Ninja Robot Dinosaur

Ever since seeing The Last Airbender on opening day a couple of weeks ago, things haven’t been easy. Sleepless nights, waking up crying, general saltyness. i knew it wasn’t going to be good, I just didn’t expect it to be the worst.

Then, while digging through some old files tonight, I found this gem:

The mock-poster was made by my friend Mike Smith (producer of what I firmly believe to be the greatest fishing game ever made – Creatures of the Deep) and it instantly brought a smile to my face.

Mike cast me in the role of the Sokka on the left and my friends Wade as Zuko and Benson as Aang (the Last Gamebreaker.)

Even M. Night’s travesty cannot ruin the original animated series and the pure awesomesauce it inspires.

(One day I will have to tell the story of how ‘Havadog: The Last Street Vendor’ made it into a kids game on the DS.)

Kevin Dart’s wonderful creation, Yuki 7, finally has her own webpage!

Yuki 7 is a fictional movie franchise – a fictional, female version of James Bond if you will. The Yuki 7 book “Seductive Espionage” is written in a documentary style, chronicling Yuki’s rise to popularity and the careers of her creators.

The pulp style and flavor of Yuki is one of the main influences on Ray Ardent (the original back-ground mock-ups were done in a style similar to Darts) and I’ve been a huge fan of Kevin Dart’s work ever since I stumbled across his table at Comic-Con four years ago.

Absolutely brilliant and inspiring work!

Noobie Noobinson is a local Vancouver band composed of pure awesome. Stick around for the end section to see what I’m talking about.

There is a an exciting movement in the world of indie and professional film and television that completely changes the landscape for small and indie producers; cinematographers are choosing HDSLR picture cameras to shoot their productions.

Yes, you read correctly – using a picture camera to shoot movies.

The above video shows a cinematographer who shoots CSI Miami on a Canon 7D – a camera which will run you a little under $2000, with lens. A show like CSI Miami can afford almost any camera and the fact that a high budget show chooses a camera like this shows that they are more than capable of making a AAA image. And he’s not alone in Hollywood, the Canon 5D was used on the season finale of House.

The quality of image is nothing short of stunning and it makes independent film making more affordable than ever before.

Brilliant! Time to make a film.