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shadowkat1. Well, I've a date now - and ticket for Oppenheimer on Saturday, August 12. On 70 mm screen. The film was shot in 70 mm.
Something to look forward to.
2. Did a little research into The Legend of Vox Machina - an adult anime on Amazon Prime, and discovered it's created by a bunch of voice actors (Critical Role). They created the story while playing Dungeons and Dragon, and filming or recording their sessions on Twitch and Youtube. They formed the story during the game. The Dungeon Master - Mathew Mercer in charge of the plot, and they were in charge of their characters reactions. And being voice actors - they could get it across with vocalizations. The animated series while featuring guest voice actors like David Tennant, Lance Reddick, and Felicia Day (among others) stars the original voice actors of the D&D Game podcasts in their original roles: "The series is based on the first campaign of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. It stars Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham, reprising their roles from the campaign."
They are the most watched program on Twitch. And became so popular that they got the idea to turn it into an animated film - started a kickstarted campaign - got the funding, and Amazon got interested - and voila, an animated television series.
Being actors - they have developed the characters fully, and their world via D&D. They also kind of threw a lot of rules out of the window.
This is clever. They have a ton of episodes... Go Here
They are accomplished professional voice actors, who love to play D&D together. And found an innovative way to create their own stories in a playful manner. All proceeds go to charities that furthers creativity in the arts through schools, and role playing games. Their mission is to leave the world better than they left it.
"Since we began sharing stories online in 2015, one of our guiding principles has been to use our platform to create good — both in our local communities and for the world at large. Critical Role Foundation is our way of continuing this mission in a meaningful way.
Critical Role Foundation selects and partners with outstanding non-profit organizations that carry the same values as we do and we work closely alongside each of our partners to ensure that every dollar raised is going toward programs and projects that are changing the world for the better. Critical Role Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donation is 100% tax deductible in the United States."
I'm charmed by this. And I'm not a gamer - I've never played D&D (I watched people in college play it - but they didn't allow women to play with them - I was in college in the 1980s). And my brother played it - but again I wasn't allowed to play. (Brothers.) So, I have a weird bias based on that.
But I'm charmed by this.
A good voice actor is a thing of beauty. Also actors are trained in improv and very good at it - and that's basically what this is.
3. BYT told me I could take Friday off, and switch the 30 for the 4, or just add the 4th. Since she knows I'm trying to burn off vacation days.
Then, voila - one of my projects suddenly took off without warning. And I may have to post it/advertise it tomorrow or by Friday.
So, it may not happen. Which is okay - I'm still taking Monday. [ I kind of feel for BYT - she's stuck, and has difficult people to manage, and no real support.]
4. AA informed me that he doesn't go to the movie theater. He shows films either in his backyard with a film projector, or on the 75 inch television screen. And he has an app that cost $50 a month that is IP Shows - Internet Web downloads. It has everything - Oppenheimer is already on it. Out of Thailand apparently.
Not sure what this or what it is called. Feels pirated to me - although he said it was legit.
5. Mother stated that her sister's friends were using something called Embr Wave- that you put on your wrist to fend off hot flashes. They say it's working.
It's not cheap. About $299-360. So...there's that.
Something to look forward to.
2. Did a little research into The Legend of Vox Machina - an adult anime on Amazon Prime, and discovered it's created by a bunch of voice actors (Critical Role). They created the story while playing Dungeons and Dragon, and filming or recording their sessions on Twitch and Youtube. They formed the story during the game. The Dungeon Master - Mathew Mercer in charge of the plot, and they were in charge of their characters reactions. And being voice actors - they could get it across with vocalizations. The animated series while featuring guest voice actors like David Tennant, Lance Reddick, and Felicia Day (among others) stars the original voice actors of the D&D Game podcasts in their original roles: "The series is based on the first campaign of the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role. It stars Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Matthew Mercer, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham, reprising their roles from the campaign."
They are the most watched program on Twitch. And became so popular that they got the idea to turn it into an animated film - started a kickstarted campaign - got the funding, and Amazon got interested - and voila, an animated television series.
Being actors - they have developed the characters fully, and their world via D&D. They also kind of threw a lot of rules out of the window.
This is clever. They have a ton of episodes... Go Here
They are accomplished professional voice actors, who love to play D&D together. And found an innovative way to create their own stories in a playful manner. All proceeds go to charities that furthers creativity in the arts through schools, and role playing games. Their mission is to leave the world better than they left it.
"Since we began sharing stories online in 2015, one of our guiding principles has been to use our platform to create good — both in our local communities and for the world at large. Critical Role Foundation is our way of continuing this mission in a meaningful way.
Critical Role Foundation selects and partners with outstanding non-profit organizations that carry the same values as we do and we work closely alongside each of our partners to ensure that every dollar raised is going toward programs and projects that are changing the world for the better. Critical Role Foundation is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donation is 100% tax deductible in the United States."
I'm charmed by this. And I'm not a gamer - I've never played D&D (I watched people in college play it - but they didn't allow women to play with them - I was in college in the 1980s). And my brother played it - but again I wasn't allowed to play. (Brothers.) So, I have a weird bias based on that.
But I'm charmed by this.
A good voice actor is a thing of beauty. Also actors are trained in improv and very good at it - and that's basically what this is.
3. BYT told me I could take Friday off, and switch the 30 for the 4, or just add the 4th. Since she knows I'm trying to burn off vacation days.
Then, voila - one of my projects suddenly took off without warning. And I may have to post it/advertise it tomorrow or by Friday.
So, it may not happen. Which is okay - I'm still taking Monday. [ I kind of feel for BYT - she's stuck, and has difficult people to manage, and no real support.]
4. AA informed me that he doesn't go to the movie theater. He shows films either in his backyard with a film projector, or on the 75 inch television screen. And he has an app that cost $50 a month that is IP Shows - Internet Web downloads. It has everything - Oppenheimer is already on it. Out of Thailand apparently.
Not sure what this or what it is called. Feels pirated to me - although he said it was legit.
5. Mother stated that her sister's friends were using something called Embr Wave- that you put on your wrist to fend off hot flashes. They say it's working.
It's not cheap. About $299-360. So...there's that.