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I’d like to know more about selling shorts on iTunes, but I’ll need to do some research. (To give something away in iTunes, you simply put it in a podcast feed.) Basically, I know how to give away content, but not how to sell it. That’s one of the topics discussed in a recent Mad […]
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UPDATE: The files are no longer on Youtube, but I found another source. Click here to download. Here’s an excellent BBC radio documentary about H.P. Lovecraft I found on Youtube. For anyone wondering about my fascination with the author, this is a great introduction to his life and work. Weird Tales: The Strange Life of […]
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This Frequently Asked Questions list was originally posted on the Creature Corner/ CHUD message boards. It aims to answer questions about the latest wave of horror movies from Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea. Note: The Creature-Corner links are now directed to back-up pages at Archive.org. Some of the pictures may be missing, but the text […]
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READ MOREThe above picture is my first attempt at creating a creature using the Spore Creature Creator. Playing God put me in a Bedknobs and Broomsticks state of mind while designing it, so I named it Traguna. What’s the deal, you ask? Spore is a new video game coming out this fall. I’m not a big […]
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In the last few years, several unique documentaries have come to my attention. This could be the beginning of a new trend: behind-the-scenes examinations of existing movies produced without studio involvement. These are feature length docs, similar to what you’d see packaged with a “special edition” DVD, but done without distribution set up ahead of […]
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When Google Maps first launched its Street View function last year, I thought it was the coolest thing. First off, it’s quite a concept to get your head around: imagine Google vans driving down every road in a given city, taking panorama pictures every 10 feet or so. Incredible! Then there’s the functionality. It’s incredibly […]
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One of my students, Adrian Esposito, was recently featured on Rochester’s Channel 13 News. Reporter Jane Flasch spoke with Adrian as part of a series of stories on Autism. Adrian is open about discussing his Asperger Syndrome and how it affects his filmmaking interests. As his instructor at the Animation Workshop for the last several […]
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This week’s City Newspaper has a good overview of the local film community, written by Susie Hume. Susie is the reporter who spoke with me last year for the Rochester Insider. This time, she took on the entire film scene and talked to tons of people. John Vincent and Matt Ehlers get some facetime, as […]
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It’s time for an update on what I’ve been listening to. I started using Mypodder when I got bored with Itunes, but then I overloaded Mypodder. Now I’ve divided my feeds between the two aggregators, with Mypodder for my favorites and Itunes for video downloads and audio ones that update infrequently. Aside from using Mypodder […]
