Happy Sunrise

In place of a regular blog post, today I am please to present a new short film I have made titled: Happy Sunrise: A Short Film.

Description: A beautiful happy day full of flowers and smiles turns even happier...for pessimists.

 

 

Magic

Originally posted on June 24, 2009.

Magic, in the paranormal sense of the word may be defined as �anything alleged to exist that is not explainable by any present laws of science.�  Of course this leaves us with a partial explanation for magic in that it is completely plausible by this definition that science has not yet caught up with the particular phenomena.  For instance, there is no scientific law or evidence that indicates even a remote possibility for any terra based species to possess the ability to morph (or evolve) into a different species � but that�s just because scientific knowledge is too limited right now.  So in the interim, it is safe to say that based on our definition, mankind was able to evolve from apes because of magic.

Now we come to the inevitable question of whether some things will ever be able to be explained by science.  In our physical world, some things simply defy a reality of explanation in such a stark mystery that it seems science will never get to the point of providing answers for inquiring minds.  Examples of such cases include:

01. Black Holes
02. The Bermuda Triangle
03. Rosie O�Donnell
04. Aliens
05. Sasquatches
06. The Loch Ness Monster
07. Michael Moore�s head
08. Ghosts
09. Spontaneous Dental Hydroplosion

For now we must assume that these things are strictly based in the realm of the magical until some scientist somewhere is able to get his article published in a �scholarly� journal � then it�s pretty much scientific law.

Video Harvest - Volume 8

Since I did not post a Video Harvest last week, you are getting an extra huge bushel of moving pixels this week.
 
First caption: LOL.

Next we have the super secretive film project of J.J. Abrams, �Super 8.�

This video is 15 minutes long�I�m sorry. But blasting mosquitoes out of the sky with a flippin laser is just too awesome.

The next video is in honor of the recent release of Iron Man 2. Directed by my good buddy, Steven Bowman.

Lastly, we have the full length Google Chrome speed test commercial�not really scientific or valid results but still cool to watch.

Advertising

Originally posted May 6, 2009.

Let�s face it; there are all kinds of ridiculousnesses in advertising these days. In an attempt to be witty, clever, shocking, and/or attention grabbing, companies come up with some of the dumbest abbreviations, slogans, and catch phrases ever to be conceived by man. Let�s take a few moments to explore this world of advertising with some real world examples�

01. BOGO � Originally this term was coined �Buy One Get One Free� which is simple and not hard to say. Yet, someone thought it would be cute to abbreviate this into an acronym that doesn�t even include the entire term. BOGO stands for �Buy One Get One� the obvious clipping of the little detail of �free� means that BOGO could refer to little else than �You get what you pay for�if you buy one, you only get one.� Thus, the term should be BOGOF yet people in marketing are apparently not good at English and BOGO is used flippantly and incorrectly on newspaper inserts across the US.

02. Not understanding the difference between a Sequel and a Prequel � This one has come to my attention just recently with the upcoming release of the film �Angels and Demons.� This film is based on a book written by Dan Brown that was written 3 years before his book �The Da Vinci Code.� Yet, the trailer for the film adaptation of Angels and Demons states that it is a sequel to The Da Vinci Code when it is in fact a prequel. You�d think that a film studio�s marketing department would have done at least a little bit of research on their own movie�s source material before making such an obvious mistake�but they apparently didn�t.

03. HDD � if you go to any electronics store and take a look at their digital video cameras you will notice many times that they have the letters HDD in large text in an extremely visible location on the camera itself. In this case it is marketing genius on the part of the manufacturer and buyer retardation on the part of the consumer. HDD does not mean High Definition Display�.it means Hard Disk Drive meaning the video files are stored on an internal hard drive and are likely not in anywhere close to an HD resolution. Yet, marketers sell tons of cameras by jumping on the HD bandwagon and making people think they�re getting something they�re not.

These are just a few examples (3 to be exact) of how advertising can be lame. Comment if you know of any more.

Star Wars Day

In honor of yesterday�s Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you)�(yes, it�s lame - even by geek standards), here is a shameless plug for a product that spawned out of an April Fools joke�but then became so popular that it was made available for consumer purchase by ThinkGeek.com.

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Slumber in the Belly of the Beast

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive... and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, printed internal intestines, and a plush lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is "Attack of the Clones" you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of "Empire Strikes Back".

Use the plush lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don't change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.

Product Features

Classic Star Wars sleeping bag simulates the warmth of a Tauntaun carcass
Built-in embroidered Tauntaun head pillow
Plush Lightsaber zipper pull
Printed intestines pattern on inside of bag
Great for playing pretend "Save Luke from the Wampa" games
Teach your children about the best Star Wars movie ever
Fully Licensed Lucasfilm� Collectable
100% Polyester construction, Machine washable
WARNING CHOKING HAZARD - Ages 3 and Up ONLY
For indoor use only. Not suitable for camping.
One size fits all. Enough room for adults, plenty of space for kids
Bag Dimensions - 33" x 67" (not including head pillow or legs)

(c) (2009) Lucasfilm Ltd . & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Price: $99.99
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/plush/bb2e/?pfm=Carousel_Tauntaun_4

Opposites

They say that opposites attract�so invariably we should see patterns following this social epistemology on a regular day to day basis: Super hot beautiful young women with acres of wealth should always be attracted to ugly homeless old and busted beggar guys. Car crash statistics should show that most automobile accidents occur between 2008 Ferrari 360s and 1972 El Caminos. Dogs and Cats should be the best of friends. Apple and Microsoft should do commercials for each other. North Carolina and Duke should refuse to play each other and just let the game go on forever. Yet, none of these things ever seem to happen�why is this? I�ll tell you why, because these things are socially unacceptable.

Gorgeous rich women don�t follow their inmost desire to be with a bum on the street because society tells them that it is not cool despite what their feelings are. Society has also set up traffic laws that would prevent opposing vehicles from being attracted to each other on the highway. Dogs and cats are supposed to fight like dogs and cats because our culture has defined it as such. Apple and Microsoft have to hate each other or they will be suspected of conspiring and stealing money from the government. North Carolina and Duke�s campuses are way too close to each other and society states that to mean that they have nothing in common and must hate one another. As you can see, society is an evil that changes what is good and natural into something not good and natural. The fact is that opposites do attract but social opinion does everything within its power to reject and redefine this truth. Look at the marriage issue in this country�nature, physiological common sense and absolute moral truth state that opposites attract�yet society wishes to change what is natural to what is backward.

So what is the answer dear friend? I�ll tell you�we must destroy society. Societal homicide is the only way to truly allow free market attraction of opposites in this culture of ours. Of course�that would put us in a position of opposition to society�to be consistent with our own philosophy we would have to let ourselves become attracted to society�resulting in the complete failure of our original plan to murder-death-kill it. Dang, never mind.