The Purchase Brothers spent $500 to make these two episodes of thier Half-Life 2 inspired miniseries, "Escape from City 17".
Reportedly, according to a discussion on the page at JoyStiq, much of the work in this film was covered in personal favors and people chipping in.
Still, to think that someone managed to pull all of this this together on $500, is a serious testament to the resourcefulness of the Purchase Brothers.
Info and additional info from Joystiq were found via Warren Ellis - who you should already have heard of.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Important
This is something I am jotting down here so it does not get lost in my sea of bookmarks or on my cluttered desktop, but I recommend, if you are an artist, author, or musician, that you follow the below link and bookmark it yourself... or better yet, if you are able, follow through with it.
It is a blog by Neil Gaiman about wills for creative types, and the importance of having one. He has even been so kind as to provide a template for the will in pdf format.
The blog, containing said document, is here
It is a blog by Neil Gaiman about wills for creative types, and the importance of having one. He has even been so kind as to provide a template for the will in pdf format.
The blog, containing said document, is here
Quick News
The site will be undergoing some serious revisions shortly. I have put off a redesign for a while now, but I need to drop my google ads and replace them with something better.
I also need to upgrade, re-install, and rewrite some of my plugins and other things, update links for broken videos in my player, and most importantly - make this thing more roomy and easier to read.
In the next few weeks, this site may revert to the default templates, looking very very plain. It might even present itself incorrectly or broken for a few seconds or minutes here or there, as I will likely make an oops here or there. There are a lot of changes to be made. I am going to miss this design, but hopefully the upcoming one is more striking and easier to navigate and read. This might even force me to fill in some of those much-neglected sections.
The current sale - extended till New Years, then renewed up to Valentines day, will end on March 1st. I need to return a lot of things to their normal prices, putting new and different things on sale soon after.
I also need to upgrade, re-install, and rewrite some of my plugins and other things, update links for broken videos in my player, and most importantly - make this thing more roomy and easier to read.
In the next few weeks, this site may revert to the default templates, looking very very plain. It might even present itself incorrectly or broken for a few seconds or minutes here or there, as I will likely make an oops here or there. There are a lot of changes to be made. I am going to miss this design, but hopefully the upcoming one is more striking and easier to navigate and read. This might even force me to fill in some of those much-neglected sections.
The current sale - extended till New Years, then renewed up to Valentines day, will end on March 1st. I need to return a lot of things to their normal prices, putting new and different things on sale soon after.
The Spookiest Cheshire Cat Ever
This one is still for sale at the site of the amazing Alex CF; You can also find more images of this utterly incredible piece by following the link.
via the Mighty SuperPunch, where there is always too much awesome to relay it all.
Friday, February 13, 2009
See Coraline This Week
Beth and I saw it a few days ago, and plan to see it again this coming week; This, not just because we are both big Gaiman fans, but because it was an incredible experience.
This is not one of these films you can just wait to see at home, even if you are one of those people who really hates sharing the theater with children, and here is why:
I have yet to see a 3-d version of any of the recent 3-d movies released on DVD. Even if it happens, it would never be the same as seeing it larger than life on the big screen.
There is one chance to see it big and in 3D, and this is it.
Coraline is only likely to be available in 3-D for the next week or two (source: Neil Gaimain: 3d-or-not-3d).
And as for the children part... see it late if you wish, but I can tell you that hearing other people's children scream in horror and freak out towards the end of the movie, is *almost* as awesome as I would imagine it to be to hear my own screaming in fear and freaking out towards the end of the movie.
Don't have your own kids to frighten and spook? All the more reason to go and see it in theaters.
This is not one of these films you can just wait to see at home, even if you are one of those people who really hates sharing the theater with children, and here is why:
I have yet to see a 3-d version of any of the recent 3-d movies released on DVD. Even if it happens, it would never be the same as seeing it larger than life on the big screen.
There is one chance to see it big and in 3D, and this is it.
Coraline is only likely to be available in 3-D for the next week or two (source: Neil Gaimain: 3d-or-not-3d).
And as for the children part... see it late if you wish, but I can tell you that hearing other people's children scream in horror and freak out towards the end of the movie, is *almost* as awesome as I would imagine it to be to hear my own screaming in fear and freaking out towards the end of the movie.
Don't have your own kids to frighten and spook? All the more reason to go and see it in theaters.
The Lake Michigan Whalers' Society proudly endorses:
Thaumoctopus mimicus, the Indo-Malayan Mimic Octopus, can take on a variety of shapes and behaviours as defense, or to entertain others at parties.
In less than a second, it can change to imitate a flounder, a lionfish, a ray, Wilford Brimley, a sea snake, or any number of dangerous ocean-dwelling creatures.
In the Octopus family, it is second in cunning and resourcefulness only to The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. Though unable to write brilliant articles such as these, Thaumoctopus mimicus makes up for its apparent illiteracy through deception.
You can read more things, perhaps even factual things about this amazing cephalopod here, at inventorspot.com.
In less than a second, it can change to imitate a flounder, a lionfish, a ray, Wilford Brimley, a sea snake, or any number of dangerous ocean-dwelling creatures.
In the Octopus family, it is second in cunning and resourcefulness only to The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. Though unable to write brilliant articles such as these, Thaumoctopus mimicus makes up for its apparent illiteracy through deception.
You can read more things, perhaps even factual things about this amazing cephalopod here, at inventorspot.com.
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