Journals
So, its been 2502 (ok, so I came in a little late for the 2500 mark) days since I joined TWHL. I join and leave other communities fairly regularly, but I always come back to this one, my port in the storm.
Rock the fuck on people.
P.S I hate it when there aren't any spare Routers or External wireless network adaptors lying around, because then I have to go spend monies.
Rock the fuck on people.
P.S I hate it when there aren't any spare Routers or External wireless network adaptors lying around, because then I have to go spend monies.
I've been getting quite a few emails about this.
[i]Cicero (Character) Video-game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (VG) Played by Andy Morris[/i]
Namely because searching on Google for "andy morris voice actor" produces 3 top results. An IMDB profile, a Skyrim IMDB profile, and my voice acting demo on YouTube.
Anyway, I decided to respond to my latest email in a video. You can check it out here if you like.
[i]Cicero (Character) Video-game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (VG) Played by Andy Morris[/i]
Namely because searching on Google for "andy morris voice actor" produces 3 top results. An IMDB profile, a Skyrim IMDB profile, and my voice acting demo on YouTube.
Anyway, I decided to respond to my latest email in a video. You can check it out here if you like.
Ordering Chinese food. Life is awesome.
Video project finished! It's ready for tomorrow's display of pupils video projects. I did together with a couple of colleagues.
It's about surviving in the nature, but because we had limited time and made our shooting in the course of a couple of hours afternoon, it resembles more with a parody of Bear Gryll's show( yes I proposed pissing in a bottle but then I agreed with my colleagues- this is too gross for the teachers).
Here's the link to the video.
A notable moment of laugh, if you're not into watching the whole video, is this "behind the scenes" clip.
Yes I realize our english is kind of bad, but it turned out quite well considering that we had just a scenario sketch and made our lines on the spot...
It's about surviving in the nature, but because we had limited time and made our shooting in the course of a couple of hours afternoon, it resembles more with a parody of Bear Gryll's show( yes I proposed pissing in a bottle but then I agreed with my colleagues- this is too gross for the teachers).
Here's the link to the video.
A notable moment of laugh, if you're not into watching the whole video, is this "behind the scenes" clip.
Yes I realize our english is kind of bad, but it turned out quite well considering that we had just a scenario sketch and made our lines on the spot...
I never knew making vectors and coloring could be so much fun!
Don't know how many of you guys are artists, but this but its just too damn fun! These are traces of much smaller images, with a minor modifications.
Here are some of the vectors i made:
My first ever vector:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54462712/Nicolefull.png
Could have been done MUCH better, but what can you do, i think its pretty good for a thing i did in 20 minutes, first time ever using the tools, fighting with them cause i had no idea how the freaking hell do they work, and coloring in PS.
My second vector, that actually looks like something!
http://n-i-k-o-l-a.deviantart.com/art/Nicole-Watterson-293145668
This was done in around 30 minutes, the out lines than coloring and some modification in PS. I was pretty pleased on how it turned out, almost identical! (Error at the badge and at her skirt)
My third vector, and the one i did the most:
http://n-i-k-o-l-a.deviantart.com/art/Charle-pissed-off-293766982
It took me 3 hours to get this one just right (with a few errors). The eyes took most of my time, UGH, eyes why you so hard to draw properly! I am happy how this one turned out, and I'm definitely going to make more!
I learned how to use most major tools to draw lines the way i want to and to manipulate the colors. Still a bit lame when it comes to the brush tool, cant draw shit with this so called LASER X7 mouse.
I must get me a tablet...
Don't know how many of you guys are artists, but this but its just too damn fun! These are traces of much smaller images, with a minor modifications.
Here are some of the vectors i made:
My first ever vector:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54462712/Nicolefull.png
Could have been done MUCH better, but what can you do, i think its pretty good for a thing i did in 20 minutes, first time ever using the tools, fighting with them cause i had no idea how the freaking hell do they work, and coloring in PS.
