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Have you seen the HTC One cellphone ad with the synthesized breathing set behind some sky diving stunt? Eventually, the song starts to mention Superman and sounds just artistic enough to match the free-falling fashion student angle. It’s a weird but memorable ad that kind of sticks in your head. Here’s the problem. The...
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On this edition of Play It, we look at two static shooter games that are worth a try for online gamers looking for something a little out of the norm. First up is Orange Roulette. This is a dark and disturbing static shooter about an anthropomorphic orange forced to play a series of Russian...
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One of my favorite South Park episodes is called “Over Logging.” The citizens of South Park wake up one morning to discover that there’s no Internet left. No one can check their e-mail, play games, or chat with their boyfriends. News stations cannot report on stories because everything is based on computers. A new...
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Think about the things that frightened you the most as a child. Would you give them a second thought now? For some of us, the answer is no. We had silly frights created by an overactive imagination and lack of understanding about how the world works. For others, the answer might be yes. Just...
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I really like dancing. One of my favorite parts of music directing a show is playing piano while a choreographer works with the cast. There’s so much you can do with movement and everyone, no matter how hard they try to be uniform, will find a way to add their own style. Cue this...
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Full disclosure: I wrote about this already for my Director’s Live gig. I’m doing a more thorough look at this story here. I think it deserves more attention than a firm max of 100 words can allow. How would your view of animation change if you found out that it was the original projected...
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Marvel Comics has never been a company to shy away from teaching moments in its comic books. In the 1970s, Marvel published a trio of Spider-Man comics as part of an anti-drug campaign. New characters are constantly introduced in the X-Men universe to reflect social trends and storylines inspired by real life events continually...
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I’ll be the first to admit that there are problems with existing Intellectual Property Right Laws–from here IPR laws. They’re long, they’re confusing, they’re weighed heavily in favor of big corporate interests, they’re not enforced often enough, and they’re so confusing that people believe myths are reality. No, not including “(c)” on your art...
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My predictions from the first Eurovision 2012 semifinal were correct. Both Ireland and Russia advanced to the grand finale on Saturday night. Today, another 18 countries compete for their chance at Eurovision glory. It’s a very different mix from the gimmick-heavy first group. There are a lot of ballads and dance pop songs from...
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Of all the comic compendiums/graphic novels I own, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director’s Cut by Jhonen Vasquez is easily the one I’ve read the most. I still have the first copy I picked up at a mall Hot Topic in middle school and it’s been through a lot. It’s been attacked by stupid dogs...
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