"In the Japanese animation industry, there are three types of producers: (1) the executive producer, who collects funds for the production; (2) the line producer, who manages the production; and (3) the producer who plans the production. I do all three of those roles. I try to train the young people at I.G. who want to become producers in the same way: to manage all three categories. This production method is one strong point about Production I.G., and helps explain why we have been able to last this long while targeting solely the Japanese market."
"I definitely see the American market as part of my future. The Japanese animated films that are most commercially successful are the ones that are targeted toward the U.S. and other English-speaking territories. Seventy to eighty percent of non-Japanese profit comes from English language sales."
Ishikawa's "Blood: The Last Vampire", which would've won an award but wasn't longer than the required 70 minutes, so it was ineligible. [link]
From a question & answer session: Q: Would it be a fair prediction that your next feature will be 70 minutes or longer? A: (laughing) Yes. The Academy, you know...
He was born in the early 1950s and Oshii is considered one of the leading directors of the younger
generation.
I personally feel that Oshii's movies are darker and more cynical than Miyazaki's, yet Oshii and Miyazaki are good friends. Oshii has been offered a director's job at Ghibli
several times, but the projects were never realized.
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I just put a really sweet computer together for my son's big Christmas present this year.
I made sure to get him all the best computer case stuff, since that what all his friend will see. Looks are really important to little kids! I can't wait until he opens this up and sees how non-beige his very own PC is!
Case: Kingwin KT-436B-WM Aluminum Case - Blue (image)
Power supply: Enermax EG365P-VE(FCA) 350 Watt (image)
Not all meteor showers are alike, which is neat
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Geminid Meteor Shower
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Conventional meteor showers come from comets, ice, and rock and material from them is jerked off when they approach the sun, creating those large tails trailing the objects and leaving clouds of gas and dust.
When the Earth plows through such debris patches, minuscule comet fragments burn up in the atmosphere and light up the nighttime sky.
An article I read on Netscape.com said, however, that "the Geminids are linked to 3200 Phaethon, an inner solar system object that lacks many qualities of comets in the neighborhood."
"3200 Phaethon doesn't sprout a tail when it comes close to the sun. It doesn't have a halo or a coma," is a quote from a NASA bulletin on these latest showers.
One other thing that people don't realize, though, is that weather does prohibit good viewing sometimes. It's winter in North America and many of us get snow or hail on an almost daily basis in December and January.
Maybe we could all post pictures of this as the event comes closer to starting. I'll probably have my brother in law out in Phoenix point the Web cam out the window to see if I can't catch a glimpse of some of this latest Geminid shower.
I got to reading some other headlines about broadband companies. This got me to thinking -- is anyone doing well in this market right now?!
This is really upsetting because broadband is so important to so many people these days. Geeks, eBay'ers, etc. need to be connected, and ISPs, telcos, etc. don't seem to be able to provide fairly cheap, reliable service.
Hughes shutdown strands broadband users CNET News.com - 8 minutes ago... Satellites, digital subscriber lines and cable modems are the three major ways Web providers deliver broadband to homes and offices....
Hughes to close terrestrial broadband operation Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago... DirecTV Broadband, based in Cupertino, was acquired by Hughes in April... it's working toward transitioning existing customers to alternative service providers....
Hughes Shuttering a Fast ISP Unit - TheStreet.com
Broadband prices to rise in early 2003 ZDNet.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago... help ISPs stimulate the UK broadband market, which has already boomed over the last 12 months. "Recent advertising campaigns from BT and its service providers...
BTw in new year ADSL promo - The Register
AOL's Iffy Broadband Deals InternetNews.com - 12 Dec 2002 But the hefty carriage fees it faces from cable providers add up to iffy prospects for making money off broadband, consumer advocates say....
The Layoffs That Stole Christmas - Washington Post
AOL's Iffy Broadband Deals - InternetNews.com
AOL's Parsons: "This Isn't Terminal" - BusinessWeek
Local cable TV, Internet choices debated Hampton Union, NH - 7 hours ago... necessary because he has heard residents complain about the lack of options from AT&T Broadband and Comcast, the town's current Internet and cable providers....
BT fails to make the connection CW360.com, UK - 14 hours ago... why doesn't BT act as a branded reseller for third-party cable service providers?... Instead of waiting until the local level of demand for broadband justifies an...
