This month, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is going to have its 2009 general assembly. One topic that may come up for discussion is Pluto’s right to be called a planet. Which is really the topic of how to define a planet. And as we shall see below, although Pluto has been the driver for …
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…Then On Sunday We Rested Presents “Blink of the Mind”
For your viewing pleasure, here is “Blink of the Mind”:
That’s It, No More
I am officially over the 48Hours film competition. Yeah, I know, I say that every year. But this year something has changed. I can feel it. To get you up on the play, we — we being myself, Darryl, Jed, Hadyn, Amy, Dom and Frank — did 48Hours again this year. And for the third time …
More Apollo Goodness
In addition to all of the links I put in my last post, here are two more: We Choose the Moon is the complete realtime 40th anniversary experience. It’s a Flash crap-fest unfortunately, and you have to sit through an introduction that shows you what’s what (and I can’t find any way to skip it), but …
We Have Lift-Off!
40 years ago this day[1], arguably the greatest achievement in human history lifted off from Pad LC 39A at the Kennedy Space Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Certainly there have been giant steps in all sorts of fields of human endeavour throughout history, but my feeling is that at the pinnacle is this: Apollo 11. Everything else …
Finally, the Finals Write-Up
As I’ve noted already, this year’s Wellington Regional Final of the 48Hours Film Competition proved to be the pinnacle of my stunted filmmaking career to date. (The non-48Hours “Night of the Hell Hamsters” would be up there.) But what about the rest of the films that were shown that night? Were they up to the …
Who’s Up for Seconds?
There is a saying, of which you’re all no doubt familiar, that goes along the lines of: “third time lucky”. Well, when it comes to the 48Hour film competition that phrase well and truly did not apply to me. As you can discern for yourself by reading up about the outcome of my third attempt …
Minimal Dramas Presents “Re:Generation”
As promised in my last blog entry, here is our 2008 48Hours short film “Re:Generation”. And here, as hasn’t been promised anywhere at all, is our re-edited version of the film “Re:Generation Re:Dux”, now with extra desaturation, visual effects and sound.
About Time
Finally, and not a moment too soon, here is my yearly recap of my experiences in 48Hours 2008. Warning: it is long, and I know you all have ADHD, but stick with it, it might be worth it. After four years of doing this wretched competition, I think maybe I have learnt something. Don’t do it …
Another Year, Another 48 Hours
Another year, another bunch of films making it through to the 48Hours Wellington regional final. And ours wasn’t there. Bugger. Better luck next year. For some words around our effort this year, check my previous post. But for this post, I present to you the films that did make it through and my take on …