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Becoming Engaged…
It turns out that a really great way of passing the time when listening to someone give a talk is to do some sketch practice. [... wait, what? The post title? Oh! No, no, don't be silly. Ok., let me...
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And now he has a friend. I find this process endlessly absorbing, I must say. This is the first of the characters for The Project that I wanted to construct in 3D this week. (See last post for my...
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USC Science Film Competition – A New Year!
...And here we are again! I'm launching the second year of the USC Science Film Competition as of, well, a few seconds ago. Please go to the website to learn more. You'll find a collection of links at...
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So one of the things that has been taking up my time is the USC Science Film Competition. Well, last week, an important (slightly nail-biting) deadline passed, and that was the date by which...
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The Fifth Feeling!
Check out episodes 1 and 2 of The Fifth Feeling, a new web series that has a comedic heart and a science documentary wrapper that might amuse you! I think it is hilarious*! There'll be more episodes...
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Recall the mock science doc I pointed you to earlier, the Fifth Feeling? Well, all the episodes are now online in HD, on Funny Or Die. You can see the remaining episodes (3, 4, and 5 since I posted)...
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Primer, and More…
I learned last week that there’s a new regular item in the New York Times’ science section where Jascha Hoffman does a round up of a few notable Science events, books, etc., around the nation. It is...
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Science on Screen – Primer
Well, that was a hugely fun evening! The Cinefamily screening of Primer was sold out to a packed and enthusiastic audience. (That alone was worth it...) I met Shane Carruth back stage for a few minutes...
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Ok, Here Goes
It has been a while since I shared a snippet of the book project with you, so here's an update: Yesterday I completed a short burst of activity in which I re-did two pages in a story that were just...
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Science Slams!
One of the things that came up in conversation in my meeting at the APS on Tuesday was Science Slams. These are a lot of fun, and are growing in popularity and frequency. Maybe you might want to take...
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More Chatter about Physics
I'm switching tasks again. For a few days I was back on the Project (graphic book starring physics, you may recall) and managed to squeeze out some results. An inked panel from a page I was working on...
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Tales from the Industry XXXX – Comedy Moments and More
What happened here? Who is that, and what exactly made her so annoyed? Read on! There are a number of new things coming out on screens near you (or may have already aired) that might interest you. For...
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Seminar in Progress
I recently spent a bit of time (quite a bit of time) carefully reconstructing details of a certain Institute in Europe from memory (I visited some years ago) and some photos in order to set the opening...
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Completed Seminar
Well, it is still in progress, as you can see from the picture, but my work on rendering it is completed, more or less. (One never stops tinkering at these things, but I'm going to move on.) This is...
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Interview about Science and Film
I did an interview last week Tuesday with the channel CU@USC. It is a chat show, and so I did the sitting on the couch thing and so forth. All very amusing... ...And hopefully useful. I am spending...
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Copenhagen Tonight
I've been thinking about the early 20th Century recently, and the development of quantum mechanics, as a result of re-reading Michael Frayn's play Copenhagen. There's going to be a staged reading of it...
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Copenhagen Address
Last night's event was wonderful. The actors had such passion, and it was all done with great pacing and flow. This was a most marvellous play reading - the cast's performances felt so fully inhabited...
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Seminar Done
Managed to find a little time over the last few days to lay out, draw, and ink a page in The Project. It has been insanely busy for me, so this is a little bit of a triumph in stealing some time back....
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Dining
Well, since yesterday was all about eating here in the USA (Thanksgiving, in case you missed that), I thought I'd share a partially inked panel from The Project, of a meal in progress. I got a bit of...
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New Tool
Actually, this new tool is pretty old school, and I love it! There are times when I want to have a change of venue while doing rather detailed work for The Project… perhaps go sit in a cafe for a...
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