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"In the Japanese animation industry, there are three types of producers: (1) the executive producer, who collects funds for the production; (2) the line producer, who manages the production; and (3) the producer who plans the production. I do all three of those roles. I try to train the young people at I.G. who want to become producers in the same way: to manage all three categories. This production method is one strong point about Production I.G., and helps explain why we have been able to last this long while targeting solely the Japanese market."
Ishikawa's production company: [link]
"I definitely see the American market as part of my future. The Japanese animated films that are most commercially successful are the ones that are targeted toward the U.S. and other English-speaking territories. Seventy to eighty percent of non-Japanese profit comes from English language sales."
Ishikawa's "Blood: The Last Vampire", which would've won an award but wasn't longer than the required 70 minutes, so it was ineligible. [link]
From a question & answer session:
Q: Would it be a fair prediction that your next feature will be 70 minutes or longer?
A: (laughing) Yes. The Academy, you know...
He was born in the early 1950s and Oshii is considered one of the leading directors of the younger generation.
I personally feel that Oshii's movies are darker and more cynical than Miyazaki's, yet Oshii and Miyazaki are good friends. Oshii has been offered a director's job at Ghibli several times, but the projects were never realized.
I just put a really sweet computer together for my son's big Christmas present this year.
I made sure to get him all the best computer case stuff, since that what all his friend will see. Looks are really important to little kids! I can't wait until he opens this up and sees how non-beige his very own PC is!
Case: Kingwin KT-436B-WM Aluminum Case - Blue (image)
Power supply: Enermax EG365P-VE(FCA) 350 Watt (image)
Light kit: Dual Cold Cathode Light Kit (image)
Screws: Anodized Thumbscrew - Blue (image)
Conventional meteor showers come from comets, ice, and rock and material from them is jerked off when they approach the sun, creating those large tails trailing the objects and leaving clouds of gas and dust.
When the Earth plows through such debris patches, minuscule comet fragments burn up in the atmosphere and light up the nighttime sky.
An article I read on Netscape.com said, however, that "the Geminids are linked to 3200 Phaethon, an inner solar system object that lacks many qualities of comets in the neighborhood."
"3200 Phaethon doesn't sprout a tail when it comes close to the sun. It doesn't have a halo or a coma," is a quote from a NASA bulletin on these latest showers.
One other thing that people don't realize, though, is that weather does prohibit good viewing sometimes. It's winter in North America and many of us get snow or hail on an almost daily basis in December and January.
Maybe we could all post pictures of this as the event comes closer to starting. I'll probably have my brother in law out in Phoenix point the Web cam out the window to see if I can't catch a glimpse of some of this latest Geminid shower.
I got to reading some other headlines about broadband companies. This got me to thinking -- is anyone doing well in this market right now?!
... Satellites, digital subscriber lines and cable modems are the three ...
... DirecTV Broadband, based in Cupertino, was acquired by Hughes in April ... it's working ...
... help ISPs stimulate the UK broadband market, which has already boomed over the last ...
...
... necessary because he has heard residents complain about the lack of options from ...
... why doesn't BT act as a branded reseller for third-party cable service providers? ... Instead ...
This is really upsetting because broadband is so important to so many people these days. Geeks, eBay'ers, etc. need to be connected, and ISPs, telcos, etc. don't seem to be able to provide fairly cheap, reliable service.
Hughes shutdown strands broadband users
CNET News.com - 8 minutes ago
major ways Web providers deliver broadband to homes and offices.
Hughes to close terrestrial broadband operation
Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago
toward transitioning existing customers to alternative service providers.
Hughes Shuttering a Fast ISP Unit - TheStreet.com
Broadband prices to rise in early 2003
ZDNet.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
12 months. "Recent advertising campaigns from BT and its service providers
BTw in new year ADSL promo - The Register
AOL's Iffy Broadband Deals
InternetNews.com - 12 Dec 2002
But the hefty carriage fees it faces from cable providers add up to iffy
prospects for making money off broadband, consumer advocates say.
The Layoffs That Stole Christmas - Washington Post
AOL's Iffy Broadband Deals - InternetNews.com
AOL's Parsons: "This Isn't Terminal" - BusinessWeek
Local cable TV, Internet choices debated
Hampton Union, NH - 7 hours ago
AT&T Broadband and Comcast, the town's current Internet and cable providers.
BT fails to make the connection
CW360.com, UK - 14 hours ago
of waiting until the local level of demand for broadband justifies an