NEWI LAN 3

Went to a LAN Party on Saturday 10th, was pretty good, played CoD3, UT2004, GTA:VC multiplayer mod, RA2.

 

Must have been about 30-ish people there are one point, cant wait for the next one, oh, I hope we do a 48 hour event

Wrexham Science Festival

The Wrexham Science Festival is coming, and will span from Tuesday 27th March to Wednesday 4th April 2007, covering numerous talk, seminars, and experiments relating to the theme of science.

My part in all of this is that I am going to be part of one of the film crews filming this event, its going to be a busy week, with lots of events taking place at the same time, but that's what I like, lots of material to film. The filmed material will be edited down by Frozen Moon Productions (www.frozenmoon.co.uk) and will be shown on Propeller TV and BBC2W.

SAWPC videos are being viewed a lot

My San Andreas Wildest Police Videos, collectively, at 14:48 today, has had 2,692 views! that's just in the month or so since they've been uploaded!

 

I guess YouTube viewers have good taste!

Wrexham Science Festival

I'm hopefully going to be working in partnership with Frozen Moon Productions to film all 8 days of the Wrexham Science Festival.

There's going to be events every day, so there will need to be a few film crews active on those days.

I'll take some pictures to capture the atmosphere, and the footage will be edited down, and will be shown on Propeller TV, and on BBC2W - yet another chance to get my work shown by the media

BBC Vox Pops

BBC Vox Pops still available:

I know this is a new post about an old topic, but I thought I'd just remind people who are maybe new to this Blog that the Vox Pops films my team made are still online on the BBC website here: BBC Vox Pops
It can also be found by typing my name into the BBC search box.

Drama on the train home last night

Last night on the train home from uni, I was falling asleep when I suddenly woke up to see 3 people running down the train, through into another carriage, and then the train suddenly grinding to a halt. You can image what was going through my mind, seeing as how I had been researching acts of terrorism for my next film.

 

The next thing I hear is that 'this woman needs to get off the train' and to 'call 999'.

 

After a few minutes of random chaos, the train driver runs to the back of the train as the train going the other way on the line also grinds to a halt right next to the train I'm on. I'm thinking 'WTF!' by now.

 

The woman then jumps from the train I'm on to the other, the doors close, and we go on our way.

 

Turns out that this woman had a small child with her, and the child got off the train at the last stop we passed, but the woman didn't get off in time, so the doors closed and trapped the woman on the train, leaving the small child on their own at the station. She got on the train going back to the station, but I hope the child is ok. Anything could have happened to him/her in the 5-7 mins following the train doors closing.

 

Hope they were reunited, and all is well. There really should be some sort check to make sure that everyone who wants to get off the train can do so in time.

New BBC2 Idents

BBC Two has refreshed its on-screen identity with 14 new idents based on seven new themes, along with a new logo and colour palette which will work across linear and broadband.

For the new idents, which will be on air from Sunday 18 February 2007, the figure 2 has become a "window on the world", a portal through which the world is seen differently.

The seven different scenarios reflect the range and diversity of content on the channel.

In each ident the camera pulls back to reveal that you are looking at the world in an unexpected way - through the figure 2.

Viewers can also create their own versions - citizen idents - of the new BBC Two look by downloading the 2 template from the channel website - bbc.co.uk/bbctwo.

The template will be available from 28 February, when the transition to the new look website is complete, and the best ones will be posted on the site.

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

This video is really quite good!

Time to make a Viral

Channel 4 in partnership with boreme.com has started a new Viral competition, go over there and check it out!

www.channel4.com/germ

thehansofoundation.org

Ok, this is mainly a not for myself, but the hanso site isnt really blocked.

if you go to www.thehansofoundation.org you will see a statement, and if you click on the second mention of 'humanity' you will get a message, but go to http://www.thehansofoundation.org/adkahdskja2897429834ahjkncawuye32782374/ and you can access the site as it was before it was blocked

NEW Lost ARG?

I've been keeping my eye on www.mittelosbioscience.org , and the site looks kind of like the hanso site looked, when it was operational, I really hope this is the start of a new ARG (alternate reality game) for Lost.

 

I'm keeping my eye (the other one) on this site as well: http://www.thetailsection.com/lost_news/new_lost_mythos_site.php#comments

Its about the mittelos site.

 

I really hope its not just a fansite

Sci-Film Festival

If you live in or near Wrexham, then you might be interested to know about the Sci-Film festival, make a short film relating to science, make it 30 secs - 10 mins, and submit it from the address on the website: www.scifilm.co.uk

 

I will be entering my 'Spider' movie trailer and maybe my 'San Andreas Wildest Police Chases' videos.

 

I'll keep posted on how I do in the festival

Youtube Channel Updated

I've been playing around with my YouTube space, and assigned myself a director setting, if you havent been over there yet to see my stuff, then go right now! www.youtube.com/filmsbynick

I also have the background video work I made for the 'Spider' trailer on there as well, as a standalone video, it looks a bit dull, but when you think about how it all fits together, I think it can be quite interesting to see how I made it

San Andreas Wildest Police Chases

Well, My San Andreas Wildest Police Chases video has been made into 3 eps, Each a complete programme, so check back here soon for a link!

worlds wildest police videos in san andreas

Yes, Very long title, I know, and yes, the 3rd post today! But you see, I need to make up for lost time!

 

I've been spending some of my time over the last 3 weeks playing GTA: SA and capturing the footage to make my version of Worlds Wildest Police Videos, but using GTA: SA gameplay footage, and its looking pretty damn good, even being made with Windows Movie Maker!

24 Online game

well after a few texts and a very weird phone call, seems like the 24 game was intended to last about 10 minutes.

 

To play the game you do have to enter your phone number, and you need the information sent to you in order to enter the prize draw

 

Cant help feeling like its a bit of an anti climax, just hope the Lost does a new online game soon

24 Online game?

if you go to www.ctuagent.com and fill in your email addy, and mob number, and use the access code D9D5JJ, you will get a phone call after like 1 minute informing you about a secret contact from Jack  from CTU, Is this the start of a huge online game, like the lost experience?

The IPhone is here!

Had this sent to me from youtube:

Quite funny, that is

CCTV

Well I counted how many CCTV cameras I get caught on while travelling into uni today, theres 22 cameras that catch me , and thats just on the one way trip, and just the cameras that arent hidden

Long time no post / Mac purchase

Wow, been about a month since my last post, apologies for not updating you on my doings for a while.

 

Thinking about buying either a macbook or an imac, I just have to think about how much I want to spend on this, and what I really want from this purchase.

 

I want something that can be portable, but must have the power to produce professional movies, and handle what I throw at it. the macbooks are portable, but have a smaller screen, but dont have the Hard Drive capacity of an imac, and is more expensive, but being portable is what I do need, although I have a laptop right now.

 

I think I'm leaning towards an imac, but just when I think I've made up my mind, I lean back towards a macbook. The imac has a bigger hard drive, and bigger screen, and is not as expensive, but I cannot drag it around with me, hard one, this!