The Overcast #036 is out at last. Unique among all the episodes ever released, this is a sonic journey. Loaded with L.A. field recordings, Ricky shares with us the experience of traveling to and experiencing SIGGRAPH while he was reporting for Renderosity.com. Relive the journey with him, and enjoy the wonderful soundscape.
As I edited together Ricky’s recordings, I got inspired by the relaxed feel of his sojourn. So I composed and performed on the fly (no sequencer or drum loops) some... Read Full Story
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In this most unique of episodes, Ricky takes us on a sonic journey through SIGGRAPH 2008 in L.A. If you’re a fan of Ricky’s “Wonderful World of Sound” series, you’ll find this episode to be a treasure trove of field recording goodness. Serving as punctuation between the recordings are some short bits of experimental music, improvised and performed “live” by Phil, specifically for this episode. So kick back, don your... Read Full Story
In 2007, I created a special version of my Nine Inch Nails: Only music video, specifically for the DivX Film Festival. Using a tool called DivX Author, I was able to create a version of the film that had a menu system similar to what you’d find on a DVD. This video is the “background” that plays underneath the main menu of that special edition.
When I designed these menus, I wanted to make use of some of the more memorable shots from the film, but also wanted to try to emulate a style that I... Read Full Story
New little YouTube video, notes from audio conference #10, new podcast episode, and some news about the podcast… all coming later today.
Stay tuned.
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This is an episode of a “show” Mike Jones turned me on to over on Vimeo, called Videopia. This is a particularly simple and useful discussion of, you guessed it, Framing and Composition, and is applicable to any form of filmmaking.
from Videopia on Vimeo.
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Interestingly enough, in this Darwinian new future, there will absolutely be a premium for good films on tv, pay per view, on-demand, internet–or whatever that large pipe that goes to all of our houses will be called.
Why do I know this? Because one of the big research companies conducted a study recently which gave viewers on-demand everything. No more schedules. No more appointment television. Just tune in anything–any movie, any TV show–at any time. And guess what: the best stuff won out... Read Full Story
On September 9th, the National Geographic cable channel will be premiering a documentary called “How To Build a Better Being,” a companion piece to the release of Will Wright’s Spore game. If they interview Wright at all, it’ll be worth the investment of time to watch it, he’s a bonafide wiz.
The show looks very interesting, and is some nice credible mainstream exposure for a computer game that has machinima in its very genes. It will be interesting to see if and how they sidestep the... Read Full Story
Due to some personal issues this week out of my control, and mounting pre-festival work commitments, I’ve decided to just let last week’s absence of episode serve as a day off for the show, and we’ll resume regular schedule next Friday. On Sept. 5, Ricky’s SIGGRAPH show will debut, along with a special announcement regarding things to come. Two weeks after that, Ricky and I are looking to give Antics v4 a thorough exam. Read Full Story
Okay, so this is basically shameless crowd-sourcing. But when you don’t know what to do, you don’t know what to do. Maybe someone out there has a good idea…
Quick note regarding Overcast: Due to some personal issues this week out of my control, and mounting pre-festival work commitments, I’ve decided to just let last week’s absence of episode serve as a day off for the show, and we’ll resume regular schedule next Friday. On Sept. 5, Ricky’s SIGGRAPH show will debut, along with a... Read Full Story
