Official San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Time-Lapse

This may be an ultimate, "How It's Made", episode... for those who have seen that program on USA television. If your internet connection can handle it be sure and watch this at full 1080p and full screen and marvel at what has been done. The time-lapse video shows in 4 minutes what cost taxpayers roughly $6.5B over the past 5 years. As of this writing the construction is finally nearing completion.



More images of the construction and information on the design is currently available in the Autodesk Gallery.

Friday Night Movie

I've been somewhat remiss lately with putting up another FNM edition... but the wait will have been worth it as we delve into a classic Edgar Allen Poe story, one of my personal favorites, "The Tell-Tale Heart". I love the quality of animation in this and especially the dark color palette used. This is exactly the kind of animated short film I especially enjoyed back in the days when I lived in Dayton, OH, and my circle of friends all loved the "midnight movie" scene. We'd watch stuff like this until 5:00 in the morning and stagger out into daybreak on more occasions than one!

Boy... those were the days! So, without further ado, turn down the lights, set your screen full, turn up the speakers, and enjoy tonite's animated short film: "The Tell Tail Heart", from the Talking Animals on Vimeo.

The Tell-Tale Heart from Talking Animals on Vimeo.

Biggest of the Little

I spent a little time this morning reading an article in one of my professional magazines about the upcoming Virginia Street Bridge Replacement in Reno, NV. In the process I found this charming old video produced in about 1943 that includes a bit of history about the surrounding area and the bridge itself. It's hardly necessary to even mention the dating of the video because it becomes pretty obvious as soon as the narrator begins speaking. The short trip down memory lane that follows quickly becomes quite fun especially if you've ever visited "The Biggest Little City in the World".

Take a break and enjoy a bowl of crockpot stew history where modern engineering technology meets art and culture to produce a new chapter in Reno's Virginia Street Crossing.

Post Script: And I just love little details like this pertaining to the Artwork! What a gathering place and special moment it will create for the community! A new local icon is about to be born there.

Wordless Wednesday

not any colour (another Dubai timelapse?) from Richard Bentley on Vimeo.

Amazing workmanship.

Red Bull Cranberries

The important point to note here is that no cranberries were damaged in the production of this video. :)

I just happen to be a native Wisconsin boy who has always loved cranberries... so seeing this was a real treat. Enjoy!

Burning Man 2013

As seen from a remote controlled drone. Very cool.

Parking a Cargo Jet

I've been in Honolulu training all of this past week on new software that allows us to model aircraft and design passenger loading bridges. The program runs on top of AutoCAD and I used it tonite to design and confirm a new cargo ramp parking position for a operator coming into Kona soon. It will still take me time to fully absorb all the nuances of this package, and everything we were exposed to, but it's mostly just a matter of practice. The new software is quite a bit easier to operate, has some very cool new features, and can produce simulations in 3D for certain types of equipment. Unfortunately for the project in the video above, the aircraft was not one of those where a 3D presentation could be done. Maybe next time I'll have something.