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Reasons to Move to Los Angeles
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There are many reasons to move to Los Angles besides simply trying to make it big in the Hollywood entertainment industry. While L.A.'s appeal for many is its glitz and glam, America's second most populous city is also a culturally diverse metropolis that can satisfy nearly anyone's interests.
There are countless reasons why roughly four million people choose to live within L.A.'s city limits (close to 13 million if you include the metro area). Yes, there may be traffic and your occasional shake from an earthquake, but L.A. is also blessed with what may be the best weather in the U.S. and a never-ending list of attractions and activities you can enjoy all year round.
Trying to experience all Los Angeles has to offer on a single trip would be impossible, but choosing to live in L.A. will allow you to take advantage of everything the City of Angels can throw at you. Let's dive deeper into just a few of the top reasons you should make the move to Los Angles.
Things to Consider Before Moving to Los Angeles
Before we get into the many reasons to move to Los Angeles, we should cover a few things you might want to consider when planning to relocate to California. Aspiring actors and directors are consistently lured into making the move to the West Coast since Los Angles has long been the beating heart of the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry. However, there are now so many careers available in the city, especially in the tech industry, that the city is enticing to people from all walks of life. A good sense of networking will go a long way to landing a job in L.A. Los Angeles is also home to many prominent universities which attract students from all around the country and world.
Researching moving companies Los Angeles will give you an idea of how much it will cost you to relocate and possibly store your belongings until you can get settled in a new home or apartment. When it comes to purchasing a home in L.A., it's a good idea to get pre-approved for a mortgage in order to improve your chances of success in closing a deal. You may need to secure a job first if you plan on renting an apartment, otherwise you may be forced to get a co-signer for the lease or at least be able to pay several months of rent upfront.
Choose your neighborhood carefully, as L.A. neighborhoods can vary greatly. You will also want to consider commute time to work or school and the places or activities you wish to enjoy most often. Having a personal car for transport is almost a necessity if you wish to easily explore all the city has to offer.
Top Reasons to Move to Los Angeles
L.A. Offers Some of the Best Weather in the U.S.
One of the biggest factors that drive people to wanting to relocate to Los Angles is of course the almost perfect weather. L.A. offers up a year-round dry Mediterranean climate that's rarely too hot or too cold. Consider most days to be perfect Goldilocks weather.
L.A.'s year-round comfortable weather means you're never forced to hibernate inside and this leads to a higher level of happiness for many. You'll definitely never be lacking Vitamin D since the sun seems to be ever-present. The dry subtropical weather allows it to always be lush and green with lovely palm trees nearly everywhere.
You can enjoy warm days and cool nights most days, however, Santa Ana winds can pick up during late summer which will bring warm air from the mountains towards the coast to provide balmy beach nights. Marine layer fog can also make an appearance during the summer months starting in June, but this usually burns off by noon and the beaches will then warm up nicely. If you are ever too hot or cold, know that the Los Angeles region has several different microclimates where temperatures of coastal communities and inland areas can vary by as much as 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Chance to Rub Shoulders with Celebrities
One perk of living in L.A. is the chance to live alongside your favorite celebs. There are plenty of hotspots where tourists flock to in the hopes of catching a glimpse of A-list Hollywood actors, but your chances of running into celebrities greatly increases simply while doing your errands such as grocery shopping when you actually live in L.A. full time. This is especially true if you happen to live in or near popular neighborhoods inhabited by celebs.
You can always walk in the footsteps, and handprints, of stars by checking out the Hollywood Walk of Fame and you can regularly catch glimpses of stars at the TCL Chinese Theatre during movie premier events. Stars also like to eat out like the rest of us, meaning you can regularly sit beside celebs for lunch or dinner and get a look into their secret diets and possible eavesdrop on their latest gossip. Top restaurants to start your search for stars include L.A.'s oldest restaurant Musso & Frank Grill as well as Beauty & Essex and Little Dom's.
Many stars like to work off their meals by hiking or running the trails of Runyon Canyon. You can also catch them on L.A.'s famous beaches, where even the common locals such as the bodybuilders and street performers of Venice Beach are entertaining to watch.
You then of course are guaranteed to see celebrities by getting free tickets to Jimmy Kimmel Live, or simply by waiting outside the studio where stars often wave to fans as they enter and leave a taping of the show. You could also join a TMZ bus tour or a 2-hour Warner Bros. Studio tour through the backlot streets and soundstages to hopefully spot celebs.
L.A.'s Food Scene
L.A.'s multiculturalism definitely spills over into its food scene. Authentic dishes from all around the world can be enjoyed in the tens of thousands of restaurants and food stalls that call L.A. home. The city's eateries are ever-evolving and include everything from Michelin-starred restaurants to simple food trucks.
Chefs from Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia all compete for the opportunity to tantalize your taste buds. You can easily find top notch sushi, ramen, tacos, French dip sandwiches, and some of the country's best doughnuts for dessert. Some chefs make a name for themselves running small operations while others work with the city's top hotels to bring you luxurious dining experiences.
It only makes sense that L.A. would offer such an abundance and variety of restaurants in order to cater to its large and diverse population. You'll find each neighborhood offers up its own specialties so definitely don't think all parts of L.A. are equal when it comes to the food on offer.
L.A. Events and Entertainment
There's always something happening in L.A. so there's no excuse for ever being bored. Big events are held every month of the year and are as varied as the city's many cultures. L.A. of course hosts most of the major entertainment award shows including the Academy Awards, Grammys, Golden Globes, and Emmys.
L.A. showcases its melting pot cultural with events like the Mexican Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead celebration, Japanese Nisei Week in the Little Tokyo district, and the Chinese Golden Dragon Parade along Chinatown's North Broadway for the Chinese New Year. The Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Celebration attracts more than 80,000 participants each year.
When it comes to holidays, L.A. hosts the Hollywood Christmas Parade, incredible Fourth of July firework displays, and the world's largest Halloween street party in West Hollywood. You then have auto shows, Japanese anime expos, America's largest book festival, and the iconic 26-mile-long L.A. Marathon which attracts tens of thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators.
When it comes to music, you can catch big name acts in stadiums and theatres as well as rising stars in small intimate pubs. Major concert venues include The Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Hollywood Palladium, The Forum, and The Hollywood Bowl outdoor amphitheater. You also have plenty of major sports on offer throughout the entire year since L.A. has major league teams in every major sport. Nothing beats catching a Lakers or Clippers game, where you will most likely be sharing the stadium with a few movie and music stars in addition to the famous athletes.
Outdoor Recreation in L.A.
If you love being outdoors, than you'll most likely be taking advantage of L.A.'s year-round great weather and abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Living in L.A. makes it easy to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle. You've got great surfing, hiking, rock climbing, and cycling opportunities in and around the entire L.A. region, and fabulous staycation options nearby like San Diego.
Hike up to the Hollywood sign or check out places like Runyon Canyon, Will Rogers State Park, Franklin Canyon, Griffith Park, or the summit of Mount Baldy which is L.A.'s highest peak. You can try some rollerblading at Venice Beach, catch a wave at Manhattan Beach, and take boat trips to the Channel Islands for a bit more seclusion in unspoiled nature. There's also great fishing to be had off the famous piers.
Yoga studios and gyms seem to be around every corner and there are plenty of organic juice bars and organic restaurants to maintain a healthy eating lifestyle. Finish off a day of outdoor activity by relaxing beside a bonfire at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey.
Theme Parks in the L.A. Area
You'll also be able to visit the many theme parks and water parks in the L.A. area whenever you want to when you live there. You've got major theme parks like Universal Studios Hollywood Disneyland Los Angeles, and Disney's California Adventure Park. You then have places like Santa Monica Beach's Pacific Park, Wild Rivers Waterpark in Irvine, and Valencia's Hurricane Harbour. To the south in and around San Diego, you then can add Legoland California, Sea World San Diego, San Diego Zoo, and Belmont Park.
We hope our list of reasons to move to Los Angeles has encouraged you to at least consider relocating to this energetic and beautiful city. Regardless of your age, race, or interests, L.A. offers something for everyone.
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Publics and Counterpublics
Michael Warner (Author)
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An investigation of how the idea of a public as a central fiction of modern life informs our literature, politics, and culture.
Most of the people around us belong to our world not directly, as kin or comrades, but as strangers. How do we recognize them as members of our world? We are related to them as transient participants in common publics. Indeed, most of us would find it nearly impossible to imagine a social world without publics. In the eight essays in this book, Michael Warner addresses the question: What is a public? According to Warner, the idea of a public is one of the central fictions of modern life. Publics have powerful implications for how our social world takes shape, and much of modern life involves struggles over the nature of publics and their interrelations. The idea of a public contains ambiguities, even contradictions. As it is extended to new contexts, politics, and media, its meaning changes in ways that can be difficult to uncover. Combining historical analysis, theoretical reflection, and extensive case studies, Warner shows how the idea of a public can reframe our understanding of contemporary literary works and politics and of our social world in general. In particular, he applies the idea of a public to the junction of two intellectual traditions: public-sphere theory and queer theory.
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extern crate rand;
extern crate test;
extern crate reversi;

