Tech, Gaming and Bile!
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many a movings going on
about 1 year ago - No comments
Many apologies for no episode of Vertical Slice last week, this was due to my constantly being on a train to Sheffield and chasing round and meeting people in order to secure a new flat there.
That, and the “studio” (read: living room) also looks like this right now:
I do have a spotlight episode that I More >
more vertical slice updatery
about 1 year ago - 2 comments
Work on Vertical Slice continues. I have an interview with The CodeMonkeys that is in editing right now.
There is now a domain for the place, sitting on it’s own at www.verticalslice.tv. It’s still powered by tumblr until I can afford hosting of my own and figure out how to power it. In addition to the More >
Major overhaul of equipment
about 1 year ago - No comments
The money finally came in… and quickly went out as I splurged on some much needed hardware and software.
First up was the single most needed item – a real camera!
Bye bye lil’ webcam at last!
In the end, instead of the 200 to 300 quid I wanted to spend; it turned into 450 as More >
More playing around…
about 1 year ago - No comments
Well, at the suggestion of my GF I put together a makeshift green screen out of some green material and a 4×4 slab of plywood. Total of £15 spent on materials… not bad
A few pins down the sides and those creases cleared up nicely. However, the crappyness of my webcam is beginning to More >
evolving skills during vertical slice production.
about 1 year ago - No comments
Thursdays episode of vertical slice sees my exploration of how Adobe Premiere works and an attempt to streamline integration of my sources.
Previously, I used SnagIT to record a section of my screen as I scrolled down the page. This took a silly amount of time, was quite fiddly and is far from a smooth movement.
Instead, More >
explainathon: past couple of vertical slice vids.
about 1 year ago - No comments
OK, here’s to explain things so far.
Tuesdays video is to show the random side – I hope to produce more random stuff, sometimes ingame footage; sometimes in meatspace.
It’s more of a whimsical kinda thing to break up the flow and to provide me with a stash of vids I can call up should it be More >
mondays vertical slice
about 1 year ago - No comments
Well, I’ve decided to not wait any longer for people to take interest in the show and begin producing it.
Hopefully I’ll be able to string it out to 5 days a week, if I fail to do that it’ll be 3 a week. This is ’cause it’s difficult to juggle script writing, shooting, editing and More >
bumper update!
about 1 year ago - No comments
Well.. it has been a busy time over Christmas and deep into the first month of 2009.
I have put together the idea for a new video games show called Vertical Slice, have resurrected the Buttonmasher Test as one of the weekly shows for it and I have a live event planned for Leeds!
Hoping to kick More >
PHN episode 66
about 1 year ago - No comments
PHN episode 66.
Stream it here – podshow
Show notes
song: Lit – My own worst enemy
catchup episode! Jobs, bumps and windows battles
song: The brighton line – Four dollar popcorn
more catchup
song: screaming banshee aircrew – going down
Forgot to mention something + a bonus bit of music
Come to www.alphaxion.com and leave your comments and take part!
Drop your comments, creations More >
PHN episode 65
about 1 year ago - No comments
PHN episode 65.
Stream it here – podshow
Show notes
Song: Paul and Storm – Oh, no
cathcup time – Gig on wednesday, rick rolled by JoCo, doctors appointment, lil sis turning 18.
Visit their sites: http://www.paulandstorm.com/ http://www.jonathancoulton.com/
Song: Paul and Storm – A better version of you
Catch up continues, Paul and Storm adverts, interruptions and babble.
Song: Paul and Storm – More >
More evolution of the show
Well, I’ve been playing around with Garageband – side note: now I know where some of the music in my fav podcasts come from! Was flicking thru the sample loops and going “OMG, that’s blahblahblah show!” every so often >.<
Anyway, main reason for this is to solve the problem of there being very little music in my show. Though, I do have a friend of my GF making some 8bit music for me, I thought I’d fill the gap until then and give Garageband a try.
First, a little disclosure: I’m shit with music. I enjoy listening to it, but I’m totally buggered when it comes to making it – not a damn clue. Which means whatever I make out of this app will likely be pure dross.
After about a couple of hours I finally end up with a 3min track that I will be using in the “Gadget Show Live” footage episode that I’ll be uploading a little bit later today.
If you want a little sneak peek or if you even want to use it in your own shows, just grab a copy here as you’re free to use this in whatever way you want, just as long as you slip a credit to me and/or a link to this site.
Grabbit here
Preview [audio:http://www.alphaxion.com/podcasts/random_score_1.mp3]
About the author
10 years of servitude in the dungeons of an IT department have twisted this bitter soul into the horror you see today.