Kevin Costner in Saving Private Ryan

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When I first saw the movie Saving Private Ryan ( by Steven Spielberg) I had a heard a rumor on this new thing called “the internet” that actor Kevin Costner had a minor role and or cameo in the film.

Was Kevin Costner in Saving Private Ryan?

Where was he?  There was a scene of a German sniper who kills the character “Caparzo”  (played by then unknown actor Vin Diesel) and then gets shot by Private Daniel Jackson (Barry Pepper) :

That German sniper looks like it MIGHT be Kevin Costner.

But imdb says that sniper was played by stuntman Leos Strasky.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833431/

Costner?

Theres also a scene at the end where we see a tank commander off in the distance. That might be Costner- but hes too far away to be seen for sure.

 

I think by now Costner would have said something about being in the film.

 

There is a cameo by Ted Danson, that at the time seemed out of place ( Danson was too well known as Sam in the TV comedy ” Cheers”).

Theres also cameos  by Dennis Farina and Paul Giamatti.

But…as far as I can tell…. no Costner.

 

Who should play Superman?

The internet gossip says that Henry Cavill won’t be playing Superman in any future movies.

 

I preferred Brandon Routh, believe it or not.

 

Why not:

Tom Welling. He played Superboy in SMALLVILLE and says he won’t play Superman because he probably wants to avoid the “Superman Curse” and/or avoid typecasting that hurt George Reeves and Adam West.

Whats John Haymes Newton ( a Christopher Reeve Lookalike) who play Superboy in the 80s up to these days?

Tyler Hoechlin

 

https://goo.gl/images/HQNUPn

http://www.talentbookingusa.com/look-a-likes/Superman.htm

https://goo.gl/images/gU9B4g

 

 

R.I.P. Dr. Juan Salinas???

The legendary “Doctor Juan” of the Austin Comedy scene died of cancer last Saturday?

 

September 8, 2018?

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/pflugerville-tx/juan-salinas-5592837

 

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/jsalinas

 

 

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/news/in-memoriam-dr-juan-salinas

 

 

Halloween animation

Halloween animation

The “Amityville House” was a traced internet jpeg that I “painted” in Adobe Photoshop.

I found a “crypt font meme generator” on the internet, and typed in the words:

“Happy Halloween from MattKProvideo”

 

then I took a screen grab and traced the letters in Adobe Flash ( Animate).  Then I combined both elements in Adobe After Effects.

Cleaner version

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/22/the-amityville-horror-house-is-for-sale-five-bedrooms-3-5-bathrooms-and-one-bloody-history/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c5022e5d6af9

 

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Today I shot some scenes for a rap video. It is going to be for Killeen Texas based rap artist “Kno13ody”  for his song “Open My Eyes.”

 

I although I am producing the video, we shot the green screen shots at “Powerhouse Media Productions” in Del Valle Texas.

Powerhouse Media Productions

They shot with a 4K  Panasonic GH4, with three studio lights in front of a green screen. i am going to key out the green in Adobe After Effects,