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Amazing Saturn Aurora video

This is a must see – amazing images of “northern lights” from Saturn. I have no idea yet if any of this can be incorporated into “Outside In” but very cool nonetheless.

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/video/videodetails/?videoID=198

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What I'm thankful for…you.

Yes, I’m a guy in a basement making an IMAX film by myself. But not really – this would be an impossible undertaking without the incredible support, generosity and encouragement of so many. It means everything to me. Thank you.

Here’s a list of just some of you…

ToolFarm Red Giant Software Andrew Oran [...]

NASA's desperation – A Single Raised Eyebrow for SPACE!

NASA does very cool things like repairing Hubble and of course the Cassini mission, Mars Rovers and more. But one of the initial inspirations behind “Outside In” was NASA’s very lame “Why Saturn” page from several years ago at the beginning of the mission. I can’t find it now, they have at least improved [...]

Who needs science fiction?

The Cassini spacecraft has been taking some pretty stunning pictures in the last few days. Jets of water ice shooting up into space – beats the ice planet Hoth in Star Wars any day.

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What if Earth had Rings?

Cool video about Earth having rings (and probably no moon) like Saturn. OUTSIDE IN TEASE (this has an interesting connection to a shot in (“Outside In”)

Thanks to Universe Today for the heads up.

A tease of things to come

New design I'm working on for symbol/title/logo

How not to Land on Titan

One of the highlights in “Outside In” is the landing on Titan, Saturn’s mysterious moon. There are a few short videos out there attempting to show the landing using real photographs. They don’t work so well. In their defense, the existing photographs are extremely low resolution (think less than cell-phone camera) and often hard [...]

11.11.11.11

It’s November 11th – the 11th day of the 11 month. As you may realize, I’ve set a target completion date of 11.11.11 for the film and announced a “Team 11″ funding effort to help meet this goal. I hoped to have a new site and teaser up today, but alas I got quite [...]

Tell the Tribeca Film Institute they are missing the point

There are only a few major film funds out there for independent filmmakers in the US. Unfortunately, as of today, “Outside In” is eligible for none of them – that’s right, zero. It’s crazy – they all say they are looking for “cutting edge, visionary, independent work that is outside the box, etc. blah [...]