Friday, December 02, 2011
10 Pieces of Advice from Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies
10 Pieces of Advice from Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies That Can Transform Your Life
hat have guided me through the years.
10. "Fear is the mind killer."
9. "Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
8. "Never give up and good luck will find you."
7. "If someone asks if you are a god, you say, 'yes!'"
6. "It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends."
5. "A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it's the only weapon we have."
4. "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger."
3. "The Earth is evil. We don't need to grieve for it. Nobody will miss it."
2. "To crush your enemies . . . "
1. "Adventure. . . excitement . . . A Jedi craves not these things."
Monday, December 14, 2009
My extreme photoshoot in Savannah
I found a website that had an "extreme giveaway". To enter, you had to post something extreme you’ve done lately in the comments. So here's what I entered. It is tongue in cheek with hyperbole, but hey, it is an "extreme giveaway".
Note: I used the word "extreme" a mere 35 times. *grin*
This last weekend I went on an extreme photoshoot in Savannah, with people I had only met once before.
On Friday, I sneaked out of work extremely early (3 hours) so I could pick up some rental photo equipment. Little did the rental place know that I was taking their equipment extremely far away... 1000 miles. I got to Kansas City airport with less an hour to spare, an extreme time by TSA standards. Ha! Take that TSA and your "arrive more than 90 minutes before your flight"!
While waiting in line at the airport I had a real conversation with security personnel, and didn't get stripped search. Not even wanded! Extremely risky.
I then flew to Houston's George Bush Intergalactic airport, which was an absolute zoo of people and alarms and overly loud TVs with CNN. Extremely noisy.
And then there was the extremely long walk, burdened with bags, to get to my gate that had moved from one concourse to another. No real time to grab a bite to eat. Extremely hungry.
And of course, my flight was delayed over an hour, which resulted in my flight getting in extremely late to Savannah. Extremely annoying.
When I got to Savannah, I had found that my friend/client had checked me into one of the swankiest, new hotels in downtown Savannah. Extremely nice!
We ended up hanging out at an Irish pub on the river, until past 2pm. During that time a stream of ten police officers came in and went upstairs resulting in twenty plus college students being ejected from the pub. It was an extremely civil ejection, except for extreme drunk who commented about the police ejecting the field trip students. And being drunk, he had to use his single one-liner joke, multiple times. Extremely stupid.
On Saturday, the photoshoot ended up being an extremely mix bag. There were only a few inside shots. Scheduled were a batch of outside shots, unfortunately Savannah was experiencing extreme weather than was unseasonably cold and rainy. This meant that two-thirds of our plans were blown. Extremely disappointing.
I hung out with my client/friend and her friends. I felt extremely welcomed and fit right in. Extremely friendly. Extremely cool.
My friend low-balled my age by more than 12 years. Extremely flattering and humbling.
So on Saturday night we went back to the river front, with a good sized group. There I walked around in a t-shirt while all the locals were bundled up with hoodies, gloves, jackets, and knitted caps. Extremely cold? Extremely amusing.
We hung out in a bar named the Warehouse-- I drunk rum and coke. A local band, "The Train Wrecks", were playing-- a fusion of folksy, bluesy, Americana, rockabilly rock. Sitting there I twittered this: "Sitting in a bar in Savannah GA on the river front, drinks and good music. Havin' a good time." Extremely entertaining.
After that we went in search of food. What kind of food could be available at 1am in the morning? We walked by Paula Dean's restaurant, with dreams of deep fried butter in our heads, and ended up at a burger joint named Sweet Melissa's. Not being that hungry, I order the $4 chili cheese fries. What I got was a monstrosity of chili and fries. Extremely nummy.
On Sunday, we slept in extremely late.
After lunch, we had to drive to 4.5 hours to Myrtle Beach, where originally we had planned a shoot, so I could catch my plane. Extremely far.
We got to the airport with only 30 minutes to spare. Again, an extreme short amount of time.
I boarded the plane only to wait half an hour while an external lamp had to be repaired. And then had to wait another half hour on the tarmac while the plane waited in queue, due to craptacular weather in Charlotte. Extremely lame.
At least my connecting flight was late, but as on Friday, I had no time to grab a bite to eat. And during the flight I couldn't nap and on descent my ears were stopped up. Extremely painful.
