Hello! Over the last few days, I filmed the studio sections for
the upcoming series, and -- while I don't want to tempt fate -- I think it all went well? The new project is steadily taking shape, with a lot of help from production and post-production teams. Now, good
stuff from YouTube this week -- and, as ever, please do reply with your own suggestions for what might fit here! - A beautiful, silent "making a thing" videos: Something Physical makes a ribbon
microphone. Featuring subtitles to explain what's happening, extremely good sound design, and a gently musical finale. (Thanks to Tom for the suggestion!)
- Engineering with Rosie talks about long-duration energy storage,
and it's a good and pragmatic summary of the current state of play. Back when I was making weekly videos, I got a lot of offers from the sort of places that Rosie dismisses (correctly, I think!) as "obviously flawed concepts": pilot projects that would lift concrete with cranes, and then using them in reverse as generators when power was needed. The more likely solution? More batteries.
- A very cinematic video about ropeway construction, from ropeway manufacturer Garaventa: it's in Swiss German, but full English subtitles are available. This is a PR piece, and like a lot of PR pieces, it manages to be a bit too in-depth and a bit too surface-level at the same time -- it assumes a lot of existing knowledge, because
it's designed for people in the industry. But the drone footage is beautiful, and even the brief insights into the scale of the challenge were interesting.
Away from the world of video, good stuff from around the rest of the web! And finally, on TikTok: the most sour dish in the world. Wait for it. (Alternate link for desktop.)
All the best,
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