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1. Buy GoPro HD HERO3 Black Edition and Steadicam mount, set recording for 120 FPS.
2. Go to convention, record walking toward each cosplayer and then an 'orbit' around them.
3. Intercut segments, edit timing: fast for the approach, normal (slo-mo) for the orbit.
4. Punchy dance music.

TAA-DAAH! COSPLAY MUSIC VIDEO!

I've seen three different videos/rants/PSAs against "vertical video" in as many days, all suggesting there's something fundamentally wrong with recording in this orientation and that anyone doing so is an imbecile.

I beg to differ. It's a matter of framing. Material should be recorded in whatever aspect ratio best suits the content. The black ( Read more... )

Most Awesomest Lizard Dude Action Figure Evar. Papo always makes amazingly detailed critters. This one's a dragon man and does not disappoint.

I suspect the introduction of this toy is a coincidence (they have a lot of fantasy critters)…but, a few years back, I donned my Scabrous getup and had diadexxus help get some photos while playing with some Papo ( Read more... )

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Apparently this duct tape dragon costume was present at Maker Faire and FanimeCon. I missed it at both. Darn!

Also, this bizarre mock Kingsford.

I did see the dinosaur though, and he was awesome.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390571638087

This would make an awesome rarsuit.

This might actually be better than Yahoo’s “Butt Toucher” commercial, and right up there with Smart Beep’s “Blind Date.”

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The deli section at Safeway totally kicks Lucky deli’s sorry ass up and down the block. There’s…like…actual like food and lunchy stuff. Things I’d want to eat. It says something about Lucky that I’d rather walk over to Subway and get something there. Yeah, Subway. At least they have some variety. Lucky should just give up. They should shut it down ( Read more... )

When I’m Emperor of the Universe, the phrase “Spring has sprung” will be punishable by death. It’s not clever, it’s not cute, just annoying. Stop it.

Also, stores with signs reading “Pardon our dust.” Yeah, you’re remodeling, we can see that. Just get on with it, the disruption will go away in due time, no cutesy signs required.