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On Day 17 of the 30 day ethnic food challenge it turned out to be a very G'Day. It would however have to be a take-away. In South Boston behind the door with the boxing Koala is KO Catering and Pies. KO is all about Australian Inspired fare including traditional savory meat and vegetarian pies as well as sandwiches, barbequed grilled seafood and salads. This Australian embassy is the down-under brain child of Chef Sam Jackson. Sam says of the name KO, "It stands for 'Ken Oath' which is Aussie slang for reaffirming your admiration for something, including how much you may have liked your meal". He's betting your meal will be a knock out as well.
Lot's to choose from but meat pies, pastys, shrimp on the Barbie, dessert and drinks will have to do. Today I only have time to pick up lunch and run. The flaky crust savory pies include classic beef and beef stew. The piquantly pleasant pies are hand rolled and kept warm waiting for you. The Pantry shelves stock Australian grocery favorites, such as HP Sauce (malt vinegar/tamarind), Vegemite (yeast extract spread), Tim Tams chocolate biscuits and Sweet Chili Sauce. Sam suggests just ketchup with the pies but on this outing we're going for pure pie. Plastic cutlery make quick work of the pies and the Pastys which are meat filled pastry cases that are flavorful and filling. Pair this with sensational Fentimans' botanically brewed ginger beer. Be sure to invert the bottle before pouring to get the full effect. The spicy ginger brew grows on you and contrasts well with the satisfying pies.
Couldn't miss Shrimp on the Barbie. Red spiced, grilled just right and served on a bed of salad with feta and lots of fresh limes the plate is perky and refreshing. There's lots more to come back for at KO like the Chicken Schnitzel Burger, the Grilled Fish Sandwich and Brekky (breakfast/available weekends).
To close out the Australian interlude the Lamingtons are a must. A Lamington is a cube of sponge cake, coated in a layer of chocolate then shredded coconut. In Australia you find them in places like cafes, lunch bars, better supermarkets and KO Catering and pies. Minties which are mint salt water taffy had to come home too. Chef Sam and his crew are tremendous hosts and KO is a place you want to come back to and try more things Australian which turn out to be very much on top.
Open Tue-Fri 8am-8pm; Weekends 9am-3pm
KO Catering and Pies
87 A St, Boston, MA 02127
Congrats on adding a 6th continent to the list. No Antarctican restaurants to my knowledge in our fair city.
re: gourmaniac
Thanks gourmaniac. Check out my latest post on China. I chose Dongbei (not one of the big 8). Outstanding and finally got to employ a bottle Moutai I'd been saving. I still feel I can get Taiwan (Sorta Fujian) in as well. I really appreciate your encouragement.
re: gourmaniac
There used to be an Antarctican restaurant in Everett, but everyone was complaining that their food was cold so they closed.
re: hiddenboston
So many people have been talking about continents. I could do a McMurdo Station frozen food menu I suppose. I have 9 restaurants left to pick. Your thoughts?
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I have been saving it. I love Taiwan Cafe. Suggestion?
re: yumyum
I have had two good meals at Mulan in Waltham. Never been to the Cambridge mother ship. Also never been to JoJo Taipei. Nab wrote me re: TC, "first Taiwanese game in town, will always be king of the jungle, even if the ol' lion is getting tired, which I don't believe is the case".
I have been saving this as a relief near the end. 乐趣和美味
re: yumyum
Perhaps Day 23 or 26. 请加入我们的行列
re: gourmaniac
Brains can be superb. Coppa had some brains when they opened. How does Darbar do them?
253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
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I've never had them, but Nab posted a good description in this ghoulish thread...
This thread inspired me to try the meat pie at KO and it was very tasty. i grew up on the Canadian equivalent. KO's pies have much better meat and a puff pastry crust. The ones from my childhood were mostly gristle and cow lips in a water and lard crust (mmmm. cow lips). So Ko's version scratched the itch and my childhood version is probably now banned by the FDA.
re: gourmaniac
That was hilarious. :)
re: gourmaniac
Cow lips you say...
But did you get the lamingtons?
re: gourmaniac
I've been thinking about getting the "I'm with Meh" T-Shirt. Seriously or at least enthusiastically though, I'm not really a dessert person but the Lamingtons sponge cake squares dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut made me want to have an affair with an Australian lady baker.


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Romain Grosjean's run in China ended on lap 29 when a gearbox problem forced him into retirement.
Grosjean had qualified tenth for Sunday's race at the Shanghai circuit and had been running inside the top ten in the early stages.
However, midway through the race, he reported "a problem with fourth gear."
Told to avoid using it or get a "DNF", Grosjean continued out on track only for the problem to worsen to the point that he had to park his E22.
"We lost fourth gear for five or six laps and then lost all the gears," said the Lotus driver.
"It's a shame.
"we worked hard all weekend long, tried to get a good car.
"Not very rewarding for now."
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I have an intructable that will show you how!
if you are unfamiliar with "sliding" as referred to in skateboarding here is a vid to help you out.
here is a link that shows how some real hardcore guys do it (sliding that is).
Step 1: Decide what to get.
**if you already know what material you are going to slide on you can skip the following as it contains a lot of material description.**
The Sliding Matrices:
UHMWPE- aka Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene; This slider is one of the cheaper and better materials to use IMO. It has a cost of about $10-$15 per square foot in 3/8" thicknesses(cheaper when its thiner), and it is has one of the best coefficient of friction out there. I won't wax on about the chemistry here but I will say that due to its cross-linked chemical structure it is one of the toughest materials for the job.
Corian- Acrylic with aluminum oxide filler. This material is used as a counter top material with great abraision resistance and great wear life. The great thing about corian is that it can be had for free at some home depots or Lowes. They give out little 1"x1" tiles as samples and whatnot they also have a lot of neat "rocky" colors. The downside is that if you can't find it for free you have to buy it, and because of its nature being a filled material it will be a bit more costly and harder to get in small quantities.
Acrylic- as the name says it is a base polymer for Corian but it withstands abrasions and heat fairly well, acrylic is also what plexiglass is made out of. Acrylic will be cheaper than corian and more readily available at smaller quantities, but its not as durable as its cousin, corian.
Delrin -This a a very commonly used polymer for sliding gloves it has a good CoF and decent abrasion resistance, and is competitively priced. It's downfall is that it does tend to wear much quicker than the materials mentions above. I have not personally used Delrin just because when it is processed (ie Extruded) a full face mask is required, because the material will off-gas producing nauseous gases similar in effect to formaldehyde. Personal hang up I know but decent material.
Polypropylene - You guessed it, another polymer! This plastic material is generally used in applications that require more durability and toughness than a standard polyethylene. its structure is very similar to polyethylene but it has a higher melting temperature and is tougher than STANDARD PE. This material does wear down faster similar to delrin, but its a great price point material, it can be had at your local mart in the form of cutting boards.
Nylon - more polymers I know I know. Nylon's CoF is great and only rivaled by UHMWPE, yet it is harder and tends to wear slightly faster than UHMWPE. Nylon can also be found in the form of a cutting board but it is sometimes rare. Nylon may not be a great choice just because of its chemistry, its a condensation reaction polymer. A condensation reaction polymer is one that when synthesized its waste product is water (where the condensation comes from). So what this means is that given enough heat and moisture the product will degrade and return to its base "mers". For a short lived sliding glove this probably isn't that big of a deal, yet it is wise to take note of.