use reversi::board::*;
use reversi::turn::*;
use reversi::game::*;
use reversi::{Result, ReversiError, Side};
use rand::{Rng};
use rand::distributions::{IndependentSample};
use std::cmp::Ordering;

const RANDOMNESS: f64 = 0.05f64;

/// A stupid class implementing `IsPlayer` to be used for testing purposes.
pub struct FoolPlayer;

impl IsPlayer<()> for FoolPlayer {
    /// `FoolPlayer` plays a random (though legal) move.
    fn make_move(&self, turn: &Turn) -> Result<PlayerAction<()>> {
        let mut moves = Vec::new();
        for row in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
            for col in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
                let coord = Coord::new(row, col);
                // println!("Fool checks {:?}", coord);
                if turn.check_move(coord).is_ok() {
                    moves.push(coord);
                }
            }
        }
        let chosen_move = rand::thread_rng().choose(&moves).ok_or_else(|| ReversiError::EndedGame(*turn))?;
        Ok(PlayerAction::Move(*chosen_move))
    }
}

/// A simple class implementing `IsPlayer` to be used for testing purposes.
pub struct SimplePlayer;

impl SimplePlayer {

    #[inline(always)]
    fn is_better_dark(new_score: i16, old_score: i16) -> bool {
        new_score < old_score
    }

    #[inline(always)]
    fn is_better_light(new_score: i16, old_score: i16) -> bool {
        new_score > old_score
    }

    #[inline(always)]
    fn eval(&self, turn: &Turn, depth: u8) -> i16 {
        match turn.get_state() {
            None => turn.get_score_diff() * NUM_CELLS as i16,
            Some(side) => {
                if depth == 0 {
                    turn.get_score_diff()
                } else {
                    let is_better_than: fn(i16, i16) -> bool;
                    let mut best_score;
                    match side {
                        Side::Dark  => {
                            best_score = i16::max_value();
                            is_better_than = SimplePlayer::is_better_dark;
                        }
                        Side::Light => {
                            best_score = i16::min_value();
                            is_better_than = SimplePlayer::is_better_light;
                        }
                    }

                    let mut new_turn = *turn;

                    for row in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
                        for col in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
                            let coord = Coord::new(row, col);
                            if new_turn.make_move(coord).is_ok() {
                                let new_score = self.eval(&new_turn, depth - 1);
                                new_turn = *turn;
                                if is_better_than(new_score, best_score) {
                                    best_score = new_score;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    best_score
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

impl IsPlayer<()> for SimplePlayer {

    fn make_move(&self, turn: &Turn) -> Result<PlayerAction<()>> {
        let is_better_than: fn(i16, i16) -> bool;
        let mut best_move = Coord::new(0, 0);
        if let Some(current_state_side) = turn.get_state() {
            let mut best_score;
            match current_state_side {
                ::Side::Dark  => {
                    best_score = i16::max_value();
                    is_better_than = SimplePlayer::is_better_dark;
                }
                ::Side::Light => {
                    best_score = i16::min_value();
                    is_better_than = SimplePlayer::is_better_light;
                }
            }

            let mut new_turn = *turn;
            let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
            let between = rand::distributions::Range::new(-RANDOMNESS, RANDOMNESS);

            for row in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
                for col in 0..BOARD_SIZE {
                    let coord = Coord::new(row, col);
                    if new_turn.make_move(coord).is_ok() {
                        let new_score = ( self.eval(&new_turn, 3) as f64 * (1.0 + between.ind_sample(&mut rng)) ) as i16;
                        new_turn = *turn;
                        if is_better_than(new_score, best_score) {
                            best_move = coord;
                            best_score = new_score;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            // println!("Simple plays {:?}", best_move);
            Ok(PlayerAction::Move(best_move))
        } else {
            Err(::ReversiError::EndedGame(*turn))
        }
    }
}

/// Runs a full game using `FoolPlayer` for benchmarking purposes.
#[bench]
fn bench_game_fool(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
    let d: FoolPlayer = FoolPlayer;
    let l: FoolPlayer = FoolPlayer;
    let mut d_wins = 0;
    let mut l_wins = 0;
    let mut ties = 0;
    let mut d_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut l_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut game: Game<(), FoolPlayer, FoolPlayer> = Game::new(&d, &l);
    b.iter(|| {
        game = Game::new(&d, &l);
        while game.get_current_state().is_some() {
            game.play_turn().unwrap();
        }
        let (d_score, l_score) = game.get_current_score();
        d_total_score += d_score as u32;
        l_total_score += l_score as u32;
        match d_score.cmp(&l_score) {
	        Ordering::Greater => d_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Less => l_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Equal => ties += 1,
	    }
    });
    let total_matches = d_wins + l_wins + ties;
    println!("Outcome");
    println!("Dark  (Fool) wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", d_wins, d_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Light (Fool) wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", l_wins, l_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Tied match(es): {}", ties);
}