My second vector, that actually looks like something!
http://n-i-k-o-l-a.deviantart.com/art/Nicole-Watterson-293145668
This was done in around 30 minutes, the out lines than coloring and some modification in PS. I was pretty pleased on how it turned out, almost identical! (Error at the badge and at her skirt)
My third vector, and the one i did the most:
http://n-i-k-o-l-a.deviantart.com/art/Charle-pissed-off-293766982
It took me 3 hours to get this one just right (with a few errors). The eyes took most of my time, UGH, eyes why you so hard to draw properly! I am happy how this one turned out, and I'm definitely going to make more!
I learned how to use most major tools to draw lines the way i want to and to manipulate the colors. Still a bit lame when it comes to the brush tool, cant draw shit with this so called LASER X7 mouse.
I must get me a tablet...
I got a really weird mod from goldsrcforever last week, called HL Baby. You reprise your role as the one Gordon Freeman... except he's around my age. That's right, baby Freeman is about to go on an adventure!
The training has been baby-tized and is about two maps in length, one of which was a mere fullbright room. So forget about that. Baby Freeman wakes up in his crib, and with his little baby curiosity he waddles out and crawls down the hallway. He crawls past the slightly ajar door where his mommy (a reskinned garg) is busy with the housework. Baby Gordon climbs up the stairs, one jump at a time! At the top was the bathroom. There was a headcrab made of legos or something that tries to attack baby Gordon, but Gordon rushes up and mercilessly beats the shit out of it with his rattle.
Gordon finds his trusty diaper in the bathroom cabinet, which provides him with a weapon selection system and HUD. That's right, even baby Gordon's diaper is a special precursor of a HEV suit. It's no wonder Gordon's so adept at survival during the resonance cascade; he's had the experience since he was a baby!
Using his rattle, baby Gordon breaks the bathroom window and jumps out of the house. He lands in the yard, where a strange adult figure hides behind the fence. Baby Gordon crawls forward, his rattle poised to strike.
The preview for this document has ended. Please download the full version here.
The training has been baby-tized and is about two maps in length, one of which was a mere fullbright room. So forget about that. Baby Freeman wakes up in his crib, and with his little baby curiosity he waddles out and crawls down the hallway. He crawls past the slightly ajar door where his mommy (a reskinned garg) is busy with the housework. Baby Gordon climbs up the stairs, one jump at a time! At the top was the bathroom. There was a headcrab made of legos or something that tries to attack baby Gordon, but Gordon rushes up and mercilessly beats the shit out of it with his rattle.
Gordon finds his trusty diaper in the bathroom cabinet, which provides him with a weapon selection system and HUD. That's right, even baby Gordon's diaper is a special precursor of a HEV suit. It's no wonder Gordon's so adept at survival during the resonance cascade; he's had the experience since he was a baby!
Using his rattle, baby Gordon breaks the bathroom window and jumps out of the house. He lands in the yard, where a strange adult figure hides behind the fence. Baby Gordon crawls forward, his rattle poised to strike.
The preview for this document has ended. Please download the full version here.
I Think that I like Brostep now...
April Fools!
April Fools!
So, April fools has just rolled in (where I am anyway). I ain't got nothing to fool you all with, so I'm simply going to ask: Whats been your favorite April fools?
For me, it has to be Youtube's "The Youtube Collection". Pack Mule service ftw!
For me, it has to be Youtube's "The Youtube Collection". Pack Mule service ftw!
I composed a song today. I don't think I've told anyone here that I love composing music, so now you know that. My latest song is Mind Control, and you can listen to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpbeesefZw
I think I'm going to post other songs I will make in the future up, because I've been kinda hiding all my music from the public.
Also, if anyone want some orignal music for a mod or somthing, I'd be happy to make somthing up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzpbeesefZw
I think I'm going to post other songs I will make in the future up, because I've been kinda hiding all my music from the public.
Also, if anyone want some orignal music for a mod or somthing, I'd be happy to make somthing up.
Did anybody notice the "quest" on Google Maps today?
