Category Archives: the film
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #6: “Space Cams are too small”
Great acts are made up of small deeds. Lao Tzu #6: “Space Cams are too small” So, this one does not sound nearly as dramatic as “It’s impossible!”. But actually, it’s a bigger deal. It seems like a great idea … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #5: “It’s Huge!!!”
. There is no smallest among the small and no largest among the large; but always something still smaller and something still larger. Anaxagoras #5: “It’s Huge!!!” So, after deciding I just might attempt the crazy, impossible, still impossible and … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #4: “It’s Foolish”
. Who’s the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him? Obi-Wan Kenobi #4: “It’s Foolish” So, I did a semi-scientific test at a little after midnight last night that will probably get several painful punches in the … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #3: “It’s Still Impossible"
. The enemy of art is the absence of limitations. Orson Welles #3: “It’s Still Impossible” So, arrived the summer 2006 arrived and I pushed my brush with IMAX out of my mind. But, these things have a way of … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #2: “It’s Impossible"
. It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. Walt Disney #2: “It’s Impossible” (read #1 here) So as I sat in the Vegas airport, my flight delayed for hours, it … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #1: "It's CrAzY!!!
. “The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds” Mark Twain #1: “It’s CrAzY!!! So, January 2006, I’m in Las Vegas and I’m miserable. I had scraped together my last few dollars to attend “The … Continue reading
The New Series: 11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement
#0: Prelude This a prequel post about an upcoming series of blog posts between now and April 12th. Needless to say, this adventure has been a challenging journey. So I’m gonna cover all the big points that would have been … Continue reading
Galactic Sized News
It’s now official: the 64-bit version of Adobe After Effects, the primary software for animating “Outside In” will finally here very soon after years of wishing and waiting. Visit Adobe’s official launch site http://cs5launch.adobe.com/ for the entire CS5 line of … Continue reading
See Saturn with your naked eyes!
It just so happens, right now is a perfect time to view Saturn with your naked eye, although some good binoculars or a small telescope would make it even better. Tonight and tomorrow night are two excellent viewing windows (the … Continue reading