/// Runs a full game using `FoolPlayer` and `SimplePlayer` for benchmarking purposes.
#[bench]
fn bench_game_fool_vs_simple(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
    let d: FoolPlayer = FoolPlayer;
    let l: SimplePlayer = SimplePlayer;
    let mut d_wins = 0;
    let mut l_wins = 0;
    let mut ties = 0;
    let mut d_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut l_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut game: Game<(), FoolPlayer, SimplePlayer> = Game::new(&d, &l);
    b.iter(|| {
        game = Game::new(&d, &l);
        while game.get_current_state().is_some() {
            game.play_turn().unwrap();
        }
        let (d_score, l_score) = game.get_current_score();
        d_total_score += d_score as u32;
        l_total_score += l_score as u32;
        match d_score.cmp(&l_score) {
	        Ordering::Greater => d_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Less => l_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Equal => ties += 1,
	    }
    });
    let total_matches = d_wins + l_wins + ties;
    println!("Outcome");
    println!("Dark  (Fool)   wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", d_wins, d_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Light (Simple) wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", l_wins, l_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Tied match(es): {}", ties);
}

/// Runs a full game using `SimplePlayer` and `FoolPlayer` for benchmarking purposes.
#[bench]
fn bench_game_simple_vs_fool(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
    let d: SimplePlayer = SimplePlayer;
    let l: FoolPlayer = FoolPlayer;
    let mut d_wins = 0;
    let mut l_wins = 0;
    let mut ties = 0;
    let mut d_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut l_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut game: Game<(), SimplePlayer, FoolPlayer> = Game::new(&d, &l);
    b.iter(|| {
        game = Game::new(&d, &l);
        while game.get_current_state().is_some() {
            game.play_turn().unwrap();
        }
        let (d_score, l_score) = game.get_current_score();
        d_total_score += d_score as u32;
        l_total_score += l_score as u32;
        match d_score.cmp(&l_score) {
	        Ordering::Greater => d_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Less => l_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Equal => ties += 1,
	    }
    });
    let total_matches = d_wins + l_wins + ties;
    println!("Outcome");
    println!("Dark  (Simple)  wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", d_wins, d_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Light (Fool)    wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", l_wins, l_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Tied match(es): {}", ties);
}

/// Runs a full game using `SimplePlayer` for benchmarking purposes.
#[bench]
fn bench_game_simple(b: &mut test::Bencher) {
    let d: SimplePlayer = SimplePlayer;
    let l: SimplePlayer = SimplePlayer;
    let mut d_wins = 0;
    let mut l_wins = 0;
    let mut ties = 0;
    let mut d_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut l_total_score: u32 = 0;
    let mut game: Game<(), SimplePlayer, SimplePlayer> = Game::new(&d, &l);
    b.iter(|| {
        game = Game::new(&d, &l);
        while game.get_current_state().is_some() {
            game.play_turn().unwrap();
        }
        let (d_score, l_score) = game.get_current_score();
        d_total_score += d_score as u32;
        l_total_score += l_score as u32;
        match d_score.cmp(&l_score) {
	        Ordering::Greater => d_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Less => l_wins += 1,
	        Ordering::Equal => ties += 1,
	    }
    });
    let total_matches = d_wins + l_wins + ties;
    println!("Outcome");
    println!("Dark  (Simple) wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", d_wins, d_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Light (Simple) wins {} match(es) with avarage score {}", l_wins, l_total_score as f32 / total_matches as f32);
    println!("Tied match(es): {}", ties);
}

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title: Fix Items while Zooming
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To keep the selected items being highlighted, v3.5.11 supports a configuration `fixSelectedItems` for built-in behavior 'zoom-canvas'.

## Usage

This demo fix the size, fontSize, lineWidth of selected items by configuring the built-in behavior `'zoom-canvas'`. See the configuration `fixSelectedItems` in [zoom-canvas](/en/docs/manual/middle/states/defaultBehavior#zoom-canvas) for detail.


