Clickmedia goes from endangered to extinct.Claire let it be known today that Click is no more as a corporation. She was a good ship in many ways, and she sailed rough seas for many years. It took rougher waters than anyone ever expected to take her. As you can see in the link, three new companies are emerging from the remains. One of those is ( Read more... )

Tthis morning in a dream I went to see the prop comedian who was a rising star. He wasn't an annoying goofy kind of comedian - he was actually funny. His main bit was to get people to come to his shows with their own prop gags and show them to the rest of the crowd. This 'invention exchange' would culminate in him showing off some wild gaga that ( Read more... )

In real life objects are solid. If you can see it right in front of you, you don't have to worry about accidentally falling right through it. Not so with video games. In games it takes an amazing amount of code and processor time just to work out which objects are touching, and what to do about it ( Read more... )

While working on Secret Project "Guidebook" I had to create some back story materials for a certain fictional company. This is not rrally a complete short on its own, but I thought people mght be amused.

1965 Bugdexatron Promotional Short Clip

Bugdexatron IS going to be releasing some other materials in due time. Archival materials from the '80s ( Read more... )

I finally checked out the local 'The Comedy District' comedy venue last night. I'd gone there when they were first setting up more than a year ago. They'd just booked some A and B list comedy acts into a restaurant in Culver City. I loved it, but a number of diners felt a little put upon by the sudden eruption of a live comedy act in what they had ( Read more... )

So Penn Gillete walks into an producer's office and says, "I've got the perfect movie for you!" The producer looks curious, and asks him for the pitch. "I get all the big names in comedy to curse a blue streak into cheap camcorders. Then I tell everyone its a documentary that gives them an 'inside view' of the comedy world. First I get George ( Read more... )