Are Movie Stars Soon Going To Be An Endangered Species?

Obviously, it is far easier to create an inanimate object that achieves a realistic visual image in CG, than an organic, living object. This is because organic objects move, change color, and have almost an infinite diversity of textures. Creating a human face that is challenging, but not impossible. A very good job is done by Luiz Amaral and his team for TV Globo in Brazil. They created a human character that is very photorealistic. The character is female and does the job of a news anchor on television. They actually ran the spot called Eva Byte for some time. Although this is experimental, the implications of this are astounding.

Imagine a new film in 2010 starring John Wayne. Sounds crazy? Many people in the CG industry have talked about doing this. It is more likely, you will see Charlie Chaplin in CG first, but there will definitely be the ability to create this illusion for most audiences in the very near future. Many in the industry would even say it could be done now, given enough budget. This is really bad news for the members of the screen actors guild. Actors and actresses are not all million dollar earners. The vast majority, make very low wages and work very hard. However, it could feasibly be cost effective to implement technology and do away with many of these personnel. This would be even more imperitive and desperate with actors and actresses being paid tens of millions of dollars for a few months work. This just has the tendancy to eat up the producers profits very rapidly.

Would an actor or actresses screen popularity make them immune to this situation? Or, would they succumb to their own popularity? How many more box office blunders will be made that lose money when an actor or actors are walking away with millions? Why not just build a Steve McQueen CG character and make the film around him? I don't think anyone will be surprised to learn that, many of us would love to see a new film with John Wayne, Steve McQueen, or even a younger version of an existing actor. When is it cost-effective to bring in CG and tell the actor goodbye? When that "cost-effective day" comes, you can say goodbye to most of the actors and actresses. If the movie going public accepts this, and CG substitution ends up being a bargain to the producers, then movie stars will become as endangered as the eight track.

This has already happened, to a large percentage of the stunt people and the VFX coordinators. Now, many of those effects are carried out on a computer screen. This makes it more cost-effective to actually "do" the effects, and it makes the movies much more realistic and exciting. I think the movie actors better practice their voice over work. It may be all they have left soon.

Scott Davis sdavis@3dexcellence.com www.3dexcellence.com Scott Davis is the VP of sales and Marketing of FerReel Animation Labs, Inc. He also teaches and runs a very popular art website, 3Dexcellence.com. He works with some of the most talented and noteworthy digital artists in the world. He has a degree from the California State University of San Bernardino and has done extensive post graduate work at the University of Redlands in CA and at the University of San Diego.

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6 Simple Tips To Help Potty Train Your Puppy
Potty training also known as toilet or house training is the art of teaching your puppy where you want him to relieve himself. Sound simple! Not exactly, at least to me and many dog owners out there. Potty training my puppy gives me the most problems and headaches when I start to house train my first puppy years ago.

It seems that my puppy is always either in the wrong place at the right time, or the right place at the wrong time! Nevertheless, over the years, after much experiments and reading up, I’ve manage to come out with 6 simple tips to help potty train your dog.

1. Try to feed your puppy on a regular schedule and remove his water supply before bed time. His potty timing would be more predictable and consistent.

2. Puppy usually instinctively wants to relieve itself after feeding, sleeping, playing and confinement. Bring him to your designated area for his potty business after such activities.

3. Do not let your puppy wander off without supervision, potty training aside, it is dangerous for a young puppy to wander around by itself. Confined it in an area where you can see to prevent accidents and reward desired behaviors.

4. Be vigilance and always be on the look out. When you see your puppy sniffing and running around in circles, bring him to your designated spot immediately.

5. Give a command to help your dog associate the potty action with. For example, “Do it now” or “Go Potty”.

6. When he is doing his potty business, praise and reward. Praise and reward again after he’s finished.

Following these tips should help you considerably in potty training your puppy.

About the Author

Moses Chia is a dog lover and owner of DogsObedienceTraining.com – The dog training resource site for a happier and healthier dog. You are welcome to reprint this article if you keep the content and live link intact.

Directories and Google
Can listings in directories help my rank on Google?

Google the leading search engine considers several actors in its ranking algorithm, firstly it considers the text content of a sites web pages and decides what theme it belongs to.

Next it looks at the number of links inbound to each page, particularly important are links from related themed web pages.

So a web page about domain names, using the key phrase domain name registration with lots of links inbound from related sites such as other domain registration will do well.

A sites content rank will depend on its rating compared to other competitive websites. Greater relevancy and linkage brining a better ranking.

Directories if properly constructed can fit the bill. Remember Google resolves web pages and not sites, so if a directory has a page sufficiently dedicated to your theme then it is worth submitting to.

Directories can use ‘jump text’ which prevents data harvesting, but unfortunately removes the value of the links.

Should I pay or not? There are sufficient free directories out there, so there is no need to pay.

Ones to consider – DMOZ, allthebizz, smallerbizz, Gimpsy, wowdirectory.

Larger directories such as Yahoo maybe worth paying to list in as they can bring traffic in their own right.

About the Author

Clare Lawrence is CEO of Discount Domains Ltd – A leading UK provider of Domain name registration and Web Hosting services. Please feel free to re-publish this article provided this reference box remains together with a hyperlink to www.discountdomainsuk.com Clare can also be contacted on clare@discountdomainsuk.com

Animal Spirits: Power Animals And Guides

We shamans are a strange breed...

Often we tend to isolate ourselves from those around us. However, this does not mean we don't have relationships...

In fact we often have too many to handle at any one time. You see, we are connecting to many levels of reality and inter-relating with all of them at the very same time. So while we are in a group of people...

We are also talking to the spirit world and often the animal guides all at once. It's a difficult balancing act, to say the least.

Often we must decide which is the most important communication at that point in time. Sometimes the animal spirit guides are giving us very critical data, so we choose to stay focused on that for the moment.

Each animal comes to us with it's unique spirit focus and usually shows up when we need their perspective. They may appear in spirit form, in a dream, vision ...or in the flesh!

About the Author: Jerry is a professional shaman, business intuitive and men's life coach. He publishes a free online magazine dealing with shamanism and holism as they apply to life and business. You can reach the publication at this address: www.jeremiahhuck.workzsites.com/page/page/1034002.htm