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Is Cardistry just "Showing Off"?
Discussion in 'Cardistry & Flourishing Forum' started by ZachMueller, Sep 8, 2009.
ZachMueller
#1 ZachMueller, Sep 8, 2009
I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine today. I would appreciate if you read it:
what are you filming?
Zach: a flourishing video
Jeff:eew
Zach: someone doesn't appreciate time and effort
Jeff: no i just dont like juggling
Zach: why dont you like juggling
Jeff: i find it, ESPECIALLY WITH CARDS, showing off, not impressive, and dumb
Zach:isnt perfecting and uploading video of a sleight showing off
or a routine that you have worked hard on and uploading to youtube
isnt that showing off the routine
Jeff: i dont make videos of sleight of hand... but we're talking about magicians now, i was talking about flourishing to layman before
Zach: hahah no one flourishes to laymen
people flourish to show other flourishers
Jeff: that makes like no sense
Zach: yeah it does
people who stamp collect, do they show people their collections? No. Will laymen appreciate all the stamps? Probably not.
Jeff: stamp collecting is not a performance art
Zach: true, but my point is: the people who appreciate all the stamps youve collected are stamp collectors, because they know how rare or hard to find the stamps are. With flourishing, flourishers appreciate it because they know how hard it is, and what amount of work it takes
Jeff: thats like saying i should only perform my magic to magicians and not laymen.. because laymen dont understand all the practice it takes
Zach: no magic is different
Jeff: ?
Zach: I think magic goes both ways, it is used as entertainment for laymen and it can be used to show to magicians. You aren't going to show just a perfect classic pass to a layman, you show magicians. Does that make any sense?
Jeff: kinda i guess, but i still think its dumb
Zach: Well i think it's an interesting subject. Do you mind if I post this on the theory11 forums. I want to hear what people think about it
Jeff: sure
So what do you guys think about this subject? Do you feel flourishing is just showing off? Do you feel it is just an art for flourishers, or do you think it should be performed for laymen?
I look forward to what people think of this.
~Zach
Michael Stern
http://www.sternmagic.com
#2 Michael Stern, Sep 8, 2009
i feel like i am hurt when i go onto my computer and see this hatred to what can a beautiful thing like giving birth to a child, (its an art form) not necessarily the birth thing. This makes me feel bad. There you go JB.
SKSleighofHand
#3 SKSleighofHand, Sep 8, 2009
Honestly, it's a way to improve your card handling, that's all.
visualartist
Grand prairie TX
#4 visualartist, Sep 8, 2009
Showing off is all it seems to be for the major part of it.
Youtube videos for other people to see and to fill with comments of "thats awesomez" by other flourishers.
Even if it was a done for spectators,it is still a display of skill.
I have yet to see anyone make it truly entertaining.
Ive only heard of it once that it goes well in a nightclub bar scene in Germany(?) for a few flourishers. But thats like a drop of water in an ocean compared to how many flourishers dont even do that.
Ramo D.
hopefully here one day
Gardena,CA
#5 Ramo D., Sep 8, 2009
its showing off theres really no point to it like i do do flourishes but only when im bored or to show off for laymen its like magicains can get a job going magic you cant get a job just doing flourishes it gets really boring after a while...jmo
Gambit_x
#6 Gambit_x, Sep 8, 2009
I just do them because it looks cool.
MagicLemonBird
Some where over the rainbow... la...la...la.
#7 MagicLemonBird, Sep 8, 2009
Wow...some of you guys should learn what XCM, Cardistry, and Flourishing is about (no they are not all the same)
Its not "showing off" with cards. If you do that I suggest that you are a magician who does cardistry very seldom with no time and effort.
Being a card artists means you have the ability to manipulate the 52 card deck. Whether it is doing armspreads, two handed cuts, fans, etc. IT'S AN ART GUYS...not just "SHOWING OFF". Get your facts learned before you post. That's why I left theory11....go to U.C or Handlordz and learn some stuff...T11 isn't a manipulation center. This isn't the place to get started in cardistry and advance in cardistry. In fact forums as a whole aren't a whole good place to go on. They make you talk about magic/cardistry without you actually doing the art...TRUST ME if any of you guys remember...I was addicted to Theory11 and it's "awesomeness" but not anymore I've learned better, so I stay off these forums as much as possible because hey... the (cardists) people here giving criticism 'ought not to be giving. Just go to U.C if you want to get better...but don't stay there too long.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS POST WILL GET DELETED BECAUSE...HEY T11 PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO DEAL WITH THE FACTS SO THEY WILL EDIT ANY POSTS AGAINST THEM. NOT SO MUCH OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH HERE....
Anyway...like Leon, and a few others before me...I'm gone for good
EDIT: Wow sorry guys, I was in a tween-teen crisis? ???!?!? Anyway it seems as though I was harsh, but 8 months later (6/15/10) I still regard cardistry as an art. Here is the what art is "the expression of an appealing and beautiful craft". Well within the perimeters of what you see flourishers do.
KeoSilver
#8 KeoSilver, Sep 9, 2009
Wow now I really want to learn cardistry, good show lemonbird. But seriously relax bud, xcm, flourishing whatever is an art just like anything else that requires some sort of skill. But I guess I am just stating this opinion since you are never coming back, which this wolf is a little skeptical on that notion.
But anyway having a rant doesn't help the argument Mr. Bird. I wish you the best of luck and may you excel at your "art."
FOO:L
http://www.youtube.com/user/FLimagic
#9 FOO:L, Sep 9, 2009
MLB.Augustus said: ↑
mistakes youre making.
a.) "its not "showing off" with cards." then "Being a card artists means you have the ability to manipulate the 52 card deck. "
thats just a fancy way of saying "showing off". Really, i love flourishing. everyone knows that. But i'll admit that its less of an art form and more of "hey guys look what i can do!"
b.) "IT'S AN ART GUYS...not just "SHOWING OFF". Get your facts learned before you post."
hmm, probably not the best thing to say when you havent been flourishing for a long time.
c.)"In fact forums as a whole aren't a whole good place to go on. They make you talk about magic/cardistry without you actually doing the art"
yeah... the spirit of cardistry is pretty much online in forums. so youre kinda like a hermit to us now. and not one of those wise sages. youre like, idiot in the wild.
d.) "stay off these forums as much as possible because hey... the (cardists) people here giving criticism 'ought not to be giving. "
says the newbie cardist critisizing everyone else.
e.)"Just go to U.C if you want to get better...but don't stay there too long. "
UC is dead, as is any community you noobs touch.
f.) "I'M PRETTY SURE THIS POST WILL GET DELETED BECAUSE...HEY T11 PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO DEAL WITH THE FACTS SO THEY WILL EDIT ANY POSTS AGAINST THEM. NOT SO MUCH OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH HERE...."
call for attention? i think the mods here are ironicly the least tool-like here.
g.) "Anyway...like Leon, and a few others before me...I'm gone for good"
yeh... except with Leon, his contributions will be missed.
You're naive MLB.
Aly Moursy
#10 Aly Moursy, Sep 9, 2009
FOO:L said: ↑
mr.mlb you just got pwned!
praetoritevong
Actor/Student/Semi-Professional Mentalist
#11 praetoritevong, Sep 9, 2009
MLB.Augustus' post confirms a few things I hate regarding a large number of the cardistry community.
Immaturity, for one.
And what's this about "Forums are bad, therefore go to U.C."? Surely that's a little ironic.
And how about the name "United" cardists? Third thread from the top in the general talk forum is one guy complaining, and the next guy calling him a "dumb mutherfuucker" [sic]. That's also quite ironic.
Now, don't get me wrong - I don't mean to simply bag out UC here, I'm sure that there are plenty of very skilled and knowledgeable people; I acknowledge here that I am in fact generalising; this is only out of what I see as problems in a great number of people in the community.
And finally, can I just say, I would put Cardistry half way and say that Cardistry CAN be an Art - a performance art, no less - but ONLY if people go out there and perform! I know, in my area, about thirty odd cardists. Only one goes out there and performs.
Cardistry is a performance art if you actually go out there performing for laymen. Otherwise, it's just a fun little thing you do with your friends - that is NOT an art. No other supposed performance art only performs for the fraternity, so to speak.
So if you really think it's an art, and I wouldn't disagree with you, but then go out there and actually perform. Cause a heck of a lot more people need to. And it's a reality that, unfortunately, too much of the mainstream Cardistry community ignores - it's too easy to sit in front of a webcam or perform for a camera in an abandoned warehouse. Don't get me wrong, some of those videos are amazing and very awesome. But that's not performance art.
RDChopper
Magican, Musician and Student
In a rock concert
#12 RDChopper, Sep 9, 2009
IT'S AN ART GUYS...not just "SHOWING OFF".
Define ART.
Nuff ' said.
TheatreHead
QLD, AUS
#13 TheatreHead, Sep 9, 2009
lol, MLB, fail.
RDChopper said: ↑
I think that cardistry/flourishing/XCM, is pure aesthetics, pure showing off.
My definition of art is "a form of self expression."
i think that to a degree, all forms of performing art can really only be appreciated by artists. for example: Music, dance and drama. but only to a degree.
most laymen can appreciate a standard, shallow, basic pop song, but it takes years of learning even just to understand the devices used in a Beethoven symphony for example.
Or with dancing. Most lay people can appreciate a cool move, but appreciating the balance, flexibility and coordination it takes? you never really understand unless you've tried it yourself.
same with what it takes to characterize properly while acting, to unbecome yourself and to become your character, the training and the practice required is unbelievable.
I think that Cardistry/XCM/flourishing is just aesthetics. I don't view it as an art. I define art as "a form of self expression", something that is evident in music, drama, dance, film making, visual arts, etc. You can see that the composer has put a bit of himself into the piece. You can pick up on the emotions, and maybe there's a message in the piece.
Cardistry/XCM/flourishing, maybe it's just me, but it looks like it was designed just to look pretty. I don't see different emotions that the composer has put into it. I don't get the feeling that they are expressing something, a message an emotion, whatever.
My one possible exception to the definition of art is "martial arts". I see the katas/forms as art, but some people disagree with me.
I do however, consider magic performance as an art. Not tricks. If you do a trick without performing, without patter, it's not art, it's just a trick.
Note that everything here is just my opinion, and if you want to disagree with me, I won't take offence. In fact, I'd like someone to disagree with me, I want to know what other people define art as.
FadedTemp
#14 FadedTemp, Sep 9, 2009
I hold flourishing in the same regard that I hold painting, digital art, playing a musical instrument... etc
I consider those things an artform and therefore appreciate them for what they are as well as all the hard work that goes into making them as wonderful as they can be. Do I enjoy everything I see within the artforms? Of course not, there are paintings which I simply don't understand and musical instruments that I'd rather not listen to but that doesn't make my appreciation of them any less.
I view flourishing in this aspect - one of the real differences to me is that it seems more challenging to make a living from flourishing then many other things you could do which are still considered "artforms".
I consider it an artform because it's an expression of yourself through a unique style and on a canvas with nearly endless possibilities. Though every laymen may not find it as appealing as you do, there are laymen that will stop in an awe struck moment to see what you have to offer - I feel this is similiar with all artforms.
Is it showing off? I think it most certainly could be taken in that light, I feel it depends on the situation it's presented in though. Even so, you may see it as showing off but I honestly feel like the majority of people that see me flourishing aren't thinking that I'm showing off.
FadedTemp said: ↑
it's extremely hard to express yourself through the movement of cards. but if someone does, then i'll consider it an art form.
TheatreHead said: ↑
I can see your point on this however, I feel that it's already been achieved.
it may have for you, but for me, i can't see it. i hope to get a revelation about it sometime.
I can appreciate that, as I said - not everyone is going to get the same thing out of it, there is no telling if at some point you will see it as an artform or if you'll simply view it as showing off with a deck of cards. To each his own.
Good answers so far , besides shutting down MLB , I have been wanting to throw this question for some time.
By the way, this post is directed to Faded temp, Theatre head pretty much has the right idea.
The word art has been throwed down a lot of times around here: "the art of magic" " My art with cards" etc.
I have another question, some of you guys said that it was a "form of expression" my question is:
Expressing what?
Art means that you are expressing your feelings, a thought an idea using "something" (its a very poor definitition I may expand that later)
You can do that with Music, Poetry,Plastic arts, Dancing, Cinematography, Theather etc.
Can you express feelings with flourishing? I dont think so.
Can you make a flourish look sad? can you express love to someone by doing a anaconda?
Considering "Flourishes" art it's like considering Skateboarding, or doing tricks with a YO-YO. Art.
IF you disagree I would love to hear your thoughts.
I believe so. For example: students at Jacques Lecoq's acting school learn to express themselves through their body actions. Flourishing at its best is manipulation of a tool which is an extension of the body. None of that, stand in front of the camera 871246 packets moving stuff, mind you. But especially, for example, choreographed with music for example, flourishing yes, can express something like sadness. It can tell a story. A friend of mine performed at a bar a few weeks ago a routine choreographed to music - five stages, five decks, five different moods/styles of music/choreography styles, and conveyed a story quite well.
It's very difficult to do, of course. But I think it's possible. Just don't forget that contrary to 99% of the community, flourishing can be something more than standing in front of a camera moving just your hands (with the camera at a close up).
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Q: MySQL unknown column in subquery I'm running a fantasy game where the ratings for each player are calculated in the following way:

