Mostly Minutia

In June, Jurassic World opened to the highest grossing weekend in history at $209 million dollars. As of today, in both domestic and foreign sales, the film has grossed $1.6 billion dollars. Jurassic World's actual budget was $150 million. And to create the world of Jurassic World hundreds of Visual Effects artists were involved.  Lighters, Animators, and Compositors to name a few. Overseeing the pipeline of this machine are Production Coordinators, Managers, and Supervisors. Woojo Jeon is one of the Production Managers who saw to completion the creation of Jurassic World. Woojo is from South Korea and never planned on working in Visual Effects. Heck, she had never even planned on working in film. It all started in 2003 when, barely speaking a lick of English, she decided to travel to Canada. The plan was: Study English for six months and then return to Korea, but this never happened.  To see Image Engine's Visual Effects breakdown reel for Chappie click here. Music featured Maps by Message To Bears. To s

Heidi loves her worms and could spend hours with them. Heidi's worms live in her laundry room in double aerated Sterlite bins. They are part of a type of compost called Vermicompost which is a fancy word for worm composting which is necessary for restoring nutrients back to our soil. In this episode, I talk with Heidi about the importance of worms and how they effect our soil. As well as how to start your own Vermicompost bin. I also talk with Mr. Will Allen CEO of Growing Power home of the largest urban farm in the world. "Developing living systems that are economically feasible for all people to have sustainable protein and vegetables year round." Will Allen has been named top 100 most influential people in the world in Time Magazine. He is on the progressive forefront of teaching people all over the world the importance of worms and how properly using them restores health to the soil.  Tracks featured in this episode: Crystal Protocol - Waveshaper, Refractor - Tonebox, Waiting For You - Timecop1983, S.A.

Hans Obma enjoys cereal. As it turns out, so do most Americans. It's estimated 49% of Americans start their day off with a bowl of cereal. Americans buy around 2.7 billion boxes of cereal per year. That means each person consumes 160 bowls of cereal each year. A study done in 2013 reported $11 billion dollars in cereal sales alone. The US ranks #4 in cereal consumption with Ireland leading the way, followed by England and Australia. In this first episode of Mostly Minutia titled "Cereal For Humanity" I talk with Actor and Writer Hans Obma about his one true love... cereal. Mixed in with nostalgic cereal commercials, and food reviews on Special K Red Berries and Jiff Peanut Butter Cereal. Enjoy. Thank you to Kellogg, Gabe Fonseca of Cereal Time, Michael Jamieson of Food Review UK.  Pictures of Hans enjoying cereal.