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A Panasonic PK200 1″ vidicon tube camera, used in part for the main title sequence and placed beside a 7 1\/2 foot slipper to show how big this ‘portable’ prosumer model was in the late 70s \/ early 80s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sorry for the long delay between posts. Completing some long-dormant aspects of BSV 1172<\/strong> also resulted in my addressing some tech issues that can best be described as \u2018How the heck am I going to do that?\u2019<\/p>\n

Before I get into a short progress report, just a head\u2019s up my other short, Liquid Puppetry<\/a><\/strong> (2014) is being screened tonight at the Pl\u0101YR\u00a0Video Festival<\/a> in Newmarket. My schedule’s so nuts I won\u2019t be able to make it, but it should be a fun screening for the audience.<\/p>\n

Now then.<\/p>\n

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Lens of the Panasonic PK-972, also used for the main titles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BSV 1172<\/strong>\u2019s almost done, which is quite a shift given it was in stasis for a long, long time (and unnecessarily so). Right now the film is close to being fine cut, the crackhead main title sequence is pretty much done, and what\u2019s left is sound design and end credits.\u00a0 Sound is the main priority, as the film has to make TIFF\u2019s May 29th deadline in its best possible form.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve axed one sequence, and some scene shifting has helped the pacing in the first half, but there\u2019s the finale that still bugs me \u2013 it works, but it needs a bang, and the issue is whether by the 16 minute mark viewers are ready for a wrap up, or would welcome one more visual sequence before the finale and end credits.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t slap together scenes and present them as being \u2018intentional\u2019 because pacing and structure are really important to me. A friend (and great artist<\/a>) always points out the importance of flow in a graphic panel \u2013 whether in a poster, comic book or comic strip \u2013 and in my mind flow correlates with pacing: things have to move along with images & sounds timed in a way that\u2019s natural.<\/p>\n

Taking the main title sequence as an example, it could be longer, but I also like the axiom of \u2018less is more\u2019 because while more things can look pretty, they can also be boring, especially if there\u2019s repetition of material. The tough part is to be aware of dull spots when you keep going over material and refining it, trimming what\u2019s necessary but not truncating something that really needed a few extra frames.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll post a confirmation of the doc\u2019s completion for TIFF at the end of the month (which is just 2 weeks away), but the other challenge this past weekend was getting an older iMac upgraded so it\u2019s a working editing machine, and Final Cut Pro 7 and 10 friendly.<\/p>\n

I was intending to use it to edit a performance I taped last summer, but upgrading the iMac didn\u2019t happen until this past weekend \u2013 over $200 when RAM and HD are factored in \u2013 so it may end up being completed in Premiere. We\u2019ll see how things go in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

For the curious, I\u2019ve snipped this from a personal post to illustrate the differences between swapping drives in a generic PC desktop (or even laptop for that matter) versus the gorgeous yet challenging iMac:<\/p>\n

After removing 1 screw, gently (read: carefully) apply a suction device from Canadian Tire (called a \u201cdent puller<\/a>,\u201d available in the auto parts dept.) to remove the magnetically held glass plate.<\/p>\n

Remove 14 specialty screws, then take off outer cover after unplugging mic.<\/p>\n

Remove 8 specialty screws, unplug monitor after unscrewing 2 specialty screws, unplug 5 monitor power plugs and then gently set aside monitor.<\/p>\n

Remove foam piece + separate foam cover from HD and peel off cover & temperature sensor from surface of HD. Pinch flap covering HD bolts and angle up, freeing HD. Pull HD forward and up, angling to left, pinch off power & SATA cable, and HD is free.<\/p>\n

Transfer four bolts to new HD + small foam pad and re-insert into housing. Place temperature sensor on new HD with foam cover, and work backwards, screwing and plugging everything back into place.<\/p>\n

Make sure all cables & screws & foam are where they should be, and use a lens blower to clean off dust from monitor before replacing glass screen. Use gentle cloth to wipe away suction imprint, and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

For a standard (er, my own) desktop PC:<\/p>\n

Unscrew one bolt and peel away side panel. Pull off front plastic face-plate. Unplug power and SATA cable from HD, undo 1-2 screws, and remove. Swap in place new HD and replug \/ fasten aforementioned.<\/p>\n

Done.<\/p>\n

For the iMac, I carefully followed the following video and text page<\/a> from ifixit.com, as each one lacked some details from the other, but together were extremely helpful in covering the risqu\u00e9 stages to get the job done:<\/p>\n

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