*

*Each round (gameweek) a player plays zero, one or more games. The rating for that round is the average rating scored in all games (stored in match_player)

*The total season points for each player is the sum of all season round ratings.

I'm trying to list the season points for each player with this query:
SELECT
    `player`.`name`,
    COALESCE(
        (
        SELECT SUM(points)
        FROM
            (
            SELECT ROUND(AVG(`match_player`.`points`)) AS `points`
            FROM `match_player`
            JOIN `match` ON `match`.`id` = `match_player`.`matchID`
            JOIN `round` ON `round`.`id` = `match`.`roundID`
            WHERE `match_player`.`playerID` = `player`.`id`
               AND `round`.`competitionID` = 1
               AND `round`.`season` = 2018
               AND `match`.`status` = 'finished'
            GROUP BY  `match`.`roundID`
        ) AS roundPoints
    ), 0) AS seasonPoints
FROM `player`

Byt MySQL is throwing this error:
#1054 - Unknown column 'player.id' in 'where clause'

Is there any way to group by round, calculate average rating and the sum all values for each player?
SQL Fiddle: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/bebd2/1

Alternative approach:
SELECT
        `player`.`name`,
        COALESCE(
           SUM(
                (
                  SELECT ROUND(AVG(`match_player`.`points`)) AS `points`
                FROM `match_player`
                JOIN `match` ON `match`.`id` = `match_player`.`matchID`
                JOIN `round` ON `round`.`id` = `match`.`roundID`
                WHERE `match_player`.`playerID` = `player`.`id`
                   AND `round`.`competitionID` = 1
                   AND `round`.`season` = 2018
                   AND `match`.`status` = 'finished'
                GROUP BY  `match`.`roundID`
              )
        ), 0) AS seasonPoints
    FROM `player`

This time, the error returned is:
Subquery returns more than 1 row

http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/bebd2/2

A:
I've updated the SQL Fiddle with the reference answer

1) Referenced answer seems to have a misprint: -- Player 1 (Round 1: 5pts ((10+5)/2), Round 2: 6pts), whereas (10+5)/2 = 7.5 (or 8 while rounding to integer).
2) Look at
SELECT `player`.`name`, `match`.`roundID`, ROUND(AVG(`match_player`.`points`)) AS `points`
FROM player
JOIN `match_player` ON `match_player`.`playerID` = `player`.`id`
JOIN `match` ON `match`.`id` = `match_player`.`matchID`
JOIN `round` ON `round`.`id` = `match`.`roundID`
WHERE `round`.`competitionID` = 1
  AND `round`.`season` = 2018
  AND `match`.`status` = 'finished'
GROUP BY `player`.`name`, `match`.`roundID`
;

It fits your reference answer.

A: Change 'player'.id to 'match'.id like this.
SELECT
    `player`.`name`,
    COALESCE(
        (
        SELECT SUM(points)
        FROM
            (
            SELECT ROUND(AVG(`match_player`.`points`)) AS `points`
            FROM `match_player`
            JOIN `match` ON `match`.`id` = `match_player`.`matchID`
            JOIN `round` ON `round`.`id` = `match`.`roundID`
            WHERE `match_player`.`playerID` = `match`.`id`
               AND `round`.`competitionID` = 1
               AND `round`.`season` = 2018
               AND `match`.`status` = 'finished'
            GROUP BY  `match`.`roundID`
        ) AS roundPoints
    ), 0) AS seasonPoints
FROM `player`


