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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 09:33 PM
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"Electile Dysfunction" Animation Preview "What's Inside the Machines?"
Hi my friends,

Just wanted to share with you one of the many NEW animations you'll see in our film about Electronic Voting, called "Electile Dysfunction" and now a Premium at Buzzflash - it took us over a year of travelling the country, interviewing stars, experts, and people in the street about not ONLY E-Voting, but your actual RIGHT to vote.

You may be surprised to know that you don't have the rights you thought you had, no matter which way you vote.

So here's one of the more bizarre animations I created for the film, showing what REALLY is going on inside of a DIEBOLD voting machine - don't worry, most of the other animations are funny but not quite so wierd.

We took a completely different course with our movie, since it's a dry subject, we wanted to make sure that our film wasn't just a bunch of talking heads, that format can be like watching paint dry - we think you can be fun and educational at the same time, so we mixed the "incredible" with the "credible" and we have a lot of campy or edgy humor thoughout the DVD.

This flash is in large screen format, just like the film - let me know what you think of "What's inside those Voting Machines?" (Oh, and the little floating head is Wally O'Dell himself in all his glory - turn up those speakers for full effect as well) Take a look and pass it around, something fun to show people online over the Holidays..

click on the image or the link at the end if you want to see more about the movie. (more trailers)

From Take Back the Media.com to you,

Enjoy!

http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20041123211751110

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BlueDog2u Donating Member (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 09:43 PM
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1. Very Nice
Love the Bosch motif.
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yowzayowzayowza Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:01 PM
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2. Cool!!!
Look fwd to the finished product!
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:03 PM
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3. We are all of us in that machine!
An artistically interesting visual! A literal journey into the new American Dark Ages.
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 11:21 PM
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9. Man, you said it
I thought it was appropriate for the film..

wait til you see what I did with AHnold :)
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Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:17 PM
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4. What am I supposed to be seeing/hearing?
I'm not getting much of anything when I click on the link. And no sound. I'm on a dial-up on the other side of the world, if that makes any difference.
Can someone tell me what I'm supposed to be seeing? How long?
Thanks. Namaste. Shanti (peace).
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:28 PM
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6. You'd be seeing what you see in the picture
except all those critters would be moving about.. I doubt that this will play well on a dialup - it's not too big, but not small enough..

it's a tough call with flash, sorry if you can't see it.. it will be on the DVD tho, and that's at Buzzflash as a premium right now..

unless you don't have a DVD player, then it won't play either..

sorry
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Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:31 PM
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7. Thanks, Symbolman.
I don't see any of the critters. Darn!
We do have DVD here. Remember, Asia is the mecca of pirated software/entertainment. But I cannot/will not buy a pirated version of the Buzzflash DVD. Wonder if it can be shipped to K'du...
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:28 PM
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5. Another Powerful Animation Symbolman, and just wanted to
Let you know that my absolute favorite online video is American Requiem. I posted it very often on AOL news message boards, and along with friends sent it on to Moveon hoping that they would use it against Bush. It was 1000 times more powerful than Fahrenheit 9/11. I have cried everytime I viewed it.

Electile Dysfunction's images gel modern technology of today with the evil genius(Rove)of Machiavelli. Brilliant!

Thank you, for all that you are and all that you do. :)
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-23-04 10:33 PM
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8. lol
thanks so much.. I needed that..

Appreciate you sending my work around, sorry you cried, but it's sure a good reason to, eh? the horror and the idiot all wrapped in one..

Hoping to get our film to MoveOn, so if you know anyone send this along and the link to Buzzflash, we'd be grateful..

It's a good movie, really - some are like being trapped in a room with a guy behind a desk who won't shut up, one talking head after another.. we tried to make this film about evoting FUN, but credible..

thanks again, nice call on the ROve Machiavelli :)
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:19 AM
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10. Truly, my pleasure! And......
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 08:37 AM by OmmmSweetOmmm
Firstly Symbolman, please don't be sorry about my crying when watching Requiem. I am a NYer, and there still has been no justice in regard to the mass murders of 9/11. Those tears just reinforce my need to try to assist in getting The Truth Out There. I am now on tenterhooks, hoping that all of the info given to our AG, Elliot Spitzer will bring that to fruition. I hope that he has the courage of Jim Garrison.

Secondly, I have already passed this video to friends, and although I don't know anyone in the upper echelon of Moveon, I will send the link over this morning to their press coverage email address.

After all of the donations I've recently made to help for the recount in Ohio, and to help Bev Harris, I am a bit short on my cash flow, but when things start to balance out, I will definitely purchase your DVD! I love the concept of the Huge "Talking Heads"!!!

Once again, thank you, and Peace!
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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:49 PM
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11. Thanks so much
you're in the trenches there in NYC..

they sure booted Bush the hell out.. we have a lot of fun in our film, but we have vetted every word, not a PR campaign, just the facts :)

appreciate you
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 01:45 AM
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12. I appreciate you as well, and must add that
I wish you a fabulous Thanksgiving! EnJoy!:)

BTW...you didn't even have to mention that your work is totally vetted, the Truth shines through everything you do.

Peace

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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 05:06 AM
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14. Thanks!
NOW I'm gonna have a good turkey day, I'm thankful for people like YOU who give us the strokes we need to keep going.. seriously, like when a band is playing on the stage (and I've been there) there's always those in the audience that keep you going or get you revved up and it makes a better show for everyone..

I've got a lot to be thankful for.. a new baby on the way due Xmas with the RIGHT wife :) etc..

YOu have a great holiday too
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 11:37 AM
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16. Thank you for the Happy Holiday, and
A big grin for the baby on the way! How exciting for you and your wife! I had a flashback at how exciting it was for me with my two sons. Although he was the Right father (there are no accidents), he was not the Right husband! Laughing!

It's hard to believe that they're teens now, and time truly is fleeting. My best advice is to avoid any books that tell you about if your child has reached certain stages of progress, which I should have done with my first, as in a way, by doing so, I was wishing his little life away, and couldn't be in the moment. Luckily I learned that by the time my youngest was born. :)

Peace!

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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 03:01 AM
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13. Fine work as usual, symbolman.
NGU.


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symbolman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-04 05:07 AM
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15. thanks!
still having nightmares from staying up late and cutting Bosch MONSTERS out of his paintings :)
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