FilmCow Frequently Asked Questions

What programs do you use? I work on a Mac so some of my software is Mac only. For editing I use Final Cut Pro. For drawing I use Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Flash, depending on the cartoon. For animation I use Adobe After Effects. ‘The Cloak’ was drawn with Flash and animated in After Effects, while the original ‘Charlie the Unicorn’ was drawn in Photoshop and then animated in Flash (although Charlie 2 was done in After Effects.) For audio recording I use a small little program called Amadeus Pro, and for music I use Logic Pro. Most of my 3D stuff is either done in Carrara, Bryce, After Effects or Poser. What hardware / camera do you use? My computer is a Dual G5 tower. My microphone is a Shure SM7B, which hooks up to my computer through an M-Audio FireWire Solo audio hub. Most of my movies were shot with a Panasonic PV-GS200 camera and an Audio-Technica ATR55 mic, except for ‘Bloodlust and Sock Puppets’, which was filmed in 35mm. Do you have a YouTube account? Why yes, right here: http://www.youtube.com/SecretAgentBob Anyone else on YouTube claiming to be me is not, this is my only YouTube account. What are the unicorns in Charlie 2 saying in Spanish? It's more or less all nonsense. The basic translation is this: The man with the hat sent us! He told us many amazing stories! Tonight we dine on turtles! So good, they will be! I am happy! Is there going to be a Charlie the Unicorn 3? I have no idea. Can I upload your movies to YouTube 700 times? Please don't. There's thousands of copies of Charlie the Unicorn on YouTube, and while I appreciate people trying to spread my work I'd rather you just let the copy I upload be the only one. Why? Two reasons. One, most copies of my movies that I see on YouTube are terrible quality. I have the original source file, and I spend a lot of time making sure the copy I upload is the highest quality possible. The second reason is this: Charlie has gotten over 30 million views on YouTube. My copy, the official copy, has gotten about three hundred times less than that. This makes it harder for me to let people know that I've released new movies, because most of my viewers have never seen my video channel or website. So I'd appreciate it if you didn't upload my stuff to YouTube (or any other video site for that matter.) Can I have your AIM / Skype / MSN / Pony Express address? No, I much prefer e-mail and bird calls. Who makes these movies? Check the credits, YOU SILLY WILLY. OH YOU SILLY PERSON. How do you make your movies? I just fall asleep at my desk, wake up and BAM, lyme disease. You idiot. Alright if you have a specific question e-mail me. But really, I just grab a camera and shoot stuff, or grab a computer and animate. The best way to learn how to make movies is to simply go out and make them. George the Third was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from October 25th, 1760 until January 1st, 1801, and thereafter of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. Can you watch my movies and tell me what you think? Please don't send me your movies to watch unless you've really put some work into them. As much as I love seeing independent films there's a difference between an "independent film" and "you and your friends throwing pinecones at each other for 12 minutes." I get a dozen or so movies sent to me every week so please, don't send me yours unless it's actually something you put effort into. (And by "effort" I don't mean "20 minutes of drawing stick men with Pivot.") Can you add me to your affiliates page? No! HA HA HA HA HA. How do I download your movies? On the QuickTime page for each film, there’s a “Direct Video Link” button. Right-click that, and then go to “Save As.” If you’re on a Mac and still have a one-button mouse, then “Control-Click” instead. Why haven't you replied to my e-mail / singing telegraph? Sorry about that. At any given time I have one to two hundred messages needing to be replied to, so I get backed up pretty easily. If I haven't e-mailed you back within a couple weeks please re-send it, I've probably either missed your message or forgotten to reply. Would you be interested in a fixed rate m0rtgaGe, or perhaps some delicious vi@gRa? Why yes fine sir, sign me up for this amazing deal!