Read that as 'garage-sailing' and got flashbacks to when I watched Time Bandits (on a smaller scale). Not in a bad way mind, but in an 'I've only seen it once long ago when I was feverish and certain things stick with you way'. Cool beans though.
Bought a first printing of Talking Heads' Remain In Light on vinyl today for seven pounds. Record has some scratches but plays fine, and the album jacket is in nearly perfect condition (still has shrink wrap on it!) and a perfect photo dust sleeve and lyrics sheet. Awesome find.
Crash-a-rama is incredibly, stupidly fun. I know now that some sort of face mask and ear plugs are necessary as I've probably inhaled entirely too much fiberglass from the boats being destroyed.
My dad recently reconnected with an old friend. His friend is selling his mansion (I'm not fucking kidding. It's going for $15 Million.) but the realtor's site was crap; just an html slideshow. So, my dad tells him "Hey, my son can probably make something better. Want him to make a sample for you?" He said, "sure". So I did.
He LOVED IT. He's going to talk to the realtor to get some terms for me to make a full version and he's also going to send it to all of his realtor friends! Boo Yah!
Don't forget the part where you discuss adjustable rate NINA mortgages! You too can do your part to ruin the american economy!
But yeah, that was a really nice video. Not sure if it needed all the front and back end filler though. Just a nice subtle Sonic Production at the end would do. Also, get a tripod! That first shot made me feel like I was on a boat.
Haha, yeah. Thanks! I learned a lot about Sony Vegas while making it (ALPHA CHANNELS OMG).
As for the boaty-ness, that was some stock footage I found. I'll run some stabilization on it. For the filler up front, I was following a shortened version what my CTVA professor taught us: 5 seconds of bars and tone, 5 seconds of slate, then a 5 count (it's supposed to be 30/20/10).
The old one had more heroic proportions, and his face looked younger and more debonair. The pose in the first one is very confident, whereas the second one, although the proportions are more realistic, does not have that jauntiness. The rocket and all the details are much better on the second one, however.
Yeah, I did lose some jauntiness along the way. I've sort of lost some confidence with dynamic poses along the way at some point, so I'm doing a lot of gesture drawing exercises and such to get it back.
Convinced Amazon to take back the blu-ray version of Laputa: Castle in the Sky based on this listing saying it had an English subtitle track and all it really has are dubtitles.
Yeah, what Linkigi said. They had dubtitles on their last DVD release too but they still had the correct subtitles as well, even if their timing was a little off. I am hoping they figure out their error and do something about it but that is a long shot.
Okay, so a while ago I posted a boo-yah about me making a real estate sales video for my dad's friend's property in malibu. Well, last night I finished the final product and it was sent off to my dad's friend with a price tag of $350. This was the video:
I just got this email from the realtor via my dad's friend via my dad:
If the quality is like the preview and the cost is really only $350 then I say yes....totally worth it.
Also, if you don't mind, I may want to contact them for video of another high end property I will be listing soon.
Huzzah! EDIT: Oh hell, Look at that. Youtube made it a lot brighter for some reason.
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So I did.
He LOVED IT. He's going to talk to the realtor to get some terms for me to make a full version and he's also going to send it to all of his realtor friends! Boo Yah!
But yeah, that was a really nice video. Not sure if it needed all the front and back end filler though. Just a nice subtle Sonic Production at the end would do. Also, get a tripod! That first shot made me feel like I was on a boat.
As for the boaty-ness, that was some stock footage I found. I'll run some stabilization on it. For the filler up front, I was following a shortened version what my CTVA professor taught us: 5 seconds of bars and tone, 5 seconds of slate, then a 5 count (it's supposed to be 30/20/10).
Thing is, I was super proud of the first when I did it, but I'm not very happy with the new one! Crazy, huh.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120531173633275
You can check out the Cage Rage thread to find it.
I also bought curtains, which unfortunately do not match my carpet.
This was the video:
I just got this email from the realtor via my dad's friend via my dad: Huzzah!
EDIT: Oh hell, Look at that. Youtube made it a lot brighter for some reason.