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
Ideas:
·A Half-Life Dreamcast mod
·A Chumtoad weapon
·A Minigun weapon
·Better coding for the HGrunts
·A cooperative TWHL project in HL1 where each map shows of a different mapping technique
·Making improvement to Dreamcast Half-Life (if possible)
·Make a mod about someone who goes on a drug trip (not a horror mod)
·Make a mod where you play a severed head and you can fly around (like Descent)
·A Half-Life Dreamcast mod
·A Chumtoad weapon
·A Minigun weapon
·Better coding for the HGrunts
·A cooperative TWHL project in HL1 where each map shows of a different mapping technique
·Making improvement to Dreamcast Half-Life (if possible)
·Make a mod about someone who goes on a drug trip (not a horror mod)
·Make a mod where you play a severed head and you can fly around (like Descent)
(Edited with treatment)
"Congratulations, your submission for the TV factual Pitch has been shortlisted. The panel would like to hear more from you so you will pitch your idea in the following session:
Wed 28th March
CCA5
14.00 - 16.30
PERFECT PITCH: BROADCAST COMMISSIONING IN SCOTLAND"
So apparently I will be pitching a programme idea I had directly to Ewan Angus (Commissioning Editor, BBC Scotland), Harry Bell (Creative Director, Tern Television) and Nick Low (Managing Director, Demus Productions).
To put it simply:
HnnngngkRHAsjrgrvjspvoszpozkmsxc (nervous breakdown)
Here's the treatment I submitted that got shortlisted.
‘Brought Up to Believe’
A one-off 30 minute factual programme for the Creative Loop
As scientific innovations become more ground-breaking and more questions get answered, the world is starting to rely less and less on the outdated beliefs of organised religion. In 2005, a Eurostat poll of the UK found that only 38% of Scots believe in a god and in the seven years since then we can only assume that the number has decreased further. Even rarer is the number of people who follow their religion to the letter – most choosing a compromise between belief and modern understanding. So what would make an ordinary Scottish boy in his late teens suddenly decide to become a creationist?
Douglas Pollock, a twenty year old Glaswegian has always believed in the Christian God, but only recently decided to interpret his religion literally and became a self-proclaimed creationist. Following this personal revelation, he spent a year in Ukraine conducting missionary work emphasising the massive change in his life.
From living a relatively normal life, Douglas has now chosen to live his life under an extremely strict rule book and takes no shame in trying to spread his new-found beliefs. From being an open-minded, bright lad he now openly denounces homosexuality and promotes abstinence.
Brought Up to Believe will explore the reasons behind Douglas’ sudden transformation and will follow him on his return to Ukraine as we find out what it’s like to go abroad to evangelise and aim to discover why he feels the need to spread his interpretation of the Christian Bible. We will also briefly explore the morality of children being raised in religious families and whether or not they really have a choice in their faith. Being raised in an extremely Christian household where he would receive a new bible every year for Christmas from his grandparents and being told to attend church every Sunday must have seriously influenced Douglas, so is it morally correct to indoctrinate kids from such a young age?
As the topics covered can be somewhat controversial, the programme will spark debate and discussion which could be facilitated in an online forum. Religion is always a relevant topic and it still plays a massive role in worldwide politics and culture – people always love to have an opinion about it. There is also plenty of room to expand upon the basic idea of the programme and perhaps get a series exploring the same topic from the viewpoint of various different religions.
The target audience is men and women in their late teens to early thirties of all social grades and should attract an audience of both religious and atheist viewers as both would potentially be interested in the reasons behind Douglas’ revelation. BBC Three at 20:00 would be an ideal slot for such a programme as the BBC Three audience is around Douglas’ age and the channel often airs a factual show during this after-dinner slot.
Stylistically the programme would be a mix of guerrilla-style filming while following Douglas in Ukraine and traditional sit-down interviews with his family, minister and other relevant characters. A presenter’s voice-over would be used to transition segments and Douglas would be prompted on-the-fly by the director during his mission, questioning, but not undermining his actions. Visually similar to docs like ‘1 Giant Leap’ and ‘Brave New World’ with some stylistic visual effects used to add flair.
"Congratulations, your submission for the TV factual Pitch has been shortlisted. The panel would like to hear more from you so you will pitch your idea in the following session:
Wed 28th March
CCA5
14.00 - 16.30
PERFECT PITCH: BROADCAST COMMISSIONING IN SCOTLAND"
So apparently I will be pitching a programme idea I had directly to Ewan Angus (Commissioning Editor, BBC Scotland), Harry Bell (Creative Director, Tern Television) and Nick Low (Managing Director, Demus Productions).
