Against the Grain is a new track by Hudson, a Melbourne based indie-folk artiste. The video claims to be 100s of hours of pushing pencils to create this stop animation. I think that’s a great waste of human life when you can do the same in lesser hours on a computer. Is this taking novelty to an extreme or is it simply a low budget production?

Las Palmas is a short film by Johannes Nyholm. The film is about a middle aged lady making friends & having fun in life. The interesting portion of this film is that the lead is played by a 1 year old girl & the rest of the cast are marionette puppets.

View the full length version.

Gin no Sara is one of the traditional businesses who have been edgy in their advertising. This time, they bring the idea of a sexy nurse to life with a twist of exposing the reality under the makeup. What nurses can learn from this is to have a nice picture taken for your credentials.

We The Thousands is an unsigned band based in Singapore trying to do rock the way it’s done. They are Bryan de Silva, Dhany, Lewis & Jonathan Yip. With the release of their EP “Would You Kindly?”, they have released their first music video for a track called “Ground Zero Affair“. It’s definitely not easy to have an MV done up in Singapore. This band has gone a long way just to get started.

Visit their Facebook Page or download “Ground Zero Affair” at BandCamp.

The Gag Quartet is a band dedicated to memes. In their latest video, they play a good rendition of Nyan Cat, Rebecca Black’s Friday & many other memes! This is a must watch video for all the fans of 9gag.

Gin no Sara is one of the traditional businesses who have been edgy in their advertising. In this commercial, a late night hanky panky gets disturbed by a stray dog. It’s a case of a girl versus a dog. Let’s see how this wraps up. It’s all about the ability to identify materials.

You are not so smart when you choose to eat the cupcake & not the salad, got to the club instead of hitting the books & wonder why you never get to the deadlines you set, such as pushups. It’s not about choices but understanding that you have to outsmart yourself to be productive. We wait till the last minute to buy our christmas presents. “You are not so smart” is the title of the new book by David McRaney on how to manage procrastination, a primal desire for pleasure & novelty.

This piece is some awesome visual effects done by the talented team at Corridor Digital. It’s the integration of dubstep with japanese like uber super power pulse rifles, though they look like NERF guns during closeups. Corridor Digital does short films for the joy of the world, at the same time, they produce commercials. They have new work every other week on Youtube. Enjoy.

This clever little bag is Puma’s push at sustainability by replacing the traditional cardboard shoebox packaging. FuseProject were invited to rethink the shoebox & find ways to reduce the amount of cardboard required. The new design incorporates a cardboard sheet, with the shoes wrapped within a bag, complete with handle, reducing 65% of the cardboard required. This is set to roll out at in 2011. Has anyone seen it?

You may want to see what New Balance is up to on sustainability, it’s a brand war.

Sprite Zero creates “Skate ‘n’ Splash”, an interactive video which allows you to control the skater, executing stunts while in high air by 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 on your keyboard. This is all done within Youtube. The only portion to watch out is to have the video fully loaded. There’s a secret button 9 which you can press. I’m not going to tell you what it’s all about.

You may want to check out another interactive video Deliver Me to Hell by Hell Pizza of New Zealand.

Director Ray Pang‘s latest work for Cine65, The Team, is a nostalgic representation of the Singapore Lions football team back in the 90s. There was a day when Singapore won the Malaysian Cup. In today’s world, race seems to highlight differences more than the common humanity. How has the last 20 years changed the perception of race by the population? I leave you to watch the film & find out.

Vote for The Team in Cine65 2011.

A girl gets a ride with a professional race car driver in a Toyota Supra. If there ever was a video that deserved the ‘Wait For It’ tagline, this is the video. You know you want to watch this. This is SFW after some minor work. Enjoy.