The name Jedemi is a mash-up of Jedi and Gemini. The backstory is interesting. One day I flipped on the television and saw Deepak Chopra giving a lecture about the Mind, Body & Soul that seemed to me was alluding to “The Force” as conveyed in the Star Wars series…. more »
Need for Speed: Notable Quotable from Pixar’s “Maverick Director”
Steve Pond’s column for The Wrap (Pixar’s Maverick Director: How I’d Tweak Our Formula for Success) had an awesome notable quotable: “…I came out of TV animation, where you work on the kind of schedule where you don’t have time to doodle. It was a really good testing ground, because… more »
De Niro: An Amazing Talent that Never Goes to Waste…
Playing catch-up ball with some old New York Times Sunday Magazines that I had stacked up, I came upon an article by their film critic, A.O. Scott on Robert De Niro. It seemed to be timed with the release of “Silver Linings Playbook ,” his latest movie directed by David… more »
Telling Stories in a VERY Unique Way…
When I read the New York Times Book Review of Chris Ware’s “Building Stories,” I found myself scratching my head. He did what?? Ware created a graphic novel, called “Building Stories,” that comes in a box containing 14 pieces: four newspaper-like broadsheets three magazines two pamphlets two standalone strips one… more »
Adventures of Tomeo & Juliette…
This is a Renegade Gal production. Ran an experiment. Grabbed the pictures the team took, threw them into Powerpoint and then created a timed slideshow that was saved as a movie. There is one snag that requires manual fast forward. Enjoy!