Of Elephants and Planes

TED  just launched its first-ever short film (30 sec to 3 mins) contest  - with winners to be shown at TEDIndia this November. The TED Blog is taking the opportunity to feature some of the short films that played live at the conference in recent years.

Here are two of my favorites: "Flight Patterns," by Aaron Koblin, which uses FAA flight data to create shimmering animations of flight traffic patterns and density. And a PSA  produced by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.