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Have you ever gone through the process of producing a TV spot or online video ad for your college? Were you happy with the quality of the production in relation to the costs? Is your school "obligated" to use students to produce your branding videos simply because you have a video production program at your college? Do you struggle with the decision to use students in your spots?
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Alright, welcome Curtis to the college marketing podcast.
This is kind of unusual for you. Usually you are the man behind our video audio productions. So you're not usually in the thick of it.
Yeah, I try to avoid anything that would, uh, allow people to see my face or hear my voice. So this is fun.
Usually on the podcast we have a guest from a community college. Today we're doing something a little different, which is something we really try to avoid that's talking about ourselves. So most people know us as a website development company for two year colleges, but we actually provide a lot of video production services for people, which seems like a weird thing. Seems like a random mix to be doing web development and video production. So I thought it'd be, it might be kinda cool and make sense for people, for our listeners, if we could kind of, you know, take a stroll down memory lane a little bit.
Give people a little background on our business, our story as business partners and uh, uh, kind of go from there, but we go back a little ways. You and I.
Yeah, we, uh, we met in middle school. Yeah, right.
I think it was a, yeah, sixth grade gym class, something like that. Maybe some after school basketball programs and yeah. Um, been a little while, has been awhile. And then, um, I think it was a long hiatus there and then you and I just happened to take a class together our senior year and it was, what, do you remember what class that was?
I believe it was yearbook. Was that the, was that the name of the class was? I think it was his yearbook or yearbook class. Yeah, we would, uh, we put together the high school yearbook.
We sure did. And I think what's crazy is, you know, so many years later we ended up starting an advertising agency together and we kind of started it in your book.
Yeah. So I think all the credit goes to our teacher Ms. Noggle.
The crazy thing about Ms. Noggle is we did a, uh, we shot a commercial for Rowan Cabarrus Community College, which is probably two hours away from where we're originally from. And when I was doing research for that spot, Ms. Noggle, our old yearbook teacher works there.
She works at Rowan Cabarrus?
Yeah. Well that's a shout out to Ms. Noggle, who inspired it all. And I'm sure who listens to this podcast.
You know she does. She has to. Well, she's going to, I'm going to email it to her. OK, good. All right. You and I became really good friends our senior year. We went to East Carolina together. That's true. We were roommates, both went through the school of communication together. And then, uh, from there we started a company called Inspire back in 2005.
yeah, absolutely. I think, you know, we spent a lot of years kind of being a full service marketing agency. We were kind of all things to all people, right? I guess.
Yeah, that it was OK. Yeah, it was, it gave us good experiences in different places, but it's just not a way to sustain a profession to, you know, we're just trying to do too many things and um, you know, we talked about specializing for years and then when we started doing it, we, I instantly regretted not doing it sooner.
Yeah, we were doing some work for Wayne and they wanted a commercial and we actually pitched the concept in the meeting when we were talking about, you know, they said they wanted a commercial and I remember we just kind of kicked things around the table and we pitched the concept, um, you know, after that and just ran with it and won a paragon award and a few others.
Yeah, it won a Silver Telly and a regional Addy Award. I believe.
Yeah, and the Silver Telly is like the highest you can get, right? They don't have Gold Tellys, it's just Silver and Bronze or something. Right.
I think you can. I think there's a national, if you, if you get a. Oh no, that's Addy. Yeah. I think Silver Telly is as good as it gets.
So tell us a little bit about what and what went into that from a production standpoint and actors and all that.
statistically speaking a was a child before an adult. Um, so, uh, you know, and then that idea of telling a story, it really opened our eyes to. Because we're not seeing a lot of the campus, you know, I mean, so many commercials that you see, it's just, it's footage to the campus. It's people in the classroom that doesn't speak to me personally. It's just b roll. As a storyteller, I don't react to that. I think. I think in the end my experiences, people respond more to the human story and looking into people's eyes. And, and seeing their hopes and, and, and what they want to be and that's why I think Wayne worked so well is as we saw kids and then we saw adults living out their dreams and you know, you kind of associate with a measure as you're seeing them and hopefully relating and having that commercial means something to you. I talked, I think we've heard multiple people say that their commercial made them cry or when I was like, wow, I didn't expect that.
Especially people like whose kids were going to college that had a very strong affinity towards it.
Right. Maybe they were crying because they were so happy the kids were in college.
Uh, I don't know. It's a very high quality spot. So I either really. Yeah, I'm sorry. We know our goal with that, you know, to have that regional to national quality spot, full air using this concept where you have the kid, the child actors who become the adult actors. So there's a lot that goes into that and which gets expensive, right?
I forget how many days we shot that. I want to say we shot for three days. Uh, we had, uh, we had a crew of probably about five, six people and then we use high end equipment. Uh, and that's, that just adds up.
What kind of crew to do you typically have on a spot like that.
So typically we've got camera operator, we've assistant camera. We have, depending on what the format is, you have audio. I think in Wayne we didn't, we weren't recording audio, so that was one thing we could cut out, but we usually have two to three people on lighting and then we have somebody on hair and makeup. Sometimes we'll have w, well we always have production assistance, but sometimes we have set decorators or an art department who are building props or, or whatever it is we need involved in the spot. So there's a lot more that goes into it than people think. Uh, you know, they'll say, hey, I want to commercial. Well, you know, what are, what, what all are we putting in and not everybody can, can do what Wayne Community College wanted to do, um, we went above and beyond a. I'd say our margins weren't as high up on that as, as we as they could've been, but we wanted to, you know, put everything into that because we saw an opportunity to really get in that market and do some other work there.
Well, I know there's not a typical spot, but I mean, not to put you on the spot, but you know, what's kind of a typical price range for something like that in our wheel house that we go with.
I mean, it's hard to say, uh, you know, different markets, you get different things, but for that size crew, in most places, you're looking between $10,000, $20,000 at least and depends on the concept. If you can shoot all within a day, you're probably on the lower end. Uh, you know, it's just, there's so many variables that go into production. Uh, you know, you have your actors, you have your locations, you have your props and your set decorations. And then you have crew, you've got effects and you know, if there's any animation and visual effects. And it really comes down to concept and what has to, what's involved in each one.
I know I was at a, um, conference for community college professionals in North Carolina and I was showing the Wayne's spot to somebody and they said, why can't you just take off their logo and slap ours on there? And it's like, well, we can't do that. But then I was kind of like, we could do that, right. Um, obviously we're not going to take their spot, but we could create a new spot that applies to community colleges and put that together.
Yeah, I remember I came back, we started talking about the service, that platform and what we could do there. And you know, it seemed like an idea we should have had sooner will not. It wasn't even our idea. So, uh, it's such a good idea because community colleges have the same goals. They, a lot of the same programs. They are, they're dealing with the same obstacles. And one story that would speak to a group of people on the east coast would also speak to the same group of people on the west coast. Uh, so it just made a lot of sense to try to figure that beast out.
Right now in community colleges typically have their, their territory set, right. And uh, there's not a whole lot of overlap and they try to keep it that way. So I'm for one ad to be running in one market and another one to be running in another wasn't quite as big a deal. I think not every community college has the budget or has the stomach to go in and produce a $25,000 custom spot. Right?