Polycarbonate - you may recognize the name, its the formulation for bullet proof glass. Some may say Lexan instead, although lexan is a Dupont trade name and has many different formulations. It will probably be the most expensive of the plastics to get a hold of. Its redeeming properties are having a super high melting point (300 C) and really great abrasion and impact resistance. The downside to polycarbonate is that it can sometimes be brittle, and its much harder than other materials and wont be a soft impact compared to PE or PP. Since there are so many applications of PC it is hard to find the one that will work for sliding, some are hard and brittle and will shatter when used; others are softer and will actually chunk a little and stick to the road. Its a tricky polymer to play with but some people really prefer it.
That concludes the materials section, out of the whole list here UHMWPE has the best CoF and price point for me. at $15 square foot I was sold; a square foot of any material will be enough to make a backup set of sliding pucks. Another selling point for the material is that it is very chemical resistant and used as a low friction matrix in hip implants.
The next thing is where to buy these fancy plastics? I purchased mine from Piedmont Plastics located in Charlotte NC. They have a bunch of different branches throughout the US and are very friendly this is their site Here.
SO now that you have decided on sliding matrix you can move to the other parts, gloves, velcro, and way to consolidate the two. For me it was a quick trip to Walmart and Hobby lobby; I picked up a nice set of workmans gloves for $12. I then proceeded to Hobby lobby for the velcro, I purchases two packs of sew on velcro for $.99 each and then some self adhesive velcro $3.19. I wanted to sew my velcro on just because it seemed better and more reliable than using some contact cement. It also helped that I had a spool of Kevlar laying around. You can use whatever thread you want but I just thought kevlar was cooler because it has a tensile strength five times that of steel.
Anyone know anything about using chopping boards for this sort of thing? I have heard of people doing this before and I was just wondering if anyone has done the same thing and if chopping boards are a decent material.
Where would I be able to buy UHMWPE?
I decided to change one thing: I glued the velcros to both glove and poly. And I used a cutting board from IK..A instead of the complicated instruction about work pieces.
For german readers, a (slightliy modified) short translation:
Ich habe 2 Sachen geändert, ansonsten ein Tippitoppi Instructable. Die Näherei habe ich mir gespart und stattdessen mit HeiÃkleber die Klettverschlüsse aufgebracht. Und die fast schon wissenschaftliche Diskussion, was denn nun der beste Werkstoff unter den Polys sein könnte, habe ich mithilfe eines anderen DIY-Forums runterbrechen können... ich habe einfach ein Schneidebrett von I..A genommen. Das Ding kostet 4 Euro ;-) und den Bauhausbesuch konnte ich mir sparen (ist eh Sonntag heute).
Did that make sense?
i can't wait to make more videos now
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Possibly sliding gloves and shoes... sliding around various places sounds fun.
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ST. MARYS – Ridgway was spurred on by a 24-point performance from senior guard Eric Matheson as the Elkers won the Elk County Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament with a 45-38 victory over Johnsonburg Friday night at St. Marys Area High School.
With the Dutchmen down by eight headed into the fourth quarter of Friday afternoon's Elk County Boys' Holiday Tournament consolation game against Elk County Catholic, St. Marys Area senior Justin Quiggle led a furious rally, adding 16 points to tie the score at 50-all at the end of regulation. The Dutchmen were then able to use that momentum to edge the Crusaders 57-56 in overtime to take the win.
The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders stayed perfect on the season as they defeated the St. Marys Area Lady Dutch by a 41-35 score Friday night to capture the 2011 Elk County Girls' Holiday Basketball Tournament crown. The Lady Crusaders are now 7-0.
The game was close for most of the 32 minutes of play. With 5:18 left in the game, the Lady Dutch were able to knot the score at 33 on a foul shot by Becky Krieg. In the closing minutes, Elk Catholic was able to outscore St. Marys 8-2 to win the game 41-35.
"It was nice to get the win," said ECCHS coach Ken Pistner.
ST. MARYS – The Ramettes (3-5) were rarely contested Friday in a 54-20 victory over winless Ridgway in the consolation game of the 30th annual Elk County girls holiday basketball tournament.
The Ramettes were led by Brittany Watts with 15 points, while Chelsea Benson and Rhianon Fowler contributed 10 points each; Ridgway's leading scorer was Nicole Breier with eight points.
Johnsonburg applied heavy defensive pressure early on to trigger multiple turnovers in the first quarter en route to a 20-3 lead.
ST. MARYS – The Lady Dutch avenged a season-opening loss to Johnsonburg with a 42-33 win Thursday to get them into today's Elk County Holiday Tournament final against unblemished Elk County Catholic.
ST. MARYS – The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusaders will play in the championship game of the Elk County Girls' Holiday Basketball Tournament after a 59-25 victory over Ridgway Thursday afternoon at St. Marys Area High School.
The Johnsonburg Rams held off a second-half rally by the Elk County Catholic Crusaders in yesterday evening's first-round game of the Elk County Holiday Boys' Basketball Tournament, winning 40-37 to advance to tonight's championship game versus the Ridgway Elkers.
Early on it looked like the Rams would have no trouble from the Crusaders as they outscored them 13-2 in the first period and 9-7 in the second quarter to take a 22-9 halftime lead.
The Ridgway Elkers used a strong second half to advance to the championship game of the 32nd annual Elk County Boys' Holiday Basketball Tournament to defeat the St. Marys Area Flying Dutchmen by a 58-49 score.
The Elkers will now meet the Johnsonburg Rams tonight at 8 p.m. for the boys' championship. Johnsonburg defeated the Elk County Catholic Crusaders 40-37 in Wednesday's nightcap.
Ridgway outscored the Dutch 13-4 in the third period to turn a 34-30 St. Marys halftime lead to a 43-38 Elker lead at the end of the third quarter.
Led by Jimmy Werner's 29 points, the St. Marys Area Flying Dutch basketball team raised their record to 5-1 on the season with a 57-48 victory over the Clarion Bobcats Friday night at the SMAHS Dutch Oven.
The Dutch used a strong second half to defeat the Bobcats. Clarion held a slim 26-24 lead at the half, only to see St. Marys outscore them 33-22 in the second 16 minutes of play.
"I thought we had a sluggish start which was the effect of a long road trip (to Coudersport) last night," said St. Marys coach Mark Guido.
The Elk County Catholic Crusaders opened play in the District 9 League with a 45-38 victory over the DuBois Area Beavers at the ECCHS gym. This was also the home opener for the Crusaders.
The Crusaders were able to take a 19-9 lead at the half, then outscore the Beavers 18-10 in the third period to take a 37-19 lead in the final eight minutes of play. DuBois outscored Elk 19-8 in the fourth quarter, cutting Elk's margin of victory to 45-38.
"It was a good win tonight," said ECCHS coach Aaron Straub. "Obviously DuBois missed a lot of shots early."


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One by one, the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame stepped onto the stage as their names were called. When the eighth man elected Saturday, the late Junior Seau, was announced, his two sons stood with the group.
