Nothing like the 405 on a Friday during a rainstorm. We see you bad drivers, and raise you bad drivers who have no concept of how to drive in weather conditions outside of "Sunny and 70!"
Well, next time file similar action on behalf of your daughter in the courts against the teacher. As our society has become more and more litigious, it seems to be the first person to "draw blood" in the court room is at a legal advantage.
Thanks for sharing your mythology, it obviously has great value and validity to you as you are quite passionate about it. But it's not ANY MORE unique or special than any other mythology that is espoused.
And before the onslaught of how I'm trolling Christianity, please go read Joseph Campbell, as that is the definition of mythology I am using (Why even bother right?).
I've yet to meet a fundamentalist Buddhist. When one of the central tenets is, There are many paths to the top of the mountain (Gross over simplification, I know...) it tends to encourage a degree flexibility and openness to new ideas. Maybe someone can point a sect out, but I'd hardly call it Rampant.
Hindus probably got some wacky's though, everyone does.
There are production issues with this episode, sound and some continuity and it's a byproduct of small crew and small funds. Another episode, which came out much better is coming out in another week. Honest criticism welcome.
Touche sir, you are correct there are tons of costs that aren't necessarily on the surface, such as licensing music etc and it does get real expensive real fast. My production isn't spectacular, but it looks pretty good and I'm ok with loading it online for the world to see. My only point was that don't let cost get in the way of what you want to do, because frankly no one gives you opportunities and truthfully I'm a bit defensive given that I'm about to go live with my project...so sorry for being a dick.
Stop drinking your hater aid. I finished up a project in November as specified and it's just about to go live. I have no pretension of mastery, but everything I said is a reflection of first hand experience.
All the equipment mentioned costs little to rent, I know this from first hand experience. You're not the only person with experience, and I spoke as someone who just finished a project and I wasn't merely helping friends. It was my project. So thanks for adding your two cents worth.
Like CG and hi-def are a requisite for creating art? I don't think so, it may be your requirement for viewership but that's a different issue altogether. There are plenty of hi-quality films that utilize little-to-no CG and frankly basic CG is doable on a desktop computer. Am I going to be able to render a highly complex scene? Of course not but that isn't within the scope of my aspirations at the moment, and don't take my word on any of this. But I think Robert Rodriquez is a bit more credible than me. If you happen to own the collectors edition of Sin City there are some great interviews with Mr. Rodriguez talking about his career and his approach, and he argues that aspiring filmmakers have access to every tool they need to make high quality films.
You don't need multiple cameras to do multiple angles on a single shot, you just need to do the scene multiple times. Does it open the door to continuity errors? Of course it does, but continuity errors are always going to be something to contend with so what's it really matter? The consumer level software is not prohibitively expensive and both Vegas and i Movie will put together a film, and with some options. It ain't studio work, but if your editor is talented it still looks good. Vegas costs next to nothing and is used in production houses for certain areas of work. You don't need top of the line equipment to create quality, you need top of the line equipment to make a studio picture but studio pictures rarely are for anything but entertainment.
And I can get a camera right now for $1200 that is considered, among idie film makers to be a very good camera. I can then go get the other equipment I need for the other $800. I'm not saying these prices are for new equipment but the used market is there...
That's just how it is with big studios. They're mostly public companies at this point anyhow, and that means you have suits making business decisions not creative people making creative decisions. Truth is, the Studios have positioned themselves to be something of a niche, which is a bit ironic. They're the only one who are going to be able to serve up the $300 million summer blockbusters, but we're going to see less and less of these and more and more stuff moving to the internet.
If you want to produce work that is artistically rewarding for yourself, it is very easy to do today. It doesn't cost you more $2000 in equipment and then your elbow grease. Hopefully, some people start putting some quality shit up on YouTube soon, it's just a matter of time...
I wouldn't be so quick to make that blanket statement. Often times with these projects, there are serious environmental ramifications that severely affect quality of life for the incredibly poor. More specifically, any individual who has subsumed as a productive member of the society will see great benefit but the marginalized, the poor, the insane, will often suffer greatly for these advances. Happens in every developing country from India, to China to Africa.
If you're a tax exempt church you are not to campaign politically on any issue. That is the law in the state of California. If you don't want to be Tax Exempt, by all means go say and support the causes that you want but if you want to maintain that fun little status, STFU and sit down.
For starters, I think these sets are extremes anyways. As a resident of the state of California, I don't know a single person who was going to leave the state based on the results of proposition eight. That's not to say they are NOT out there, because I know they are, but that's to say it's a very slim segment of the population.
