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Pre-Production Tips: Top 10 Questions For 1st ADs or Producers to Ask (Themselves & Directors)

November 11, 2009

I came up with this list while joining a production that was halfway through shooting. The producer had quit earlier on and the former 1st AD, whom I was replacing, was unavailable due to a family emergency. You can use this list to help you transition into a production that has already started or as [...]

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The Lair’s Brief History Of The “Buddy Holly Glasses” Look

February 3, 2009

Those black-framed “Buddy Holly” Glasses. Freeway glasses. Geek Chic. Emo. Nerd cool. We use different words to describe the style, but no one can deny their origin and influence in popular culture.
Rarely seen without his trademark black-framed glasses, Buddy Holly was a pioneer of rock and roll. Holly died in his 20’s leaving a legacy [...]

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The Lair’s 20 Best Moments From 2008

December 22, 2008

I was going to make my last post this year about my best moment from 2008, but why not mention 20 things PLUS the #1 that seemed to come out of nowhere and make this year so memorable?
I hope next year is even more challenging and filled with more of my own creative projects. Missing [...]

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On My Radar: U.S. Economy & You Looking For A J.O.B.

August 18, 2008

- image by TW Collins on Flickr
The number of unemployed people looking for work is now the highest it’s been in six years.
Every week I receive emails from friends looking for work and it’s becoming more and more difficult to to find ways to help them. People just aren’t hiring. Recently I had to [...]

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Lists: Robot Army News & Other Cool Bots

August 11, 2008

image by alternate:words
By the year 2020, the United States Army is planning on having 30 percent of its forces made up of robots.
Asylum (dude lifestyle magazine that I randomly check out) also reports that in South Korea, the military is working on a robot solider that has the ability to fire on [...]

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