jueves, 12 de febrero de 2009

METALWAY and Photoshop. METALWAY y el Photoshop






























Pulsar las fotos para ampliar

Esto es lo que pasa cuando no prestamos la suficiente atencion y dejamos que el trabajo de un disenador lo haga nuestro sobrino. Metalway se ha dejado un dineral en contratar a bandas de ese calibre para luego hacer el ridiculo con este cartel.
Luego hay que anadirle los fallos en los nombres de los grupos como los huecos negros en la r y o de Stratovarios (lo siento, tenia que hacer el chiste), el pixelado en Amon Amarth y el borde de Epica y Dark Tranquility.
FESTIVAL: http://metalwayfestival.com/

Editado:
Parece que el logo lo hizo alguien que sabia de diseno y lo nuevo alguien nivel beginner.

The famous video-El famoso video

domingo, 8 de febrero de 2009

Antonete Galvez-Illustrator


I'm using the 30 days free trial version of Adobe Illustrator and this is the first thing I've made. Who is this guy?
During the Spaniard First Republic a group of people from my home town (Murcia) decided to form their own country. they were tired of how things were made in Madrid: sending young people to fight in Cuba, the proverty of the people, So, in 1873 Antonio Galvez (in the picture) lead the Murcians to the Independence. They establish the capital in Cartagena (historic roman city) because was difficult to conquer. Cartagena was also the last city to be conquered by Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Many others cities tryed to be indepence as well but they couldn't as we did. We had our own currency, educational projects and an historic background.
Althought the new "Country" was born in peace the military force was capital because of the attacks of the Spanish government. When Spain re-conquered the area they punished the citizens of the town by struggling then, destroying their cities and killing the literates who provoked the 'Canton of Cartagena".

That is a piece of history of my home town. It was not the worst that happened to my people. After the civil war General Franco also destroyed the cities and change the people of the town. He hided our history and changed our minds.


domingo, 18 de enero de 2009

Why none of us live under Democracy nowadays

Why none of us live under Democracy nowadays.

You may think, “this is another anarchy or fascist who doesn’t know what he’s talking about”. Well, forget about that.

Democracy means ‘The government of the people’ but I’m going to explain to you why the people don’t take decisions anymore.

When big corporations first appeared they tried to persuade employees to vote what they though convenient for the company. After a short time thinking they realized that was easier to have their people in the government sphere.

So here we have the people choosing sort of persons to represent them but what they represent are the companies they work for. These people started having more power every day. They first started in the little villages, then the cities, after a while the counties, the states and finally the country. Is this really final straw? Don’t think so. Big corporations went around the world exporting the ‘American way of business’. Companies in other countries (especially Asia, Europe and South America) did as the American companies did principally because it was a tremendous idea: take government decisions for their own profit. See how oil companies influenced us and now we can’t pay the gas for the cars; see how they can change the price of the groceries; see how building companies know before everybody else where a building can be built so they can increase the price of the soil we are going to pay.

Let me ask you something. What happens when the companies are in power? What happens is that they forget about the people (actually they never cared about anybody but them).
So here me have companies spoiling the current citizen. In addition here we have the companies spoiling their own employees. And what a normal citizen can do? Not too much. Even in you change the government and elect a new President as Barack Obama, the bottom status are going to keep being equal.

With the modern crisis that we are living world wide nowadays we found out that ours banks and ours companies are bankrupt, even when they take political decisions. For that reason The White House is helping them with the money of the Americans (in my country with the money of the Europeans), hum, wait a minute, the money of the Americans? America spent all his savings in the two wars that are taking place at this moment. So where is the money comes from? The money comes from our good friends the Saudis. Well, thank you very much but why are the Saudis helping American and Europe? The answer is pretty easy they are buying western companies and controlling ours lives.
What we the people should do? Do we need to trust our politicians (G8 and G20 plus EU) when they meet each other in Washington to refund the capitalism?

Let’s see what we have from now so far: Companies in the government, companies bankrupt, Saudis taking ours companies. Well the math operation is easy: Saudis in our government. I don’t think this is the worst, I don’t think that Saudis spoiling us is the worst; the worst is that we the people are letting them do what they want; the worst is that our government is letting do what they want; the worst is that meanwhile the government and our companies are spoiling us.
For example here we have a normal western without money, paying a house, earning less than a nickel a month and if he or she doesn’t keep working his or her family won’t have anything to eat. Can this family think about that in that situation? That’s the reason we need politicians but we can’t trust them anymore. What happens if they car sort of medical problem? Thanks to the insurance companies that bought the vote in the Senate this family will go bankrupt and won’t have the change to be worried about what is going on.

