Skywalker Ranch

Skywalker Ranch from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

From his blog:

So I flew to San Francisco on Saturday last week and drove to the ranch (via Best Buy of course!). What a stunning place. In the middle of nowhere with enormous beautiful natural grounds and complimentary buildings. I was put in the Federico Fellini apartment. Each apartment is named after a famous person. From architects to actors, composers, writers, photographers, filmmakers. The one I was in is the one where Clint Eastwood always stays. Yes, I slept in Clint’s bed!

The first night, knowing the weather was not supposed to be great over the next few days I did some night timelapses using my 7D and 5DmkII. I left them running until 3am when they froze over!

Read his full blog Philip Bloom Blog

Lecturer pens Star Wars academic book

If you thought academic studies were all about test tubes and pie charts, then think again - a lecturer at Kingston University has just written the first academic book about cult sci-fi film Star Wars.
Dr Will Brooker's book is part of the British Film Institute's Film Classics range, and examines Star Wars episode IV – A New Hope, which was released in 1977, from a fresh angle.
Dr Brooker said: "There is a library's worth of books written about Star Wars, the extended universe, the fans and the effect on the film industry, but not one serious academic consideration of the film as a text. I felt I should fill that gap."
He argues that, far from being a simple tale of good versus evil, director George Lucas's sympathies are torn between the two.

He claims that Lucas identifies with both .....

You can read rest of the Article http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/12/11/lecturer-pens-star-wars-academic-book-109642-25372045/