Edit: Damn, it got pulled. Anyone know if this can be viewed anywhere else, pls post in the comments. Great little featurette about Blade Runner. Used as promo material for conventions at the time, the art direction and concepts for the film are discussed in the actual studio lot that was created for the street … Read more
Found a charming documentary on BBC iPlayer. Naturalist Joe Hutto imprints himself on to a brood of wild turkeys and spends eighteen months as a turkey parent. Beautifully shot, key moments from Joe’s experiences with the turkeys are meticulously recreated, deep within Florida’s Everglades forest. Joe’s gentle narrative and thoughtful, occasionally philosophical observations, combined with a … Read more
Three Final Cut X videos for you. Firstly, the classic “Hitler finds out about..” TeeHee. Also, who’d have thought FCP would have made a segment in Conan O’Brien? Finally, a long, positive run through of some new features, and how it’s not all so terrible, by Evan Schechtman of Radical Media at the NYC Apple … Read more
My mind isn’t what it used to be. I’ve never felt the tickle of genius but in my thirties I do find my attention lacks what it used to, as does my ability to learn new things, and retain that information. In fact, my short term memory is occasionally so unreliable that I sometimes chant … Read more
Had to change the picture. Cute, isn’t he? Not much news, but as an editor I am enjoying the sh*t slinging about Apple’s new Final Cut Pro X. TV has been good for most part because of Game of Thrones. Very good indeed even though I didn’t know who anyone was until the end, when … Read more