It's not really about the hiring anyhow. It's an attempt by Google to get the proposition thrown out because it's an absurd proposition that was sold to the state by a bunch of hate mongers who gussied it up in the guise of "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" when none of the issues raised by the Pro 8 side were even valid when looked at closely.
It's quite simple really: Basic civil liberties for all. Treat all members of society as though they are the same and stop forcing religious viewpoints in to CIVIL discussions.
Being a shareholder of a company is a decision that an individual makes. I can choose to be a shareholder in a company for any number of reasons, just as I can choose to buy a specific product for any number of reasons. Shareholders have absolutely no play in this conversation. If you disagree with Google's stance, sell your share in the company and refuse to support them any longer but they are not a church and they are not a tax free institution.
Now, the Mormon Church, should not have been supporting proposition eight. This has nothing to do with their view point, and everything to do with the fact that they are categorized as a tax exempt institution and as such do not have the right to support political causes of any kind. I know of no such exemptions for corporations thus they should be entitled to express their viewpoint in the matter.
Corporations who supported it are entitled to support it just as Google was entitled to fight against it.
It's known as the Allegory of the Cave, it's a dialogue between Socrates (Plato's teacher) and Glaucon (Plato's brother). When I was still in university, there seemed to be some debate to how real Socrates the man was, but don't know if that's changed (University wasn't too long ago for me....5 years).
It is amazing how many Philosophers have touched on ideas the end up being partially true in the physical world, though that is more happenstance then brilliance on their part:)
One summer I decided I wanted t work at a record store. I went, applied to one store in the area took the little test and never got a call back. I think I scored in the 80th-90th percentile on the test, because I'm actually pretty honest. I didn't try game the system, didn't do anything. Thought oh well, wasn't meant to be.
Week later apply for another position different store, this time no test just an interview. I got the job, wahoo! Talking to my new manager few weeks later and I asked him about the test, his response "Well, we used to use the test, but everyone we hired based on the test end up stealing from the store."
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Nothing like the 405 on a Friday during a rainstorm. We see you bad drivers, and raise you bad drivers who have no concept of how to drive in weather conditions outside of "Sunny and 70!"
We may not like the practice, but it's not illegal and I can't even argue it being unethical.
Yeah I seem to remember seeing pie charts of Microsoft's revenue per product and it's crazy how much they make off the Office Suite....
Sucks man, don't disagree.
Though upon here you're in Oregon I wasn't exactly shocked...
Well, next time file similar action on behalf of your daughter in the courts against the teacher. As our society has become more and more litigious, it seems to be the first person to "draw blood" in the court room is at a legal advantage.
Lame, lame, lame...
Thanks for sharing your mythology, it obviously has great value and validity to you as you are quite passionate about it. But it's not ANY MORE unique or special than any other mythology that is espoused.
And before the onslaught of how I'm trolling Christianity, please go read Joseph Campbell, as that is the definition of mythology I am using (Why even bother right?).
I've yet to meet a fundamentalist Buddhist. When one of the central tenets is, There are many paths to the top of the mountain (Gross over simplification, I know...) it tends to encourage a degree flexibility and openness to new ideas. Maybe someone can point a sect out, but I'd hardly call it Rampant.
Hindus probably got some wacky's though, everyone does.
I ran my mouth and thanks for accepting my apology. Time for me to back it up eh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPvlGfa0V78&feature=channel_page
There are production issues with this episode, sound and some continuity and it's a byproduct of small crew and small funds. Another episode, which came out much better is coming out in another week. Honest criticism welcome.
Name's Alex.
Touche sir, you are correct there are tons of costs that aren't necessarily on the surface, such as licensing music etc and it does get real expensive real fast. My production isn't spectacular, but it looks pretty good and I'm ok with loading it online for the world to see. My only point was that don't let cost get in the way of what you want to do, because frankly no one gives you opportunities and truthfully I'm a bit defensive given that I'm about to go live with my project...so sorry for being a dick.
Stop drinking your hater aid. I finished up a project in November as specified and it's just about to go live. I have no pretension of mastery, but everything I said is a reflection of first hand experience.
All the equipment mentioned costs little to rent, I know this from first hand experience. You're not the only person with experience, and I spoke as someone who just finished a project and I wasn't merely helping friends. It was my project. So thanks for adding your two cents worth.
Thanks for the link, great read!
Like CG and hi-def are a requisite for creating art? I don't think so, it may be your requirement for viewership but that's a different issue altogether. There are plenty of hi-quality films that utilize little-to-no CG and frankly basic CG is doable on a desktop computer. Am I going to be able to render a highly complex scene? Of course not but that isn't within the scope of my aspirations at the moment, and don't take my word on any of this. But I think Robert Rodriquez is a bit more credible than me. If you happen to own the collectors edition of Sin City there are some great interviews with Mr. Rodriguez talking about his career and his approach, and he argues that aspiring filmmakers have access to every tool they need to make high quality films.
