Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘My Stuff’ Category
Vue Lighting Rig #16: Three Point Lighting
Monday, March 17th, 2008I’ve covered a selection of theatrical lighting rigs already that use three lights. I was sent an e-mail asking if I’d show a definitive version of the classic three point lighting rig used for film, television, photography and computer graphics. I’m not going to claim to have any experience of using this rig, I have […]
Getting the Facts across
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I’ve an encounter in NitS where the hero tracks down the expert on how real world and fantasy world physics collide. I think it works pretty well but after reading John August’s blog post How to explain quantum mechanics I’ll certainly be applying his advice to make it better.
Maelstrom in a Blog Post
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I wasn’t expecting to cause a bit of a fuss with my post on the Vue News Blog about some SFX from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica episode Maelstrom. I’ve had several e-mails: some supporting my theory, some suggesting alternative solutions and one telling me it’s not news so I shouldn’t have posted it!
NitS: Ongoing Slog
Monday, March 10th, 2008Today I passed the three quarters point on the first redraft. I’m doing a bit of polishing and fixing but mostly its about looking for plot holes so I can fix them in draft 2. Fortunately so far I’m plesantly surprised how few there are. The biggest one, a remanant from when the story was […]
Mrs H.'s Knitting Circle – Accepted!
Friday, March 7th, 2008Just got an e-mail from Astonishing Adventures Magazine to say they’ll be including Mrs H.’s Knitting Circle in issue 3. Woo Ho 🙂 Here is a little taster to wet your appetite… The sap felt good in my hand. It felt good as it connected with the back of his head. He’d have surprised me […]
Gary Gygax
Friday, March 7th, 2008I wasn’t sure if I was going to post about the passing of Gary Gygax. I came to role playing just as 2nd Edition AD&D took hold so many of his classic works past me by. However the hobby he was one of the founders of has been an influence on my life along with […]
Theatrical Vue Lighting Rigs Recap
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I’d planned on starting on some more lighting rigs this week but with a heavy cold all last week I’ve just not got them ready yet. So for now here is a quick recap of theatrical rigs I’ve shown so far. Vue Lighting Rig #1: Single Spot Overhead Vue Lighting Rig #2: Single Spot Slightly […]
Mass Preview Colour Change Script
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008A quick python script for Vue 6 Infinite for a request at Renderosity to change all the preview colours of selected objects in one go. Mass Preview Colour Change Script
Vue Lighting Rig #15: Two Lights from the Side
Monday, February 18th, 2008This weeks rig is a step back from the complex four light rigs I’ve been covering recently to a two light rig. This time the lights are placed on either side of the stage shining horizontal beams with the lights at head height or above so they shine down onto an actor. Lights placed like […]
Kodo
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Saw Kodo at the Liverpool Philharmonic and I have to say I had a really good time. I’ve heard their music on CD but it just isn’t the same as feeling the vibration of the big drums run through you. It’s not just about big drums though there were subtler pieces played on shamisen, flute […]