Val's Rants - Writer, Director, Filmmaker (Austin, Texas)

Archive for June, 2011

Filmmaking,Other

06/30/2011

Cool little short video

Been real quiet lately, what with pre-production work on my first independent feature film (www.AmnesiaTheMovie.com), and working on a monthly film/comedy/music showcase/networking event called The ShowGo, here in Austin, Texas; not to mention taking stunt classes, and helping friends with their projects. Enough whining… just saw this little video from the folks at Red Giant [...]

Music Making,Other,Sound Design

06/21/2011

Shamless plug for FruityLoops

I don’t normally do this, but I am a FruityLoops owner, and I’d love to surprise my wife with an iPad. And, how could would it be to program music on your phone? Image-Line is pleased to announce FL Studio Mobile is now available from your local App Store. There are two FL Studio Mobile [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

06/15/2011

RUSH – FREE Boris Continuum Materials Unit

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Hi everyone, you gotta jump on this quick, because they’re only doing the first 500 downloads: Free Boris Continuum Materials Unit – First 500 Downloads Only! Giving Away Boris Continuum Materials Unit – First 500 Downloads Only! $199 value! For After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express Generate realistic textures [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

06/13/2011

New Footage from Detonation Films – including a freebie

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Ok, folks, if you’ve been here before you know about Detonation films, if you haven’t, you have to check them out. In simple terms, if you want to blow stuff up in your movies, you NEED to check their site out. They have all manner of pre-keyed explosion footage so you don’t have to spend [...]