New Muppet film

Well I have been thinking a lot lately about this new Muppet film titled "The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made" and of-course I have my hopes and fears for it.  Hope is, that it will reinvigorate Muppet fans across the world with corny old tyme jokes and interesting characters that rely on love, hope and madness to get through their troubles. My fear is exactly the opposite.   I don't think Muppets translate today, matter of fact I know they do not.  This movie from what I have read is being considered a "reboot" of the Muppet franchise, why? Let me backup, my kids don't like Muppets. I think I'm a good authoritative figure on what kids like, being that I have a 7 year old, 6 year old, 4 year old and a 2 year old. None of my kids will sit thorough the first 15 minutes of "The Dark Crystal" and it breaks my heart.  Let alone a classic like "The Muppets Take Manhattan" One of my all time favorites, but I guess Peoples is peoples, is not car, is peoples.  Don't get me wrong, my kids are not the kind that are "dialed in", they have limited access to computers and personal entertainment devices and TV. The simple fact is as a child these days once you have tasted the amazing works that computer animated characters bring to the screen you can't go back.  It's the hard truth that no matter how hard we try our children will never fall in love with puppets again. I suppose, if your kids live in a real vacuum where they may never be exposed to a Pixar film you can make it happen, but a practical everyday family with kids...Muppets...not gunna happen.  Not at the level it needs to. Will I take my kids to this move? Yes. Will they sit though it? Prob not. Will they want the DVD? No.  Will they want the toys? No.  IF a reboot, then why not just ditch the Puppets altogether and go 3d animation? Only a small % of die-hards will care, I GUARANTEE the parents taking their REAL kids to the film WILL NOT CARE.  Ok,  you can now shoot me for suggesting to 3d animate the Muppets. But as a film maker and father, it is a better direction to go.

SEO Training with David Brown - Production

David Brown in Studio

In Studio with David Brown and SEO Training
I recently produced some training material that I think is the best SEO Training I have ever seen.  David Brown (A top SEO consultant) flew down to my studio.  We spent the next few days preparing and producing some amazing SEO Training material. The session started off great, meeting David in person for the first time was a lot of fun, who'd of thunkit, but he and my wife actually went to Highschool together, it is a small world.  David just told me he's taking the video's and launching a new site, centered around SEO Training. I wish him luck, below are a few more shots from the day in the studio.

David and Ben

From Behind Camera 2

Found a picture online

I found this old picture online.  This is a character I want to learn more about. I have been thinking of crafting a story and screenplay based off this one image. I think I will start on it after I finish my western.

Up late

I have been staying up late working. sometimes until 4am, I work, type, then stop and write some...then watch something, then work more. I enjoy it because nobody bugs me and for some reason the night helps.  I have always felt that way at night, as if the darkness that surrounds my house protects me.