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But they throw in waterproof, HD movies (sound quality is good too), and many other bells and whistles I didn't know about: face/pet/smile recognition, diff useful picture modes, slow/fast motion video, have not had chance to test out wireless remote control. GPS funcions chew up batteries, turn off on long trips, otherwise batt life is good. Zoom works during video (but can hear motor if quiet scene). Buttons are laid out well. So many possible settings options it would have been nice if you could assign a group of settings to a number and just call up the group with a button; have 5 numbers at your disposal. But with a little practice you know where the settings are and can change them as needed. Now, if I could wirelessly sync this to one of my big flash units, I'll be set the next 10 years. Pros: Good quality picture, 16 mp can be be cropped, great HD video/sound, waterproof (to bottom of pool for sure), many picture mode options, can zoom during video, uv filter attachment, moving object focus tracking, panorama mode EASY - you pan and camera stiches picture together. Anti-shake, can take pictures in low light w/o flash. Cons: Need option to use bigger flash, GPS trail tracking requires clunky download of region you hike in, not sure how to get trail info on to google map, GPS/altimiter use up battery. Was this review helpful? Yes No Excellent So Far Written By Cappydave, Chesapeake Bay on Monday, February 03, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great pictures, rugged and easy to use with one hand. Camera has performed well is zero degree F wind chill and snow. Good high visibility screen to compose photos (especially for someone used to a viewfinder or earlier small digital screen/viewfinder). The shooting modes I have tried have been useful. Easy to upload to laptop w/windows 8.1, no need to use disks which come with camera. Will try waterproof capabilities in sailboat race to Bermuda this summer and underwater in the swimming pool. Pros: Great pictures/video. Rugged. Simple to operate. Single hand use. Small size. Cons: Detailed 250 page operators manual on line only. Would pay a little more to get a professionally printed bound operating manual with the unit. 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No nikon coolpix aw110 Written By Charmaine, Jacksonville, FL on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I think the camera is great, much better than the old sony I use to have. Pros: JUST GREAT Cons: ZERO Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon Coolpix AW110 Written By Jim W., Sycamore IL on Friday, December 20, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Worked as advertised. Screen is somewhat difficult to see underwater. Camera stayed totally dry inside while spending hours snorkeling in the Caribbean. This device seems to be a little more complicated to use than it needs to be. Photos are very good. Overall I am happy with this camera. Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice Purchase Written By Tom G., Rockland County , NY on Friday, October 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great camera. It performs exactly how I expected. Nikon engineered this rugged point shoot just right. Cons: Still trying to figure out how to use the wifi feature... Was this review helpful? Yes No Great camera Written By Rodney E, Pittsburg , TX on Thursday, August 22, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Good pictures, easy to operate Was this review helpful? Yes No AW110 Written By Sharon, Ocala fl on Thursday, August 22, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Good backup for my Nikon digital camera. Small, waterproof, has many features that my bigger cameras have. Love the fact that it is waterproof so I can use it in rainy weather or the pool. Pros: Small, waterproof,many features that my larger camera has & pictures are sharp. Cons: No written manual . Have to download a manual to my computer but in the field would be handier to have the written version. 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon Coolpix AW110 Written By CoopDesigns, Palatine, IL on Saturday, August 10, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) LOVE IT! So simple to use and the fact that it's waterproof and rugged takes away the stress of shooting in the rain or underwater. Point and shoot. Doesn't get any easier. This camera is loaded with features, including a GPS system with maps and landmarks, plus Wi-Fi that allows you to control the camera from your smartphone. Pros: All of the above. Cons: Haven't found any yet as I've only had it for a month. 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No LOVE IT! Written By ISLAND LIFE, HOUSTON, TX on Monday, July 15, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I HAVE USED THIS ON THE BEACH, IN THE POOL AND UNDERWATER. THE PICS ARE GREAT! I NO LONGER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BABYING MY CAMERA WHEN I AM ANYWHERE. Pros: DURABLE, CLEAR PICS & VIDEOS. WATERPROOF 100%. BEST CAMERA I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. Cons: WISH I COULD ZOOM IN FROM FURTHER OUT, BUT I KNEW THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED. 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon coolpix 110 Written By RobbinH, Columbus ohio on Thursday, July 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great easy to use camera that has wonderful video taking as well 1 out of 1 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nikon AW110 Great for UW use Written By KenS, Newark, DE on Sunday, May 19, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I have owned a Nikon Nikonos underwater camera and setup for about 30 years but that being a film based camera, I needed to graduate to new technology. Digital means no more potential missed shots due to conserving exposures since you are limited to the number of exposures on roll of film. I took over a hundred and then edited them after, and the battery lasted as described. This little camera was great and easy to tuck away in a swimsuit pocket. I did opt to buy the Nikon floating lanyard just in case I dropped it, but the lanyard made it really easy to hold. Note that I did NOT enable he GPS logging except to test it out. The instructions and other reviews do mention that enabling GPS when in an area with limited satellite availability like indoors, the battery may drain faster while trying to access the GPS. I almost bought the previous model 100 but this 110 with the WiFi was worth waiting for. I used all the features that the WiFi had to offer and really like the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility. I used it on both my Android smartphone as a remote and on my Android tablet for reviewing pictures. I have gone to using my cell and tablet for pictures of late since I usually always have those with me, but the quality of pics from this camera are so much better I end up tossing this in my tech bag also. It's perfectly sized and durable. I purchased an extra battery since it does take about 2plus hours to charge, but I found having 2 was great for all day use. Pros: Easy to Use but also many advanced options if desired Lightweight and durable Display WiFi and remote features Cons: Not a touch screen but the interface was intuitive once you learn it. 19 out of 19 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Digital camera (black) EN-EL12 Lithium-Ion battery (3.7V 1050mAh 3.9Wh) with plastic terminal cover MH-65 Battery Charger (DC output: 4.2V / 0.7A) 6.5' AC power cord 5' USB cable (UC-E6) with a USB type-A connector on one end and a proprietary connector on other end 5' AV cable (EG-CP16) with a composite video/stereo audio RCA connector on one end and a proprietary connector on other end Filter Adapter (UR-E25) Filter Adapter cord Adjustable neck strap Cleaning brush Nikon ViewNX2 Software on CD-ROM Reference Manual on CD-ROM Quick Start Guide Warranty Programs sheet Important Notices on Waterproof AC Cord Requirements (for MH-65) Error sheet Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi Built-in Touchscreen No Waterproof Yes GPS-enabled Yes Lens 35mm Equivalent 28-140mm Optical Zoom 5x Digital Zoom 4x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing No Manual Exposure No Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Micro Memory Internal Memory 21 MB Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 16 Total Megapixels 16.79 Image Stabilization Optical + Digital Highest Resolution 4608 x 3456 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080/30p Dimensions Width (inches) 4-7/16 Height (inches) 2-5/8 Depth (inches) 1-1/16 Weight With Battery (ounces) 6.9 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Features Play, Edit and Print Functions Battery Information Inputs and Outputs Notes Supplied Software Recording Features Rugged Design: The Nikon Coolpix AW110's rugged design protects the camera from the following extreme conditions: Waterproof: Capacity to shoot pictures underwater up to a depth of 59 feet (18 meters) for 60 minutes. (JIS/IEC protection class 8 (IPX8) equivalent) Dust-proof: Protection against dust (JIS/IEC protection class 6 (IPX6)) Shock-proof: Capacity to withstand a drop of up to 6'-6" onto a surface of 2" thick plywood (MIL-STD 810F Method 516.5 Shock) Freeze-proof: Operating temperature -10°C to 40°C (14°F to 104°F) for land use, 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) for underwater use. Note: These tests do not guarantee that the camera will be free from damage or trouble under all conditions. Action Control: The Action Control feature lets you easily adjust specific camera settings, even with gloves on. The Action Control button, which activates the feature, is conveniently located on the left side of the camera. You can perform the functions by shaking the camera with your wrist in a single up/down or forward/backward stroke. Functions that can be performed include: Shooting Mode: select Easy Auto Mode, Auto Mode, Beach, Snow, Landscape, or Underwater modes. Start Movie Recording: Press the Action Control button to begin/end movie shooting. Quick Playback: display images in full-frame playback mode Current Position: Display the current GPS location on a map GPS: The camera has a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver, which allows you to record GPS data with your photographs. During shooting, GPS data is displayed in the monitor, including the current location by place name or its coordinates. The built-in GPS can track your progress with the included Nikon View NX2 software, or such online sites as Google Earth or Google+. The camera also has an electronic compass to help show you the way. Note: Because GPS data is received from overhead satellites, you must be in an outdoor location with relatively few obstructions in order for the GPS to work properly. 