One of the ways the people can take action is through Internet but ‘cultural companies’ cut our Internet and closed ours piers.

If you came here seeking for answers I’m sorry because is ought to you to do what you think is good for your community. What I think? I think that we don’t live in a democracy anymore. For me the only step to do is not just refund the capitalism but refund the western civilization and ours countries. How? Taking action but after a while we will find ourselves again in the same situation where we are today.

Thank you,
Pablo Serrano. Los Angeles, CA

miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2008

Ha pasado tanto tiempo!

Gran sorpressa!

La historia: un amigo de farrandas dice que, cansado de Murcia y del poco futuro que alunos tenemos, se quiere mudar a Barcelona. Es un tipo listo, punky y algunos otros adejetivos que no se pueden publicar por el bien de su futuro. El caso es que me dice "Pablo, me voy a Barcelona, voy a intentarlo en la industria del TBO" Wow! El tipo ha trabajado durante un tiempo en el famoso Tio Sain, escuela de arte, su propio fanzine... Me sorprende, es un tipo emprendedor (este tipo de cosas no las piensas cuando bebes Kalimotxo a su lado tirado en una de las mil mini plazas que abundan en mi ciudad natal).

Hace un lustro que no tengo noticias suyas, ni zorra si vino a Murcia o si se encuentra en Barcelona. El caso es que ayer, navegando por el jueves...
Enhorabuena Guille!
















martes, 2 de diciembre de 2008

viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2008

Taping Roommates

Based on the ordinary life of four young people who live together in an apartment, “Roommates” is the ABC Family’s new sitcom.

First at all, don’t bring your watch, don’t bring your phone, and of course don’t bring any cameras or video-video recorders. Don’t wear shorts, don’t bring food, spit your gum before get in, don’t be sick, don’t wear a girlfriend, and don’t play baseball and work out more often. This is just an example of what sort of skills do you need for being in an American sitcom.

Take your number and wait still while the rest of the people come in. Go forward slightly and make sure that you have your ID with you. If you want to pee, well, you better try to be in the first group, if not, you will miss part of the program. Don’t worry, the staff will tell you where to sit down. Relax, wait a little bit more, and that’s it.

‘Good afternoon!! Today our audience came from Education First! Hey, wait a minute; I don’t even know what the hell is that?’ And the people started to shout. ‘So, is this some sort of International School? Where? In Redondo Beach? And which nationality are you? And you? Holland? Wow girl, that’s awesome’-The show started.

So we watched an episode, just to meet the actors and see what it was all about. The episode was funny; even funnier than the one we saw recording. And at then, finally we met the actors and actresses.

Something interesting is that they record the show with four cameras so they don’t know to edit it. They used four HD cameras and one-direction-microphones. Despite the actors not always fit the dialogue, doesn’t matter because they can erase the copy and film again so is being edited at that moment. There is a bureau in a different part of the set where they mix sound and video, take care of the faders and record the show in a tape.

With those cameras they are able to make it faster, easier and cheaper. Three hours to record and edit a new sitcom’s episode is a goal. That time guarantee a big production and minimizes the price of creation.

About the sound: the microphones take the speech and the sound effects at the same time. While one is recording the background sound, the other one focuses on the speech.

The director doesn’t use to talk with the actors, but there are exceptions and even sometimes he decides to be part of the cast. Although he is the director he doesn’t have to be editing because he has already written how to edit. Also they are used to working with the same crew so they know how to do their best working together.

The writers are beside the cinemaphotographers. Looking out carefully what’s happening and the audience’s reactions. So they are trying out jokes and writing it over again just to see what is funniest and fits the best. Then, I suppose the director and the executive producer decide which shot is better and what to do. Sorts of speakers are focused to the audience and four of five TVs let the audience see the final result at the same time.

During the breaks we can have a great time because of the different contests. Who is the freakiest guy in the audience? Who can make the freakiest trick? Who has no self-love? Dance, sing as the chipmunks and a big ego, will help you if you want one of the presents given in the show. Scripts, t-shirts, DVDs are examples of what they give away. There is a little ten minute break, where you are able to take a muffin and a tiny bottle of water.

After all, meeting the cast is easy so they show up close to the audience and you can ask for a signature but not a picture. Remember? Cameras are forbidden inside. Talk for a pair minutes with B-list stars, see personally Tamera Mowry who came out on the Disney Channel with ‘Sister Sister’ in 1994.

Finally, among ten o’clock, it is time to go back home, somehow. Some fortunate people have souvenirs; my stomach calmed, and I am waiting for the next time on TV, could be “The American Music Awards”?