The opportunity we saw with VaaS, um, our video as a service, we can tell a story, put that same production quality into it. So we, we spend $20,000 making it and we can essentially resell in different markets a customized so that they're getting a high quality production that has been customized for you. Um, but you don't have to go through the process of a one finding a production company. You Trust, ah, that's going to take care of that money because there are a lot of terrible filmmakers out there who would love to have that kind of money. The ability to see a story before you pay for it. I mean, just, that's really huge. That's huge. Comes from storytellers and it's for specifically the two year programs.
We didn't just dump $20,000 of her own money into producing the spot. Um, so, so tell us, you know, what we did to kind of get this kickstarted and kind of what that process was like.
Yeah, yeah. What we did is we wanted to put forward some of our resources, but we wanted to try to supplement that because it would be risky to just spend $20,000 in cross cross our fingers. So what we did was we discounted VaaS for a limited time and we looked for five partners, essentially people who could look the Wayne's spot and say, OK, I trust you guys are good storytellers, good production value, you understand the market. I trust that you guys can put together something that we can make work. So we had five schools, uh, that said, hey, we're, we're in, we discounted it. Um, so that it was really a slam dunk, a little bit of trust, you know, took it a little bit of time. But to date we've had really good feedback. Uh, it's allowed us to make a solid product and a solid commercial that really works for a lot lot of people and it was a win-win.
One of the things that we allow these people that first hopped on the bandwagon with this was we kind of allowed them to be part of the creative process. Um, we wanted their feedback on which direction to take with this. And I tell you, I go to a lot of community college conferences and one of the things I always, always here is, um, you know, you have these complaints if you're a director of marketing at a community college and you produce a spot or an ad or something and you feature a program, an academic program, and then you hear from another academic program who's like, why didn't you feature my program in this spot? You know? And so I, I had, I was like, Curtis, we're not going to put academic programs in this spot, we're gonna we should sell the story of the student, of going on a journey, right? But let's not, let's not focus on a particular program, but the overwhelming feedback we had from these, this first group of colleges was they wanted to, to work in some academic programs and what's kind of a challenge for that, if we're trying to sell this thing nationally. Right, right.
Well, um, there's a lot of challenges. Uh, so we had to develop some kind of concept where every school could have specifically the programs that they wanted to have within the concept. And we also had to make it work and flow. So we wrote and we rewrote and we rewrote different concepts, uh, with, with this one, we came up with a great structure. Essentially it was kids on career day, standing in front of a classroom talking about when I grow up, what I want to do and what we would do is flash to what they're envisioning. Um, and what we did was we structured it so that any school or any college could come in and say, OK, I want that product and pick which of which three programs that they want to use. And we shot I think five or six different, um, different programs is actually. I think there's an eight that we have shot. We haven't finished that, but. So there's, there's seven different programs ready to go. So anybody who comes in and we shot some of the more commonly requested programs, the programs that people said, you know, we have early childhood education, emt nursing, you know, these are the programs that we're pushing.
Um, we have an animation, video production, culinary, early childhood education, EMT, law enforcement, music, audio and a nursing, like you said.
and speaking to that, like how do we customize that spot for the college?
So, uh, once they picked their schools, uh, will the academic programs or I'm sorry. Yeah, when, once they, once they pick the programs, ah, we'll do the edit, will write a voiceover that has elements of what campaigns they're running. There's any wording that they're using in their marketing materials. We can incorporate that because it's a custom voiceover. There's a certain spot that we kind of plug that in at, uh, because, you know, we have a general formula, but we write that voiceover a, put that in place. And then we put a graphics package. We've got, you know, the websites in there. And then we, we, we custom develop in-house a animated logo. Some logos look better and a 2d animation or 3d. We reserve the right from a creative standpoint, what we think would look best if people had an existing animated logo, it'd be no problem for us to just plug that in. But most most colleges that we've, we've worked with today don't have that or they wanted a refresher so we're happy to create an a nice animated logo, put it at the end, just wraps everything up really nicely. And, and all of these pieces, the footage, the voiceover, the animation, all of those are done in house by our team. So everything is customizable. We allow for feedback. We give it to you and say, OK, do you have any changes? There's that back and forth and that, that freedom to change it up. We actually just got contacted one of the commercials that we rolled out last year. They just contacted us saying, Hey, can you change up the programs within it? And it's not a problem or just switching out pieces. In this case, we won't change the voiceover, but it's really easy for us to make those changes.
OK, so how are the schools using the spot?
So most of the colleges are using it online. I'm. They've got it linked on their website. If you go to the home page, you can watch it or if you go to a landing page, they're using it on facebook. Youtube, they're, they're playing it wherever they can and social media and email campaigns are pretty much wherever you can use it.
You know, we really have intended this to be more for digital media. I know that some have used it in movie movie theater advertising. If a school wants to use it on tv, we're kind of working with people on that. We're trying to make it so that if you're running this ad and we don't want a community college that's right next door to you also running this very similar ad in the same TV market. So what we've kind of done is if you are the first one in your market to become a part of this and subscribed to the, to the VaaS, a licensing for this commercial, then you have the opportunity to, to use that on television before anybody else does. And then if anybody else kind of comes into it, that could really just use in digital media. So it's kind of on a case by case basis.
I think it's important to note that, uh, we haven't encountered that yet. So we have, as the competition goes, you know, there are a lot of two year programs throughout the nation. We have this ad running in a handful of states and that literally stretches coast to coast. Um, yeah, I think we have one in California. There's one in Florida to the. Yeah. So we're really coast to coast, but it's just a matter of if for some reason, if you bought a license or if your college got a license to this, you would, we pretty much give you first right of refusal to make sure that you don't have your competition coming up with this ad because we don't want that will have other products. We'll have other videos that people can, can select if they want a. But the last thing we want is you and that your neighbor in college to be using the same a commercial in the, in that market. So, um, but I don't foresee it being an issue, uh, just because there's so many and we're going to have different products.
The VaaS spot that we have right now is kind of a really good branding spot. It could be really good for registration campaign, kind of overall campaigns for the college. But there's some other areas. I know we've talked about. Dual enrollment is huge right now. Online classes, you have college transfer programs then you have continuing continuing education. One thing that we're gonna want to do is just get feedback for you guys out there, you know, you know, what makes sense, what of all those things and maybe things that we're not even thinking of what do you really need help pushing with the digital media campaign that maybe needs to be explained through video or inspire through video that would help you.
Some kind of challenge that isn't unique to you as a school or were unique to a program. Uh, some, some kind of challenge where you say, Hey, we have this problem but so do all these other, all these other schools and if we think it's a viable, workable thing we'll develop a high end piece of content for you that you can then just turn around and license as you need it.
Yup. So how much does this cost and what do people get?
All right, so we have some other products we're going to be rolling out, but right now for the spot that we have $4,500 for a one year license and that's everything. That includes everything. So you get rights to. We actually do two versions of the ad for you. We do a 30 second, 60 second. Um, you know, we're, we're also happy if, uh, if you needed some other format or some other length, we could, we could probably accommodate that, but right now it's $4,500 for the year. You get those two versions, you get a 30 seconds, 60 seconds, and that includes, you know, the voiceover that's custom graphics that are custom. The animated logo, the animated logo. Yeah, I mean you get full use of it wherever you want to use it. And like I said, this is our first year doing it and we've had a great response. People are really excited about it. They're already asking what we're doing next. Um, but to have those two pieces of content they can just throw all around. Uh, I mean, yeah, it's just great value.
