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oh boy...

I'm a happy capitalist short and stout

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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Capitalism made Star Wars.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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"Yeaaah Capitalism."

--Austin Powers
I am fluent in over six million forms of procrastination.
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Capitalism made Star Wars.
Oddly enough it was Lucas' anti-capitalistic views that made star wars. He didn't like the (capitalistic) hollywood system.
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Oh and, did you know that casinos in Vegas actually moved to make card counting illegal? Yeah, I know, that's just SO unbelievably capitalistic. Thankfully it didn't work. and in Atlantic City it is illegal for a casino to ask a counter to leave.
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"did you know that casinos in Vegas actually moved to make card counting illegal? Yeah, I know, that's just SO unbelievably capitalistic. Thankfully it didn't work. and in Atlantic City it is illegal for a casino to ask a counter to leave."

Sooooo, let me get this straight...our "capitalistic" system denied the casinos the right to use this "capitalistic" measure? Gee, I guess there's hope for our "capitalistic" system after all, since it obviously doesn't allow everything that you consider to be "capitalistic". LOL! (Of course, it looks like you are off on one of your little Anti-American tangents again.)

"He didn't like the (capitalistic) hollywood system."

And so he did it his way, which is still "capitalistic", according to you, unless you are changing your definitions.

BTW, you seemed to miss this question in the other thread, so I'll ask again here.

You keep talking about "capitalist America". Would you mind telling me when Australia became socialist?

I'll give you time to look up the date.

Oh, I just ran across this...

THE BEST AND WORST CASINOS IN AUSTRALIA
While at some of the casinos on the east coast I also checked out the
current blackjack rules and conditions. As a result of this (and
valuable contributions from Blackjack Australia visitors on casinos I
couldn't get to) I have finally updated the website. The site now has a
page dedicated to each casino with contact details, blackjack rules,
basic strategy, table limits and current penetration.

You can visit the website at http://www.blackjack.iinet.net.au and make
your own conclusions as to which are the best and worst casinos in
Australia for card counters. If you would like my opinion though, I
would forget about card counting at Reef, Lasseters, MGM Grand,
Townsville, and both of the Tasmanian casinos. Although the rules at
some of these casinos may be favourable (the Tassie casinos have the
lowest house edge in the country), they all are so small that it is easy
for a card counter to be noticed, and to be subsequently barred .

I would also add Burswood to the list of casinos to avoid. Although
size is not an issue here, the introduction of Continuous Shuffling
Machines last year makes card counting impossible.


Why those damn, dirty Socialistic Australian casinos! HOW DARE THEY ACT LIKE CAPITALISTS! And barring card-counters, no less - quite the opposite of the "capitalistic" casinos in Atlantic City, wouldn't you say?

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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DanielB's views on censorship and capitalism make about as much sense as that person I once sparred with verbally who claimed E.T. should have beaten Gandhi for Best Picture because the latter was just "some dumb movie about a bald man running around in a diaper." That was the previous blue-ribbon-winner for dumb arguments, until now. I'm so done with this guy's trolling. MBJ, stop taking the bait.
I am fluent in over six million forms of procrastination.
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Agreed. At this point, he's gone from being a racist, to being an ignorant racist. I just thought I'd point out the obvious lack of research that he's put into his viewpoint (a rather simple search on Yahoo, I might add. )

Daniel, go ahead and rail away at America. I and many others have better things to do than point out all the flaws in your assertions. Have a nice life.

[EDIT] I still wanted to hear from him when Australia went socialist. Oh well...

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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D'oh
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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Dude, I Ialready said Australia is capitalistic.

"And so he did it his way, which is still "capitalistic", according to you, unless you are changing your definitions."

No, he did it the way he believes should be every filmmaker's right. Because he believed in equal rights, that was not capitalistic. Yes you can be barred from casinos in Vegas too for counting - that was my point. What horrible capitalistic bastards if they believe it is their right to hold the odds, - and even treid to make it illegal for patrons to use their brain. Atlantic City actually has a decent law, because casinos don't care about YOU loosing money, but they do care about themselves loosing money to counters, even if those counters are few and far between. What I'm trying to say is that the casinos believe you should not be entitled to the rights that they are entitled to.

Why is America more Capitalistic? You will work it out. One thing is hollywood. I don't like hollywood. No other country in the world has a film industry like it. Independant American Films are so few and far between now. Now that doesn't matter to me as much as Independent Aussie films - but it should matter to every American.

EDIT: By the way, Casino Canberra uses an EIGHT DECK shoe! There's no getting more capitalistic than that.
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Originally posted by: DanielB
Why is America more Capitalistic? You will work it out. One thing is hollywood. I don't like hollywood. No other country in the world has a film industry like it. Independant American Films are so few and far between now. Now that doesn't matter to me as much as Independent Aussie films - but it should matter to every American.




slamdance.com/, digifestsouthwest.com/, aivf.org , ifp.org, filmmakers.com, film-makerscoop.com and then there are all the Film Festivals that are ALWAYS taking place like - The Santa Fe Film Festival, Durango Film Festival, Vail Film Festival, Moondance International Film Festival, Denver International World Cinema Independent Fall Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition............. and the list goes on.


And all of these take place within the next 6 months and WITHIN 500 miles of Albuquerque, New Mexico (a little itty bitty city by US standards) so your saying that we DON'T HAVE Independant film????

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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There is even a cable television network devoted to independent film.
"I don't mind if you don't like my manners. I don't like them myself. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings."
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I've seen about 200 independent films this year alone ~ ALL from the GREATER SOUTHWEST - (New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Utah and Oklahoma)

We even have about 10 LITTLE Film festivals here in Albuquerque once a year. SO it would seem that maybe you might be mistaken on this DanielB - BUT, then again YOU may not see them as "independent films" at all... As the are made by capitlistic american film makers!

