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Entries from March 2007

Car Troubles, Need Help

March 30th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

My wife has a 1987 Toyota Corolla and it needs a catalytic converter and something else with the exhaust. The car has over 291,000 miles on it. The engine was replaced about five years ago with a Toyota pickup truck engine. We bought it 3 years ago and it has done it’s [...]

Tags: Personal


Short Film Friday: Every :30

March 30th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

Every thirty seconds a man is hit by a drunk driver. This is that man.

Directed by: Jeremy Corray

Tags: Short Film Friday · Video


My Top 5 Top Sites…Huh?

March 29th, 2007 by Andy Coon | 1 Comment

Everyone has a top list so they can get in at Digg.com. Well after some careful consideration here is my Top 5 of the Top List Websites, or something or other.
5) From Staska.Net
TOP 30 Wordpress Plugins in Blogosphere

#3 Related posts by Wasabi takes the third place. As the name suggests, this plugin generates a [...]

Tags: Ideas


I’m Hooked on Chad Vader

March 28th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

Last week I stopped by YouTube to see which videos were being recognized for the YouTube awards. I came across Chad Vader under the “Best Series” category. I watched the first episode and within the first few seconds I was annoyed by Chad’s breathing, but as soon as he interacted with the staff [...]

Tags: Creative · Filmmaker · Video


What to Watch Tonight: Til Death Do Us Part

March 26th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

John Waters hosts, “Til Death Do Us Part,” a fun new show on Court TV tonight at 10 pm EDT. The concept is simple and I can’t figure it out why it took so long for someone to think of this. It is based on true stories of married couples killing each other. [...]

Tags: News · Video


Short Film Friday: The Squirrel Killer of Haddonfield, New Jersey

March 23rd, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

A short documentary on the former civic association of the year in a small, suburban town. The subject feels that the town is overrun with squirrels. His solution: trap and drown them. Is he a good or a bad guy? Is this a perverse obsession or an extension of his civic duties?

Directed by: Ed [...]

Tags: Documentary · Short Film Friday · Video


Damn Spammers

March 22nd, 2007 by Andy Coon | 7 Comments

Why can’t we annihilate spam? Do spammers really get paid that well? Why don’t we boycott the products that get spammed? Maybe I can answer that one, it is because behind closed doors people really expose themselves and buy the diet pills, click on the farm animal porn sites, and want a [...]

Tags: Message · Thinking


Make Chapter Markers For DVD Studio Pro in Final Cut Pro

March 21st, 2007 by Andy Coon | 10 Comments

Here is a quick tutorial on how to make chapter markers in Final Cut Pro so they appear in DVD Studio Pro as chapters. 
First thing to do in your finished film or project is to locate where you want to place your chapter markers.  There is no need to place a marker in the [...]

Tags: Apple · DVD · Final Cut Pro · Profession · Tips


Converting Final Cut Pro Movie For Youtube

March 20th, 2007 by Andy Coon | 30 Comments

I have a client that wants to convert an exported Final Cut Pro movie and upload it to youtube. Since she lives in Raleigh and I’m in Greensboro I decided to post this tutorial for her.
First thing is to right click, or if your mouse does not have a right click, control click, on [...]

Tags: Apple · Final Cut Pro · Software · Tips


Thank You Z

March 19th, 2007 by Andy Coon | No Comments

For helping us think and be a part of something so very special. What a great year it was.

Tags: Art · Filmmaker · Original · Video