I got home more than two hours later than I expected.
On Monday morning, I discovered that I had a fever, nasal congestion, and a sore throat from my travels. Extremely sick?
This resulted in calling into work sick, and sleeping most of the day. Extremely tired.
So there's my extremely long post for my extremely interesting, fun, and somewhat disappointing weekend photoshoot to Savannah.
And me? I'm extremely glad to be at home.
Note: I used the word "extreme" a mere 35 times. *grin*
This last weekend I went on an extreme photoshoot in Savannah, with people I had only met once before.
On Friday, I sneaked out of work extremely early (3 hours) so I could pick up some rental photo equipment. Little did the rental place know that I was taking their equipment extremely far away... 1000 miles. I got to Kansas City airport with less an hour to spare, an extreme time by TSA standards. Ha! Take that TSA and your "arrive more than 90 minutes before your flight"!
While waiting in line at the airport I had a real conversation with security personnel, and didn't get stripped search. Not even wanded! Extremely risky.
I then flew to Houston's George Bush Intergalactic airport, which was an absolute zoo of people and alarms and overly loud TVs with CNN. Extremely noisy.
And then there was the extremely long walk, burdened with bags, to get to my gate that had moved from one concourse to another. No real time to grab a bite to eat. Extremely hungry.
And of course, my flight was delayed over an hour, which resulted in my flight getting in extremely late to Savannah. Extremely annoying.
When I got to Savannah, I had found that my friend/client had checked me into one of the swankiest, new hotels in downtown Savannah. Extremely nice!
We ended up hanging out at an Irish pub on the river, until past 2pm. During that time a stream of ten police officers came in and went upstairs resulting in twenty plus college students being ejected from the pub. It was an extremely civil ejection, except for extreme drunk who commented about the police ejecting the field trip students. And being drunk, he had to use his single one-liner joke, multiple times. Extremely stupid.
On Saturday, the photoshoot ended up being an extremely mix bag. There were only a few inside shots. Scheduled were a batch of outside shots, unfortunately Savannah was experiencing extreme weather than was unseasonably cold and rainy. This meant that two-thirds of our plans were blown. Extremely disappointing.
I hung out with my client/friend and her friends. I felt extremely welcomed and fit right in. Extremely friendly. Extremely cool.
My friend low-balled my age by more than 12 years. Extremely flattering and humbling.
So on Saturday night we went back to the river front, with a good sized group. There I walked around in a t-shirt while all the locals were bundled up with hoodies, gloves, jackets, and knitted caps. Extremely cold? Extremely amusing.
We hung out in a bar named the Warehouse-- I drunk rum and coke. A local band, "The Train Wrecks", were playing-- a fusion of folksy, bluesy, Americana, rockabilly rock. Sitting there I twittered this: "Sitting in a bar in Savannah GA on the river front, drinks and good music. Havin' a good time." Extremely entertaining.
After that we went in search of food. What kind of food could be available at 1am in the morning? We walked by Paula Dean's restaurant, with dreams of deep fried butter in our heads, and ended up at a burger joint named Sweet Melissa's. Not being that hungry, I order the $4 chili cheese fries. What I got was a monstrosity of chili and fries. Extremely nummy.
On Sunday, we slept in extremely late.
After lunch, we had to drive to 4.5 hours to Myrtle Beach, where originally we had planned a shoot, so I could catch my plane. Extremely far.
We got to the airport with only 30 minutes to spare. Again, an extreme short amount of time.
I boarded the plane only to wait half an hour while an external lamp had to be repaired. And then had to wait another half hour on the tarmac while the plane waited in queue, due to craptacular weather in Charlotte. Extremely lame.
At least my connecting flight was late, but as on Friday, I had no time to grab a bite to eat. And during the flight I couldn't nap and on descent my ears were stopped up. Extremely painful.
I got home more than two hours later than I expected.
On Monday morning, I discovered that I had a fever, nasal congestion, and a sore throat from my travels. Extremely sick?
This resulted in calling into work sick, and sleeping most of the day. Extremely tired.
So there's my extremely long post for my extremely interesting, fun, and somewhat disappointing weekend photoshoot to Savannah.
