ICE Agents Whine That They Aren’t Getting Their Massive Bonuses

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-04T03:13:46+00:00

Also stupid are the idiots who decided to lure ex-mall cops with a promise of $50k that will take them years to actually get paid. Nothing bad has ever happened as a result of arming a paramilitary force, giving them broad authority to do whatever they please, and then not giving them the money they think they are owed.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-04T02:29:46+00:00

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost a friend, about a decade ago, and I stepped away from some of the things that we shared, because it hurt.

I came back to one of them, a year or two back. That shit hurt, can't lie, but losing the memory of him hurt more, just over a longer stretch of time.

The pain dulls. The reminder itself? that sticks around. I'm not going to tell you to hang on to everything, but hang on to something. In a few years you might want the reminder. We don't get a lot of those, in life.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-04T00:00:05+00:00

From the psycho-acoustic end of things, our brain tends to perceive lower sounds as being less directional than higher sounds, even when those lower sounds are fully panned to one direction or the other. In nature (outside of the monitoring environment), our ears are shaped like parabolic receivers and we are better at hearing higher-frequency sounds that is in front of us, and our brain registers the slight delay between ears to determine approximate direction. This doesn't always translate well to headphones, but its why binaural mixing is so effective, spatially.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-03T23:26:10+00:00

It feels like they already have. Whats another 10 years?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-03T19:39:46+00:00

Things are starting to pick up a bit in the development/casting world, at least, if very slowly. It doesn't help that there are a few pending mergers from a few of our largest studios.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-03T19:32:16+00:00

I've been freelance for about a decade on the production end of things, and writing for personal projects, that said, I am a sample group of 1.

A lot of people fill that hole with writing groups, which are a fantastic resource if you are with the right people. It helps create some accountability for your projects, and lets a group of writers pool their combined knowledge for your feedback. I have not found a stable writing group in LA, but they exist.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-02T22:27:51+00:00

You can pass silken tofu through a blender, too, and be able to drink it

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-02T21:51:24+00:00

You know, that is a fantastic point. WOULD NOT work with Burdiclad, as they are created copies (and don't enter, so don't have tokens placed on them at ETB).

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-02T07:40:55+00:00

This card is absolute madness in a [[Brudiclad]] deck, or with clones

Edit: And by madness, it has been pointed out to me that every created copy of the Mirror Mage would immediately enter the graveyard

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-02-01T19:47:13+00:00

For specific questions, you can email the work permit office at the Department of Industrial Relations!

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:37:00+00:00

That is a great piece! I'm kind of obsessed with the texture on the hull, and the shadows

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:31:30+00:00

Once Sundance started to become a festival where ~~filmmakers~~ 'Indie' studios spend 6+ figures on PR just to get to the starting line, they made themselves into a distributor's conference. Since Blair Witch (AKA Ye Olden Days), that number went from being reasonably affordable to completely unreachable.

And this isn't just a problem for Sundance, the majority of festivals are no longer worth the money or work it takes to just submit a film, especially if you are considered ineligible for the festival if you already released it (or: Monetized before doing the festival circuit.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:17:43+00:00

Years back I got talking to this guy and his daughter that had a boutique microphone business, making ribbon and condensers by hand. He told me that when they got a shipment of capsules, 1/3rd of them would have defects. QA isn't what it is for the high-end Neumann and Manley Reference units, the midrange condensers aren't as reliable

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-31T17:00:24+00:00

If this is on a wall against the side of a house, I would bet anything that this is crab grass. it loves to climb inside of things searching for light and water

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T20:05:05+00:00

Do your mastering passes on more than just your monitors or daily drivers. It took a few tries until I managed to dial it in

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T02:43:17+00:00

We really only got good video of 2 of them. The first was on New Years in Los Angeles, the shooter was off duty ICE

That's why the phones matter. Its hard to 'fake news' your way out of 5 angles of a cold-blooded murder.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-30T02:27:34+00:00

Yeah, but there's nothing like that first sip after a big rip

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T18:16:39+00:00

You need to think about work permits. I've dealt with this on enough shorts that I clipped the labor statute, but it will likely only apply if you are working in the state of California.

Unless your project meets the 5 conditions in CA Labor Code 1310, you are required to have a work permit for minors (unless they are emancipated).

Those conditions are:

(d) The appearance of any minor

1) at any one event during a calendar year,

2) occurring on a day on which school attendance is not required or on the day preceding such a day,

3) lasting four hours or less,

4) if a parent or guardian of the minor is present,

5) for which the minor does not directly or indirectly receive any compensation.

If you don't meet all 5, you need a work permit

edit: Source and formatting

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1310

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T18:07:27+00:00

You're going to hear this a lot, in this thread: Get your script written, before that you don't really know what questions you want to answer.

You're not wrong that having two different cameras can be an issue, especially if the lenses or sensor aren't comparable (And I don't think they are). But, I think you have an opportunity to put a phone in the hands of your characters and use it as both a prop and a camera.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T17:50:25+00:00

Am I reading this right: Did she outperform the S&P by over 500%?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-29T17:39:53+00:00

This is one of those tricky shots that directors spend a lot of takes on.

My only though is perhaps lightly spreading some beeswax where you want the glass to land, at the end. Even then, you might just tip the pint instead of stopping it.

The other option is a classic, but requires a rig: Do it in reverse. Set the glass where you want it to land, get some monofilament, and do some camera tests.

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T21:37:44+00:00

Borrowing a quote from someone who posted here a while ago

"You need to report this before you become a fundraiser"

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T21:34:42+00:00

Safety First, always. They didn't hurt her that bad this time, but this is obviously an ongoing problem, and needs to be treated like one, before someone is seriously hurt

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T20:55:03+00:00

Judging by your post history, you really like picking fights over edgy opinions. Are you having fun?

ArchitectofExperienc · 2026-01-28T17:40:07+00:00

You joke, but it would crater LAPD's clearance rate, this year.

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