Wow.. I am finally impressed with mankind. On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, an event created by the World Wildlife Fund.
Sounds like a good thing to me, yet might not so hot for music artists who are already trying to make a buck off of their tunes they are selling. Yet, I always want a certain song and know of friends who are crazed music archivers and have every artist and genre know to the 1900’s. Go check it out, yet I’m not sure how much it will slow down your internet connection while using it and streaming someone else’s music to your computer to listen to.
Everything about Beowulf is extreme: The legend itself, the old-English bane of high school and college students, which turns humans into gods and heroes. And now, the film, which takes that legend and twists it into an immersive, stereo-3D reality where human-powered animated characters become fallible heroes who fight strangely sympathetic monsters, and slay golden dragons.
At the World Economic Forum on Saturday, Bill Gates forecast the demise of television in five years with the increasing popularity and greater flexibility of online video. “I’m stunned how people aren’t seeing that with TV, in five years from now, people will laugh at what we’ve had..” While not exactly an earth-shattering prediction, it is still brave to suggest that TV will be irrelevant. While there is certainly something of a benefit to be had in being able to choose viewing content on the internet, there is still a gap to be bridged between traditional television and online video. In addition to this, online content needs to mature before it can “take over” television, and Download Squad makes a good point in saying that a “convergence device” (read: something like the Apple TV) will be needed to really merge internet video and TV. But then again, there is also the issue of bandwidth. So, maybe it’s not that simple… what do you think? What will become of television over the next five years?
Rainmaker Visual Effects’ lead team on STARGATE ATLANTIS has won “Best Visual Effects” awards at the 22nd Annual Gemini Industry Awards.
What a pleasure it was to share my industry Special Effects experience with the bright upcoming talent to the industry today. I was met with interest and such passion from all of the students. I look forward hearing from them all and believe they all have what it takes to succeed at whatever path they take in the industry. Todays schools are producing some great raw talent. I look forward to helping them if they need it. Contact me at: jasoncemwebb@gmail.com