To be a foley artist, or not to be a foley artist...

...that is the question...the foley artist is what may be refered to as the "sound guy" on a film set...officially he is a sound editor...after the film is shot and edited the sound editor recieves a print of the film...the sound editor adds all the sound effects...he and his partners will record sound effects after the fact...for example...if there is a kiss in the film the sound editor may be sitting in a room kissing the back of his hand...for punches...he may be smashing watermelons, ect. ect. the foley's artist main goal is to not be noticed...to have the sound effects as organic and subtle as possible so that the audience accepts the sounds completely and never questions it...the foley artist gets little credit from audience members but it is one of the most important parts of a finished film...

Video game designer urges moderation to avoid addiction

Video games are great...they are fun...they are entertainment...but don't make it your religion...don't become so devoted to it that it becomes a way of life as opposed to a pass time...I am happy that designers are speaking out and saying that the games are supposed to be fun...and they will be...in moderation. Many, many people do become addicted and it's horrible...video games should exist in a life...not give meaning to it. Have fun...and don't let it take over your life in the meantime...happy gaming!

Animation

Stop motion: (or frame-by-frame) is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own.

Claymation: A service mark used for an animation process in which clay figurines are manipulated and filmed to produce an image of lifelike movement.

Pixilation: Movies. animation of people, where performers change their positions slightly between exposures of one or two frames each, to obtain a comic effect of jerky movement when the film is projected at normal speed.

These are the types of animation you told us about. So there they are...with definitions! Hurray!

Face to Face with Facebook

I think that the idea behind that is entirely wrong...that an employer could potentially decide on hiring you or not based on your facebook page. The page is a personal thing in a strange way...i suppose based on the fact that you are broadcasting it over the internet one migth think it wouldn't be personal but some of it is...there's also a lot of silliness behind it...it's not created to impress but simply to be...facebook is a tool...not a resume....