And me? I'm extremely glad to be at home.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Video Resume
LINK LIST
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (fiction)(in production)(2009)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/sets/72157607556450740/ (Production pictures only)
Untitled Carmen SanDiego fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/3601973625/in/set-72157616052629648/
Untitled Spider-man fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/3563315830/in/set-72157616052629648/
Mid American Freedom Band: EVOLUTION Discover the Music Concert (concert)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
Harley Quinn's Big Blind Date (fanfilm) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnFh-R8TUiU
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/sets/72157616052629648/ (Production pictures)
Moody Bluebooks: Benefit Concert at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS (concert)(2009)
http://vimeo.com/4023515 (2nd set)
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=bynkman&view=videos (full concert)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYZa3CYtXtc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/sets/72157616052629648/ (Production pictures)
The Flash: Crossover (fan film)(2008)
http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v17217247pykEY63N
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/sets/72157616052629648/ (Production pictures)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
http://vimeo.com/1687708
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrELqxz45w
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
http://vimeo.com/1837594
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGwg9YPmVgA
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
http://vimeo.com/2086306
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2-8DTP4pfo
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu3DltBV5z8
_____________________________________________________
DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Untitled Carmen SanDiego fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
Untitled Spider-man fanfilm (post-production) (2009)
Mid American Freedom Band: EVOLUTION Discover the Music Concert (concert)(2009)
Harley Quinn's Big Blind Date (fan film)(2009)
Moody Bluebooks: Benefit Concert at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS (concert)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
The Flash: Crossover (fan film)(2008)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
PHOTOGRAPHER
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bynk/sets/1595905/
http://flickr.com/bynk
DIRECTOR
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
PRODUCER
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
WRITER
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
FX/ANIMATION
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
EDITOR
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
SELF
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (fiction)(in production)(2009)
http://www.flickr.com/phot
Untitled Carmen SanDiego fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
http://www.flickr.com/phot
Untitled Spider-man fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
http://www.flickr.com/phot
Mid American Freedom Band: EVOLUTION Discover the Music Concert (concert)(2009)
(No online video available at this time)
Harley Quinn's Big Blind Date (fanfilm) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/wat
http://www.flickr.com/phot
Moody Bluebooks: Benefit Concert at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS (concert)(2009)
http://vimeo.com/4023515 (2nd set)
http://www.youtube.com/pro
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/wat
http://www.flickr.com/phot
The Flash: Crossover (fan film)(2008)
http://www.veoh.com/browse
http://www.flickr.com/phot
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
http://vimeo.com/1687708
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
http://vimeo.com/1837594
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
http://www.youtube.com/wat
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
http://vimeo.com/2086306
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
http://www.youtube.com/wat
_____________________________________________________
DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Untitled Carmen SanDiego fanfilm (post-production)(2009)
Untitled Spider-man fanfilm (post-production) (2009)
Mid American Freedom Band: EVOLUTION Discover the Music Concert (concert)(2009)
Harley Quinn's Big Blind Date (fan film)(2009)
Moody Bluebooks: Benefit Concert at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS (concert)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
The Flash: Crossover (fan film)(2008)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
PHOTOGRAPHER
http://www.flickr.com/phot
http://flickr.com/bynk
DIRECTOR
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
PRODUCER
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
WRITER
Hit and Run (in production)(2009)
Mortal Kombat: The Tobias Diamond (fan film) (2009)
FX/ANIMATION
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
EDITOR
Untitled zombie mockumentry (in production)(2009)
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO)(fan film/music video) (2007)
Star Wars Boba Fett Grindhouse Trailer (fan film/mock-trailer)(2008)
One More Try - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
Cocaine Blues - Justin Sane (music video)(2007)
SELF
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza (cooking video)(2008)
Sunday, October 05, 2008
The New Project: Hit & Run
So what am I currently working on? I went to Dragon*Con a few weeks ago and spent most of the weekend in the Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival track. I left Dragon*Con inspired to shoot a short film. After a few days of pondering, I came up with this:
The script has been written. A shot list is being created. Actors are being auditioned. And locations scouted. Principle shooting will take place the end of October. Fun! Fun!
So stay tuned!
Hit and Run
Death and Horror on the Road
A self-centered driver hits and kills a cyclist on a small country road. The driver flees the scene, only to find that the cyclist has returned from the dead to get revenge.
So stay tuned!
