I promised you all something big, so here it is! I invite you to visit Hotcakes New Media, my new video production and design company. There is still a bit of organization left to do before I start taking contracts (getting a business bank account, setting up accounting, and awaiting delivery of my new lighting and chromakey kits) but everything is registered and well underway.

Today marks the official launch of Hotcakes New Media.

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Since getting laid off at work I’ve been thinking long and hard about what I should be doing. I’ve decided to take a chance and do something big.

The gears are in motion, and things are well underway. Stay tuned for more detailed news in a couple of days.

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Holy f’n crap. I think I just saw the single coolest thing ever.

You have to make the time to watch this right now! It will be taken offline at midnight on Sunday!

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

What do you get if you mix a musical, a rock opera, a sitcom, and a video blog? You get Dr. Horrible. And what do you get if you make it about the rise of an anti-hero/supervillain (and the thin line that separates the two), the struggles of good and evil within each of us, and get it written by Joss Whedon (quite possibly one of the greatest TV writers of our time), and acted by Neil Patrick Harris (who is a surprisingly amazing singer) and Nathan Fillion (who is always entertaining)? You get the single best bit of video I have ever seen in my life.

Go watch it now: http://www.drhorrible.com

Go. Now. Not kidding. Be late for work. Stay up late. Skip the workout. Just watch it.

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Edit: Moved from front page to general news. Sorry folks, you missed the free videos. Lucky for you, I liked it so much I bought it in iTunes. If you want to see it some time, let me know and I’ll play it for you.

One of the things I’ve always struggled with in my mind is the bridge between the commercial viability of art and staying true to a work’s core ideas. Often, a work needs to be watered down or simplified for the sake of appealing to the masses. If an artist stays true to his or her vision of a work, it’s usually at the cost of commercial success. But what happens if an idea is easily adaptable to be used in a commercial way? Should the artist forego the commercial idea in order to preserve integrity, or should the artist pursue it at the risk of diluting the original artwork upon which it was built?
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This weekend we started packing for our move to Ottawa. We started with books, DVDs, and CDs. In order to reduce the stuff we have to pack (and subsequently keep in storage for 6 months), I decided to do some purging of old crap I didn’t need any longer. In the process of going through my computer CDs, I came across a backup disc from my PC days (i.e. from a LONG time ago). On MC’s insistence, I popped in the CD to see what was on it, and came across a little gem of a video.
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I’ve been thinking about what topics I’d like to write about next, and I have a lot of different ideas. I thought it might be a good idea to give everyone a heads up on what I’m planning on writing, to help generate a bit of excitement (and so I don’t forget).

So far, most of my posts have been technology based. I will be writing some art articles (ARTicles?) soon, and I already have some ideas, but I would love to know what you are interested in reading about. This is, after all, an interactive forum, so your input is appreciated. Some of the general topics I have in mind include IxD (Interaction Design), using Apple for home audio, and bridging technology and art.
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