http://michaelverdi.com Vlog Anarchy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:27:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been working at Millions of Us for the better part of a year now and I love it because I get to work on all kinds of crazy projects with all kinds of creative people. Bart Cheever, our VP of Production also happens to be Bart Blackstone the DJ. ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/08/25/bart-cheever/ Last week I was in Sausalito for work and on Friday, we had a BBQ out at Paradise Beach in Tiburon. http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/05/12/mou-bbq/ I hope that one day, I'll be as good as these girls. videobloggingweek2008 http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/04/23/guitar-hero/ Dylan got a goldfish. [Update: 4/25] 6 days after arriving at our house, Henry was found dead this morning. Dylan believes the cause of death to have been Ichthyophthirius multifiliis as she noticed small white cysts on him about a day and a half ago. videobloggingweek2008 http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/04/22/goldfish/ It's an Escalade pulling a taco trailer. Call now - 210-883-5097. http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/04/10/tacos-los-regios/ Jay, Ryanne and their kitties (!) stopped in town for a few days as they make their way across country to their new home in Virginia. And since Jen is just up the road in Austin for a few more weeks she came over too. We've been hanging out for ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/04/10/update-april-08/ HD QuickTime This is a tiny piece of a project that I've been working on for months now. It was a lot of fun to do and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. It a six-part machinima series based on Scion City. The website is done in flash ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2008/01/05/what-is-scion-city/ HD QuickTime My daughters are over this videoblogging fad. http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/11/25/because-why-not/ Hello videoblog. I've missed you. http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/11/10/millions-of-us/ It's been almost a month since I posted anything - as usual, I've just been working long hours. Recently I had to put together a "reel." Normally, I'm not crazy about doing that kind of thing but I had fun with this one and got some help from my ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/08/14/mad-skills/ This is another Lumiere style video so it doesn't have any sound. Not that it had some great sound on it to begin with - just distorted airplane rumble. The camera is a fixed as I could get it by holding it against the window. All the tilting is just ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/07/17/approaching-phoenix-lumiere-4/ Like the name says, this is just a test video for an upcoming project. There's no plan for Dylan to be in it (though she could) and you probably won't ever see this scene. I was just testing out my PhotoJPEG capture settings and playing with the look. I'll be ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/07/15/test-video-elsewhen-project/ Lately it's become kind of hip to be green. Rockstars are singing about it, celebrities are driving hybrids and Hollywood is giving out Oscars. This is all good stuff, don't get me wrong. But one thing that doesn't seem to get talked much about is vegetarianism. Becoming a vegetarian may ... http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/07/08/environmentalism/ Basically this is just me testing out my new Canon HV20 camera while Dylan is acting silly. Jay wants me to remind you all that this is supposed to be silent and that there is nothing wrong with your computer. Check out this video in HD! lumierevideo http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/07/04/dylan-talking-lumiere-3/ I hate it. http://michaelverdi.com/index.php/2007/07/02/the-mall/