The Animatrix - The Second Renaissance, Part 1 of 2

The Most Intriate Miniatures Made by Human Hands

This 1.14 hour video features makers from around the globe making miniature furniture to vehicles. We humans have been creating things in miniature since the dawn of civilization. This video is inspirational and interesting.

Songs From Babylon Berlin

"Babylon Berlin features music in German, Russian, Yiddish, and English, with popular songs like "Du bist alles" (You are everything) by Woods of Birnam capturing themes of longing and connection ("I was alone in my dreams... Today I saw you standing at my door"), while other tracks like "Frilingvint" (Spring Wind) explore hope and finding love amidst the era's chaos, often with poetic lyrics about nature (swallows returning) and home."

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German lyrics

Ein Tag wie Gold,
in den Adern 100.000 Volt,
eine Nacht, wie Samt und Seide!
Ein Tag wie Gold,
ihr habt doch alles, was ihr wollt,
eine Nacht, schöner kann es nicht sein!

Zwei Schritt’ nach links,
zwei zurück dann nach vorn.
Jetzt oder nie,
wir sind zum Tanzen geboren.
Alles bebt, alles lebt,
hak dich ein.
Kann es sein, dass wir verrückt sind?

Ein Tag wie Gold,
in den Adern 100.000 Volt,
eine Nacht, wie Samt und Seide!
Leben, ist es nur ein Traum?
Schön wär's, ich glaube kaum,
dass es wahr ist.
Pass auf, weil man sehr leicht vergisst,
nicht bleibt, wie es ist.

Grüße nach Moskau, Paris, und nach Wien.
Wir winken euch zu,
alles kommt nach Berlin.
Alles schrill, jeder will, allen war immer klar, dass wir verrückt sind.

Ein Tag wie Gold,
was übrig bleibt, das wird verzollt.
Ein Schimmern,
denn was kümmern mich Bilanzen,
lass uns Tanzen!

English translation

A Day Like Gold
A day like gold,
100,000 volts in my veins,
a night, like velvet and silk!
A day like gold,
you've got everything you want,
a night, it couldn't be more beautiful!

Two steps to the left,
two steps back to the front.
It's now or never,
We were born to dance.
Everything shakes, everything lives,
hook in.
Could it be that we're crazy?

A day like gold,
100,000 volts in my veins,
a night, like velvet and silk!

Life, is it just a dream?
One could only hope, but I don't think,
that it's true.
Be careful, because it's easy to forget,
things don't stay the way they are.

Greetings to Moscow, Paris, and Vienna.
We wave to you,
everyone is coming to Berlin.
Everything is shrill, everyone wants, everyone always knew that we are crazy.

A day like gold,
what is left is declared.
A shimmer,
cause what do I care about balance sheets,
let's just dance!

Lyrics by https://lyricstranslate.com/

Babylon Berlin is one of best TV series I have seen.The series was filmed in Germen with Germen actors and includes a host of characters. It depicts Germany before Hitlers take over. There are a few dubbing choices. I chose Germen with English subtitles.

Isaac Asimov Predicts the Future

A 57 minutes talk on the future as Isaac Asimov sees it. Isaac Asimov a science fiction and nonfiction writer. His fiction with examples like I Robot and the Foundation series were the types of sceince fiction I cut my teath.

A Series Of Unfortunate Events Explained

After watching Lemony Shicket's "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" I had a lot of questions. This source helped to answer a few of my questions as it will for you.

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A link to "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" was added on 10.18.24 @ 10:26 PM.

Ghost Busters Frozen Empire

Interesting poem.

Antics of the Mini Stay Puft Marshmallow Men having just hijacked a tractor and trailer.

Great addition to the Ghost Busters franchise.

The Deliriousness of the Adams Family

I believe I have seen all of the rendictions of the Adams Family. However, this edition takes place in an alternate reality. The screenshot depicts the Adams Family motor home cruising into the state of Texas. I am not sure what the purple exhaust represents? No really it is great film.

Reflections of Club Embrujo

"The darkeness of the corridor spilled out into a hugh cement chamber that reaked of alcohol and body order. The scene was surreal- a deep mountain gratto in which hundreds of bodies moved as one. They surged up and down, hands pressed firmly to their sides, heads bobbing like lifeless bulbs on top of rigid spines. Crazed souls took to running and diving off a stage and landed on a sea of human limbs. Bodies were passed back and forth like human beach balls. Over head the pulsating strobes gave the whole scene the look of an old silent movie."

Digital Fortress, Dan Brown

Was this the Start of the Field of Robotics?

Screenshot from Babylon Berlin

Was this the reason for the start of the field of robotics?

Period German Steam Engines

I believe that these steam engines are of German design. I found this and the following in Babylon Berlin. Not a bad depiction of a period train station, as well.

As found on Babylon Berlin.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

A Sherlock Holmes story with a slightly different narrative.

More Signs From Above

Source: 007 James Bond-"You Only Live Twice". Signs in Tokyo.

Source: "Belfast"

Meet The Master Of Miniature Worlds

The outstanding and painstaking work by this French miniaturist is mind blowing. Most impressive!

15 Emerging Technologies that Will Change the World #1

15 Emerging Technologies that Will Change the World is a twenty minute video that describes severl up-in-coming technologies. I found it very interesting.

I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Krank is Juiced up

Krank is all juiced up after samplying the dreams of a child.

Screenshot from The City of Lost Children.

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The City of Lost Children, The Steampunk Wiki

Notre-Dame de Paris built from Cardstock and Foam-core

The book nook is a model constructed from cardstock and foam core that depicts the "Notre-Dame de Paris". The video steps through the process of building of this "perfect illusion".

Building Miniature Ebony and Rosewood Boxes

This post is a bit further a field than most of my posts, but not totally out of my field of interests. Although I haven't made boxes this small before I have built some hardwood boxes. What really caught my attention was how small the authors boxes are. If it is small you have my attention. These are such small and exquisite examples of the craft that this video deserves a watch.

Reys Speeder

This Speeder adaptation is made from hard plastic and only measures 40 x 25mm. The figure is faceless and like the actress Daisy Ridley when she plays Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, expressionless. Reys speeder is approximately 12 feet long in "real" life amd might make an interesting project someday.

"I designed my speeder to carry heavy loads back and forth between the Graveyard and Niima. But when it's lightly loaded it goes really fast-- and pretty high."

―Rey

A very interesting vehicle. "It is built from parts from the starship graveyard on Jakku, the Niima Outpost, or from parts acquired from Teedo traders."

"My custom speeder. There's nothing like it in the whole galaxy."

―Rey

Screen shots are from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Blade Runner Blimp Replica

Interesting conversation on the creation of a Blade Runner Blimp Replica.

Adam Savage's Set Tour of the Blade Runner Universe!

Did you realize that some of the scenes of Blade Runner were filmed in a cave? The filming location helped protray the "other worlds" feel of the street scenes. Although this is a short video it provides an interesting prospective into the making of this film. In addition, the video includes a nice music track.

Although I haven't had a chance to watch this one yet, this is another installment to my Blade Runner Series. You got to love all things about Blade Runner.