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I was videotaping joggers in a nearby public park last week for a series of television advertisements regarding training for a local marathon to be held in December.
A few passersby stopped and asked what I was shooting and were quite friendly. I struck up a conversation with the lead instructor of a fitness group who were exercising nearby. But most everyone else just sort of stared at the camera for a few moments and continued on about their day.
It probably helped that I was using big, expensive professional equipment and was wearing a shirt that said FOX News all over it.
I’ve rebuilt Impossible FX from scratch and here she is! This is version 2.0 of the site since I moved it to the WordPress API in March and I think it looks a lot cleaner and more professional. Check it out and let me know what you think. I’m always working on my little site so nothing is ever really final.
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George Carlin performs the “Seven Words” routine. iPhone users click here to watch the video.
George Carlin, the edgy comedian and counterculture icon, died Sunday at the age of 71.
The stand-up comic and author – best known for his groundbreaking routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” – reportedly died of heart failure at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. (Carlin, who was open about his long struggle with drugs and alcohol, had a history of heart problems, including a previous heart attack.)
In 1978, the bearded comedian famous for his clever wordplay and often-explicit commentary on sex, drugs and the absurdities of modern life found himself in the middle of a court battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court.
But even after the high court ruled that his “Seven Words” routine was indecent, Carlin refused to abandon the material. (He was arrested several times after performing the bit live, although the cases were always dismissed.)
“Saving The Planet”, my personal favorite Carlin routine, and a perfect bow out for George. iPhone users click here to watch the video.
The author of 1997’s bestselling Brain Droppings, Carlin remained active on the stand-up circuit. Just last weekend, he performed The Orleans in Las Vegas, the New York Times reports.
In November, the Grammy-winner was scheduled to receive the John F. Kennedy Center’s coveted Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
He is survived by his wife, Sally Wade, and daughter, Kelly Carlin McCall. Carlin’s first wife, Brenda Hosbrook, died in 1997.
A fierce critic of modern civilization, Carlin told Playboy in 2005 that his vision of the afterlife included a “heavenly CNN.”
“The world is a big theater-in-the round as far as I’m concerned, and I’d love to watch it spin itself into oblivion,” he told the magazine. “Tune in and watch the human adventure … That’s what I want heaven to be.”
Quoted from People.
Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report.
I got a new toy today: the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS. I got it as a replacement to my SD1000 which got ruined at a pool party some months back. Anyway, I got the bug and I got it because, again, I can’t take my SLR everywhere. It’s interesting to note that out of all the big, expensive Digital SLR, 35mm SLR, medium format and specialty equipment I own, that this little pocket camera is the only gear that features Image Stabilization. Hmm. So I played with the 1100 a bit just now before I went to bed and I must say I like it just fine. Night!
So the office is sponsoring this marathon thingie that’ll be happening later this month or so and they asked me to make, like, 30 PSAs for first-timers getting ready for the marathon. They wanted me to use stills from Getty and I was like, why? Why, when I can go to the park and shoot joggers doing their thing? So that’s what I did just now. Shooting at the park right before dusk and I have a little more than an hour of footage: more than enough for what I need. I’m tired, though. I’m gonna get me some Chinese food and head home.
One of the persons whose work helped influence my career path of television and filmmaking died Sunday. Stan Winston, whose work includes Aliens, Predator (series), Jurassic Park (seres), Roots, Edward Scissorhands, The Thing, Terminator (series), Batman Returns, Interview with the Vampire, Pearl Harbor, Artificial Intelligence: AI, Constantine, Iron Man, Galaxy Quest, End of Days, Lake Placid, Small Soldiers, The Relic, Congo, Leviathan, Starman, Tank Girl, Mousehunt and the Creature Features series, passed away Sunday from multiple myeloma.
Before working in the film industry, Stan Winston was a stand-up comedian. Mister Winston moved to Hollywood in 1968. At first he wanted to be an actor, but no jobs came his way and the following year he became an apprentice in the Makeup Department at Walt Disney Studios. One of the founders of visual effects companies Digital Domain, Stan Winston Digital and Stan Winston studios, Stan Winston is only the second special effects artist to be honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Stars.
He will be missed.
So we’re now at the half-way mark of the final season of Battlestar Galactica: a little episode called “Revelations”. In this episode, the Cylons and the Colonials make a truce and use the known Final Four cylons with Kara’s phantom Viper to find Earth — which they finally reach. So they land on Earth after three years of on-and-off searching and…it’s blasted. Nuclear war, apparently. Totally, completely irradiated, probably decades ago. And it looks a little like New York City.
So how did I feel about the ending? In a word: perfect. It was perfect. You would think that after years of searching, the colonials would finally make it to earth and be greeted with open arms or whatever, but nope: in reality, we earthlings blew ourselves up…as we are ought to do. So when our long lost brothers from other mothers find us, we’re long dead. The perfect midway cliffhanger for one of the best shows on television.
2009 won’t be able to get here fast enough. But then, I’ll read this again years from now and be like, oh yeah! I wrote that a long time ago. But right now? It’s gonna be torture.
I stumbled upon a web comic called Cyanide and Happiness. I can’t remember how I found it, all I know is I just fell in love with.
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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