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I've got a few:

1. I just accepted my first full-time job offer! I start in September, developing mobile apps (iOS, Android) in Baltimore. I already do this as an intern, but now they have to pay me more money and give me benefits. Woohoo!

2. I'm currently working on a DIY 3-axis motorized camera slider (pan, tilt, slide) for motion time lapse projects. It'll be run with a Raspberry Pi and controlled with a custom iOS app via Bluetooth LE. It's a pretty hefty project for me, involving math, computer science, mechanics, and electronics. Needless to say, I'm learning a ton! I'll probably make a post about it in the 'Creations' section when I'm closer to being finished.

3. I'm headed out West this week with my Dad. Haven't been to CA since I was 7 and we're gonna hit as many places as we can. So, a day in Vegas, then we hit the road to San Fran, driving through Death Valley and Yosemite on the way. I'm gonna try to catch a session or two at AltConf on Friday morning, and we're seeing a Giants game that night. Then we'll drive down the coast to LA and look around, maybe meet up with some cousins in Irvine. It'll be a packed trip and I'm looking forward to it! If anyone has any suggestions for restaurants or cool stuff to do in LA, feel free to mention them!

Yeah, the EU is screwing things up for all of us on this one.

If I recall, the 30 minute limit is due to a European tax law. If it can record over 30 minutes, it's considered a camcorder, and is taxed (higher) as such. Really dumb.

Is anyone out there pushing for a change of that law? I'd love to see it go.

I would add poor-ish light sensitivity and lack of high frame rates to the cons list. But it's really about what you're going to be using it for, and I can't speak to that.

If I recall, the BMPCC records compressed raw, and I'm not sure how comparable it is to ML raw in terms of color information (could be negligible). My brother (videographer) had a 5D III for a while. He shot one project in raw. The workflow was rough but man, the end result was gorgeous. He recently sold it and bought a Sony a7s. Good decision in my opinion.

To me the GH4 you sold seems more enticing than the BMPCC, since you won't have it any better in the lens department, and the 4k downscaled probably looks just as nice as the BMPCC raw. Also no swapping out batteries every 20 minutes. However, the more natural filmic look of the BMPCC is a huge plus that is often overlooked.

Of course, the BMPCC is much cheaper, and if you're getting a good deal on one it might be worth going for. Also, ProRes out of the box is a nice workflow bonus.

My thought is if you are getting a new camera for video in the prosumer price range, Canon is a no-go. They don't seem to care about that market, and never really have. Sony, Panasonic, Blackmagic, etc. are the ones leading innovation.

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Late to the game here; but yowza, that was a film. Stupendous, I say.

If I recall, the placard was a burial for that scientist she had loved. The camp was there when she got to the planet, but everyone was dead by then, because something like 80 years had passed since she left Earth. So she was picking up where they left off.

I don't recall the wormhole collapsing at any point.

This was the first podcast I ever subscribed to, and still the only movie podcast I follow. You guys are incredibly bright, witty, thought-provoking, and know how to put on a show. I know you'll succeed in future endeavors. The great thing is that the forum has made just as big an impact on me, and that we get to keep! This place has shown me what true kindness and respect on the Internet looks like. Love you guys, and job well done.

Great episode.

I had a professor who said that in college he based a 30-page paper on a single frame of this film. He didn't say which one, but I'm very curious.

Firefly and Serenity

Mmmm... That's the stuff. I finally got around to watching the series, and then the movie. Shame the show was cut so short, but the movie did a great job of wrapping it up.

Right on. I flipped on AUJ after seeing BotFA and it felt refreshing.

Robert Rodriguez' El Mariachi commentary is packed with insight on low budget filmmaking. I got a lot out of it, and I've never even watched the movie by itself.

As an outsider who knows very little about this ongoing battle, I must say I love that it exists.