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At least you accept your limitations.

Hmmmm. Never heard that one before. Maybe you're thinking of high budget and low budget.

Check out Stephan King On Writing. Great book. Not only does he explain how he writes, but there is a bonus chapter at the end where he recalls in vivid detail the time he was taking a walk and a guy driving a van hit him.. Do you remember that? It nearly killed him. Anyway, to summarize...

Thanks, Nate. Yeah, it turned out ok. I'm happy with it, but I bet if I sent you a copy on the model, you could do something freakin awesome with it.

Finished!

This inspirational image has kept me going for years. I see a lot of inspirational posters but none of them resonate with me like this one. I printed it, framed it, and have it hanging where I can see it often. ... anybody else have their favorite?

I like that idea!.. and I hate to admit it, but when I write, I usually do think of cool things that I want to do, fx wise, then write them in. For instance, I'm trying to write in a hairy creature because I'm learning to do hair and I'm digging it!

Yeah, I haven't given up on practical effects or actual props. My plan goes right along with what you were describing. The project I told you about will use cgi characters on live plates. Even if I do have to create some digital environments, I'll still want to put real things in the shot.

Sorry about the mixed units. I don't have any graduated cylinders in liters. I use an ordinary measuring cup for liquids. Mine is is ounces. If the formula required exact liquid measurements, I usually weigh it. The triple beam measures accurately from 1 milligram and up to 1000 grams. I've...

I needed to take a break from transcoding VisualBasic to Maya Embedded Language today so I made this video. In it I explain how to make Alien Zombie Monster Slime. Here is a pdf of the instructions: Alien Zombie Monster Slime formula and instructions Enjoy!

I think the low concept for Avatar could have to do with loyalty. Jake's conflict between duty and what he is discovering.

I wrestle with these two terms also. You would expect LOW concept to be less. It sounds like less; less important, less thought provoking...

Nah, low concept doesn't mean low brow. I agree, it does sound like a dig though. :)

Don't you love when a movie or book tells a story, but beneath the obvious plot, there is something more; another story. You could say it's the real story. High concept vs Low concept. I think all good stories have both. High concept. The obvious story. The one that can be described in a...

My question about the Baldwin accident is why were there any live round on set at all? Next, how did they get mixed in with blanks? I think that needs to be investigated.

I agree that accidents that lead to death are a tragedy. A woman driving took a corner too wide and almost hit my car last month. She was playing with her cel phone at the time. I don't know what the law is for driving and using a cel phone. I think it varies from state to state. On...

Not an inert prop gun. A real gun with blanks. Big difference.

I don't know the specifics of the case pertaining to the woman driving on an icy road while talking on the phone or texting and taking a sharp corner where visibility, due to trees, made it impossible to see what was around the corner, but to say she's innocent? I'd argue that drunk drivers...

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I don't know that camera but you can look for a setting that allows you to adjust sharpening or image enhancement. I know some cameras only achieve really sharp images by enhancing them digitally inside the camera before saving them. Just like applying the 'sharpen' filter in Photoshop... on...