Better than Gold

New Blog

betterthangold — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:40:06 +0000

Dear loyal readers,

Please note that I will no longer be updating this blog, but instead will be using my tumblr blog, which is far superior.

Cheers,

Max

betterthangold — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:33:57 +0000

The Missing Link

betterthangold — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:15:53 +0000

**BETTER QUALITY**

This short documentary was made for Digital Foundations, 2008, at Carleton College. It investigates the missing link between apes and humans, it studies the life of a not-so-average college student, and it reveals the man behind the beard.

Severance

betterthangold — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:15:53 +0000

**BETTER QUALITY**

This assignment for Digital Foundations was to make a video profile of a building. The building is Severance Hall at Carleton College, and the song is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin.

They Call Him Jabir

betterthangold — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:46:04 +0000

**BETTER QUALITY**

Here at Carleton College, there is an annual film-making competition called “DVDfest.” It’s kinda a big deal. This movie was made start to finish in two weeks, and stars Jabir Bin Mohd Yusoff, the national champion of judo in Singapore.

Pri Vetai: Private Eye

betterthangold — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:15:49 +0000

**BETTER QUALITY**

Tommy McCauley and I made a two-minute film for the first annual SPARKY competition. We were supposed to show the benefits of being able to access information for free over the internet. The film won second place in the competition.

Read the official winner announcement.

Here is an article about the competition, and another.

The Private Eye

betterthangold — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:34:49 +0000

**BETTER QUALITY**

Film Racing is a nation-wide competition where teams are asked to make a movie from start to finish in a certain amount of time, incorporating a theme and a surprise element which they only find out at the beginning of the time slot. They have these in various cities across the country, then all the videos are pooled in a national competition. This video was made for the Minneapolis 2008 competition, where we had 24 hours to make a movie whose them was “Saving” and had “knocking on a door” somewhere. This is what we got.

Homemade Assassin

betterthangold — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:33:38 +0000

In Digital Foundations, we were told to create photographic essays, incorporating photographs, text, and graphic design. Download my essay (.pdf formated) here:

Homemade Assassin