Genius 8 Minute Sci-Fi Short – ABE

Rob McLellan writes and directs this compelling short focusing on a robot programmed to love and what happens when that love isn’t returned.  It’s chilling, thought provoking and refreshing and totally worth the 8 minutes. I love the psychotic C3P0/Kathy Bates from “Misery” mash up vibe. ABE from Rob McLellan on Vimeo. Apparently this is going to become a feature film,  and could join the ranks of “Moon,” “Sunshine,” and “Twelve Monkeys” in the straight Sci-Fi category.  I’m also digging the actor’s voice who actually mo-capped his performance…very GLaDOS-y.  On a side note, if you watch the VFX breakdown I …

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Thoughts on electronic relationships.

I’m a World of Warcraft player and belong to a progression guild that raids regularly. The group of people I play with have been together for over 2 years and in that time bonds develop through shared experiences and failure. We use a voice chat server so we’ve been exposed to each other’s personalities and manner for a long time through good and bad times. I’ve come to know the real names of most of my guildmates and we communicate outside of the game regularly through IM and email. Over the last 2 days there has been some real-life drama …

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Pondering Fate and Destiny.

While I’m a firm believer in the everyone is responsible for where they are in life I can’t help but buy into the theories of fate and destiny. It’s very practical and evident that if you do X and Y you’ll get Z result which is easy to quantify and measure. Those kind of instances can be found throughout life but it’s amazing the coincidence and luck that I find in daily life. My step-father is a pragmatist for whom logic rules. He approaches everything from a deliberate and measured frame of thought. He’s a good man and his approach …

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Feeling pensive today…

I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to put my thoughts into words. It’s times like this that I can sit and write and play the piano for hours. Yearning coupled with confusion. It’s an odd mix…one that dances on the edge of reason. Probably the basis of some of the greatest songs produced. I’ll get my piano back next weekend, so maybe I due for some writing time. It’s purely a cathartic experience as I’ve never played most of the songs I’ve written. Maybe once I’m dead someone will come across my stuff and make a million bucks …

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Pondering beyond my capacity.

I’m not sure if the caption on the photo above, is correct…do you know? What is the spark that connects people together? What is that bond that, once established, forms a connection that transcends words and actions? Every time I seem to get close I realize how far away I am. I used to think it was a singular reaction of self, but I now believe it’s really much more than that. It has to be more than being dazzled by a smile or a flirtive look. It’s got to more than spending time with someone or going through something …

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