Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Well,

Our cat just had kittens...

-Dominic

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

A Thought on Darwinian Evolution

Theory: A hypothesis that has passed multiple controlled experiments, and has the support of other scientists.

Just a quick thought here: for a hypothesis to become a theory, it must qualify to what the above states. Although it does have the support o many scientists today, Darwinian evolution has never passed any experiments whatsoever...so, technically, it's not even a "theory", just a hypothesis...

Right?

-Dominic

Some Photoshop Stuff

Recently I've been trying to learn Photoshop. I've done some tutorials and one of the ones I did recently turned out really well. The tutorial showed me how to make my picture look like a magazine cover or something. It wasn't very hard and, like I said before, turned out looking pretty cool. Obviously I can't take any of the credit because I just followed the steps of the tutorial.
Here's the orginal:




And here it is after I messed with it in photoshop:





Here's another version of it:




Let me know what you think!

-anth-

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Hilarious Clip From the Archives

Several months ago, Geno and I choreographed a somewhat lame, but kinda cool fight. We had Anth film it. HERE is a hilarious clip from one of the steps in the battle. Or you can watch it below, but the compression stinketh on Blogger.




-Dominic

Friday, April 10, 2009

Another Visit!

Hey!

A couple days ago, the Stembridge's paid us another visit. What a great time we had!



Since Dad was in Seattle for work, and we are on Spring Break, we decided to make a really fun short film, take photos, joke around, play a vicious game of airsoft, and just have a fun time.

We figured we'd make
the upside down photos our visit trade mark, so here they are! (along with some others, as well)




We made the first official Block One Studios (our Stembridge-DiMaria production company) film:



And, for those of you who read my photo blog, here are a couple pics using my new speedlight:


(Dad came home the last night they were here)
And, the first shipment for our next film project arrived yesterday! It's getting exciting!


I may be able to post more pictures later or upon requeset, but that's all for now, folks!


I'll hopefully be able to link to the video we made soon, too!


Yours Cheesey,

Dominic

Monday, April 6, 2009

Does This Take Your Breath Away?

(note: there is one "h" word in the video.)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Last Year

Wow...

That's all I have to say. The last year has absolutely flown by. A lot has happened. So, here is what I'm gonna do: I'm gonna list everything I can think of that happened within the last year!

(Anything I forget I'll just add to a new post)

Hunting season went fairly well. We got around 6 deer I think. We had a really good time, too. The funnest hunting trip was
The Grand Hunting Adventure Story but the rest of it was fun, too.

Geno got a great job at Sears (which he still has). He's pretty happy there, and he's got great employers.

I participated in a 9-month internship at a local computer store. I learned a ton. Gary, my boss, is a great guy, and a great instructor. I know a ton more than I did when I started. It was a great experience.

We went to Illinois to help make a film with Chad Stembridge. What a blast! Had a great time, and really enjoyed meeting and working with everyone.

My dad developed what we call the 'Gene Grueling Exercise Plan.' Pretty self-explanatory. It's a great fitness program that we do 5 days a week, and it hurts...but it works really well!

I've had the opportunity to go to work with Dad and do a bunch of filming and editing for them. It's been a lot of fun, and I've even applied for a job there as the video guy over the summer. I hope it works out! I'll probably post on here if I get it.

Geno got a MacBook Pro. It rocks. Plain and simple. Now, let me clear something up: it's a common misconception that I'm a "Windows-Only Guy". I'm not. Whatever's better for you and the project you're doing. Personally, I want a Mac because of the power, the speed, and the fact that it can run Windows XP.

Anth got tall. Yeah, he did. He hasn't caught me yet, but he did grow quite a bit. Don't get me wrong, I can still pound him, but he is substantially bonier and more painful to fight now.

Geno is now the shortest of "The Guys." I passed him up a while ago, and Anth did not too long ago. Poor guy. But Geno does have superior intellect when it comes to most things...


I've been working on the RUSS ONLINE video series with Russ Miller of Creation, Evolution, and Science Ministries. It's been a good opportunity to get the truth out!

Zeke and John have both grown like 6 inches, no kidding. They are getting tall and really good at Blender 3D. And they love Narnia, Star Wars, Ice Age, and anything made in Blender.

We got a cat! Yeah, I'm trying not to get too attached to her because we live near a busy road, but she is one of the best cats we've ever had. And...she's pregnant! But we're not keeping the kittens. They're cute, but can't stay. Anyone want one?

I've made several additions to my photo equipment, both tangible and mental. I'm just trying to learn all I can. My next planned addition to the equipment is really exciting, but I'm not gonna tell you what it is 'til I get (which hopefully will be very soon). At that time, I will make a post.

We had a great
trip to Ohio a couple months ago. We had a really nice time with everyone on Grandma's 80th b-day!

Our team, the Steelers (the best team in football) won the Super Bowl! And James Harrison (the best defensive player in football) did great!

We migrated our us4HIM blog from the website to http://www.us4him.blogspot.com/.

I've started the great journey of looking for a car. I'm shopping for a Jeep Wrangler, or a Subaru Forester. Preferably the Jeep. Dad and I test drove several last summer and fall, and we were dealing for one, but the guy just wouldn't come down far enough. So, we're just gonna wait for the perfect one.

We all had birthdays in the last year. Duh. :p

We made a film for a local competition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jSGJcp7TIU

I've really learned a lot about web design, and I've experimented with a bunch of different kinds of websites. My latest project is hopefully gonna launch within a couple months. http://www.shop.us4him.com/ is the project, and I'm hoping to have some cool things going on with it!

Anth is shopping for a MacBook now. He found one that we may be taking a look at here soon. It's used, but so was Geno's and it's worked out fine. I hope it works out for him.

We went to the Apple Store! It was cool. I messed with the iPods and the iPhone, not to mention the Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, MacBook, and I can't remember about the MacBook Air. I think I messed with it a little...Anyways, the iPods were really nice. If I didn't have more important things to get right now, I'd buy one!

The Vision and Family Court have both been selected for film festivals!

The Vision is on IMDb!

And the last thing for now: we're making a new movie! Yep, our fourth real project. We're hoping to shoot in late May - Early June, but October is also an option right now. I'll update as we go. We're actually starting to purchase our equipment for the film today!

That's all for now!

Yours Cheesey,

Dominic