This video reiterates the reason why I love working for Microsoft: the company is full of bright and visionary people, who when given a challenge, are never afraid to think outside of the box and generate a range of ideas.  More often then not, they are ahead of their time.  Sometimes too ahead.

The buzz! Vibrated! Pulsed! Exploding! Destiny! Serendipity! Vivacity! Bang! Rhythm! Movement! Boyle didn’t storyboard this film, but if he had, you imagine it would look like something by Stan Lee—full of pows and bangs and blasts of color. To capture the insane energy and sordid beauty of Mumbai, Boyle and 28 Days Later cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle skipped Bollywood’s elaborate studios and hit the streets: Using a prototype system, they packed hard drives in backpacks and used handheld lenses that made them look more like tourists than film crews. They shot 80 percent of the film in digital video—sneaking through crowds and into off-limits locales for some spectacular shots. They got kicked out of the red-light district, a gangster’s hideout, and the Taj Mahal.

Feature on Slumdog Millionaire from NYMAG

Nike Ad directed by David Fincher (Fight Club)