I'm currently writing this from the Orlando airport because... In a few hours, I'll be headed to NYC to see THE Denzel Washington on stage doing "Othello". I haven't gotten into Shakespeare. But when the legendary actor who can play everything from historic figures to thriller lead men announces he'll retire after a few more movies, you do whatever it takes to see his *potentially* last theatre performance. Especially since he started out in theatre. I didn't know that until I saw an...
9 days ago • 1 min read
When I started generating image stills for my short film based on my book, Yokai Shadows, I thought it was going to be easy. "Oh, it's just 5 minutes. How hard could it be?" HARD. Literally took days. Hundreds of generations between Midjourney, Runway, Luma Labs, Kling, Hedra, and Hailuo. And STILL, I feel the character consistency isn't quite there yet. That's partly because the tools are still in their infancy... But all I got to say is my respect for short film directors who don't use AI...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Boom. First contribution to the Dome House project has been made. Who’s next? This is how community projects get built. Little by little. Brick by brick. Dome on Dome. Some of you reading this might still be confused about what this Japan Dome House project is all about… If you want to travel to Japan soon (2023 - 2024) or just like supporting new ideas, then skip on over to the link below for more details. The Dome awaits… >>>Click here to support Talk soon, Brandon “are you next?“ Chin P.S....
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Today, I’m going to see one of my favorite performance art shows with a friend… It’s called “Sankai Juku”. It’s a bunch of bald white men dancing slowly to weird lighting and trippy music. But highly regarded abroad, especially in Europe. Obviously my description doesn’t do it justice, but it got your attention ;) This is one of those shows you have to see in person to understand. Traditional Buddhist principles combined with modern performance technologies. Check out the trailers on YouTube....
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Just mere hours ago...I did something. And you may be shocked...but it had to be done. I mixed two separate living beings together. Or rather... I mixed my two newsletters together. One was my book list. The other was my Japanese art list. And to celebrate this glorious combination, I’m extending the White Day sale for 50% off anything in my shop. That’s for my novels. My Noh Masks… The Dome House project reservations… And any other traditional Japanese art you want for yourself or your loved...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read