Random Stop (short)

 

 

I could tell where this was going from the first moments. Not too bad though.

 

 

The KineMini

 

On paper this camera blows away the cameras they filmed Avatar on, which still stands as the biggest movie of all time. So there’s that…

• 4K RAW In-Camera Recording
• 100fps@1080p(RAW) / 96fps@2K(RAW)
• Multiple Codecs: CinemaDNG, CineformRAW, ProRes, H.264,…
• sensor crop function
• 13 stops dynamic range
• 3D multicam-sync function
• Built-in 2.5” SSD Slot
• HDMI & SDI video output
• Exchangeable lens mount system
• Only 1,9 kg body weight

 

 

 

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Movie Posts Dump

 

 

Because I don’t have a lot of time for all this shit…

 

The Unfinished Films Of Stanley Kubrick

 

6 Best Comedy Web Series Hubs

 

Cronenberg Wants to Remove Your Breast

 

Mise-en-scène

 

Honest Gump

 

Daily Show’ Eviscerates Douchey Responses to Sexual Assault

 

Casting Your Little Film

Metropolis Beam of Light Effect

 

TFH: Andromeda Strain

 

 

Leucotopia (short)

 

Smuggled out of WTFistan.

 

Living Fecal Organisms Spotted

 

BRAIN-DEAD, REDNECK DIESEL LOVERS BRAG ABOUT HOW MUCH TOXIC SMOKE THEIR TRUCKS CAN SPEW

 

‘ISIS commits mass murder, advertises it’: Iraq executions detailed

Top CIA Officer Alleged to be Mafia Hitman Connected to Coke Smuggler!

 

Top CIA spy is accused of being a HITMAN for Miami mobsters

Mr Wright claims San Pedro hosted parties for Miami’s rich and famous, lost one of his testicles in a drive-by shooting, tortured guard dogs for fun and imported tens of millions of dollars of cocaine into the United States each year, according to Wired.

Meanwhile, Mr Prado was moonlighting as a killer, according to the journalist who claims investigators with the Miami-Dade Police Department’s organised crime squad suspected him of participating in at least seven murders and one attempted murder.

“Accused killer: CIA spy Enrique ‘Ricky’ Prado, pictured, has been accused of being an assassin on the pay role of notorious Miami mobsters”

And dig this, little “land of the free” denizens–

Of course that’s actually not true, Google. It matches the UK Daily Mail headline story; so what’s going on?

But not one US media outlet is covering the release of this explosive book alleging a criminal CONSPIRACY between the Mafia and the Central Intelligence Agency, one that probably stretches back to the early 60s and the Kennedy assassination. Being Florida, cocaine was mentioned.

We live in Orwellian mindfuck land, surrounded by the grotesquely ignorant. And that’s the way they like it.

Navy Killing Whales and Dolphins

 

 

Pando Firings Over CIA Revelations

 

So you thought Pando might be different?

Ted Rall:

Why Are 6000+ Reporters Keeping the Government’s Non-Secret?

Until last week I was working this story for Pando Daily, where I was a staff writer and cartoonist. We intended to publish the name — not to endanger him (which in any case would not have been possible since Langley had yanked him off his post), but to take a stand for adversarial media.

Journalists ought to publish news wherever they find it, whatever it is, damn the consequences. Credible media organizations don’t protect government secrets. They don’t obey spy agencies. Real journalists don’t cooperate with government — any government, any time, for any reason. My editor and I believed that, by demonstrating a little fearlessness, we might inspire other media outfits to grow a pair and stop sucking up to the government.

There is no longer a “we.” Pando fired me over the weekend, along with the investigative journalist David Sirota.

 

Sony A7s Review

 

Roilling shutter and limited bit depth may cause a second look at the new wonder cam. Definitely needs stability and slow panning. The camera maxes out at 8 bits color and requires an external recorder at 4k. Cost?

The BMCs still offer incredible value for motion capture, and better rolling shutter performance. The Digital Bolex is also a great cam with a distinct look and vibrant colors. We’re spoiled for choice these days.

Still, if you really need to shoot in the dark this is the only camera today that can feasibly capture what you need.

 

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Escape From Tomorrow (2013)

Another great concept that disappointed, like Spring Breakers

This one caught my attention due to its unique legal questions: shooting a guerrilla film inside Disney World. The film’s lawyer argued successfully that it was a parody, and it may be, but this may not have been the original inspiration – or intent.

What it seemed like for the entire first half was a tepid family vacation. The fantasy didn’t ramp up fast enough, and what fantastical elements there were didn’t seem central or convincing. It was like they didn’t believe in the fantastic enough to run with it, and so it was confined to the realm of family melodrama.

But then the second half came, and I almost flipped and reassessed my review. Things got out of hand, but perhaps lacking any internal logic. I’m afraid this script could have used a second opinion before they shot it. That’s a shame, because you only get one chance to skewer the big rat, and this one didn’t so much. The company was never really the antagonist; it merely provided the backdrop. Some shots made it appear like Disney was the root of the problem, but I didn’t find the theme well enough connected to the plot.

Much of the film involves the main guy lusting after a pair of young French girls. That really has nothing to do with Disney – now does it?

The two kids, however, really shine. Gotta give them props for filming a guerrilla movie all over a sprawling amusement park. I just wish there was more Cronenberg and Gilliam and less vacation photography.

3/5

 

John Poppleton’s Body Art

 

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