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La Lune à un mètre
(The Astronomer’s Dream; The Man in the Moon) Director: Georges MélièsYear: 1898Runtime: 3mAvailable on Archive.org This movie is absurd in the best possible way. It features satan, goddesses, child...
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Un homme de têtes
(The Four Troublesome Heads; Four Heads are Better Than One) Director: Georges MélièsYear: 1898Runtime: 1mAvailable on Wikipedia Before there was Looney Tunes, there was George Méliès. In this short,...
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Cyrano de Bergerac
Director: Clément MauriceYear: 1900Runtime: 2mAvailable on Wikimedia This short is a scene taken from Rostand’s play and featuring the celebrated lead actor, Benoit Constant Coquelin, from the Paris...
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Les Fredaines de Pierrette
(Pierrette’s Escapades) Director: Alice GuyYear: 1900Runtime: 2mAvailable on YouTube Harlequin! We love that mischievous rogue, appearing in Columbine’s bedroom to frolic (and then “frolic”). Spare a...
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Solar Eclipse
Director: Nevil MaskelyneYear: 1900Runtime: 2mAvailable on BFI Player This film is believed to be the first surviving astronomical film in the world. Magician and astronomy enthusiast Nevil Maskelyne...
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Let Me Dream Again
Director: George Albert SmithStarring: Tom Green, Laura BayleyYear: 1900Runtime: 1mAvailable on YouTube A poor wretch of a man wakes from a dream about partying with a pretty younger woman to find, in...
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Panorama of Eiffel Tower
Director: James H. WhiteYear: 1900Runtime: 1mAvailable on YouTube Come for the world’s first camera tilt, stay for the delightful characters at the end.
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Fire!
Director: James WilliamsonYear: 1901Runtime: 5mAvailable on YouTube I am pleased to report that the first film to link together multiple shots into a narrative is an action-packed stunt spectacular...
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Approaching an Abandoned Gas Station
Going back to my run of abandoned gas stations. At some point I’m going to have to admit to myself that drawing dark, abandoned gas stations is no longer concept art for the game, but just a thing I...
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Procreate can export layers as individual files which is useful if you want to draw figures there and export them to Toonsquid. Toonsquid’s animation tools are far superior to Procreate’s, especially...
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Today’s Coffee: 25th February 2024
What the heck is this? Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 1.5 (3.375mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: We gotta get to 88 degrees C Funnel warming water: 400ml @ 88°...
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Today’s Coffee: 26th February 2024
What the heck is this? Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 1.6 (3.6mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Funnel warming water: 400ml @ 88° Water hardness: medium...
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Today’s Coffee: 27th February 2024
What the heck is this? Coffee Weight: 20g (pre-grind) Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 1.6 (3.6mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Funnel warming water: 400ml @...
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Today’s Coffee: 28th February 2024
What the heck is this? Coffee Weight: 15g (pre-grind) Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 1.8 (4.05mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Funnel warming water: 400ml @...
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Today’s (second) coffee: 28th February 2024
What the heck is this? Coffee Weight: 15g (pre-grind) Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 2.0 (4.5mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Hario V60 01 brown filter...
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Today’s Coffee: 29th February 2024
What the heck is this? Coffee Weight: 15g (pre-grind) Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 2.0 (4.5mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Hario V60 01 brown filter...
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Today’s Coffee: 1st march 2024
What the heck is this? Coffee Weight: 15g (pre-grind) Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 2.0 (4.5mm) Pre-grind anti-static water: 3 drops in with the beans Water temperature: 88° Hario V60 01 brown filter...
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Today’s Coffee: 2nd March 2024
What the heck is this? Beans: Redemption Rubén Ortega Adjustments Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 2.1 (4.725mm) Ratio: 50:50. A sensible day after yesterday’s shenanigans. Third pour water: 150g. An...
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Today’s Coffee: 3rd March 2024
Beans: Origin Butembo Adjustments Grind size: 1Zpresso QS @ 2.2 (4.95mm) Ratio: 35:65. Third pour water: 150g. Method: Tetsu, Sweet and Light Target weight and time in parenthesis First (35g in 10s):...
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Today’s Coffee: 4th March 2024
Beans: Redemption Rubén Ortega Adjustments Ratio: 70:30 Third pour water: 150g Method: Tetsu, Acidic and Light (variation) Target weight and time in parenthesis First (70g in 10s): 75g in 8s. Oops. 3...
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