3" OLED Monitor: The Coolpix AW110 has a 3" TFT OLED monitor featuring approximately 614,000 dots, an anti-reflective coating and a five-level brightness adjustment. The LCD monitor has approximately 97% horizontal and vertical coverage in the shooting mode and approximately 100% in playback mode. There is no separate viewfinder on the camera. Image Sensor: The Coolpix AW110 features a 1/2.3", high-density CMOS image sensor with a total pixel count of approximately 16.79-million pixels. The effective pixel count is 16.0-million. Optics: The Coolpix AW110 digital camera uses a NIKKOR 5x wide optical zoom glass lens for superb image quality. Every aspect of the lens manufacturing process is controlled by Nikon. The Zoom-Nikkor ED lens is designed for the specific camera and image sensor combination. The Coolpix AW110 uses a 5-25mm lens, which is equivalent to 28-140mm in 35mm photography. Coupled with the 4x digital zoom, the camera's total zoom capability is 20x. The angle of view is equivalent to that of approximately 560mm lens (35mm format). Filter Adapter: The camera includes a snap-on Filter Adapter that attaches over the lens of the camera. The Filter Adapter allows you to attach a commercially-available 40.5mm filter, such as a polarizing filter or color filter. The Filter Adapter includes a cord for attaching it to the camera for storage. Vibration Reduction: The Nikon Coolpix AW110 offers Vibration Reduction (VR) to reduce blurring caused by camera shake when shooting. For still images, there are three options: Standard VR (using the lens shift method), Hybrid VR (combining lens shift and electronic VR), or Off. For movies, you can use Standard (lens shift) VR or turn it off. Recording Media: The camera uses SD, SDHC, and SDXC memory cards to record still images and HD movies. In addition, the S9500 has a built-in 21MB internal memory for saving images. File Formats: The Coolpix AW110 records still images in JPEG format. HD and SD movies are recorded in MOV format (Video: H.264; Audio: AAC stereo). You have a choice of seven still image size options and nine movie options: Still Images: 16M (high image quality): 4608 x 3456 (1:4 compression) 16M: 4608 x 3456 (1:8) 8M: 3264 x 2448 (1:8) 4M: 2272 x 1704 (1:8) 2M: 1600 x 1200 (1:8) VGA: 640 x 480 (1:8) 16:9 12M: 4608 x 2592 (1:8) Movies HD 1080p 1920 x 1080/30p: Bit Rate: 15 Mbps HD 1080p 1920 x 1080/30p: Bit Rate: 12 Mbps HD 720p 1280 x 720/30p: Bit Rate: 9 Mbps iFrame 540/960 x 540/30p: Bit Rate: 24 Mbps VGA 640 x 480/30p: Bit Rate: 6 Mbps HS Movies: HS 240/8x: 1/8x speed playback (record up to 10 sec; playback 80 sec) HS 480/4x: 1/4x speed playback (record up to 15 sec; playback 60 sec) HS 720/2x: 1/2x speed playback (record up to 30 sec; playback 1 min) HS 1080/0.5x: 2x speed playback (record up to 2 min; playback 1 min) Shooting Modes: You can choose one of the following shooting modes: Easy Auto Mode: The camera automatically selects the optimum scene mode for simple shooting: Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Night Landscape, Close-Up, Backlighting, Underwater, or Other Scenes. All you have to do is frame the picture. Scene Mode: You can manually or automatically select a scene mode with settings optimized for the shooting situation: Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Portrait, Party/Indoor, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Close Up, Food, Museum, Fireworks Show, Black & White Copy, Backlighting, Easy Panorama, Pet Portrait, 3D Photography, and Underwater. Special Effects Mode: You can choose from the following six effects: Soft, Nostalgic Sepia, High-contrast Monochrome, High Key, Low Key, and Selective Color Smart Portrait: If the camera detects smiling faces, the shutter is automatically released without pressing the shutter-release button (Smile Timer). You can use the Skin Softening feature to make facial skin tones softer. Auto Mode: A "point-and-shoot" mode with some user adjustments to suit the shooting conditions and type of shot you want to capture. Continuous Shooting: In the continuous shooting mode, you can select in the menu from the following options: Single: One picture is taken each time the shutter-release button is pressed. Continuous H: Takes up to 6 pictures at a rate of about 8 frames per second while the button is pressed and held. Continuous L: Takes up to 37 pictures at a speed of about 2.1 frames per second while the button is pressed and held. Pre-shooting Cache: To prevent missing the perfect moment, the camera begins saving images when the shutter release is pressed halfway, then shoot continuously from the time the button is pressed until the time it is released. Up to 25 frames, including up to 5 frames in the cache, are saved. (Image size is fixed at 1M 1280 x 960). Continuous H 120 fps: Up to 50 frames are captured at a speed of about 1/120 seconds. (Image size is VGA 640 x 480) Continuous H 60 fps: Up to 25 frames are captured at a speed of about 1/60 seconds. (Image size is 1M 1280 x 960) Best Shot Selector: Camera captures up to 10 images while the shutter release is held down, and the sharpest image in the series is selected and saved. Multi-shot 16: Camera takes 16 shots at about 30 fps and arranges them in a single image of 2560 x 1920. Movies: You can record movies by simply pressing the red movie-record button. Color tones, white balance, and other settings are the same as when you are taking pictures. Self-timer: The camera is equipped with a 10 second and 2 second timer for self-portraits. In addition, the camera can use face detection to detect human faces, and automatically release the shutter when a smile is detected (Smile Timer). AF Area Mode: You can select between the following AF Area Modes to determine where the camera focuses. Face Priority: When the camera recognizes a face (front view only), the camera will focus on the face automatically. The camera can recognize up to 3 or 12 faces depending on shooting and exposure mode. This is the default setting. Auto: The camera automatically selects the focus area (up to 9) containing the subject closest to the camera. Manual: You can manually select one of 99 focus areas in the monitor. This method is handy when the intended subject is not positioned in the center of the frame, and is relatively still. Center: The camera focuses on the subject in the center of the frame. Subject Tracking Mode: For taking pictures of moving subjects. The camera moves the focus area automatically to track the registered subject within the frame. Macro Mode: Macro mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 0.4". The flash may be unable to light the entire subject at distances less than 1 feet 8 inches. Focus Lock: The Focus Lock feature is used to focus on off-centered subjects in the frame while shooting in Center AF mode. AF-Assist Illuminator: If lighting is poor, the AF-assist illuminator may light to assist the focus operation when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. The illuminator has a range of about 9'-10" at the maximum wide-angle and telephoto positions. You can turn this function on or off. Blink Warning Function: The Blink Warning function is available when you are shooting in Face Priority mode. When the camera detects that one or more human subjects may have blinked, the blink warning screen is displayed. The subject is framed by a yellow border, allowing you to check the picture and decide whether or not to take another picture. Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure from -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. ISO Settings: Sensitivity is the measure of how quickly the camera reacts to light. The higher the sensitivity, the less light needed to make an exposure. The camera features the following ISO settings: Auto: Sensitivity is set to ISO 125 when there is sufficient lighting, and raises the sensitivity to a maximum of ISO 3200 when lighting is dim. Fixed Range Auto: The camera automatically sets the sensitivity between ISO 125-400 and ISO 125-800. Manual: Sensitivity is locked at the set value: ISO 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, or 3200. White Balance: You can set the White Balance to Auto, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, or Flash. You can also choose Preset White Balance and use a neutral-colored object as a reference to set the white balance under unusual lighting conditions. Built-in Flash: The Coolpix AW110 has a built-in flash with a range of 1'-8" to 17' (Wide angle) and 1'-8" to 14' (Telephoto). You can choose from the following flash modes: Auto: Flash fires automatically when lighting is poor. Auto with Red-eye Reduction: Pre-flash fires before main flash to reduce red-eye effect. Flash Off: Flash will not fire, even when lighting is poor. Fill Flash: Flash will fire whenever a picture is taken. Slow Sync: Auto flash combined with slow shutter speeds. In-Camera Red-Eye Fix: If the camera detects red-eye after the pre-flash has fired, advanced red-eye reduction processing is used to further reduce red-eye, slightly increasing the time required before the next picture can be taken. AF Modes: When shooting still images or movies you can choose between two auto-focus modes: Single AF: The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway and locks at this position during recording. Full-time AF: The camera constantly adjusts focus, even when the shutter-release button is not pressed. Voice Recording: Audio voice memos for pictures can be recorded over the camera's built-in microphone and played back over the unit's built-in speaker. Memos can be up to 20 seconds in length. Play, Edit and Print Functions Copy: You can internally copy images and voice recordings between the camera's internal memory and an inserted SD-card. Slide Show Playback: View pictures in the internal memory or on the memory card in an automatic slide show with 2, 3, 5, or 10 seconds between pictures. If desired, you can loop the slideshow so it will continuously play. Maximum slide show duration is 30 minutes without operation. Thumbnail Playback: During playback, you can view multiple thumbnail images (4, 9, 16, or 72) at a time. While these "contact sheets" are displayed, you can use the multi-selector to highlight individual pictures. Highlighted pictures can be deleted, if desired. Calendar Display: This feature displays a calendar allowing you to select and view pictures taken on the same date. Playback Zoom: During playback, you can enlarge a still image up to 10x. Once the image is zoomed, you can use the multi-selector to scroll around to non-visible portions of the image. You can record a new picture of the cropped image by pressing the shutter button. Rotate Image: Recorded pictures can be rotated 90-degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise on the unit's LCD screen. Editing Picture: You can use the Coolpix AW110 to edit recorded pictures in-camera and store them as separate files. You can choose from the following editing functions: Quick Retouch: Quick Retouch can be used to easily create retouched copies in which contrast and saturation have been enhanced. D-Lighting: D-Lighting can be used to brighten dark or backlit subjects. While playing back an image, you can select the D-Lighting function, apply it, and save the corrected image without harming the properly exposed areas of the image. Glamour Retouch: The camera makes facial skin tones softer and make faces look smaller with larger eyes. Quick Effects: You can apply a variety of effects using the digital filter effects, such as Painting, High key, Toy camera effect, Low key, Soft, Fisheye, Cross screen, Miniature effect, High-contrast monochrome, Sepia, Cyanotype, and Selective color. Resizing Pictures (Small Picture): You can create a small copy of a recorded image. The copy will be stored as a JPEG file with a compression ratio of 1:16. You can choose from the following sizes: 640 x 480 (suited to television playback), 320 x 240 (suited to display on web pages), or 160 x 120 (suitable for email attachments). Cropping: Create a copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor. Multi-Language Menu: You can choose from 34 different menu display languages including English, Spanish or French. Printing Pictures: You can print pictures stored in the internal memory or on the memory card by using the Print Set option in the playback menu. Using DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), you can designate which images to print, and how many copies to print. Pictures can be printed as followed: Printer or Photo Lab: insert the memory card into a printer, or take the memory card to a digital photo lab (images stored in the internal memory need to be transferred to a memory card prior to printing). PictBridge-compatible Printer: connect the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer via USB cable Transferring to Computer: transfer the images to a computer before printing them via USB Battery Information Power Requirements: The Coolpix AW110 is powered by a supplied rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (EN-EL12). The battery is charged using the supplied MH-65 Battery Charger. The supplied rechargeable battery will last up to approximately 250 shots or 1 hour 35 minutes of HD movie recording on one charge. A fully-exhausted battery charges in about 2.5 hours. Auto Off: When the camera is operated on battery power, the Auto Off mode will automatically turn off the monitor to reduce the drain on the batteries if no operations are performed for the length of time specified in the Auto Off menu. The time limit for the Auto Off mode can be set to 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes or 30 minutes. Inputs and Outputs Notes HDMI: The Coolpix AW110 is equipped with a micro-HDMI (Type D) output, allowing you to connect the camera to an HDTV. An optional micro-HDMI-to-HDMI cable is required. The camera's HDMI output can be set to Auto, 480p, 720p or 1080i. USB/Audio-Video Output: The camera features a single proprietary jack for connecting the supplied AV or USB cable. This one output allows you to download your photos to your computer or printer via USB using the supplied USB cable, or view your photos on a TV using the supplied AV cable. The USB interface is USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible. The video output is NTSC or PAL compatible. Supplied Software Software Suite CD-ROM: The supplied ViewNX 2 Installer CD-ROM contains the following software: Nikon Transfer 2: to transfer pictures from the camera to the computer ViewNX 2: for viewing your images and movies on the computer Nikon Movie Editor: for basic editing of transferred movies. Panorama Maker: for creating panoramic images from the camera's recorded still images System Requirements: The supplied software will work with the following Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems: Windows: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP MAC: OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. 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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. -Howard Zinn
When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins. -Chuck Jones
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? -Jesus
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I would say if you know ANYTHING about taxes one would spend all the money they make on Kickstarter on their campaign and deal with taxes last.Why? because deductions are worth more then penalties.
Any big time business man will tell you to worry about your taxes last. Invest in yourself first.
Also, the foundation of AN and its many events have been about exposing people to this knowledge, progressive people/creators and insight into aspects of business no other organizations in animation covers as vastly as we do.
Thats what Charles suggestions were all about. Talking about things no one else wants to talk about. And if you go into the history of this site. google the videos of past events you will see a small portion of the information shared and revealed here.
We've address the business and personal sustainable lifestyles. Exposing viewers and sharing with participators information about how to live independently and how to create independent economies.
Taxes is a small thing to be concerned about. In my opinion and experience. I'm not saying not to take it seriously. I'm not saying don't be aware of it. I'm just saying, if thats your biggest concern about productions succeeding or not then you got the wrong cpa and/or business advisor...or backwards plan. No disrespect intended but your opening speach was pretty impressive to follow up with the what about taxes concern...
I mean, I agree, money management is key, and the idea is to not let the government manage it. Pay them what they need. Nothing more. Spend as much as Kickstarter revenue on the production and things that are consider deductions..in the black big time?? invest in the next thing. All deductions and non of it has to be claimed until after you spend it. Any penalties you might get as a result of waiting till the end of the year will shy in comparison the deductions you spend that money on.
Its not about cheating or getting out of paying taxes either. It's how most successful business play with their money. You can't get the deductions unless you have the money to spend to get them. ya know?
Well, I have more to say but I just officially got sick of hearing me type.
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I think you both answered my question and misunderstood what I was asking.
I could have chosen any example about incomplete business and money management knowledge. I just happened to choose taxes because of something I saw happen.
I was merely asking if this sort of thing was addresses here or if it was all about being creative and making stuff without dealing with the realities of running an actual profitable business.
You answered it. Thanks.
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Luis, you've been working on The Simpsons crew for 19 years according to your videos.
Have you ever been in business for yourself? Aside from your regular job and something beyond freelance. I'm curious as to what your level of experience is in business and related matters.
Have you formed your own company, either a sole proprietorship or an LLC or anything like that? Have you operated in animation business through a business entity you created? Have you sold books or t-shirts or anything like that or developed projects through a business you formed? Dealt with investors or investment bankers or venture capitalists?
That would be another good subject for the Corner Booth. Business basics along with marketing. Also intellectual property issues would be a topic of interest. Things that could really help with educating artists.
