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Thanks for including us. I don't know what I'll do if my parents find my Facebook page, but damn...

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Yeah, I just caved and got a Facebook page so I could see if my girlfriend had changed her status to single or not, which is stupid because she did as soon as I got on! We're still fucking, I think, though.

So then, I had the damn thing at last, and decided that promoting my shit via the place everybody is was probably the way to go, even if it sucks.

gimp gives me an erection.

I felt like a dirty voyeur when I watched Mirrors facing Mirrors.
Looks like cinema of transgression is making a comeback of some sort.

Nice work guys.

yay!

it is making a comeback.. on syg. haha.

Before I forget, videoart.net have invited me to show some of my work at their film festival on the 22nd May 2010 in New York.
I'm too busy on a project right now, so I've declined their offer.

Maybe you guys should give it a shot.
I've worked with these guys before and highly recommend them.

Happy networking.

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I just watched Gimp and Weed Demon. I loved the beginning of Gimp, with the guy just sitting down to have breakfast. The long dialogue scene in the middle between you and him though, as well as the murder bit at the end, didn't really work for me. The bit where the guy is preparing breakfast though is brilliant. Eight minutes of just that and then 'The End' would've been genius.

I sort of feel the same about Weed Demon. I'd have preferred it if you'd just filmed her with the bong, getting sick, and then the quote at the end, rather than with the sfx bits with the monster and the hands. And please tell me no harm came to that copy of Famous Monsters of Film Land.

Just my opinion obviously. Looking forward to watching more.

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All you need now is a couple of pocket rockets, a noise track by Thurston + bad lighting and you're ready to go.

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I liked it when you backhanded the gimp, and then he KEEELED you, mang.

although, I've never really understood gimp masks, and have always assumed they were used to hide badly disfigured mentally handicapped children.

also...I like to breathe.


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gODARD shout out for the win!

I wonder if you've seen death laid an egg. Not a perfect film or anything, but it's like a giallo done by godard, pretty nuts...

Interesting stuff in your interview. Glad Dead Air Freshners is doing the soundtrack, wish I had time to do a whole soundtrack for you but I'm so incredibly, incredibly busy with everything that it's just not a good time.. will definitely contribute something in the future..

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I would almost bet my dick on it.

If we're talking cg movies you have to see, you HAVE TO GET Pop Skull. It totally reminds me of your stuff, anyway, and is absolutely insane. No, wait... You know what it's like? If me and you collaborated on a movie about cough syrup abuse.

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Hah, sorry, I just watch a lot of weird shit.

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How do you throw up on command like that? Fuck.

Actually, I can throw up on command too. Just haven't found a use for it.

You could have used it to get out of school when you were younger!

Pretty cool trick though!

I did.

I use it to get out of work now!

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Can't wait to see deathfinger! or is it death finger.

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What camera did you use to shoot this video?
My guess is you used one of the Canon DSLRs: 5D, 7D, Rebel T2i or a Vixia?

Strobe lights are a bitch to work with.
You'll always get split-frame exposures if you use
cameras with CMOS sensors.

There are a few ways to deal with this problem.

1. If possible, set your strobes to 42 milliseconds to make sure the flash lasts throughout the entire frame.
With a bit of luck and a few takes, you'll get a shot where the shutter is in sink with the strobe.

2. Set your shutter speed to 1/50 if you're shooting at 24/25fps.
1/60 for 30fps, 1/100 for 50p and 1/120 for 60p.
50% of the times you'll get a full frame, and one extra split-frame.
In post, edit out the split-frame and make a copy of the full frame.
Tedious workflow.

3. Export .tiff files of the bad frames to Photoshop and "fix" them.
Again, very tedious.

4. Don't use a strobe. Create the effect in post using a filter.

Personally, I always go for option 4.
There are many filters out there that will do a great job
and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

All in all, it's a nice gory vid. I like it. :-)

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Ah, nice, I've frequently used mspaint red spraypaint for blood -- gets the job done every time, my friend!