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Thanks, Chris. Yeah, render power continues to be an issue for all of us Indie guys. I was watching Prometheus again (don't ask me why), but all I could think was, " Predator 3 would probably take 2 days to render a single frame from some of those shots. That's why I mostly concentrate on...

Well, Predator 2 is up and running again. I did take some pictures, but there really isn't anything interesting to show. Once I got the bracket out, I saw that all I really had to do was re-attach the small broken part, the clip arm, then make a doubler out of steel to sit on top of the...

There I was, working away on my computer, Predator 2, the one I'm on right now, and it suddenly turned off. I thought there might have been a brief power outage, so I powered it back on. Thirty seconds later it turned off again, then again, and again. After opening up the case to look for a...

Interesting. They want you to pay for the authoring. I guess they didn't include with their offer an attractive plan for distribution. No promise of putting the DVDs in Walmart or Entertainmart? Considering it only takes an experienced person around an hour (plus transcoding time) to author a...

I get my new and used dvds and blurays from Amazon. A brand new DVD for, say, $18, I can get used and in new condition for a few bucks.

That was pretty cool. I found a Youtube video that explains the process a little more clearly.

So, how do you break down a model for 3d printing? The first thing you have to do is decide on the scale. I decided to make the model 3 feet tall, a little less than a meter. Setting the scale is important so you can figure out how big each peace can be. You see, a 3D printer has a set area it...

Do you remember the Rancor monster model I 3D printed around a year ago? It's an 8 inch tall model of the Rancor from Return of the Jedi. Well, I got bored around a month ago and so decided the best thing to do was to print the model again, but this time, I'm printing it as a 3 foot tall...

Let's see. ... fifty two times..... carry the one...... divide by my shoe size..... Oh wow. Out of 4680 weeks, I've already burned through about 3120 of them... 66.6% "You hear that Elizabeth.. I'm commin' to join you honey."

That's great advice! Along those lines, the smart phone. I don't have one. I had one over a decade ago and found myself falling into the same zombie-like behavior that is so prevalent in today's society: always looking at my phone, sending receiving dozens of meaningless texts, watching mind...

Here is a great book that has been around since 1936 and is as relevant today as it was back then. Once you read the book, you'll realize how accurate the title is. The author, Dale Carnegie, walks you through all kinds of simple, almost common sense, ways to appear more likable so that you...

Dialog is a funny thing. It doesn't have to, nor does it usually, follow a narrative writing style. The style is dictated by the character: who they are, how they think, their education, their frame of mind. Many times, people don't even speak in complete sentences or use proper verb tense. It...

I just watched the preview. It looks like something I might want to watch tonight or tomorrow. Are you looking for reviews?

In general, make sure you capitalize sentences. Learn how to use commas. Learn how to joint dependent clauses to independent clauses. The dialog is not natural; people don't talk like that.

Oh no! What happened? Michael, what were you thinking? So disappointing. Would I be going too far to say it was terrible? Outlaw Johnny Black was suppose to be a satire on blacksploitation films of the 70's but it had none on the kitsch that its predecessor, Black Dynamite, had. It wasn't...

I will be there!

Time to take a break, cook up a pizza, and watch a movie. Outlaw Johnny Black starring Michael Jai White. I haven't seen it yet, but I read that it's a satire on blackspoitation films from the 70's, just like Black Dynamite, also starring Michael Jai White. I'm a big fan of Michael's...

You're not alone, brother..

I watched for video 3 times. The first time, I felt that the boy was upset because his parents were always fighting. The second time I felt the same thing, but upon the 3rd viewing I felt the boy was suffering from schizophrenia. Nobody was fighting. The harsh voices were voices in his mind...

I'm not a fan on 'one location' indie films, but I understand the need to do it that way. I think you need to have other locations, even if just for a quick insert, to break up the monotony. Maybe during the story a character needs to go to the store or pick something up from her brother's...