenly the crowed went [...]


Why I love the new journalism

Why I love the new journalism? The answer is simple. Because everything is possible! Every single thing!

We are currently in a time of change. The web is making things possible, which before people only could dream of. And in the same time professional equipment is getting cheaper and easier to understand.


The Beach of Arhus

An impression of the beach of Arhus, Denmark.