tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post4682045689492615215..comments2024-01-22T20:47:55.482-08:00Comments on SherWords: Newsflash: Astronomers' Spawn Do Cool ThingsSherwood Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-30011172385239144812010-05-19T13:55:33.430-07:002010-05-19T13:55:33.430-07:00Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad t...Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad to see that some people are noticing the more subtle bits in the cartoon. Brian, you are the first person to notice the equal time equal area elliptical orbit part.<br />I paced this video in such a way that you notice new things every time you watch. Sometimes I even see bits that I forgot I included.<br /><br />And Adam, I would love to have you as a voice actor for my next Copernicus Pox cartoon. I won't be doing one any time soon, since they are so very time consuming, but I will definitely let you know when I do. <br /><br />Thanks everybody. And if you have any ideas for future astronomically informative music videos, please let me know! <br /> -GarthGarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837379819002957945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-76008249404372061322010-05-19T00:50:27.979-07:002010-05-19T00:50:27.979-07:00I'd be honored, but wouldn't YOU be the be...I'd be honored, but wouldn't YOU be the better man for the gig? I know you have the chops (Tapes of the Night Sky) not to mention all the knowledge. Hell you could probably do it in your sleep at this point. <br /><br />Maybe a father/son tag-team vo? That would be fun. When do we start?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556701860150800510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-34804187421601770412010-05-18T00:47:31.162-07:002010-05-18T00:47:31.162-07:00Adam, you may regret your offer. If the DeAnza Pl...Adam, you may regret your offer. If the DeAnza Planetarium ever starts producing our own shows for distribution, we now know who is the first person to approach for the primary narration tracks.<br /><br />Didn't I teach you to not be cheap? I must have missed that chapter in the parents' handbook.<br /><br />Brian... man, there are so many little things in Garth's video that a "civilian" -- or most PhD Astronomers -- would miss. It's so rich that I don't think there's a single frame that doesn't have some reference to reality and history. There's even a split-second that illustrates the suspicion that Kepler poisoned Brahe (since thrown into doubt.)<br /><br />Your comparison to the Eames's "Powers of Ten" made me gulp a little, though. Garth may not be up to that standard yet, but I can't say that he never will be.<br /><br />And that's saying something.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-44389667543348135472010-05-13T10:20:50.016-07:002010-05-13T10:20:50.016-07:00Garth's animation is very well done. Clever, w...Garth's animation is very well done. Clever, witty and smart. There's a lot of chewy astro-goodness in there that a civilian wouldn't catch--for example, Kepler throwing the clock around the world to illustrate "equal areas in equal time" (in time with the music!) is maybe the best non-mathematical illustration of that idea I've seen. It deserves a wider audience--could be the next generation's "Powers of Ten."<br /><br />Video games aren't part of my life, but that's a neat ad, and a nifty use of the poem that kind of elevates the whole thing above being a standard "shoot the alien" deal. The action breaking through the "wall" was genuinely startling. Terrific reading by Adam.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519804707579466907.post-71147932717765328252010-05-13T01:24:17.133-07:002010-05-13T01:24:17.133-07:00I'm guessing Acid Westerns get a good deal of ...I'm guessing Acid Westerns get a good deal of air time at the DeAnza Planetarium... with good reason, THEY ROCK!! An autographed CD would make a great gift for anyone who might have a birfday coming up. ;-)<br /><br />The animation is awesome too. Really draws you in. Monty Python meets Heavy Metal. <br /><br />Please let Garth know that if he ever decides to give a voice to any of these historical giants (or even the moose), I'll give him the friends of fambly rate. <br /><br />That'd be fo free.<br /><br />The other thing is amusing too. Hope SherReaders don't get too put off by such a classic poem being used to sell a blood-n-guts video game. A guy's gotta work. And the thing IS pretty dang cool.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556701860150800510noreply@blogger.com