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Your singing my song Charles!
I have NOT formed a company yet. I'm going to be doing it this year though. The Drawing Website I link to in my signature is my first business.
I did spend a year away from the show and drew freelance comics. It was life changing. Especially since the reason I didn't work on the show that year was because I got laid off. I didn't make it a business though.
Only reason I returned was because I got married and needed the money.
My wife has an LLC though. She's an author and also creates and sells her own beauty products:
I have experience helping her sell stuff.
Besides that, I have no experience operating in animation business through a business entity I created. I have not sold books or t-shirts or anything like that or developed projects through a business I formed (I've sold my wife's books though). Nor have I dealt with investors or investment bankers or venture capitalists.
ALL those things I WANT to do and learn to do.
I am currently taking actions that will make ALL these thing happen.
By the end of the month, if not the end of NEXT month, my first book will be out. It ALREADY has people asking me when they can buy it.
Unfortunately this first book took me four months to write. I'm taking steps to make sure I write the next one in a month.
Drawing courses from me are also in the works as well as a membership site.
I LOVE the idea of talking about:
...on The Corner Booth podcast. But honestly, I'm not sure the podcast is right for this. In our next podcast we DO talk only about marketing yourself as artists. BUT I think we're losing focus as to who the podcast is for (this is bad marketing).
The point of The Corner Booth podcast is to attract animation fans. To what end? To attract them to our intellectual properties. The podcast, is in fact, marketing. We talk about animation to fans of animation. We become authorities, "celebrities",...and, OH, what do you know, I happen to have this cartoon over here you might be interested in that I happen to have made. It's content marketing.
Do you understand now why we don't want to be too critical?
I think in order to do the "how to become an independent artist" discussions, I'd need a different podcast that focuses on those exact needs.
Then, from THAT podcast, I can sell courses on how to do it based on what is spoken about in the podcast.
BUT in order to do that, I first need to know what I'm doing, make money off my intellectual properties, and then show people how I did it.
My wife and I are doing some of that already. We just need to step it up, so she can replace my income with her current i.p.
Just from what I've learned selling my wife's novels, as well as seeing the mistakes my friends have made, I can tell artists a thing or two about what NOT to do and how NOT to go about creating an i.p.
For example, DO NOT create an i.p. just because you THINK it's a good idea and you THINK people will like it because YOU do. Then put it out there and HOPE they will.
Instead, create an i.p. you KNOW there's a market for already. Stack the deck in your favor. Do the market research. You're not trying to make "art", you're trying to make money.
I'm not going to clarify this statement. I'm going to leave it as is. What I've just written is the exact OPPOSITE of what artists think when they create their stuff. It's the very thing they think is the problem with the industry. It is anathema.
If you understand what I'm saying then there isn't much more to say. BUT if you disagree, it would be a great topic for the "Business" section of this forum.
Seriously Charles, I'm really REALLY into the business and marketing stuff. It's really fun and creative. I love it, and I think market research is CRITICAL to success.
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I never got the business side of the forum cuz everything we talk about relates to the business..and to continue with the theme of this thread as to not to derail the initial intent, I want to focus on what your advice is for creators as to what not to do.
I have 20 years experience. Most of which is independent publishing and starting small businesses that think large sprinkled with high end positions for studios working on preproduction in animation. Been apart of jewelry companies and my last venture was an art gallery, social club, tattoo studio. I've been published from both mainstream and indie dynamics, sold basic tshirts to 3 thousand dollar wallet chains. I sell lifestyle. I worked with mentors who were top of their game. I can pull from many experiences.
I would never say to any creator to not do something just because you like it. I mean. That IS the basis of all successful businesses. I look at successful creative people and they mostly did what they wanted...I mean, I can't recall any of them saying, "I weighed what the market would take"...Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point.
Building confidence comes with so much. If you're just going for the fans then why bother with talking about being confident in your art? And if you are gonna focus on telling artists to be confident I would suggest addressing other aspects of confidence. You need to be aware of so SO much more about the big picture in order to find that confidence.
I have always enjoyed addressing the BIG issues because that directly has to do with confidence, vision and direction!
AND if it is just about the fans, crowdfunding campaigns have shown me that people want to hear about your plight and why you do what you do and how much you have to do IN ORDER to do what you do. Fans like the critical and they like being apart of problem solving. The fans want new content and they want to connect with the struggle.
I come from a huge music background. I still live with musicians. It's lifestyle and fans are everything...and the bands who had the most fans shared the most about their journey.
I think thats what I believe Charles refers to the fanboy mentality. Historically, and I started in comics, Image comics back in 1992, Fanboy is someone who just cares about the small anal details of the stories and the drawings...they're cool, but the fans who keep it rounded care about the big picture. Their tastes are varied and their sensibilities are sophisticated.
So if you define anything maybe it should be how you define a "fan"...ya know? cuz I'm a fan and I want to hear about the real. Even if it about physics, Im a fan, but I don't know the math so I'm not a physicist..but I want to hear about what physics has to go through in order to be shared to us. Cuz I'm a fan, I want the REAL deal...and that means, real physics, not filter physics...not uncritical physics...I want hyper critical physics.
Money is not the goal. I totally disagree. Art is the goal. True art. Thats why the fans love us. They don't love us cuz we go for the money...you make money from the art. If its true it reaches through.
If marketing leads more artists to think market before art, then...well, I'm ready to die. My light body will get more from me if I'm shining. This is not to say marketing isn't important. Of course it is..but in the new frontier, marketing involves ...well, its the new frontier for a reason.It's evolving in our favor... But I don't think what you're saying is the answer. Dare I say, not even close...or my 20 years experience mostly carving my own path while still making big companies money, would be totally wrong...and I just can't except that.
Invite more people with independent experience as an artist on your show and watch your topics evolve.
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I started my first company in 1983 and kept that happening for a couple of years. Got my second one a corporation going in 1987 and that lasted until around 1998. Started a third business The Animation Academy in late 1997 and it's still happening 15 years later. Turned AnimationNation into a business in 2003. That's my fourth one. In 2008 I got an LLC up and running and still maintain a bank account and line of credit through it. That's five.
I've sold stock through a private offering for my corporation in 1992.
I filed a lawsuit myself and represented myself in municipal court in 1994 against a software developer that tried to cheat me out of a refund and forced them into a settlement.
I sued Great Western Bank (which became Washington Mutual and is now Chase) in 1993 because of their involvement in an embezzlement related to my stock offering the year before.
Went after the embezzlers and got both the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board after them. I made them my hobby and busted their asses good. They learned a big lesson about screwing with an artist. At least with this artist.
I worked with activist groups and helped the US Government in the late 1980s to get the Children's Television Act of 1990 passed which opened the floodgates for the animation boom in TV during that decade that's still going on today.
I've had thousands of individual students in my career as a teacher in animation. At least 3000 and probably close to 4000 from my estimates. Many of them are some of the animation industry's leading talents working at the highest levels of the biz.
I've published my own 136 page hardcover book.
I've produced my own full color fully animated 6 1/2 minute pilot for my project independently. I was an early pioneer in digital animation production starting in 1993.
I initiated the first real attempt at modern industry reform in February 1999 with the launch of the AnimationNation Movement.
I'll be launching my own character based franchise online very soon.
What I've learned can't be taught in school. You gotta get out there and do it yerself.
Talk is cheap and there's always plenty of it flying around. The key is in doing it.
Artists are trained to be employees. With today's environment and the landscape that's forming up it's a good idea to position oneself independently as a business in some way so you can maneuver in the new era. Jobs are good of course but there's other ways to go now more than ever before. Lots of ways to think about things besides a job or work for hire employment alone.
