Phantom Moose Films» » Asides http://phantommoose.com The filmmaking adventures of three teens and their families Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en Good Time to Buy Swords http://phantommoose.com/2008/10/03/good-time-to-buy-swords/ http://phantommoose.com/2008/10/03/good-time-to-buy-swords/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:02:50 +0000 Jordan http://phantommoose.com/?p=551 It’s almost Halloween, which means that prop swords are on sale everywhere. Amazon in particular has a large selection of prop plastic swords. You might also want to check local stores in your area for good deals. Local stores don’t usually have as much selection as Amazon, but they do have the added benefit of letting you try out the sword first.

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White Balance - RULES? from rick fiduccia on Vimeo.

]]> http://phantommoose.com/2008/09/19/white-balance-video/feed/ JellyTelly – Very Cool! http://phantommoose.com/2008/08/01/jelly-telly-%e2%80%93-very-cool/ http://phantommoose.com/2008/08/01/jelly-telly-%e2%80%93-very-cool/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:39:32 +0000 Jordan http://phantommoose.com/?p=362 Phil Vischer (of Veggie-Tales fame) has announced a very cool new idea: JellyTelly. Go check it out, but look out, the demo video is half an hour long, so be prepared to sit down for awhile. He’s got a neat behind the scenes video for members of the Jellyfish Labs network, too.

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When you find a tree you like, just click the check mark button, and Dryad makes a Wavefront .obj file, which can be imported to Blender. Sweet!

]]> http://phantommoose.com/2008/03/05/dryad-free-tree-generator/feed/ Blender 2.46 RC1 http://phantommoose.com/2008/03/04/blender-246-rc1/ http://phantommoose.com/2008/03/04/blender-246-rc1/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:45:05 +0000 Jordan http://phantommoose.com/2008/03/04/blender-246-rc1/ The Blender Foundation has just released Blender 2.46 Release Candidate 1! This is an exciting release for Blender users, as it adds tons of great new features that allow the creation of very cool animation. I’m downloading the new version as I type!

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