Archive for Notes From the Lab Staff

Unexpected Airport Musical

Wouldn’t it be great if everything as tedious as waiting at the airport could be this entertaining?
Stansted Airport, London. 7 hidden cameras. 14 undercover actors. 1 unexpected performance…

From http://www.rubberrepublic.com/

Trippiest McDonald’s Commercial Ever!

This McDonald’s commercial was produced in 1971. It’s the commercial that introduced kids to “McDonald-land.” Doesn’t it bring back happy childhood memories of tripping on mushrooms with your parents on Sunday mornings?

Lab Dispatch: “Check Out Our Van!”

The Lab’s custom “Super Van” is finally ready and rolling toward a town near you!

Anton did a fantastic job with the paint job and expanded windows.

Unfortunately, we got lost on our first outing. You can see us here parked on the side of the freeway. It helps to not have the map upside-down, [...]

i09.com: Scariest Sci-Fi Moments Ever

Happy Halloween from all of us at Super Project Lab!
Excerpted from i09.com. A few of the most terrifying scenes from the scariest scifi movies:

Cloverfield (2008)
Scariest moment: The tunnel part. “Okay, just to be clear here, our options are: die here, die in the tunnels, or die in the streets. That pretty much it?”

 

Invasion Of The [...]

Premiere: Actor Switcheroos

Excerpted from Premiere Magazine.
Our 13 Favorite ‘Same Character, Different Actor’ Switcheroos
What, do they think they’re fooling us?
By Jenni Miller
The moment we learned Don Cheadle is taking over for Terrence Howard as Jim Rhodes in Iron Man 2, our minds drifted to thoughts of Willie Mayes Hayes, John Connor, and perpetually vacationing siblings Rusty and Audrey. [...]

12 Coolest Deaths in Sci-Fi History

Super Project Lab loves a good story. Here’s a great article about the endings of some renowned sci-fi stories.
From io9.com:
“It’s never great to watch a beloved science fiction hero die — but sometimes a memorable heroic death can help turn a science fiction story into a real epic. And some science fiction characters are unforgettable [...]

Lab Dispatch: “Our Favorite Tunes”

Wow, what a fantastic year it’s been for music! So many great new bands and inventive music. Here are a few favorites that kept us grooving all Summer!

Keep on dancin’!
- The Lab Manager

Inspirational Pics: Michael & ET

At the time, no one thought it odd that ET and Michael Jackson were dating. The 80’s were such an innocent time, weren’t they?

Lab Dispatch - “Behind the scenes”

Many of you have expressed interest in seeing what it’s really like to run a blog. Is it as glamorous as it’s made out to be? The truth is, yes, it’s very glamorous. Take a look at some of these exclusive shots of the Lab:

Some of our best ideas occur to us here, in bed.

But [...]

Inspirational Pics


McCain Gets “Barack-Rolled”


Flight of the Conchords “Business Time”


Tina Fey as Sarah Palin


The Art of Gary Hirsch

Doodle House Web site
Gary says “Every doodle is an act of improvisation. I always start with the eyes, but have no idea what will happen after that. Each new element (eye, nose, etc) is an offer for me to add on to incrementally until the piece tells me that it is done (whoa flakey, but [...]

Putin Rears his Head Over Alaska

Phew! Thank heavens we had Sarah Palin guarding our northern border from the Russian hordes!

Animation Painted on Public Walls

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche)
blublu.org/

‘Outside In’ Presents ‘Guerrilla Theatre’

April 21, 2010
by: admin • Events, SPL News

SPL at the Brody, Sunday at 7:00!

March 12, 2010
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

Meet Your Madmen!

November 16, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

PDX Improv-O-rama

October 30, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

Scary-Ass Improv!

October 16, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, Improv Articles, SPL News

Funny Business at Curious!

September 15, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events

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‘Outside In’ Presents ‘Guerrilla Theatre’

April 21, 2010
by: admin • Events, SPL News

SPL at the Brody, Sunday at 7:00!

March 12, 2010
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

Meet Your Madmen!

November 16, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

PDX Improv-O-rama

October 30, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

Scary-Ass Improv!

October 16, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, Improv Articles, SPL News

Portland Creative Conference

September 8, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, SPL News

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Scary-Ass Improv!

October 16, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Events, Improv Articles, SPL News

Keith Johnstone’s “Trance Masks” DVD

February 3, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Improv Articles

Improv Encyclopedia

October 12, 2008
by: Lab Manager • Improv Articles

Physicists Find Answers Thru Improv

October 9, 2008
by: Lab Manager • Improv Articles

NPR: Del Close and Roots of Second City

October 5, 2008
by: Chris Thompson • Improv Articles

LA Times: “Debateprov”

September 27, 2008
by: Lab Manager • Improv Articles

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The Amazing Hawaii Chair!

November 2, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

Auto-Tune the News

October 1, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

Portland Travelogue

September 30, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

Bacon is good for me!

September 14, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

100 Years of Visual Effects

September 5, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

Awkward Family Photos

September 2, 2009
by: Lab Manager • Notes From the Lab Staff

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