My family had an unwelcome guest this past week or so; Sir Common Cold. Not just any cold, mind you, but the kind which smacks you around, calls you silly names, and gets really rude with the waitress. Hence the reason the overcast #016a has no intro / outtro from yours truly, but just leaps right into the interview with Hugh and Johnnie which we recorded a week ago. I’ll release #016b in another week, and shortly after that, #017 featuring the better part of an hour with Peter Rasmussen.

Between NyQuil-induced snores, I’ve been whipping up renders and stills for festival submissions this year, hitting some of these mid-spring deadlines. Last year’s MFF being my first, I had no idea just how tiring the hoop-jumping can be, but so far I really feel like the effort has been worthwhile, if for no other reason than to tone up my flabby rendering skills. A little tip for you: festival folks who accept digital video renders really REALLY favor QuickTime for your hi-res, and well they should, for it is glorious. So if you’re wondering what to invest in next, the $30 for QT-Pro will be extremely useful should you plan to take part in this year’s film festival season.