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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Originally posted by: TheSessler
There is even a cable television network devoted to independent film.


2 of em' - IFC and Sundance!! - And I didn't even count those festivals!

“My skill are no longer as Mad as the once were” RiK

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Leave him be, boys. It's a lost cause. Not one single person agrees with him, and most people are openly laughing at him, and yet he continues to spout this stuff. What does that tell you?

There are better, saner topics to discuss.

BTW, Rikter, read your PMs.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Jeez DanielB, stop making us Aussies look bad

You obviously know very little about the film industry here or in the US, I've worked in both and can tell you the independent film market is alive and kicking in both, and both countries are horribly capitalistic - that's how it is.

Anyway, get off your arse and make your own version, I'll even lend you the DE laserdiscs, and a PC based capture card and all the software required, and instructions on how to do it. All you have to do is get a laserdisc player (available second hand for about the cost of the SE trilogy on DVD)

As I said before, if you really cared you would do it - so stop whining and produce your own transfer.
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Ah, sanity - thy name is Laserman.

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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Originally posted by: Laserman
You obviously know very little about the film industry here or in the US, I've worked in both and can tell you the independent film market is alive and kicking in both, and both countries are horribly capitalistic - that's how it is.
Considering I'd like to be an independent film-maker, I'd say I know enough. Thanks for agreeing with me though, comrade.
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Nevermind...

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
<span class=“Bold”>JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
<span class=“Bold”>Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.</span></span>

<span class=“Italics”>JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.</span>

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You'd like to be a film maker, so you know enough??

/Start stupid rant/

C'mon Daniel, stop wishing and start doing! Australia would have to be the easiest place in the world to be a film maker. I remember years and years ago, when I was stateside I saw Stephen King on set (I was a lowly grip) and one of the cameramen was talking to him saying 'I always wanted to be a writer', and SK turned to him and said something I never forgot.... "Writers write". That's all he said and walked away.
And it is so true, writers don't want to be writers, they write, and film makers don't want to be film makers, they make films.
I saved up my mowing money (for 7 months) when I was 11 to buy a 2nd hand Super 8 camera and a reel of film, and attempted a stop motion feature with my Star Wars figures. To my surprise it (kinda) worked, and I haven't stopped making films since. Talk to nearly any film maker and they have one thing in common - they actually make films, whether they get distributed or not, whether they are any good or not - that's what they do. And many of them hold down a 'normal' job and family at the same time.

You don't even seem to have the drive to do something that you supposedly feel passionate about - i.e. making an archival OT transfer - even though doing so would start to build some of the skills you would need to start doing films of your own.

If you really wanted to do any of this stuff, there would be no stopping you.

/End Stupid Rant/

Seriously, my offer is real of lending you the Laserdiscs, catpure card, software to make your own OT. I'll even lend you a burner. (I promise this is my last Daniel baiting)

Whew, OK now that I have offended everybody, I gotta go pack, I've got to supervise a shoot and will be away for about a week if all goes to plan. I'll check in here if I have time.
To everyone actually making a transfer, may your edits be glitch free, may your free space be plentiful and your laserdiscs be sparkle free.
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Originally posted by: Laserman
You'd like to be a film maker, so you know enough??

/Start stupid rant/

C'mon Daniel, stop wishing and start doing! Australia would have to be the easiest place in the world to be a film maker. I remember years and years ago, when I was stateside I saw Stephen King on set (I was a lowly grip) and one of the cameramen was talking to him saying 'I always wanted to be a writer', and SK turned to him and said something I never forgot.... "Writers write". That's all he said and walked away.
And it is so true, writers don't want to be writers, they write, and film makers don't want to be film makers, they make films.
I saved up my mowing money (for 7 months) when I was 11 to buy a 2nd hand Super 8 camera and a reel of film, and attempted a stop motion feature with my Star Wars figures. To my surprise it (kinda) worked, and I haven't stopped making films since. Talk to nearly any film maker and they have one thing in common - they actually make films, whether they get distributed or not, whether they are any good or not - that's what they do. And many of them hold down a 'normal' job and family at the same time.

You don't even seem to have the drive to do something that you supposedly feel passionate about - i.e. making an archival OT transfer - even though doing so would start to build some of the skills you would need to start doing films of your own.

If you really wanted to do any of this stuff, there would be no stopping you.

/End Stupid Rant/

Seriously, my offer is real of lending you the Laserdiscs, catpure card, software to make your own OT. I'll even lend you a burner. (I promise this is my last Daniel baiting)

Whew, OK now that I have offended everybody, I gotta go pack, I've got to supervise a shoot and will be away for about a week if all goes to plan. I'll check in here if I have time.
To everyone actually making a transfer, may your edits be glitch free, may your free space be plentiful and your laserdiscs be sparkle free.
The first thing I need to work on is writing a story (I already own a ton of gold original ideas). My friend who would apparantly be my partner in it however is lagging, so I have to wait unti he comes around. I'm not interested in transfering the LD's, even if I had access to all the needed stuff right now. There are other people working on it. If there weren't, maybe I would. Or maybe the PAL LD's and the german rip, I'd see what I could do with them. But then that would lagg me from filmmaking. You have to apply to the OFLC for a classification exemption to show it at film festivals, right?
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You usually don't have to apply yourself, it is often done by the people that organise the film festivals themselves, as they pick from the thousands of films submitted - Just because you put yours in doesn't mean it will be shown of course. Then if it is a well organised festival, they will get the classification exemption. I am a registered classification agent and can classify games and short films, and I often fill this role, or get the required exemptions at festivals/showings etc.

You don't really have to wait for anyone else to get the script written, or at least the treatment. Make sure you register you stuff with a writers guild or similar - it protects you, and is a really good idea.