Monthly Archives: September 2013

Just this year, I’ve made the switch from bottled water to filtered water from home.  It is a really interesting topic and definitely one to consider for environmental conservation reasons and the future. Free Range Studio’s take on the issue … Continue reading →

After watching the video, Story of Cosmetics, I am just shocked how many chemicals are in products that I use everyday and they are not good for me.  This video also reminds me of what my mom use to say … Continue reading →

Why are we killing ourselves? That’s the question that lingers in my head after watching two of the “Story of Stuff” videos. It’s truly amazing and  sickening the amount of toxic products that are in everyday products. Like why? Why … Continue reading →

There’s a science-fiction/action-thriller movie that was just recently released called “Elysium”. The basic plot synopsis of this film is that in the year 2154, the rich and wealthy human beings live in a massive space palace called “Elysium”, while the … Continue reading →

The story of stuff is a very interesting use of multimedia, one that I find extremely effective.  No matter your personal political opinions on the subject, the synthesis of video, narrative, illustration, and sound design really drive the point home.  … Continue reading →

The Story of Stuff site is extremely provacative and effective in delivering it’s message. All content aside, the videos have a layout that is very inviting and when they combine animation behind the speaker makes it possible for her messages … Continue reading →

For this blog post, I decided to watch the Story of Cosmetics.  I have never heard of this website before and I was intrigued.  I really thought that the video was extremely informational and well produced (also a little scary, … Continue reading →

When viewing The Story of Stuff organization website, I was quickly reminded that I had seen the 20-minute video Story of Stuff in the past, which from the start showed me that these videos are memorable.  These videos were an … Continue reading →

I thought this was a pretty cool site. I looked through the site and liked the concept of the grass roots like videos and storyboards.  The drawings reminded me of a most recent time when we were in Quin Xu’s … Continue reading →

I actually stumbled across this site when I was researching this program and looking at where some of the alum are now working. Since I found out that Bradley Mu started working there, I started following Free Range Studios. I’m … Continue reading →