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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Virtual Reality Wedding

From my friend Marty Schindler.

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The Failure of American Democracy in 2020

Happy New Year! Too Bad About Our Decline Into Neo-Fascism, Though
How We Finance Education and the American Dream
Indicators of the Inevitable Collapse
The Short List

Channelling Alien Intelligence with "AI"

Alien Merit Badges
Alien Protest March Slogans Take 2
Automatically Generating an Alien Alphabet
Chanelling Concept Art from a Horror Movie
Rainforest Flower Images

The Standard Disclaimer and Notes to New Readers

Delusions of Reference and this Blog
Notes to New Readers of This Blog
The Standard Disclaimer

For Clients and Potential Clients

Biographical Sketch Written for ACM SIGGRAPH
Biography of Michael Wahrman
Consultant to the Captain of the Titanic
Notes on Making Deadlines and Client Management
Three Interview Issues Worthy of Discussion
Why I Always Say Nice Things About My Clients
Working With Other People

Selected Photographs

Academy Scitech Awards 2014
Jeff Kleiser and Coco Conn at the Hotel Figueroa
Joan Collins and Kelley Ray on Starship Troopers
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Setup
Nancie Martin at Her Farewell Party
Natalie Jeremijenko Being Photgraphed in NY
Nicki K at the VES Awards
Richard Yuricich in London
Self Portrait in New York City
Shinae Tassia in New York
Tom Brigham on the 4th of July

Power, Conflict, Diplomacy, Espionage, Romance

A Story about the CIA in the Belgian Congo
Rocky and Bullwinkle and the Cult of Personality
Snowden and Ellsberg Compared
Some Points to Consider Before Starting a War
The North Korean Style of Insult
The Repressed Lust of the CIA Analyst in Zero Dark Thirty
This is Ernst Stavro Blofeld Reporting from the Sudan
Towards Some Criteria for Judging Movies About War

Los Angeles in the 1980s and the Early Computer Animation Community

Lynda Weinman and the Early Days of Computer Animation
Richard "Doc" Baily and the Lattice of Causality
Statement from the Thrift Store Art Exhibition by Jim Shaw (1990)

Corruption and Civic Governance

Corruption and Degradation in Orange County
Law Enforcement Provides Moral Instruction to the Poor
Lions and Tigers and the LAPD, Oh My

Selected Posts on SIGGRAPH and Unemployment in Computer Graphics

A More Personal and Analog Approach to Computer Art
Always Look on the Bright Side of Subsidies
Anecdotes About Unions From the Early Days of Computer Animation
Apparently Not Everyone Realizes that Poetry is Down Market
Computer Graphics and the Doctrines of Original and Derivative Sin
How to Help the Unemployed Even Though They Are Worthless Scum
Malaysian Air 370, CNN and Worker's Rights
My Letter to the President of the United States Requesting a Bailout
Pearls Before Swine or the Potential Downside of Helping Someone Find Work
Possible Alternate Career Directions
Recent Events in International Subsidies and Visual Effects
Should SIGGRAPH Encourage People to Go Into Computer Animation?
SIGGRAPH 2012 Issues For Discussion
Some Issues With Hiring More Experienced People
Some Modest Suggestions for Human Resource Departments to Help Make the Internet Job Application Process Even More Pointless
The Suitability of the Game Industry as a Rational Career Choice
What is Meant When It Is Said "Hollywood Needs Artists"
Why I Did Not Attend the Keynote Speeches at SIGGRAPH 2013
Will Life of Pi Bring Audience Credibility Back to Computer Animation?

Visual Effects, Illusion, Cinema

Hypnotic Mind Control in Cinema: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T
Ignoring the Transcendent Moment with Visual Effects: An Example from Life of Brian (1979)
Introducing the Female Lead with Visual Effects: Three Case Studies
Lets Put the National Reconnaissance Office in Charge of Film Production
Orion Slave Girls, Makeup Effects, Sexism and Color Timing
The Future of the Humanoid Computer Interface as Seen in 1951
The Komodo Dragon as a Potential Mascot for the Field of Visual Effects
The Mystery of the Original Star Wars Trailer
The Psychological Effects of Flare in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Strange Case of the Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Blue Screen Photography
Transcendence in Visual Effects: The Flying Bus in Speed (1994)
TRW Commercials, Robert Abel & Associates and the Origins of Computer Animation
Visual Effects and Subjective Reality in Barton Fink (1991)
What if The Visual Effects Supervisor Made an Ethical Stand Against Stupid Visual Effects?

Selected Posts on Global Wahrman

1st Baron Bulwer-Lytton Writing Contest
A Preferred Guide for Those Would Ghost Us
A Very Brief Introduction to Robert Abel & Associates
Alan Turing Set to Challenge Lego for Boxoffice Fame
Ancient Computer Animation Artifacts and Homer Simpson
Anomalous Depth Perception Illusion
Commentary on Ageism by Louis L'Amour (1908-1988)
Computer Human Interface in Cinema: An Example from Patriot Games
Consultant to the Captain of the Titanic
Dangerous Toys Beneficial for the Education of Youth
Designing a Latin Motto For Your New Crime Organization
Did Escaped Nazis Settle in Richmond, VA?
Does Star Wars Have A Line of Dialog With a Double Meaning?
Does Zardoz Speak About Gun Control?
Foresight Needed to Create Viable Future Tourist Industry for Failed American Civilization
How Mazewar Escaped from a Lab at MIT in 1977
I Was a Limo Driver for Bruno Bozzetto
Introducing Lithic Fragmentation
Is Roger Rabbit a Sequel to Chinatown?
Los Angeles and the Wages of Sin
Los Angeles Urban Design and the Location of LACMA
North County Transit and the Kindness of Strangers
Pepper's Ghost and the Spirit Lodge at Expo 86
Poetic and Ecclesiastical Implications of Adopting the Metric System
Previously Discredited Treatment for Depression Shows Amazing Success in Trials
Recalling the Days When People Were Merely Called Eccentric
Regional Political Correctness and the American Museum of Natural History
Remembering Monsanto's Adventure Through Inner Space
Remembering the Ancient Celebration of the 4th of July in Santa Monica
Squid Move Postponed
Story Structure in Theme Parks and the Mystery of the Self-Illuminated Ears
Supporting Eccentric Ethnic Self-Identification
The American Tradition of Christmas and the Mystery of the Aluminum Christmas Tree
The Baron, the Novitiate and the Submarine in American Musical Theatre
The Deeper Meaning of the La Brea Tar Pits
The Future of 3D Printing: Sex, Killing People and Stealing
The Garden of Allah: An Editorial About the Preservation of Architecture in Los Angeles
The Importance of a Classical Education for Writing Renderman Shaders
The Josh Pines Interview Technique
The Meaning of Baccarat in the Identity of James Bond
The Rich Make Sacrifices Too
The Secret Meaning of Stanley Kramer's "Mad, Mad World" Revealed
The Shocking Truth About Roman Architecture in France
The Sword Fight in The Princess Bride (1987)
The Tragedy of Reverse "Mercury Retrograde"
Tom Swift & His Amazing Underground Conspiracy Theory