Who Has the Bigger Muscles?
Hulk Hogan and Jason David Frank bulge their biceps at New York Comic Con. Who has the bigger muscles? See for yourself:
A Mushroom House in Eight Minutes!
New Zealand sculptor Kim Beaton’s new video demonstrates making a home for “Faery Folk” and showing it off in your garden. Using Pal Tiya, the super-clay, of course.
Uploaded June 1, 2015
Kim says: Do the Faerie-Folk in your garden have nowhere to sleep? In 8 minutes Kim will show you step-by-step how to make a lovely dwelling for them in your garden that will last a lifetime, using Pal Tiya.
Recent Scientific research* has shown that many garden-dwelling Faerie-Folk now find it increasingly difficult to build the kinds of traditional shelter or dwelling that they are used to. It’s currently Winter time way over here in M̶i̶d̶d̶l̶e̶ ̶E̶a̶r̶t̶h New Zealand. Hollowed-out Pohutukawa-eggs, Binditwurdles, and discarded Kiwi-Burrows are hard to come by for them. So Kim decided to find a solution for these marginalized – yet delightfully cute – garden dwellers.
Find out more at:
http://paltiya.com
Hey, If you like what you see, don’t forget to tell your local Art and Craft supplier about Pal Tiya.
The Pal Tiya Velociraptor
Who wants to make a velociraptor? Steven Saunders, Lead Modelmaker on Thunderbirds are Go!, is doing it with the revolutionary outdoor modeling clay, Pal Tiya. Kim Beaton has just uploaded a video of the work-in-progress here:
Uploaded on May 28, 2015.
Kim says, “Did you know that Eighty trillion percent of the cost of all 1-off museum display props goes into molding and re-casting your original clay sculptures and models?
“Steven chose to try Pal Tiya because you essentially can just sculpt it, and walk away (keep it damp for a week of course). Plus it will LOVE being out in the weather just fine!
“…and no 33,000 volt electric-fences needed either!”
Pal Tiya in the News — Avatar Floating Rocks!
New Zealand sculptor Kim Beaton has released a video demonstrating how to make your very own Avatar Floating Rock planter, using their revolutionary sculpting clay, Pal Tiya. Here it is:
Now on TV: Continuous Tracking Shots
Disclaimer: Some of the clips below show PG-level violence.
In the cinemas, the use of continuous tracking shots are becoming more common, such as with Tintin:
And in The Avengers:
Now these shots are becoming the norm in TV action-adventure. This one from Daredevil Episode 2 caused quite a stir recently:
And Agents of SHIELD has gotten into the act:
And from SHIELD‘s final episode this season, one tracking shot after another:
And in The Flash, slo-mo is involved with the tracking:
Imagine how intense Peter’s duel in Prince Caspian could have been in one continuous take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV48kesj5Ug
Where’s Biggs?
Star Wars historian Jamie Benning has a new documentary available featuring an interview with actor Garrick Hagon, who portrayed Biggs Darklighter, Luke Skywalker’s best friend. Several scenes of his character were trimmed from the original Star Wars, one of which was restored in Star Wars–The Special Edition in 1997. For details, watch Blast it Biggs! Where are you?!
Blast it Biggs! Where are you?! – By @jamieswb from Filmumentaries – Jamie Benning on Vimeo.
What Funds the Thunderbirds?
Saving people is a costly venture for International Rescue. How do the Tracy family and their agents raise the funds needed for the equipment and vehicles? Answer: They engage in commerce.
Parker’s Day Off – Swinton Insurance ad – 1990
Produced and Directed by Gerry Anderson
According to uploader jmv123, “This was made as an advert for Swinton Insurance. It starred the original puppet model of Parker (piloting Thunderbird 2!) and featured some innovative driving by Lady Penelope in FAB1, both of which were rebuilt specially for the story.”
Uploaded on Jan 1, 2008
Specsavers Advert – Thunderbirds, “Free Reactions”
Uploaded on Dec 5, 2009
Thunderbirds: Kit-Kat advert from 1993
Broadcast around Late-Summer 2009 in the UK
Uploaded on Apr 11, 2009
Thunderbirds Love Sugar Smacks
Uploaded on Dec 26, 2006
Lady Penelope and the Road Tax – 2001
Directed by Andy Lambert.
Poor Lady Penelope. She hasn’t paid the road tax on FAB1. And Parker suffers the horrible consequences.
Uploaded on Oct 19, 2012
Here is a tamer version of the ad:
Uploaded on Sep 19, 2007
