If you have been waiting anxiously for a movie based on video game The Legend of Zelda, wait no more. "The Hero of Time", a Zelda fan movie, has finally been released. You can watch it on DailyMotion. Here is the most recent trailer for the film:
We have a little discussion about the movie at SF Fandom.
There is an official Website and you can watch it here.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Finally: the truth about Balrogs wings debates
People keep seeking me out to discuss Balrog wings with me. I've written a couple of essays through the years that I felt, on each occasion, should put the issue to rest -- at least as far as people's perception of my position on the matter is.
Unfortunately, there are some Websites that mislabel me as being a pro-Wings advocate. That's just plain wrong.
I have objected to both the Pro-Wings and Anti-Wings positions for many years. Neither side can put together a solid, reasonable, logical case for its position.
So I've tried once again, on the Tolkien Studies on the Web Blog, to explain where I stand (which is not with either group).
Read "The Truth About Balrogs (Again)".
It's about as short and simple an essay as I can write.
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Unfortunately, there are some Websites that mislabel me as being a pro-Wings advocate. That's just plain wrong.
I have objected to both the Pro-Wings and Anti-Wings positions for many years. Neither side can put together a solid, reasonable, logical case for its position.
So I've tried once again, on the Tolkien Studies on the Web Blog, to explain where I stand (which is not with either group).
Read "The Truth About Balrogs (Again)".
It's about as short and simple an essay as I can write.
SF-Fandom is a moderated, fan-run community devoted to science fiction, fantasy, history, and mythology. SF-Fandom was founded in 2001 and is part of the Xenite.Org network. Free registration is required to post. Please be sure you read our Posting Guidelines.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Google forces mandatory Personalized Search on all users
I posted the following announcement on the SF Fandom Forums' General Discussion forum. I don't have the time and energy to rewrite it.
Yesterday, Friday, December 5, 2009 Google announced that all users of its service will now be automatically opted in to its Personalized Search feature.
Personalized Search, previously available only to people who were logged in, tracks your queries and clicks on search results. As you click on Web sites repeatedly over time they will move up toward the top of your queries. You will no longer see "natural" search results if you click on the same sites many times.
Although this is often a helpful feature, it does make it difficult for users to find new content they have not previously clicked on.
You can opt out of feature by clicking on "Web History" in the upper right-hand corner of your Google page. You must PAUSE Web History (in the lower left-hand margin) and CLEAR RESULTS to remove your Web history.
Google promises to remove your Web history after 180 days (but that means they will maintain a constantly scrolling 180-day window).
Google is using a "secret cookie" to maintain this functionality for people who are not logged in. It is not tied to the Google.com domain.
If you do not want Google to track your search history, you MUST opt out of the Web History/Personalized Search feature even though you are not logged in.
Search Engine Land has a lengthy article explaining what Google has done and showing you with screen captures how to disable your Web History.
SF-Fandom is a moderated, fan-run community devoted to science fiction, fantasy, history, and mythology. SF-Fandom was founded in 2001 and is part of the Xenite.Org network. Free registration is required to post. Please be sure you read our Posting Guidelines.
Yesterday, Friday, December 5, 2009 Google announced that all users of its service will now be automatically opted in to its Personalized Search feature.
Personalized Search, previously available only to people who were logged in, tracks your queries and clicks on search results. As you click on Web sites repeatedly over time they will move up toward the top of your queries. You will no longer see "natural" search results if you click on the same sites many times.
Although this is often a helpful feature, it does make it difficult for users to find new content they have not previously clicked on.
You can opt out of feature by clicking on "Web History" in the upper right-hand corner of your Google page. You must PAUSE Web History (in the lower left-hand margin) and CLEAR RESULTS to remove your Web history.
Google promises to remove your Web history after 180 days (but that means they will maintain a constantly scrolling 180-day window).
Google is using a "secret cookie" to maintain this functionality for people who are not logged in. It is not tied to the Google.com domain.
If you do not want Google to track your search history, you MUST opt out of the Web History/Personalized Search feature even though you are not logged in.
Search Engine Land has a lengthy article explaining what Google has done and showing you with screen captures how to disable your Web History.
SF-Fandom is a moderated, fan-run community devoted to science fiction, fantasy, history, and mythology. SF-Fandom was founded in 2001 and is part of the Xenite.Org network. Free registration is required to post. Please be sure you read our Posting Guidelines.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Trailer for "Elysium"
"Elysium" is the brain-child of Mark Sniffen, a 4th year film student who is collaborating with his friend Andrew Church (and several other folks) to produce a 30-minute science fiction movie.
The trailer looks pretty darned good.
Mark has a YouTube Channel here.
You can check out the movie's official site here.
I hope I get to see the finished product.
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The trailer looks pretty darned good.
Mark has a YouTube Channel here.
You can check out the movie's official site here.
I hope I get to see the finished product.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Fan video creates LoTR movie pastiche
A pastiche is a story stitched together from pieces of one or more stories. You often find them in fan fiction. I've rarely found anything like a pastiche in fan videos, and this is the first pastiche video I have seen that actually makes any kind of sense.
I'll admit to having dreamed as a young fan of patching together my own "Star Trek" movie from scenes in the original series. But while growing up and attending college I never had the time, skill, or equipment to do it. I was stunned one day to hear a college employee confess she was working on just such a project.
Through the years I came to meet quite a few people who had attempted to create Star Trek pastiche videos. The idea lost its appeal for me, however, after the ST movies started coming out.
This video uses scenes of Elves from Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" to tell the story of two Elves who fall in love and are torn apart by war. When you watch the video, try not to see Arwen and Legolas -- instead, try to see two unnamed Elf lovers who have their own story.
You can read the story synopsis here on YouTube.
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I'll admit to having dreamed as a young fan of patching together my own "Star Trek" movie from scenes in the original series. But while growing up and attending college I never had the time, skill, or equipment to do it. I was stunned one day to hear a college employee confess she was working on just such a project.
Through the years I came to meet quite a few people who had attempted to create Star Trek pastiche videos. The idea lost its appeal for me, however, after the ST movies started coming out.
This video uses scenes of Elves from Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" to tell the story of two Elves who fall in love and are torn apart by war. When you watch the video, try not to see Arwen and Legolas -- instead, try to see two unnamed Elf lovers who have their own story.
You can read the story synopsis here on YouTube.
SF-Fandom is a moderated, fan-run community devoted to science fiction, fantasy, history, and mythology. SF-Fandom was founded in 2001 and is part of the Xenite.Org network. Free registration is required to post. Please be sure you read our Posting Guidelines.
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