You don't need multiple cameras to do multiple angles on a single shot, you just need to do the scene multiple times. Does it open the door to continuity errors? Of course it does, but continuity errors are always going to be something to contend with so what's it really matter? The consumer level software is not prohibitively expensive and both Vegas and i Movie will put together a film, and with some options. It ain't studio work, but if your editor is talented it still looks good. Vegas costs next to nothing and is used in production houses for certain areas of work. You don't need top of the line equipment to create quality, you need top of the line equipment to make a studio picture but studio pictures rarely are for anything but entertainment.
And I can get a camera right now for $1200 that is considered, among idie film makers to be a very good camera. I can then go get the other equipment I need for the other $800. I'm not saying these prices are for new equipment but the used market is there...
That's just how it is with big studios. They're mostly public companies at this point anyhow, and that means you have suits making business decisions not creative people making creative decisions. Truth is, the Studios have positioned themselves to be something of a niche, which is a bit ironic. They're the only one who are going to be able to serve up the $300 million summer blockbusters, but we're going to see less and less of these and more and more stuff moving to the internet.
If you want to produce work that is artistically rewarding for yourself, it is very easy to do today. It doesn't cost you more $2000 in equipment and then your elbow grease. Hopefully, some people start putting some quality shit up on YouTube soon, it's just a matter of time...
I love Julius Cesear...such a fitting quote.
I wouldn't be so quick to make that blanket statement. Often times with these projects, there are serious environmental ramifications that severely affect quality of life for the incredibly poor. More specifically, any individual who has subsumed as a productive member of the society will see great benefit but the marginalized, the poor, the insane, will often suffer greatly for these advances. Happens in every developing country from India, to China to Africa.
Erm, last time I logged on to TF2 (albeit two months ago) the game had become utterly unplayable. Cheaters everywhere... :(
If you're a tax exempt church you are not to campaign politically on any issue. That is the law in the state of California. If you don't want to be Tax Exempt, by all means go say and support the causes that you want but if you want to maintain that fun little status, STFU and sit down.
For starters, I think these sets are extremes anyways. As a resident of the state of California, I don't know a single person who was going to leave the state based on the results of proposition eight. That's not to say they are NOT out there, because I know they are, but that's to say it's a very slim segment of the population.
It's not really about the hiring anyhow. It's an attempt by Google to get the proposition thrown out because it's an absurd proposition that was sold to the state by a bunch of hate mongers who gussied it up in the guise of "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!" when none of the issues raised by the Pro 8 side were even valid when looked at closely.
It's quite simple really: Basic civil liberties for all. Treat all members of society as though they are the same and stop forcing religious viewpoints in to CIVIL discussions.
Being a shareholder of a company is a decision that an individual makes. I can choose to be a shareholder in a company for any number of reasons, just as I can choose to buy a specific product for any number of reasons. Shareholders have absolutely no play in this conversation. If you disagree with Google's stance, sell your share in the company and refuse to support them any longer but they are not a church and they are not a tax free institution.
Now, the Mormon Church, should not have been supporting proposition eight. This has nothing to do with their view point, and everything to do with the fact that they are categorized as a tax exempt institution and as such do not have the right to support political causes of any kind. I know of no such exemptions for corporations thus they should be entitled to express their viewpoint in the matter.
Corporations who supported it are entitled to support it just as Google was entitled to fight against it.
It's known as the Allegory of the Cave, it's a dialogue between Socrates (Plato's teacher) and Glaucon (Plato's brother). When I was still in university, there seemed to be some debate to how real Socrates the man was, but don't know if that's changed (University wasn't too long ago for me....5 years).
It is amazing how many Philosophers have touched on ideas the end up being partially true in the physical world, though that is more happenstance then brilliance on their part :)
I have a very interesting article as well on the exact same topic: http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
One summer I decided I wanted t work at a record store. I went, applied to one store in the area took the little test and never got a call back. I think I scored in the 80th-90th percentile on the test, because I'm actually pretty honest. I didn't try game the system, didn't do anything. Thought oh well, wasn't meant to be.
Week later apply for another position different store, this time no test just an interview. I got the job, wahoo! Talking to my new manager few weeks later and I asked him about the test, his response "Well, we used to use the test, but everyone we hired based on the test end up stealing from the store."
Classic.
That's totally it! You nailed it! The Rich in America just steal from the poor!
Dumb da dumb dumb dumb.