Do you think anyone actually listens to this podcast, Curtis?
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Well I tell you what? What do you think about giving a discount to people if they mention this podcast.
Uh, yes, both of them are going to call.
This is usually how we make business decisions live on podcast.
Yup. Just throw that at me.
Now if somebody wants to go and take a look at some examples of the spots that we put together for other community colleges to request a custom spot to, they want to sign up for this. You get a college inbound dot slash VaaS, which is v. a. a. s. as in video as a service. Let's say somebody, they really want to sign up with this and they need help pitching this concept to their president or committee. We have even helped people buy kind of pre mocking up a, you know, we could, we could go ahead and just slide into our logo and put it in their web address. We're not really doing a custom voiceover but, but we're willing to help you were willing to spend an hour kind of putting it together and I'm giving you something that maybe can help somebody visualize it because sometimes when they see branding for another school and they're, they're like, I don't get it. This has another school's branding on it right now.
instead of being like, well, we don't have nursing. Why is there a nurse in this spot?
A little bit we've learned is it's really hard for people to use their imagination sometimes. Are there certain people that just are better than that than others? So a non-marketing for non marketing people. Well actually we should probably get that out because most people on here and I guess most of these people are marketing. No, they're OK. We can keep it now. Now I'm just blabbering anyway. Um, yeah, no, I think, uh, you know, another thing that's important is we want people to see us as a resource. If somebody has an idea, let's say you had an idea for a great commercial, we would be open to hearing it. I mean, it's one of those things that we will, one, we do custom work. If somebody wanted us to create a custom commercial, we've done that multiple schools, but we also are looking for products to put within VaaS, so if there are concepts or if there are ideas or if we're, if we're just not filling a need, you know, please reach out and, and please held Jonathan with these ideas because we want to be putting out content that people want. And if it would for your school then it would probably work for others. Uh, we're going to be producing. I guess I can go ahead and say it on here. We're going to be producing two new, a VaaS products this year. Uh, that's the plan for right now. So at, by the end of the year, we'll have three products that you could, you could pick her choosing license and we've got a few other things that are exciting to, but if there's something that you want to see that you're not saying, let us know.
One kind of funny thing about this. So, so we have like five or six different community colleges running the spot right now. Um, you know, some were spot and we didn't really expect this. I know last year we won a gold paragon award at the NCMPR Conference for um, uh, the Wayne spot. Right, right. And we just got word that one of the colleges submitted for Paragon Award and they've won something. They don't know what they've won yet. Right. But they are a winner.
we'll, we'll find out in Vegas this year so we can, like you said, we can still do custom commercials for people. MMM. Yep. And uh, I know some people have considered this video is a service and they've went ahead and said, hey, we want a custom spot. And I think one thing we should point out is, I mean, you do with all the video production work that we do. I mean, you go all over the country doing video production.
Yeah, we travel. We're were used to travel and uh, we've got national clients who fly us around North America mostly. Uh, so yeah, we were, we're not, I'm a stranger to flying into an area and hiring crew there. So it's not like we have to bring an entire crew if we needed to make a commercial in Kentucky or in Washington state, you know, we're based in North Carolina, but we, uh, you know, well, just for example, we were distinct Kentucky in Washington state in the last six months. So, so we're, we're used to travel, we're able to travel, um, we'd like traveling most of the time. It's nice to stay home sometimes too, but, uh, you know, we're, we, we like storytelling and wherever that takes us.
sure, sure. So, um, we have a studio in Wilmington, North Carolina. Uh, we are down the street from a much larger studio called screen gems. Uh, what's one of the largest studio is east la, but uh, for those not familiar with Wilmington, North Carolina as a little bit of a hotbed for film for a long time, a, they've done everything from like the Ninja turtle movies. The first two, not that third atrocity a, they've, I mean, there was an iron man movie here. There was Dawson's creek is in One Tree Hill or kind of famous for being here. Having those resources, um, re really anything we shoot has crew from that film world. So we'll hire grips, gaffers a will hire pieces of from the that community. Uh, we, you know, most of what we do is more on the corporate side, but we've worked in some television and film here and there too, um, but being in Wilmington we have access to a lot more. Uh, like I said, we have a studio here and then we've got just a team of people around that allow us to really do this quality for a lot less than, than others can do. And that's really how we got to the point where there are a lot of commercials we've made that, uh, you know, we're saying things like [inaudible] go other places and you're spending twice that. Oh yeah. I mean we just have really talented people.
I think a really good example of that is our director of photography that we used on the vast spot is, um, he was, he's a camera person on A Chef's Life, which is a national PBS show.
He was also on a nascar or show that's actually about it blow up. So, uh, yeah, I mean our crew, for those who don't know what a director of photography is, cinematographer essentially the person in charge of the image specifically with, uh, and the, and the art on that side. But um, yeah, I mean we have our bases in house, so our writers or producers, I direct a lot of our stuff that is all in house. So we have that consistency and we have that, that kind of starting spot. But the pieces we put together, our film people, our hair and makeup people are our lighting, our sound, all those people are coming from film sets kind of in between jobs, uh, and working with us. So we're getting a mini version of Hollywood and they're in our backyard. So it really helps us, especially when we're able to produce things here. Like that first vast commercial, a wing community college was w, you know, they're not too far away for us a couple of hours down the road. But uh, we brought our crew to that. Um, so, you know, that is a benefit that we have. And, and I think that's, that's been huge and establishing us, I think being able to do this type of work, I think you have to be near a community of some sort because it's hard to do all these things in house. If we were in the middle of nowhere, I don't know how it would have to do all these things well and we do some things well but it would be really hard to put together a film crew of people that you keep employed full time year round.
So one thing that we hear sometimes is, well, we have a video production department grants on a academic program and we need to have students make our commercial for the college.
do you have the business program running right about the marketing department?
Is the marketing department running the marketing? Uh, you know, it's, it's one of those things that I think absolutely if you have a department, a, a film or a communications department, they can be doing content for you. Absolutely. On this day and age you have to be putting out content, I think. I think everybody knows that at this point, but to do those higher end pieces. Yeah, sure. You could rely on them to do it. Are they going to tell a story? Is it really, are you doing a commercial to do a commercial or are you really trying to like attract people? Are you really trying to engage people, get them excited about coming to your college? I'm not saying it can't be done, but I think it's, it's a tall order. It was hard for us, you know, we're professionals who've been in this industry for 13 years. Yeah, I, if you can do it, hey, more power to you. But a good luck. I mean, you know, the goal is to have that suspension of disbelief. Have People Watch it and forget they're watching a commercial and just experiencing a story. The production value's not there. People are kind of picking apart like, you know, oh, that, that was kind of Hokey here. That that's not a real, that's an actor that's not a real person doing this or I know that guy and you know, he's a, he's the town Weirdo. I seen the commercial, all kinds of problems.
There is all kinds of problems. So where do we get the talent from for these spots?
OK, so someone goes on our website, they fill out the form, they selected all the programs that they would want to have in their spot. Right. Um, how many days does it take to get them a spot?
Thanks for having me it's good seeing you again.
Yeah, you too, I see you everyday. I like seeing your face.
Just about. Just about. When I get to hear my voice when you edit this video. This is for you, Jon.