Saturday, October 04, 2008
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza
A few weeks ago I bought a Canon HV30, a great HD video camera for the price. My first project with the camera was to make a cooking video in my Narrow Kitchen. Enjoy!
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza from Kevin Bingham on Vimeo.
The Narrow Kitchen: Cast Iron Pizza from Kevin Bingham on Vimeo.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Boba Fett & The Raiders
It was great fun to produce, direct, edit, and animate.
Previous projects can still be found on Youtube.com
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO) from Kevin Bingham on Vimeo.
Previous projects can still be found on Youtube.com
Star Wars Boba Fett & The Raiders: So Serious (ELO) from Kevin Bingham on Vimeo.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Oh Harrissa, you jilt me so!
Oh Harrissa, you jilt me so! You break my heart! However, pain is good.
Though I do understand that a diva of your stature needs an Executive Assistant to reply to all of your emails. I imagine your days are busy, filled with photoshoots, trips to exotic locations to test and ensure product quality, and supervising of the batches of your sauces.
Or maybe you already have a special someone. Lucky guy. He must keep welding gloves and a glass of milk nearby to protect himself from your hot and spicy ways.
Feel free to post my letter on your fansite. More people need to understand how special you truly are.
I am most pleased at the offer of the tshirt with the picture of you and your sisters. I will cherish it and wear it often, gazing upon you. If you haven't guessed already I visit your gift shop on a somewhat regular basis. As such, I hope to stop by your gift shop within the next week. Hopefully you'll be there too.
If you ever come to a point where you are available, or you need somebody, and would consider hooking up with a local guy? I'm only an email away.
Keep up the good work,
-Kevin Bingham
Though I do understand that a diva of your stature needs an Executive Assistant to reply to all of your emails. I imagine your days are busy, filled with photoshoots, trips to exotic locations to test and ensure product quality, and supervising of the batches of your sauces.
Or maybe you already have a special someone. Lucky guy. He must keep welding gloves and a glass of milk nearby to protect himself from your hot and spicy ways.
Feel free to post my letter on your fansite. More people need to understand how special you truly are.
I am most pleased at the offer of the tshirt with the picture of you and your sisters. I will cherish it and wear it often, gazing upon you. If you haven't guessed already I visit your gift shop on a somewhat regular basis. As such, I hope to stop by your gift shop within the next week. Hopefully you'll be there too.
If you ever come to a point where you are available, or you need somebody, and would consider hooking up with a local guy? I'm only an email away.
Keep up the good work,
-Kevin Bingham
Dear Jalapeno Harrissa
To: Jalapeno Harrissa of Original Juan's, Kansas City, Kansas
http://www.originaljuan.com/
http://tinyurl.com/3kptsr
Dear Jalapeno Harrissa,
Oh, what you do for me. You are spicy, piquant, and yes, even ZESTY; but never caustic or mordacious. That magic that you have bottled up, abounds and pours out of you. When you are around, you bring life to the party. The Gods of food cry out!
You tantalize and titillate my taste buds making my mouth sing out your praises. You deliver with every loving spoonful and I keep coming back for more. Because you can dish it out like nobody else.
Strangely, it seems that your brothers get all the credit in your family, while you and your sisters languish in obscurity. And I admit I've been unfaithful a time or two, and tried other sauces, but none compare to you. Your complexities keep me coming back and wanting more. I can't get enough of you. There are not enough bottles in the world to contain the infinity that is your goodness.
So Harrissa. I have one question for you. Will you marry me?
Yours truly,
-Kevin Bingham
Kansas City, Kansas
_________________________________________________
Good morning Kevin,
My name is Shelly, I work here at Original Juan and I have to tell you that when I received your e-mail this morning I was just tickled. I’ve shared it with everyone here and asked that it be placed on our website ASAP. I would like to first say that your writing abilities are awesome and we thank you for being a royal customer of the Harrissa Hot Sauce. I see that you’re local so we extend an invitation for you to stop by our office at 111 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas and introduce yourself. Since we can’t answer the question you posed to JUANITA HARRISSA PIG we would like to give you a free t-shirt that has her and her sisters on it. We hope to see you soon and on a personal note I truly hope for you that you’re working in a field that allows you to utilize you creative writing gift. Take care.
Kind Regards,
Shelly Johnson
Executive Assistant
Original Juan Specialty Foods
Kansas City, Kansas 66103
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