When George Lucas was first trying to explain the Tie-fighter and X-wing dog fights in Star Wars (1977) he used World War II dogfight recordings to convey the tension and action the way he imagined it. These visuals lead to the now common place air-to-air and space to space combat scenes we see today in television series like Babylon 5, Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica. At the time it was unconventional and difficult to perform and now it happens on a daily basis....read more »
On a whim from my girl I watched this peculiar children’s flick, I immediately came to realise this is the noughties Labyrinth. For those not old enough to have watched Labyrinth as a child then imagine only ever having watched animation or live actions films. Nothing in between or computer generated. Then think what it would be like to have all manner of creatures interacting in a real way with actors, okay they were muppets from Jim Henson but it was amazing to see something so different to what you are used to....read more »
This year (including the films yet to be published) I have watched 141 films, not including repeats. That is a lot of films if you think about it, roughly 2.7 films per week, at an average film being 100 minutes long it totals 270 minutes each week.
In a week there are 10080 minutes, thats roughly 6720 minutes awake.
| Minutes | Days * Hours * Minutes | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 10080 | = 7* 24 * 60 | Minutes in a week |
| -3360 | = 7 * 8 * 60 | Minutes asleep |
| -840 | = 7 * 120 | Eating and bathroom breaks |
| -630 | = 7 * 1.5 * 60 | Traveling |
| -2400 | = 5 * 8 * 60 | Work or Education Etc |
| -120 | = 2 hours | Scouting or Guiding |
| +2730 | = Total |
So of the remaining I’ve spent roughly a tenth of my time watching films, thats quite a lot. I wouldn’t quite class myself as a filmaholic must I would say I have a love of the cinema. Perhaps I should do the same again next year, dunno nobody seems to pay much interest to the listings....read more »
So this is my inaugural rally as SSAGO Publicity Officer, this is what I thought it would entail: More people knowing my name than knowing theirs, more free drinks, the ability to get anything done without actually doing it myself, a lot of talking and playing of silly games. ...read more »
I’ve just been to see a special preview of the 21st Film in the Bond Franchise, Casino Royale. First and foremost Daniel Craig, yes he’s handsome, young but not too young, strong, virile and witty but he lacks the charm and charisma of previous (or future depending on your perspective) Bonds....read more »
On the doomed planet Krypton, a wise scientist placed his infant son into a spacecraft and launched him to Earth. ...read more »
Admittedly I’m only a few hours into the day but last night was a bit of a giggle, Derek and I had a rendezvous at Mary’s so we could get an early start today (that and the opportunity of hang out for an evening 
First order of business; Food. After a tad of coaxing Mary relented and gave in to using the impromptu griddle, its pretty nifty and tripod suspended free hanging griddle over a log fire, awesome. ...read more »
