Trooperman

I've decided to nix the newer account because I hear that the mods are stricter about converting over to a second account now...

Anyway, I've been thinking about this movie and what a monstrous project it would be to get the number of actors and personnel and sets together for this June, so I've set it for next June, June 2016.  Believe me, it's going to be good.  But I'm going to start taking names down now so that next year, I'll actually be able to shoot the damn thing.

In the meantime, I think I'll do a smaller feature this summer, with only two actors, in black and white.  A psychological thriller.  It might be interesting.  I can keep you posted if anyone wants to see it when it's done.

Thanks a bunch! 

You know, I've been rethinking the dystopia project and realizing I don't really have the connections to do that at this point in my career..instead I was thinking I'd keep writing some classical music. 

Maybe once I have that written and recorded (I should have at least one thing recorded this year) I could post it here so you could see what Trooperman's been up to creatively....

Hi Ender!  I will see about putting it up on myspleen and let you know in this thread if I am successful at doing so.

Best,

TM

Hi Brash-it's me.  I'm just using a new account now.  Maybe I should update the avatar so everyone knows that it's me.

Davnes007 said:

I'm waiting for Windows One.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk

I liked Marnie- last Hitchcock picture to have a Herrmann score, and everything after it suffers from his departure.

I liked Frenzy, but was repelled by the rape scene.

I think Temple of Doom was a masterpiece.  I've seen it in the theater and you really have to see it live to understand that every moment in that movie is crafted to get a reaction.  It's a great group movie.  Score is astounding.  I even like Willie Scott.  It's a shame that this kind of movie will never be made again- it's strong anti-PC undertones were hilarious.  Definitely the most un-PC action movie ever made.

Thank you all for such warm wishes.  I may have to pull this out again at some point, or maybe put together a similar workprint for Episode 3 with the same types of musical choices, as a proof of concept.

Thank you.  I am much better now. 

I'm just trying to forget about it.

Hi everybody,
First of all, that was me, and I did go crazy early this year, I am embarrassed to say.  I was living alone, I had no job, and things spiraled downhill fast.  I want to let you know that I'm all right, I'm currently employed, and things are looking up for me, though I still find myself lonely sometimes during the recovery process.  A girlfriend would be nice.  But hey, that's life. 

With regards to the edit, you can distribute the rough cut as much as you'd like because although it's technically possible for it to be finished (I still have all the files, the hard drives, etc.), I don't see it happening in the immediate future and I missed my opportunity to use my Anakin sound-alike voiceover this summer. 

What can I say?  I am truly sorry for letting you all down and for letting this project die.  This was my high school life- I centered my day around getting to work on this edit.  To see it unfinished is painful for me.  But it is what it is, and looks like it is Episode 2: The Workprint Edition.

Best to everyone,
-TM

PS I am so glad to hear your son enjoyed the movie, Mark.  Hearing things like that really makes my day.

Please everybody- go to church, go to confession, seek forgiveness from God- ask to be saved before it's too late!  I know it sounds crazy, it sounds like I'm insane, trolling, etc- but this is REAL.  Meteors are hitting the skies right now:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/23/us-usa-meteor-idUSBRE92M01020130323

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/22/meteor-east-coast/2011893/

Please turn to God before it is too late!  I'm serious!!

CP3S said:

Clearly, you've received some insider information from God regarding some of the bad things he has planned to do to people (in the name of fighting evil and spreading the light, of course)

Indeed.  Except there are no bad things- only good things.  So you are incorrect there.

CP3S said:

this unlucky 13th year of the 2000's, if those things don't come to pass (as they never do when such predictions are made), will that shake your faith any?

Unlucky for you, friend- not for the rest of us! 

To answer your question, my faith will not be shaken in the slightest.  It is unassailable.

CP3S said:

Once we got the new forum software and could upload our own avatars, I immediately uploaded the same old tacky avatar and continued to use it for the longest time.

How interesting.

^^Just out of curiousity, why are you called "Demonic" Ewok?

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

The most popular religious affiliation in the most populous country today is "agnostic/atheist".

That is about to change very quickly, my friend. 

Time to get some popcorn, relax, and enjoy the show.  We are in for one heck of a ride this year...

TV's Frink said:

Trooperman said:

TV's Frink said:

Serious question now...if this is the case (and it does make sense to me, btw), what do so many religions have against birth control?

Well, it introduces something man-made and artificial into the sex act, which is natural, which makes it less about sharing with another person and more about self-gratification or mutual masturbation.

This makes zero sense to me.  When I have sex with my lovely wife, if we don't use a condom, it's a shared experience.  If we do use a condom, we're just pleasing ourselves and not each other.

