Delays, delays....

The next Flamecast will be a bit late due to out-of-state basketball tournaments and classes/homework once again. On the bright side, I have some new audio equipment on the way for recording in better quality! Sound mixer, new mic, mic stands....

Flamecast #007: Happy Hobbit-days!

Yes, open up your Christmas present! It's the return of an all new Flamecast as Todd and Travis sit down to talk about Christmas gifts, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Stan Lee, and more! Head on over to the Flamecast page and download or stream the long awaited gift. Merry Christmas to all!

Website issues

Ugh...it appears some of the website HTML files have become corrupt. I noticed the flamingdeath.net index file a while back and finally have it fixed by just re-uploading the file, but now I see that there are others that are messed up. Maybe this would be a good time to remove my Star Trek based site since I haven't updated in a long, long time (other than the Sci-Fi Party announcements, of course).

More Flamecasts coming soon

Sorry for the lack of Flamecasts. It's been quite a busy few months that don't look like they'll let up until December when my classes end for the semester. I'm hoping to return to a month-to month basis when time once again allows.

Flamecast #006: Return of the Matt

Matt Spielman makes a return to Flamecast in a discussion about high school and movies we've recently seen. Check out the latest Flamecast! Recorded 9/1/2013.

Flamecast #005: Cory Anderson

In episode #5 of Flamecast, we welcome a reluctant Cory Anderson to the mic to talk about our adventures in past productions. Head on over to the Flamecast page to listen!

Flamecast #004: Travis Buckmeier

In this episode of Flamecast, Todd and Travis talk about Star Wars, Star Trek, high school, and... oh yeah, some Flaming Death Productions projects as well. Click on over to the Flamecast section and check it out!

A look back

The official Star Wars Facebook account posted THIS YOUTUBE LINK earlier today with the following: "Tasked with creating their own short films, our fans did not disappoint. Check back over the next week, as we will be adding more past Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge winners to this playlist!"

Do you think ours should have been included in the years they were released? Granted, "Yoda's Treasure" was a first attempt. I felt pretty good about "Luke & Leia", though.

Flamecast #003: Chris Marler

You've heard from his better half. Now hear from the man himself! This Flamecast we talk with the man who brought us An-Win March, the Adult Customer, and gratefully loaned us Mr. PVC Man for a death-defying leap. Welcome Chris Marler! Links to the podcast are once again up above and over to the left.

Flamecast #002: Tina Marler

Flamecast #002 is up and ready to dig into your ears like a Ceti Eel from Wrath of Khan! Click on one of the links to get the new podcast featuring a chat with the one and only Jedi #5, Tina Marler.

And...we're live! Flamecast #001: Matt Spielman

Yes, podcast #001 is up and ready! It's a chat with Darth Smiley himself: Matt Spielman! Go ahead and click on the link to the podcast page, either from the banner on the left or in the menu up above. Enjoy!

Web Host Switch

After doing some investigating, it looks like I've been short-changing myself after all these years on the web hosting service I'm currently using. Only a 100MB storage limit? Blah. I can do much better than that elsewhere. There will be plenty of room for podcasts if I make the switch. I could even host each one of the films there as well and not have to worry about storage or bandwidth. So, look for this change to come soon because I would really like to get our first podcast out into the public.

Yes, I said soon!

The first podcast is in the can! However, I've run into a snag in hosting issues since my webspace doesn't have the capacity (I could have sworn I had more than 200MB of space!). So as soon as I can find a site that's decent and cheap enough, you'll be able to listen.

It's always something....

Coming soon: Flamecast!

Yes, it's been a long time since there has been some updates here. I've had a blurb over on our Facebook page every now and then, but soon there will be some semi-regular additions to the website. Coming soon will be our very own podcast, the FDP Flamecast! The plan is to start out having a different guest on each time as we discuss our history and film-making experiences. The guests will consist of former cast and crew members. Once we go through the list of people, we'll see where it takes us. I'm planning on getting the first Flamecast recorded sometime in the beginning of February, so it shouldn't be too long after that we'll have it posted. Stay tuned!

The Light Stand

Yes, I haven't forgotten! A third item in the series of FDP equipment, the light stand was created from scratch in September of 2006 for use in the production of Luke & Leia, and used again for Connect More. Inspired by Chris Marler's Mr. PVC Man, it is made from 1" PVC pipe and attachments, a modified extension cord, a photo umbrella, some fluorescent light bulbs, and a modified camera tripod. Ah yes...back when PVC was cheaper than it is today, but isn't everything?

The Clap Board

A second picture in the series of FDP equipment, the clap board was created from scratch for use in the production of Connect More back in October of last year. Made from a 1"x1", some plexiglass, 1/4" plywood, black and white paints, and a few odds and ends, and there we have it!

New camera

I meant to post this a while back, but I purchased a new camera for future filming. This is the Canon Vixia HF R10 Dual Flash Memory Camcorder. It's a pretty nice camera. Its first true test will be an informational film I'm working on for the Mayo Clinic Health Information Management Services department. Yes, now I won't have to borrow anyone else's camera anymore!

Connect More is live!

Head on over to the Flaming Death YouTube channel! It's now also in the Connect More downloads section right here on the website.

A few changes

Ugh...obviously the latest version of Firefox doesn't like my scrolling movie menu that should be at the top of the page here. If you're looking at it in Internet Explorer, it's still there. I'm going to have to work on that later. Blah.

I was also informed by Facebook that the FDP group page is going away if I didn't convert it to the new group style. Since I've been wanting to change it to a "community" page anyway, I started working on that page and it's now viewable. Make the switch and join the community! I'll update the left-menu Facebook icon here on the site in the near future.

Finished!

I'm burning a few DVDs for the cast and crew of "Connect More" as I type this. Yes, it's finished!