Facial Symmetry

A friend recently commented, "They say beautiful people have more symmetric faces." So, I opened Photoshop and embarked on an experiment.

ANGELINA JOLIE

BRAD PITT

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

HALLE BERRY

ROSARIO DAWSON

PARIS HILTON

MAGGIE Q

WILL SMITH

TOM CRUISE

MORTY FIED

Looks like he was right.

Big Desk Tees Commercials

Big Desk Tees commercial shoot was a huge success!

Check them out:

VERSION A

VERSION B

VERSION C

www.BigDeskTees.com

Big Desk Tees Commercial Shoot

It's finally happening!

We are shooting a commercial for Big Desk Tees tomorrow, Sunday August 17th.

We will be at Station 22 and our model/actress is Bridgetta Tomarchio.

Can't wait.

We'll post it as soon as it's shot and edited.

Later.

Congratulations to a fellow filmmaker

I want to congratulate my friend, Bryan Ross, for not only successfully producing the new short film, "EL TAXISTA", but also getting accepted into the INDIE FEST 2008 FILM FESTIVAL!

Here's an email from Bryan with all the details:

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Hello, my crew (friends & family)!

As some of you may already know, we got into our first two festivals: INDIE FEST 2008 & NEWFILMMAKERS LA 2009.

I am happier than ringo starr when they told him he could stay...

Our WORLD PREMIERE will happen on WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13th, 5pm at the AMC - Downtown Disney. I hope that at least some of you can make it down & share in the experience with us. From what i hear it's going to be quite a party.

If you'd like to check out the events, visit: http://www.indiefestusa.com/. I am working as hard as i can to get people in that theatre for the day of the screening. There are about 250 seats. I think we can do it......with your help.

Below is a promotional email for the film. Please forward it to as many people as you possibly can. The more people check out our page, the higher we rate in views, the more likely they will keep us as the most viewed short film (which i'm proud to say, is already the case...), and it will keep us at the top of the films page in the festival's site.

I cannot thank you enough for all the hard work that all of you have already put into this project. I am aware that every single one of you that worked on this film deserves to be recognized for the wonderful artistry you bring to this wonderful life we call making movies.

I hope to see you all on the 13th, my friends.

I'm going to disneyland...

Kind regards,
Bryan Ross
Producer
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Can't wait to see it!

Sponsorship

Big Desk Tees has recently become a sponsor of The Galley Slaves.

We created a new ad to use on their site.

Their site is very impressive and they are equally talented with their radio delivery. Move over Howard Stern, here come The Galley Slaves.

We tried advertising on Facebook, but weren't very successful. Maybe MySpace will be more lucrative.

More later....

The Near-Future of Big Desk Tees

I can see it now.

A small warehouse on the outskirts of gritty Los Angeles.

Includes a kitchette, bathroom, and small office.

A loading dock big enough to accomodate a UPS truck.


Nearby, a post office open late.

Within this warehouse are shelves and shelves filled with blank, colorful, American Apparel and Hanes t-shirts carrying the Big Desk Tees custom label.

Nearby sits a Brother GT-541 Inkjet Garment Printer.

Alongside is a Hix S-650 16"x20" Auto-Release Heat Press.

And of course, in order to pay for all of this, invoice after invoice spewing out from a pre-programmed HP laserjet printer the second the order is placed.

Someday.... Someday soon.

"Dream big and dare to fail" - Norman Vaughan

Social Networks and goals

As I mentioned in an earlier entry, people are shying away from the behemoth social networks like MySpace and Facebook and moving toward more interest specific social networks. I also mentioned that two of my current projects are social networks.

Why? Because a three year old social network called Bebo was recently sold for…. $850 million! The founders, a husband and wife team, pocketed $600 million while VC’s (Venture Capitalists) took the rest. That’s incomprehensible. Valued that high after only three years in operation? Click HERE for a list of internet/business acquisitions in the 1st quarter of 2008.

Social networks are the hot internet attraction these days, but who knows for how long? Will the net become so saturated with these sites that another form of socializing will take its place? I don’t know. You should probably read Futurist magazine because I can’t think past next week. In fact, I can’t believe last week passed and I didn’t get a chance to post any entries. Time is flying so let’s get to work.

Why are big social networks so attractive to prospective buyers? Because of the ad revenue generated from these massive membership sites are astronomical. As mentioned earlier, I read that Facebook was generating $200 million a year in ad revenue. I’m not planning on creating a network that will generate those figures, but if I can build a successful one (or two or three…) that will pay for itself and cover my expenses, and then I’ve succeeded. In fact, my goal is to leave my day job behind and have enough earnings coming in from my internet projects to replace my current salary plus the cost of health insurance by May 1st, 2011. That’s my three year plan. It’s now set in digital stone. Very doable with enough hard work, a little luck, and no health issues interfering.

My five year plan (no, I’m not a Socialist) is to sell one or two or three of my internet business and have the opportunity to finance my own feature films, which is my true passion.

Ten year plan? Buy an ailing vineyard in Italy and convert it to coffee beans. I still need to research optimal coffee bean growing climates. Italy may not work, but it’s fun to dream.

Speaking of Italy, here’s a new Big Desk Tees design. It’s the Roman Amphitheater in Lucca, Italy.