History Schmistory: May 22. Not so Constant-ine
Sunday, May 22, 2016
337: Emperor Constantine the Great dies, age 65, after a reign of 30+ years. After converting Rome to Chrisitanity, and founding a second empire at Constantinople, he dies before being able to collect Social Security.
The Making of Lorenzo
Sunday, May 22, 2016
This music video for Team Marco Polo involved creating a fake concert stage with colored lights, animating a still image to create theatrical fog, keying green-screen footage and compositing several shots together to create the illusion of a one-man clone band!
History Schmistory: November 15. Out of our league?
Friday, November 20, 2015
1920: The first assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva. They swear they reserved the big conference room, but another “League” begged to differ.
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Team Marco Polo arrives at Marco Polo
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Team members Gabi and Siena arrive at Marco Polo airport in Venice. A quick bus to Piazzale Rome to catch the Vaporetto to the hotel, and, Venice, here we come!
Marco would have been so proud!
Pack like a rockstar!
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The rule at Team Marco Polo is only one bag when you’re on the road. No problem for the producers, but for the Team, who pride themselves on looking good (they’re the ones in front of the camera, after all), this task can be a real challenge. But here’s Gabi’s trick for packing light. Buy the Jurassic Park size Ziplock bags (most grocery stores have them in the US), and use a vacuum to suck the air out.
Use your vacuum cleaner to suck the air out!
Use the wand on the vacuum
The bag collapses into a clothes pancake!
Voila! You’re ready to pack for France!
GO THERE! Team Marco Polo 2014 summer trip!
Monday, June 23, 2014
We’re packing the backpacks, charging the iPhones, downloading the music, and getting ready for Team Marco Polo’s annual summer trip, this time from Venice to Barcelona by way of Provence, France. Team members Gabi and Siena will be travelling and giving commentary, while producer Bill oversees the logistics.
From la Serenissima to Las Ramblas, we’ll dodge the doges and catch the Catalonians in our never ending effort to learn about the world through the eyes of young Americans.
Here’s our itinerary:
Venice to Barcelona
Lindsay Lohan on Team Marco Polo?
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Well, this short film’s gonna be in the Venice film festival (which is, after all, in Europe) and we need the hits…
History Schmistory: February 2. Liar, Liar!
Sunday, February 2, 2014
February 2, 1935. First polygraph machine tested.
Marco Polo loves India!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Nina Paley created this awesome movie and is offering it to you for FREE. So give it a go already! Sita Sings the Blues is an ambitious, gorgeously animated telling of Marco’s favorite Indian Sanskrit epic, The Ramayana. Nina and her talented crew approach this fantastic story in a variety of ways, often with a much-needed, distinctly feminine point of view, cleverly embellished with the music of legendary jazz vocalist, Annette Hanshaw. Warm up some popcorn and spend some time with this one. You’ll be glad you did. Download high-resolution version here! …That’s all 🙂
