links 6-15-2006

The The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is presenting an exhibit devoted to the Art of the Storyboard throughout the months of June and July. Included in the exhibit are segments from the boards for the pilot episodes of The Yogi Bear Show, The Alvin Show and The Flintstones; as well as examples of the work of Warner Bros storymen, Warren Foster, John Dunn and Mike Maltese. The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 9pm. The Archive is located at 2114 Burbank Bl in Burbank... just a few blocks East of Buena Vista. Admission is free, but a donation is requested to help support and expand the Archive Project.

Got Questions? Ask a Ninja. Kinda reminds me of Strongbad, but with a Ninja instead of a Mexican Wrestler, and using Reallife video instead of Flash animation. Alex Halavais, a professor at the University of Buffalo, gives his students a final gift as he shows them How to cheat good, a comical blog entry featuring such gems as:

5. Malaprop big words Make sure you pick a word that sounds impervious and use it incorrigibly, or inventorate words. We-ll be udderly convinced of your genuinity (not to mention your precedential potential). Snuff said.

Myers Motors has resurrected and improved on what was formerly known as the Corbin Sparrow electric car as the NmG (No More Gas) . At $24,900, it's a much cheaper alternative to the $105,000 Tango electric car (the electric car George Clooney drives). I drove a Xebra (from Zap!) at the Maker Faire, but the NmG goes much faster than the Xebra, making it actually capable of being driven on the highway at 70-75 mph, and because the NmG is classified as a motorcycle, it qualifies for using the HOV/Carpool lanes. What happens when you pair the body of an Ariel Atom and the AC Propulsion Electric Motor? You get the Wrightspeed X1, an electric car capable of 0-60 in 3 seconds. EW's Ten Best Car Chases of All Time. I don't really agree with the list, because while I think some of the classic car chases are great, some of the best movie chase scenes are now within modern films -- but we sort of take them for granted now -- where's the fun car chase scene in the Transporter with the BMW 750 vs the Peugeots? or the wonderful chase through the Los Angeles subway system in the modern remade Italian Job? Pick almost any Jerry Bruckheimer film, and it's probably got a good car chase in it somewhere.