Interview with Aaron Burns

New Man eMagazine did an interview with Aaron Burns about the making of Pendragon. Having worked on the project I already knew most of the information, but it is rather informative! You can read the full article here.

Backyard ‘Braveheart’: How a family created a full-length epic film:
"When Aaron Burns and his family decided to make a family-friendly action movie as an alternative to the “junk” they found in Hollywood, they decided to dream big and trust God. Despite having almost no film experience, the Burns family finished their movie four years late. They call it Pendragon; and it’s an epic action film with a Christian heart, set in Britain’s Dark Ages. Imagine Braveheart crossed with Facing the Giants. We sat down with lead actor/co-writer/co-composer/co-set designer Aaron Burns to find out how one family could accomplish such a huge task."

Pendragon VFX

"Pendragon: Sword of His Father had over 270 effects shots in it. They were completed in about 56 days so there was certainly a lot of shots that were rushed through the process significantly. However, the majority of the shots turned out pretty decent and go fairly unnoticed. Since this kind of effects work fascinates me to no end I thought I would post just a little bit of a look into one of the shots that was in the film and how it was completed. The example shot I'll use is labeled B23 in the shots sequence." ~Ethan Ledden (VFX supervisor)

Read the full article here!

Change is coming...

"Liberals are asking conservative lawmakers to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh. But in his Stoplight® commentary, Stuart Shepard explains it's really not about the popular talk-show host — it's about ideas." - Watch the video

"Just a couple of nights ago, we heaped praise on the new president for announcing what he called a new era of openness, where in his administration, transparency would rule the day." - Is it working? Watch this video to find out!

Digital Juice, FONTS!

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Hurry on over if you are interested, they have special introductory pricing!

The Future of Lightwave

To any animators out there...Hear ye, Hear ye! Isaac Botkin has an article on his blog about the future of animation programs and Lightwave 3D.

Is Global Warming a SCAM?

Fox News recently mentioned an article about global warming:

"The founder of the Weather Channel is ridiculing Al Gore over his calls for action on global climate change, saying in a column that global warming is a "hoax" and "bad science." John Coleman, now a weatherman at San Diego's KUSI, wrote on his station's Web site Wednesday that Gore refuses to acknowledge the faulty research on which the idea of global warming is based.

"I am totally convinced there is no scientific basis for any of it," Coleman wrote, describing the decades-old theory that increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere leads to global warming.

"Global Warming. It is the hoax. It is bad science. It is a high jacking of public policy. It is no joke. It is the greatest scam in history," Coleman wrote."

You can read John Coleman's article here!

Saving the Economy?

"The U.S. House voted to spend more than a trillion dollars of your money, but how much of that will actually go toward bolstering the economy? Stuart Shepard and Tom Minnery discuss some of the dubious items in the economic stimulus bill."

Watch the video here.

Pendragon Dove Review!

The goal of the Dove Foundation: To encourage and promote the creation, production, distribution and consumption of wholesome family entertainment.

"In 1991 The Dove Foundation began promoting family-friendly entertainment. Our standards and criteria are based on Judeo/Christian values, free from the pressure of commercial interests. We believe in a positive approach of commending high-quality, wholesome movies rather than condemning filmmakers for not meeting those standards."

You can read the review here!

I'd encourage you to buy the DVD or download it from Behemoth, if you haven't already!

ENN - Grant Kendrick

You may remember the Everyday News Network that was started by Vision Forum a couple of years ago. Thanks to Shad Eash, I came across this episode that was submitted in 2008. It's the Kendrick kids reporting on a new bunk bed they got for Christmas and the problems that have resulted. It's pretty cute, check it out here!

VOLITION - short film

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"This short film explores one of the controversial topics of our times, the killing of unborn babies."

I came across this very interesting film by some friends at Rocky Farm Studio. You can view the film here. I'm interested to know what you think. You can buy the movie here.