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I've recently received the video for the 1st episode of Venn (the previous release was a pilot and called Episode 0)

Again the episode is by Spinneyhead Presents. Episode 1 picks up from that and plays on the theme of the celibacy bet. The content is better than Episode 0, the scripts are better and from my perspective, the audio is so much better. It's definitely better than the first series, Memory.  read more »

Wow, I knew I've been busy on other tasks for a week or so, but I hadn't realised it had been over 4 weeks since my last post. That's the first time I've had a gap of this size since I started out with this site.

Screening  read more »

Science-fiction is heavily laden with context rather than plot. Those series that feature good plot and good, well-thought out character stand out from the crowd, even when the cinematography and set are not up-to professional standards.

I like the idea of something that stands out. Think BSG (either actually, but more the reimagined series), Lexx, Firefly, Red Dwarf.

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Check with your client before you delete anything

I was the client the other day and this happened to me.

Compositing

I'd passed the compositing tasks out to someone else. I sat in for a few minutes to check that it was going as I wanted it and make some decisions about how it would look. e.g. I'd prefer to have less foreground and no green showing rather than have the green showing in order to get the foreground complete.  read more »

I've been starting up a Space Opera side project; it's part hobby, part ambition, part potential company. I haven't figured out how I'll set the body up, I'd like it to be close to a co-operative whatever the formal structure is. The principle is that everybody can get a share based on what they put into it. I've using the phrase "production company" loosely since it may not actually be a company.  read more »

I've been thinking a bit more about the Space Opera side-project. Although I expected to have to leave this for a few months while I'm completing a consultancy project instead, I've found my mind playing around with a few ideas.  read more »

To get myself to the initial stage of creating a Space Opera, I'm putting my own words into practice and using Blender for the first time ever. And I like it. It's actually way more advanced that most of the video editors I've tried using recently even though that's not its speciality. The interface is a bit awkward especially as my wireless mouse has a scroll feature for the 3rd button, but doesn't have a 3rd button itself. I could emulate the press and may look further into that.  read more »

I've been using Blender on a Macbook over the last week. It was a bit of pain to start with but showed great potential.

There are some settings in the User Preferences that should help anyone with a laptop:  read more »