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...and thanks, as always for checking in!

WOW....it's been a WHILE

Hey all!

Nick here, reporting from Burly Central, where it looks like things may be dissolving like so much dissolving tiny production companies. Sure we never made a penny, sure we haven't worked in months, but we stuck it out as long as we could, but that's about all we got.

If once we find a way to pay the rent that allows some free time to get back in the swing of video work, we'll be back. Otherwise, thank ya'll for your interest and support.

You can still contact us any time at burlybuff@hotmail.com

Friends of BurlyBuff

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we at BurlyBuff just wanted to share our thanks for those friends who have become part of our lives, whether because of their film work, correspondence, kind words, or just finery as people, here's a few friends of ours who you might want to befriend as well!

David Badgerow
Albert Birney
James Buyayo
Rory Campbell
C.J. Cenizal
Thomas Chavez
Paul DeBoer
Roberto Donati
Sean G
Matthew Goldman
Stefano Mutolo
Crystal Page
Zach Phillips
Steph Simpson
Joshua To
Colin Worley

...and many others who I've forgotten to put on here.

THANKS!

Drop us an email and become a friend!

Word from Virginia

There's a new video in the experiments section of N~pickle Productions:

http://www.burlybuff.com/npickle/experiments

Also, a few images of a miniature 8x5 lightbox that Nick built, as part of an effort to create some animation in his free time:

http://www.burlybuff.com/studentfilm/lightbox.html

Check back for more news soon!
And, as always, share your thoughts at burlybuff@hotmail.com.

The Lull

Everything has hit a little low point in productivity. Between fulltime jobs, school, and the adventures of every day life, new film projects will have to remain theoretical. But not to fear! The cogs of BurlyBuff continue to turn (slowly)...

Step 1) We've gone transcontinental. With a Burly team member on each coast, we're here to do our thing, collaborate on any projects, right any wrong, drink many beverages, dream the impossible dream, and take a nap like there's no tomorrow.

The next endeavor is to create a semi-permanent green screen room. The space is aprox. 20x12, and armed with the leftover length of green nylon fabric from Lost Springs, a couple of lights, some aluminum foil and a box of thumbtacks, I plan to test out various methods of compositing and motion capture. Have we hit an alltime low in production value? YOU BET!

If this goes well, a room devoted to miniature model building, and possibly stop motion sets may be the next exploration in wasting time and money.

Any helpful hints or suggestions? Send em to burlybuff@hotmail.com (we dig talking shop, and respond to every message!)

Wait...new content?...yeah right.

Yeah, it's been long enough since new content was uploaded. Just because we don't have anything substantial, it doesn't mean we can't kill our available web space most expertly.

http://npickle.burlybuff.com

Featuring new video experiments from this summer, and hopefully the home to upcoming projects from western Virgnia.

Upcoming Changes

It's the end of Summer '05 and it looks like some changes are going to be taking place for the BurlyBuff crew. Here's what's been happening:

Nick finished his camp job with iD tech, 7 short videos by 7 different groups of 13-17 year-olds. He came away with some more knowledge of Final Cut and After Effects, a clearer idea of what to do (and what not to do) when it comes to video storytelling, and respect for the upcoming videographers. Again, you can check out the kids videos at http://users.design.ucla.edu/~npickle/iDvideos. With some web and video projects (see below) coming to a close, Nick is looking forward to a change of place, relocating to the south west region of Virginia, in search of quiet and inspiration. He will miss the Southern California area where he grew up, leaving behind the rest of the BurlyBuff crew, his dearest compadres. Rest assured, video projects will continue (hopefully more than have been finished in the last year) through the magic of the internet.

Jacob is single-handedly controlling the technology that runs Cal State San Marcos' new Communication and media labs. On top of this full-time possition he is completing his degree in Business, and minor in Film. As the mind behind many of BurlyBuff's unusual concepts, he is sure to continue developing ideas. Look forward to such intriguing titles as Paradiso, Zoom Pilot Zoom, and Xebrah Falls as we all hold our breath for funding (or creative cutting-corners).

Patrick was last heard from, blasting across the asphalt channels that traverse the country, in search of the American Dream, a recipe for tuna salad, and...love? Stay tuned for his exciting tales of highway bandits, bar room brauls, and one magical night milking cows by the light of the moon...


The corporate video for American Sterling has about wrapped on filming, with 8 hours of video to sift through it should be an post-production adventure. The Roadster Productions website has been launched at http://www.roadsterprods.com, a BurlyBuff website design, along with a site for some fellow Vista High School grads at http://users.design.ucla.edu/~npickle/adresse. We've been in communication with a very cool filmmaker, Zach Phillips, about possibly working on a unique project about birds. Hope things come together on it, cause it sounds awesome! Like always, drop an email if you have questions, comments, ideas to share, or want feedback on something, burlybuff@hotmail.com, we always enjoy emails.

how about an update?

Ok, so over a month and no news, huh? Here's the rundown:

Xebrah Falls is still floundering in the face of costs, so lets not get our hopes up on that.

Our hope is that we can be of some help in getting the special effects classic "The Wizard of Speed and Time" on DVD and producing some income for its creator, star, and legend Mike Jittlov. Drop an email to us if you have any ideas, helpful hints, or thoughts on how to achieve this goal!

Nick is working right now at a camp on UCLA campus, teaching video, cinematography, and special effects. You can check out the current student projects so far here.

Jacob has a sweet tech job at CSUSM campus, keeping their multimedia and IT systems running smoothly, as well as summer school and another job.

Patrick is sailing his scooner round the Cape of Good Hope, to bring spices and rum the likes of which have never been tasted. The voyage promises adventure and certain death.

That's about it. But if you drop an email we will certainly reply with kind words and rich and frothy cheer... burlybuff@hotmail.com

Go Team Xebruh!

After a number of devastating defeats in recent video projects, we've dusted ourselves off and are preparing to rock the face off every man, woman, and child. Prepare yourself for...XEBRUH FALLS

If we pull it off, it will be our piece de resistance: a blend of irreverant, absurd, and just plain stupid humor that makes us giggle to no end. Will you giggle? Will your grandmother chuckle? What about a smirk from your Uncle Wally?...these questions and more will be answered in the ensuing days, months and years. More to come, soon!

student filmmaking links

To our kind site visitors we offer a number of filmmaking links and downloads free of charge. It's just a little thing we do. We're great that way:

Student Filmmaking Links

...sigh...

OK, so nobody cares right now. That's where YOU come in! We always welcome cool and informative links to useful sites. If you know of some site or download that has made your life in film a little easier, please drop an email burlybuff@hotmail.com and help us build a resource for everyone.

THANKS!