Partying with raincoaster
14 Apr 2009 12 Comments
in Canada, Crime, Culture, Humour, Lush Life, Parties, Vancouver, death, friends, gross, horror, humor, murder, podcasts, raincoaster, tasteless
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is raincoaster herself, in the flesh (or at least in the disguise my alien leaders gave me when I undertook this mission – but enough of that!). This was last week’s Yaletown Tweetup at Capone’s with Hummingbird604, GreggScott, GusF (in the video), GusF’s partner who shall remain nameless till he tells me it’s okay to use his real name, Shahee of Tribalglobe.com, and our cameraman, the mysterious, multilingual TheDarkerSide.
Shatner Serenades Cetaceans
17 Dec 2008 22 Comments
in Celebrity, Cthulhu, Culture, Entertainment, Humour, Science, Star Trek, Weird, YouTube, animals, environment, humor, podcasts
William Shatner sings to whales.
Don’t ask me. I just blog this stuff.
So, is that what you call a podcast?
Brian Atene: the backstory
09 Aug 2008 16 Comments
in Blogging, Brian Atene, Celebrity, Censorship, Culture, Entertainment, Fans, Generation X, Irony, Lush Life, Operation Global Media Domination, YouTube, cocktails, meme, philosophy, podcasts, raincoaster, sad
This is his best yet, although it is entirely lacking in that trademark zany WTF-ness we’ve come to know and love (?). If you’ve ever wondered what was the point of Brian Atene, grab a bottle of Coppola Rosso and watch this. And not just because he namechecked me!
Ah, he took it down AGAIN: embedding disabled by request. Oh, fine, BE that way. Here’s the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0R93KZPM7U
mo’ momo: so you feel like shit
07 Jun 2008 1 Comment
in Canada, Culture, Entertainment, Zeta Males, advice, how to, philosophy, podcasts, profanity
See, this is why you shouldn’t mess with Canadians. Because not only did we popularize the concept of brutality in team sports (there’s no “I” in “ICU!” Oh, wait…Canadians say “I” will put “U” in intensive care, “C?”) but our motivational speakers don’t natter on about lathering your positive vibes over the pectorals of the Universe or scattering the rose petals of your dreams on the cosmic winds. They just straight-out tell you what to do when you feel like shit.
Canucks do not mess around. If we’d had momo during the War of 1812, our Foreign Minister and his biker chick would be enduring CSIS‘s interrogations from their private quarters in the White House.
YouTube and Vancouver Film School Scholarship Contest
18 Mar 2008 9 Comments
in Art, Canada, Education, Entertainment, Generation X, Movies, Vancouver, Videos, YouTube, animation, contests, podcasts, television, writing
VFS and YouTube have just announced an international scholarship competition that should knock Chris Crocker off the front page and into the obscurity which has hungered for him ever since the Leave Britney Alone fifteen minutes started.
The prize is a full tuition scholarship to internationally-respected Vancouver Film School, the school out of which Kevin Smith dropped to go on to produce the magnum opus, the veritable Big Chill of his generation, Clerks. Like I ever saw that.
I’m old, yo.
Anyhoo. The challenge is to make a compelling YouTube pitch explaining just exactly why you’re the natural choice to win. Anyone with enough self-confidence to go into film should have no problem with this part. The school picks the finalists, and then the viewers on YouTube make the final choice.
A few more details, from the FAQ:
This competition is about making film school accessible to everyone. The YouTube community will award three aspiring artists (that includes directors, animators, actors, sound designers and more) with full-tuition scholarships to the Vancouver Film School program of their choice.
Between March 18th and May 9th, submit a short film, animation or creative pitch addressing the theme “What Matters to You.” You must start your video by identifying the VFS program you wish to attend and you must limit your video to no more than three minutes. On May 20th, we will announce the 10 finalists, selected by Vancouver Film School.
From May 20th to May 27th, the YouTube community will view and vote for their favorite videos.
On May 30th, we will announce the 3 scholarship winners.
What programs are up for scholarship awards?
1. Foundation Visual Art & Design
2. Acting Essentials
3. 3D Animation & Visual Effects
4. Classical Animation
5. Digital Character Animation
6. Houdini™ Certification
7. Acting for Film & Television
8. Digital Design
9. Entertainment Business Management
10. Film Production
11. Game Design
12. Makeup Design for Film & Television
13. Sound Design for Visual Media
14. Writing for Film & Television
Some handy tips:
Be creative. Don’t just tell us what’s important to you – show us. For example, if you’re a director, make a short film or documentary about an issue you care about. If you’re an animator, animate a story about an issue, person, place, etc. that matters to you. If you’re a writer, pitch a fresh screenplay concept about something that matters to you. If you’re a makeup artist, transform a stranger into someone who matters to you. These are just ideas and we know you can do better, but the point is: think creatively!
What gets into the shortlist?
Vancouver Film School will judge submissions based on the following criteria:
a. Creativity and Originality (up to 25 points)
b. Relevance of the video to the particular program of study selected (up to 25 points)
c. Technical Execution: Camera/Sound/Lighting/Editing (up to 25 points)
d. Overall Impression (up to 25 points)
And after that, it’s all up to the community on YouTube, so start sucking up building relationships now!
Tech Support Rant
16 Jan 2008 12 Comments
in Blogging, Humour, Videos, YouTube, animation, computers, geek, humor, music, podcasts, rants, technology
Foamy the Squirrel says it so much better than I could…behold the story of my life for the last 48 hours. The MP3 player’s program will load on the Pentium III/Windows 98 machine but will not run. The PIII will download, but not run, drivers for memory sticks and other USB devices, although it HAS a USB port. Perhaps it’s not so “U”. Somebody tell Nancy Mitford!
The Laptop running Windows XP Pro will install the program, but not get online. It will run the program, but not connect to the MP3 player. It will also Copy from CDs inserted in it, at playing speed only, making lovely little album folders with icons and everything, but when you open them, they are empty.
Steve Jobs, we need to talk. Hiring a blogger? I werk foar tek.
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