Recent content by steve gelder

Howdy!

Curse you, Birdman...!

Looper, which will have people drawing out time continuum lines on napkins after they see it and try to figure it all out. Good film, 7/10. Frankenweenie, which felt kinda stretched to fill a feature, still fun and dark. Not sure who the audience is. Damn sight better than Dark Shadows. 6/10...

Hey, Everyone - Just a quick brag and push - the brag being for my daily podcast "Independent Thinking" which was recently nominated for "Best Podcast" in LA Weekly's Web Awards 2012. The push is also for "Independent Thinking" - I have an Indiegogo project up, trying to raise some extra...

You can do it in either order, I guess. You're basically creating a video background out of multiple still images or film. You'll shoot your friend playing in front of a green screen before or after creating that footage, then key out the green screen and substitute your video. Does that...

Anyone who leads with a Monty Burns telephone greeting is all right in my book. Welcome! gelder

Saw "The Amazing Spiderman" - well, most of it. Power grid went down and I didn't get to see the last 8 minutes, which apparently sets up the sequel. Have to check, but I don't think I can comment on it yet, due to a studio embargo. But, I can safely say, it is definitely a Spiderman movie...

You could just show the Dad, framed against the full moon, gun in hand, saying "Please, Son. We can work this out." Then cut to the werewolf, snarling, making a move, then the gunshot. Might be do-able in 25 seconds and still get the main points of this scene idea in. gelder

For professional editing jobs, which they're treating this as, every second counts. So, I would anticipate that if you submit anything that is not 25 seconds, you will be wasting your time, and they will not consider it. gelder

Thanks for the heads up, CF - +100 karma points for you... Don't know if I'll be able to find time, but looks interesting. gelder

BTW, it's the "whole" kitchen sink. gelder

For those of you asking why - here's something from the near future, 2023. Some of the stories young Mr. Weyland recounts may be familiar to those who have just seen the film... http://youtu.be/S7YK2uKxil8 gelder

Didn't care for Dark Shadows. An interesting look and idea, but, as with many of the recent Burton/Depp outings, no real substance to the story. gelder

That's just a guess. This in no way, shape or form, should be construed by the good people at 20th Century Fox as my review of the film. Mathematically, I could hate the visuals, follow the logic like a rabid bloodhound, love the direction and be completely unmoved by the script, and still...

You're half right. gelder