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Also guys in regards to the Corner Booth or anything you may do with podcasts or video, my feeling is that you will get a bigger and more appreciative audience if you say it like it is. Safe, cautious and non-challenging subjects will not get you as big a following in comparison to pushing the envelope.
There is indeed chronic dysfunction in many aspects of our community and things won't improve for the greater good if you ignore these issues or try and package the message in a way that doesn't genuinely address what's going on and how things can be made better.
Case in point, Stephen Silver's latest video about working for free which I featured in another topic. This is a strong commentary that's gone viral and the views he's getting are substantial.
You can watch his video on YouTube here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... WXYoD7wfOs
I disagree with the idea that you'll chase people away if you have a strong and firm message. You'll attract far more people than the ones you'll supposedly lose. Silver's video proves this.
Artists are hungry for leadership. Especially from other artists who are successful in the biz. You can tip toe around things and be okay or you can say it like it is and do others a greater service with your honesty and frankness. Use your platform to get a positive pro-active message across even if you think it will make some people out there uncomfortable.
If you're going to encourage others to be confident in themselves and their art than do it by example.
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Hmmm, SNAKEBITE you have a tendency of reading what I write and finding the worst way to see it.
Oh course, it's not like I left my comments all that clear and I'll explain myself in a later post.
There's a few different ways to read the term business here:
1.an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
2.the purchase and sale of goods in an attempt to make a profit.
3.a person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing, or a service; profit-seeking enterprise or concern.
If by business you mean the number 1, then yes, these forums are about business. But I meant the other two definitions, and it would be nice to have topics like that in that section of the forums.
Besides, this thread is suppose to be about the podcast topic right?
Neither would I. And in fact, I didn't say that.
What I wrote was:
Just because you have an idea, doesn't mean it's a good one. It MIGHT be. It's best to test it and see. If you test in a quick small way and it proves to be good THEN move forward. Otherwise adjustments need to be made. Best to fail fast and move on than invest TONS of time and effort on something that was a bad idea to begin with. It's good business.
You are right, this is why I'm not sure our first topic should have been addressed to artists. If we're trying to attract animation fans, confidence in your art is not going to attract them. The podcast attracts artists who MIGHT be animation fans too. But there isn't even anything about the title of the podcast indicating it's about animation.
VOLUMES of books have literally been written about confidence. There's NO WAY we could cover it all in the fifteen minutes we gave ourselves.
Did you listen to our second podcast? THAT was for animation fans. And we know, because they were sitting next to us and we spoke with them. One was even afraid that she didn't belong because she wasn't an artist. We told her, not to worry, was exactly who our podcast was for. It wasn't just for artists. And yes, there were SOME artists there. And some people who had read a lot of animation history.
And there were fans of Pinky and the Brain. A show I hate. And fans of Space Jam, a movie I don't like. But I wasn't going to tell them they suck for liking Space Jam because of whatever money grubbing reason executives decided to make the movie. They LIKE the final product. LET them like it. Why take that away from them?
It's not exactly about "crowdfunding," as it is about building a community, a tribe, a herd, relationships. Whatever you want to call it.
And yes, fans like the critical and the struggle, because people like good stories and good stories are full of conflict and stories are entertaining and life changing.
There's a place for that, but not if it's going to make them feel like a loser for liking Space Jam.
I have a friend who LOVES the He-Man cartoons. He knows they were commercials but he still LOVES them. I'm not going to make it my life purpose to take that away from him because toy companies were being jerks to artists.
Although, now that I think about it, if we were to make a satire out of the situation, THAT I can get behind.
I write about "the real" further down. You're not saying that unless it's negative, it isn't real right?
I don't think your saying that we should ignore the good in the animation industry right? Because, that's "real" too.
Whether you like it or not, that He-Man cartoon taught kids good morals. And those teachings really stuck with some kids. In spite of the circumstances by which they were created. That's real too.
DUDE! Your whole post was awesome! You're my hero. I agree 100%!!
You ROCK!
I want to create five business too. That's why I'm doing what I'm doing.
It wasn't until this point that I realized why we're talking past each other.
I saw Stephen Silver's post earlier. He wasn't the first to say it publicly. He is the first one with a large enough tribe to get it passed around (I include myself in his tribe).
But surprisingly, that's beside the point.
Here's the actual issue:
You're like a superstar rapper who, came from the ghetto. Fought against racism, and class mentality. Who's parents told him he was loser. Who's friend where gunned down by police officers. He fought against the system and the large Labels. Fought and fought to get where he is and raps about it. He tells the world that the system is broken through his rapping because of what he went through.
He's hyper aware of the flaws. He's experienced them first hand. He KNOWS it inside and out and he raps about it. That's his THING. It's where he LIVES. He can't rap about anything else because he HAS to rap about what is real. What is REAL is what he lived through. What is REAL is the FIGHT.
I'm like a rapper, who grew up in the middle class. Worked hard to get where he is, but no one really bothered him about race, and people where cool to him. His family supported him. He struggled and fought with the middle class mentality. But mostly, fought with himself and his skill level. His producers were actually cool. The label who he signed up with, treated him right.
He raps about girls and friends. He raps about family and God. He raps about struggling for what you want out of life. To fight for it. In other words, he raps about the REAL. What is REAL is the PERSEVERANCE
If those two rappers meet, the superstar rapper turn to the other rapper,
"You don't rap about the REAL. You try to hide it. Why don't you rap about the FIGHT? Rap about the REAL. Don't walk away from that. The jerks, the backstabbing, the people putting you down because of your race. That stuff is there, that stuff exists. You only want to talk about how nice everything is and ignore the bad stuff. Say what's REAL. "
The other is shocked,
"I AM rapping about the real. Everything I rap about is about the real. PERSEVERANCE is REAL. All you talk about is how everything sucks. Why don't you talk about what's real? Family and friends, loved ones and children. All of those things are REAL. Why do you ONLY focus on the worst?
The superstar frowns,
"I can't rap about that crap! That's never happened to me. That's not what the world is like. That's not REAL. You ignore what's real. Why don't you talk about all the crap you need to put with in this life? In this industry?"
The other rapper shakes his head,
"I can't rap about that! I don't have to put up with ANY crap. I'm doing fine. I understand that there's bad stuff, but I can't rap about anything I don't have first hand knowledge about. It's insincere. Life is good. That's REAL.
Charles, for the last 19 years, I've worked in one of the best studios in the animation industry. The only one that rivals it is Rough Draft. The producers, Tom Klein FIGHTS for us. And Andrea Romero does too. WE LOVE her at this studio. They're incredible people. My co-workers are my family.
The writers I've met are great guys. We talk on Twitter. I even know the music editor. I'm friends with some of the editors. The politics around here are minimal.
People from other studio come with all kinds of horror stories. They sit around waiting to get beaten and whipped only to discover we don't do that here. I can't talk about the abuse, because there is no abuse here. I can't talk about the evil producers because the ones here are awesome.
I can only talk about the real. And the TRUTH is that the animation industry has been GREAT to me. It's been a joy and a privilege to be working in this studio, on this show, and in this industry.
I can't talk about what you want me to talk about because I don't know it. I haven't lived it. It would not be sincere.
So please stop asking me to talk about what YOU know and what YOU'VE experienced because I don't know it.
And just because I DON'T know it, doesn't mean that what I DO talk about, and what I do know, isn't REAL.
The worst thing this studio has done for me, is treat me right and make comfortable, because it's stopped me from going out there and creating my own business.
So I guess I should go rant about what a bunch of jerks the people in this studio are for being good to me.
Sorry man, it's not my thing.
BUT, believe me, when I DO rant, you'll hear about it.
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Sorry if it seems like a derail but "Confidence In Yourself And Your Art!" is what I thought it was about. I am merely discussing the theme the video was about and expanded on it.Discussing and all.
