“The Dull Pencil” – A Short Film Made in 72 Hours
“The Dull Pencil” is a cute short film that lasts only 5 minutes. Give it a quick watch! This is a short film by Home Video Productions: International, a student group of filmmakers and creative types at Shepherd University. It was entered in the Frederick, Maryland 72 Hour Film Fest. It won the “Head of Class” (Best Student Film) award and was one of 5 nominations for “Best of Fest” out of over 40 other films. More info at www.72.fest.com. Do yourself a favor, set it to 1080p (or at LEAST 720p), go grab a cup of coffee or pop some popcorn, then enjoy the short...
Read MoreDUBSTEP IS FRIGGIN AWESOME
Just listening to a new brand of music. Dubstep. And it is awesome. Great song. Great remix. Mind blowing potential. Watch out. Okay song, but holy crap does this dubstep remix work. This guy has got friggin’ AWESOME moves. Look up the full song (it’s awesome) In other music news, I’m the Band Manager of Erik Goes to...
Read MoreElegant and Inspiring Interactive Animation
Came across this interactive piece of flash artwork today and it’s fantastic. A very professional and artistic piece, I fully recommend you set aside a couple minutes and check this out. It follows along a brush within this song, allowing you to weave up and down, while changing the pace and adding beautiful animations that go along with the music. Really, you’ve got to just see it to believe it. http://soytuaire.labuat.com/ If you liked that, check out more on this article at Smashing...
Read MoreI really wish that…
… when professors said they want 10-page research papers with annotated bibliographies, they really meant to say they wanted a 10 page paper (with diagrams and pictures) about your thoughts on how Abe Lincoln is a badass future robot who will time-travel and conquer the world with an army of waffle irons. That would be a lot more fun.
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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. Terry Pratchett One of my absolute favorite authors of all time
Read MoreMy "Men Who Stare at Goats" Review
Just wrote a review last night about Men Who Stare at Goats, a truly unique film that combines psychic warfare, Iraq, the new age 70′s movement, Vietnam, and goats. It’s really quite an absurd film. Here’s a snipplet from my review: This quirky adventure mixes the irony of psychic warfare in the US army, a tale of self discovery, political commentary, a mix of great actors, and a premise that is guaranteed to be off-the-wall. While this may seem like a sure winner, it stumbles rather than taking flight and becoming a true classic. Interested in what I’ve got to say?...
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