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I had the opportunity to attend a Larry Jordan seminar last week, and Larry talked about a cool new plug in for Final Cut .  Geethree’s SlickFX Photomotion is a video generator plug-in that allows you to do smooth pans and zooms over stills without keyframes.  The coolest thing to me was the price (a $79 introductory price, which comes with Photomotion Producer, a slide show generator).

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“Very few people will enjoy Love Blade. It’s fringe, oftentimes amateur and frequently disturbing,” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement for a film, but I will be checking it out- my first Jason Rudy film, August 13th at the Crest Theater (it shows at 7 and 930 pm). 

I worked with Jason on the set of Anxiety in 2006, where he was first AD, and one of the things I appreciate about Jason (besides his sense of flair– check out an interview with Fangoria’s GoreZone) is that he actually finishes and screens films (speaking of Anxiety, whatever happened to it?). 

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I like his 53 tips on being a better entrepreneur and dude has a noble goal:

Over the next few years my number 1 goal is to share what I have learned with you so that you can have a better life than me.

via Fresh Inc.

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The original Red Dawn (along with Amerika, anybody remember that, a lot more talking and less blowing stuff up) molded my young paranoid mind.  In this scene, from the original, Russians (or are they Cubans) attack a high school (???), and of course the black dude is the first to die.   Sounds like the bad guys this time will be Chinese and Russian. 

Four in training for Red Dawn remake.

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A handgrip that helps you shoot stable video with your Iphone 3Gs.  Novelty or really good idea?  Unfortunately, I bought my Iphone and a month later, it was obsolete, so it will be some time before I know the joy of shooting video with an Iphone, but I vote for good idea.  A good story is a good story whether you shoot it with the world’s most expensive camera or a camera phone. 

The video above is for their “pro” version, Zgrip Iphone Pro.  Their new ”consumer version” has a cheaper price ($69), Zgrip Iphone Jr. has many of the features of the “pro” version, minus some of the adjustability.  If you pre-order before August 15, it is $59.