Category: News & Reviews
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Frost Park: Glitter Bomb
Check out Destiny of the Gnome, the 2008 short film referenced in this video. To see photos from this week’s chalk-off, go to the official FeedTacoma.com event thread. Some of the footage used here was shot by the amazing Kevin Freitas. Check out his awesome blog and excellent photography at KevinFreitas.net. Music: Industrial Revolution and Industrial…
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Filled with PRIDE!
Pride. It’s more than just a word. It’s more than just a catchy title used for movements and festivals. It’s a matter of recognizing one’s own identity, one’s true self, and deciding that there’s nothing to be ashamed of – and everything to celebrate. On Saturday, I attended Out In The Park, the main event…
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Frost Park: Light and Dark
Today was a bright, beautiful day in Tacoma – the perfect day for a chalk-off. The turnout at the 14th week of this year’s Frost Park Chalk-Off was as spectacular as the artwork. Check out my photos below, then go take a gander at the other photos and see who won at FeedTacoma.com!
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Dwarf Miner and the Indie Dev Grant
Triston Hopkins is an aspiring video game developer. Most people just play games, but Triston analyzes them and seems to feel a need to know what makes them tick. As a friend, I’ve watched Triston slave for hours and days learning – through the art of self-teaching – and perfecting some new aspect of game…
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C.L.A.W. presents: How to make comics with Illustrator (a tutorial by James Stowe)
The Cartoonist’s League of Absurd Washingtonians (C.L.A.W.) presents the first in its lecture series. James Stowe demonstrates the features of Adobe Illustrator – from the basics to the obscure – and how they apply to creating comics digitally.
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Frost Park: Red Hot Luck
Check out the art and find out the winner from this Frost Park Chalk-Off at FeedTacoma.com Background music: “Truth of the Legend” by Kevin McLeod.
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Frost Park: Good Friday
The Frost Park Chalk-Off kicks off it’s fifth year with a packed park and a proclamation from the Tacoma City Council. To see photos and the results of the voting, check out the official FeedTacoma thread. The background music in this video is “Emerge in Love” by Alex Beroza. The song is licensed under a…
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Frost Park: Four Years Later
Four years after the Frost Park Chalk-Offs began, the Tacoma City Council issued a proclamation officially declaring April 6, 2012 – the first day of the fifth year of chalk-offs – Frost Park Chalk Day. I decided to take the opportunity to reflect on how it all began. Follow all the latest on Frost Park…
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Keep the Alien in Tacoma
Last year, the Tacoma community and The Weekly Volcano awarded me with the title of “Best Filmmaker in Tacoma”. When I found out, I was floored. It was a huge honor, especially since I’ve been so focused on survival these last few years that I haven’t had much time to focus on filmmaking, especially outside…
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‘Hunger Games’ leaves readers hungering for more
I’m not sure when I first heard about the bleak, dystopian future brought to life by Suzanne Collins in The Hunger Games, but I know I haven’t stopped hearing about it since. The Hunger Games follows the story of Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl living in the nation of Panem, the country that rose up…