*taco roll*

Question though, if you don't mind.

If she's your wife, why use a condom?

Bingowings said:

A spring mattress introduces something man-made and artificial into the sex act, which is natural . Antibiotics introduces something man-made and artificial into natural disease. The internet introduces something man-made and artificial to the act of communication which is natural. 

Religion introduces something man-made and artificial into the act of living which is natural.

The spring mattress does not change the nature of the sexual act.  You can have sex anywhere- on a bed, in a tub, in a car, in a meadow.  LOL

Antibiotics are moral because they save people from disease, which is good. 

The Internet is another medium of communication like writing letters, faxing, telegraph, and the telephone.  Nothing wrong with that.

The act of living is natural, I agree.  Where we disagree is that religion is unnatural.  I believe religion is as natural as life itself. 

Think about it- through the millenia, why have different peoples from completely different backgrounds, livelihoods, times, and social status turned to God if He didn't exist?

TV's Frink said:

Serious question now...if this is the case (and it does make sense to me, btw), what do so many religions have against birth control?

Well, it introduces something man-made and artificial into the sex act, which is natural, which makes it less about sharing with another person and more about self-gratification or mutual masturbation.

CP3S said:

Trooperman said:

God is anywhere good is.  Everything good is from God.  Everything bad is from the devil.

But why?

Why would you believe this to be the case? It is so simplistic, and dare I say, silly.... And still, why? What reason do you have to believe everything good comes from God, and everything evil comes from the devil? The Bible tells you? As we've seen the last few pages, almost every Christian here takes a very different stance on how seriously to take the Bible. Because you know God exists by this warm fuzzy feeling you get in your heart? Maybe that is just taking comfort in the thought that you have a giant invisible friend who has got your back, and who you can take reassurance that people who do "evil" things will always have to pay in the end.

Hmmm...I believe it because I pray to God every single day and I know He is watching over me.  I think it isn't silly at all.  With regards to your comment on Biblical interpretation, I am Roman Catholic, which means that the books in the Bible are basically supporting documents that confirm what we already know, which is the faith passed down from Jesus to the apostles and then through the centuries for 2000 years.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

Trooperman said:

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

  And to me, this makes the message and the medium of religion - in any of its current forms - an almost hilarious concept that by definition misses the point.

What alternative form would you propose?

I prefer science.  The main reason is actually opposite what most people think.  Most people think that science is about truth and religion is about rules.  Actually, religion is fixated on "truth", and just about every religion claims ownership of it.  Science (good science, at least), on the other hand, rarely even mentions the word "truth".

Science is a process of coming up with better and better models ("theories") of the world around us based on ever-improving methods of observation.  Theories change and improve over time - at least they are better informed by better observations/measurements.

By contrast, religion presupposes that truth has already been laid out some two or three thousand years ago, and never changes.  I prefer to believe that we as humans can improve ourselves, improve our methods and our insights, refine our beliefs, etc. over time.  I don't agree that whatever we came up with in 0.BC is THE truth and must never change.

There are also some things within particular religions that I find highly unlikely (logically), but my main beef regards the notion of "truth".  As far as said truth being the result of divine inspiration or divine intervention - I don't think we are capable of that, for the reasons I outlined in my earlier post.

Fair enough.  I believe there is truth and that science attempts to explain the environment we find around us, but can never address the question: why?

twister111 said:

That and George Lucas altering the script on the day leaving you with maybe three minutes rehearsal time.

 

Wasn't Anakin falling to the dark side by wanting to save Padme a last-minute script change?  (in the original script he just wanted power). 

TV's Frink said:

Trooperman said:

Everything bad is from the devil.

I'm sorry but I find this extremely unlikely.  Bad shit has happened to me in the past, and I don't blame the devil.

And I'm not buying the whole "bad things happen because they're actually good things that we don't understand" argument either.  Sometimes bad things just happen.

Hmmm...sometimes things that we think are bad are actually good, or they have good that can be taken from them.  Half glass full, silver lining on the cloud, etc.

A driving mishap, a trainwreck, or losing your job- we call this "bad", but I mean bad in the sense of evil.  Everything evil is from the devil, that's probably putting it clearer.

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist."

-C.S. Lewis

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

  And to me, this makes the message and the medium of religion - in any of its current forms - an almost hilarious concept that by definition misses the point.

What alternative form would you propose?

God is anywhere good is.  Everything good is from God.  Everything bad is from the devil.

I just like to see the OT characters in pop culture again.  Feels like 1995 all over again!

I don't know if this has been mentioned in another thread, but this is hilarious.

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