I don't know why you conclude when I ask for the real, I'm talking negative. I think thats part of the problem. Addressing hardships, obstacles, mismanagement or even corruption is not negative to me...I mean, lots of stuff out there that just focuses on happy talk. Not to take away from happy talk, cuz I like that too, but why is it negative to address the issues I believe are real?
Seems like maybe you have the problem with reading my replies in a negative light. not to try to start s***, cuz I was enjoying your points and the fact we can have different views.
I'm just saying your views are one perspective like mine are. Since mine are based in a reality where I have experienced much of this business and in addition to what it takes to do it on your own I don't see it being any less valid. But like you said, your fans don't want to hear it.
I'm just sayin I know for a fact there are plenty of fans that do. And what I was saying about crowd funding is that dynamic proves they want to connect with the artists and their plight.
And the thing about Hip Hop is this. They rap about everything. Lots of artists with lots of opinions creating lifestyles. All valid.
In regards to your show, I thought it might be about guests and perspectives and questions/issues from other views..if I have mistaken then I apologize..but I will say this, I hope it becomes larger then you and what you know..and thats not a dig, thats a sincere wish. Everyone wins. Evolution rocks!
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YES! This was my point. I don't know how to talk about what YOU know. I only know how to talk about what I know.
Yup yup yup!
I couldn't agree more. I don't WANT it to be about me. My world is too small. The whole point of having guests is to find out what they know.
That having been said, I've just been informed we've got a one in life time guest.
On the way to our last podcast Larry, Chance and I got to talking about the uncredited people in Looney Tune shorts. This made me curious as to who those people were and why they weren't credited. I suggested the topic for the podcast.
Well, Larry arranged an interview with an ink and paint girl who worked in some Disney shorts back in the day, who was never credited (she's 98). We're going to find out the story behind that. That will happen two podcasts from now.
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The topic has branched off into different directions. One is the Corner Booth, the other about developing an independent aspect to your carer, the virtues of working long term for one employer in animation etc. Having confidence in your art and yourself and apologizing for your portfolio has kind of gotten lost.
Some follow up points from my perspective...
Since it was brought up, I worked on the He-Man series as part of the original development team. Although each episode had a moral to the story it was only a device to legitimize the fact that kids were actually watching a toy commercial. Maybe it was helpful to kids but the real motivation behind the series was for Mattel to sell their toys. That's why they funded the production. Not necessarily to make kids better people. If it happened great, but their motivation was not altruistic.
The forthcoming CB podcast of the 98 year old ink and paint artist from the old days at Disney is definitely something to look forward to. Along the lines of my suggestion for pertinent topics that push the envelope and address dysfunction and improving things. The subject of appropriate production credit is valuable of course.
Working at one studio for one's entire career over a two decade span is great and an artist should indeed be appreciative of such a positive thing. But it makes one an expert in how to work at one studio on one show for 19 years. When I was doing the studio thing I worked at a wide variety of places on a lot of different productions. This gave me a much more comprehensive view and understanding of our business. As an independent who's gone the route of an entrepreneur in animation and from the stand I've made in the industry I know from my own experience that there's a significant divide between studio artists who are entrenched in studio system and those that have branched out and done things outside of their ongoing job. I can really see it in the clumsy communication between the two sides of the same coin.
I've noticed that independents see things differently and approach the business differently. Studio artists tend to be fearful of the outside world so to speak, no attack intended. They are not as confident as an independent who's familiar with risk and not averse to taking chances. I see it in my sometimes strained conversations with friends in the biz who've been in the studios for their entire careers and are used to and dependent upon a job as opposed to others who are conditioned to being out on their own. I see the gulf in the comments that Luis has been posting. You're getting fired up to do the thing we've been doing for years and years. It seems to me the videos you're making and the posts your publishing have as much to do with emboldening yourself as encouraging others.
The fear factor in the animation community is significant and played upon for example by your own union who makes their members believe that if they're not working as union studio employees for their union pension they'll be rummaging through trash bins and eating cat food in their golden years. Just ask Hulett he'll tell ya all about it. Well, I know some guys who are more successful as an independent than they would be at a studio job and don't need to work as a studio employee anymore. They developed an independent aspect to their careers and it paid off.
If you really want to communicate with individuals such as myself and Bite and others who've been on the front lines of taking chances and embracing entirely or in part an independent career then you gotta do it too. That's what it comes down to and in that regard I wish you luck.
Finally, I'd say have fun with the Corner Booth. It seems to be helping you get out and about. Whatever you guys do with it I'm sure it'll be fine.
Have confidence in yourself and in your art fellas!
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Cool. I said my piece..and peace. I don't want it to come off like agro back and forth cuz thats not where I'm coming from. I'm a huge Chance Raspberry fan and anything that informs people about what we all do is good with me. I wish everyone great success!
Fist high!
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SOOO awesome. This is what I find the most fascinating. The toys are practically dead now but the cartoon lives on and still has a big fan base.
My friend Jerzy even went so far as to create posts with what he would do if he got a chance to redesign a new version of the show.
http://www.strangekidsclub.com/2011/04/22/fan-art-friday-jerzy-drozds-masters-of-the-universe/ Not a link to his site but to a site that collected all his designs.
THIS is the fanbase we're trying to attract. They're a new breed and totally fascinating.
It's interesting you should write that and then write:
The reason studio artists tend to be "fearful of the outside world" is because they are told they are an "expert in how to work at one studio on one show," either by other people or to themselves and BELIEVE IT.
They say to themselves (or hear it from others),
"Who are YOU, to try anything on your own? You have no experience outside a studio. You're an expert in nothing. You've done nothing for anyone. You've wasted your life in a studio and without one you're worthless. Nothing you've learned in any studio has any value. Your expertise are worthless."
When a studio artist thinks or hears this and BELIEVES it, they stay afraid and stay a studio artist.
This is why, when I talk to my fellow studio artists I SHOW them their expertise. I try to give them the confidence to get out of that fearful place. I want to empower them to see the value they can provide, in spite of how long they've worked in any studio.
There is always SOMEONE who knows less than you of SOMETHING. As long as a studio artist can find that thing, THAT is their expertise. It doesn't matter how long they've worked in a studio. THAT is their way out. It's their leverage. The place where they can be confident in.
This is what I'm doing. This it my starting point. It also helps that I've spent 19 years, not in just any studio, but on The Simpsons. Huge fanbase. It's known by Billions. It gives us who work on the show, instant authority and leverage. I'd be a fool not to use it to my advantage.
Your right, an independent artist thinks different. They are more used to facing fear and taking risks. In order to become this way, a studio artist must also become good at facing fear, but in order to do so they need to know they have something to do this with.
It's best to show studio artists the gifts they possess and the expertise they CAN leverage. It gives them the confidence to take the risks. THAT truly builds REAL confidence in themselves and in their art.
Thanks for the encouragement, for your support, and words of wisdom Charles.
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Reading through your post Luis confirms what I've known and experienced for a long time. The community of animation artists is dysfunctional and it's most chronic within the studio system.
In today's environment you're at a disadvantage if you're not developing an independent aspect to your career. You're on the right path and I think you're going to do well for yourself over time. The fact that you work on the Simpsons is indeed a very useful in building the Luis Escobar franchise. You are the franchise and what you do as a staff artist on the Simpsons provides a high degree of professional credibility. In that regard studio employment offers an additional benefit in that it's a part of who you are and what you do but it is not you. By breaking away and developing your franchise it becomes something that helps define you but does not confine you.
I'm excited for ya. It'll be fun to see where you take this. Wishing you good fortune fair winds and high tides on your adventure.


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