To put it simply:
HnnngngkRHAsjrgrvjspvoszpozkmsxc (nervous breakdown)
Here's the treatment I submitted that got shortlisted.
‘Brought Up to Believe’
A one-off 30 minute factual programme for the Creative Loop
As scientific innovations become more ground-breaking and more questions get answered, the world is starting to rely less and less on the outdated beliefs of organised religion. In 2005, a Eurostat poll of the UK found that only 38% of Scots believe in a god and in the seven years since then we can only assume that the number has decreased further. Even rarer is the number of people who follow their religion to the letter – most choosing a compromise between belief and modern understanding. So what would make an ordinary Scottish boy in his late teens suddenly decide to become a creationist?
Douglas Pollock, a twenty year old Glaswegian has always believed in the Christian God, but only recently decided to interpret his religion literally and became a self-proclaimed creationist. Following this personal revelation, he spent a year in Ukraine conducting missionary work emphasising the massive change in his life.
From living a relatively normal life, Douglas has now chosen to live his life under an extremely strict rule book and takes no shame in trying to spread his new-found beliefs. From being an open-minded, bright lad he now openly denounces homosexuality and promotes abstinence.
Brought Up to Believe will explore the reasons behind Douglas’ sudden transformation and will follow him on his return to Ukraine as we find out what it’s like to go abroad to evangelise and aim to discover why he feels the need to spread his interpretation of the Christian Bible. We will also briefly explore the morality of children being raised in religious families and whether or not they really have a choice in their faith. Being raised in an extremely Christian household where he would receive a new bible every year for Christmas from his grandparents and being told to attend church every Sunday must have seriously influenced Douglas, so is it morally correct to indoctrinate kids from such a young age?
As the topics covered can be somewhat controversial, the programme will spark debate and discussion which could be facilitated in an online forum. Religion is always a relevant topic and it still plays a massive role in worldwide politics and culture – people always love to have an opinion about it. There is also plenty of room to expand upon the basic idea of the programme and perhaps get a series exploring the same topic from the viewpoint of various different religions.
The target audience is men and women in their late teens to early thirties of all social grades and should attract an audience of both religious and atheist viewers as both would potentially be interested in the reasons behind Douglas’ revelation. BBC Three at 20:00 would be an ideal slot for such a programme as the BBC Three audience is around Douglas’ age and the channel often airs a factual show during this after-dinner slot.
Stylistically the programme would be a mix of guerrilla-style filming while following Douglas in Ukraine and traditional sit-down interviews with his family, minister and other relevant characters. A presenter’s voice-over would be used to transition segments and Douglas would be prompted on-the-fly by the director during his mission, questioning, but not undermining his actions. Visually similar to docs like ‘1 Giant Leap’ and ‘Brave New World’ with some stylistic visual effects used to add flair.
NOTE: I'm writing this to show everyone that I added pretty much a new journal entry to the bottom
Currently reading: 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Discuss.
EDIT:
So the other day I thought of an idea and I decided to do it. I will try to find some decent dubstep songs. I'll update this journal if I find some. Wish me luck.
Skream- Midnight Request Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6pTSGvp7T8
Skrillex (Wait, What?) - Kill Everybody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F21aifX0lZY
Hemstock & Jennings - Mirage (Mt. Eden Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVToMAGO7lI
Klaypex - Lights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0a-o16i_Gw
Feed Me - Trichitillomania (Thanks Luke!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaTOb6XlGg
UT3 - Go Down (Thanks Strider!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlGFwS3OF8U
Currently reading: 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Discuss.
EDIT:
So the other day I thought of an idea and I decided to do it. I will try to find some decent dubstep songs. I'll update this journal if I find some. Wish me luck.
Skream- Midnight Request Line http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6pTSGvp7T8
Skrillex (Wait, What?) - Kill Everybody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F21aifX0lZY
Hemstock & Jennings - Mirage (Mt. Eden Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVToMAGO7lI
Klaypex - Lights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0a-o16i_Gw
Feed Me - Trichitillomania (Thanks Luke!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaTOb6XlGg
UT3 - Go Down (Thanks Strider!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlGFwS3OF8U