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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/30/14 -- New Zealand Energy Corp. ("NZEC" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: NZ)(OTCQX: NZERF) has released the results of its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Details of the Company's financial results are described in the Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis which, together with further details on the Company's operational activities, are available on the Company's website at www.newzealandenergy.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
-- 19,682 barrels of oil produced and 17,630 barrels of oil sold during Q1- 2014 (Q1-2013: 30,179 and 27,246, respectively) -- Average corporate production during Q1-2014: 219 barrels/day (net to NZEC) -- Average field netback during Q1-2014 of $62.33 per barrel (Q1-2013: $45.29 per barrel) -- Total oil sales recorded during Q1-2014 of $2,100,545 (Q1-2013: $3,061,064), with an additional $362,459 of third-party revenue (net to NZEC) earned through the Waihapa Production Station (Q1-2013: $nil) -- New arrangement with gas marketing counterparty commenced May 5, 2014, expected to generate between NZ$250,000 and NZ$1 million revenue per year (net to NZEC) -- Generated total net proceeds of approximately NZ$1.47 million through disposal of non-core assets subsequent to March 31, 2014 -- Production during May 2014 averaged 201 barrels/day net to NZEC. See Figure 1 for current status of producing wells and anticipated near-term activities
To view Figure 1 - NZEC's Production & Development Wells, please visit the following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/949153-F1.pdf
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preceding For the quarter quarter ended Comparative ended December 31, quarter ended March 31, 2014 2013 March 31, 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production 19,682 bbl 16,790 bbl 30,179 bbl Sales 17,630 bbl 13,968 bbl 27,246 bbl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Price 119.15 $/bbl 115.77 $/bbl 112.35 $/bbl Production costs 44.25 $/bbl 43.39 $/bbl 62.08 $/bbl Royalties 12.57 $/bbl 10.53 $/bbl 4.98 $/bbl Field netback 62.33 $/bbl 61.84 $/bbl 45.29 $/bbl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue 6,320,949 4,108,911 2,925,258 Total comprehensive income (loss) 8,452,444 (5,963,723) 1,313,397 Finance income (expense) (69,854) (30,804) 17,887 Loss per share - basic and diluted (0.01) (0.06) (0.02) Current assets 11,952,031 15,147,197 48,199,638 Total assets 124,788,600 116,782,687 129,545,992 Total long-term liabilities 7,626,669 7,068,585 3,273,617 Total liabilities 14,279,266 15,337,630 33,939,619 Shareholders' equity 110,509,334 101,445,057 95,606,373 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: The abbreviation bbl means barrel or barrels of oil.
As at May 27, 2014, the Company had an estimated $2.8 million in working capital (excluding materials and supplies of approximately NZ$2 million).
Taranaki Basin
Within the Taranaki Basin, NZEC holds a 100% interest in the Eltham Permit, a 65% interest in the Alton Permit with L&M Energy ("L&M"), and a 50% interest in the TWN Licenses and the TWN Assets with L&M. The Company has lodged an application with New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals to convert a portion of the Eltham Permit into a Petroleum Mining Permit, comprising the area surrounding the Copper Moki and Waitapu oil discoveries. The Taranaki Basin offers production potential from multiple prospective formations, ranging from the Kapuni sandstones at a depth of approximately 4,000 metres, the Tikorangi limestones at approximately 3,000 metres, the Moki sandstones at approximately 2,500 metres, and the shallower Mt. Messenger and Urenui sandstones at approximately 2,000 metres. All of NZEC's production to date is from the Tikorangi and Mt. Messenger formations.
Production and Processing Revenue
To date the Company the Company has advanced 12 wells to production: four wells on the Eltham Permit and eight wells on the TWN Licenses. Total corporate production during the first quarter of 2014 averaged 219 bbl/d net to NZEC (not including production from the Waihapa-8 well). On March 29, 2014 the Waihapa-8 well commenced production, on April 12, 2014 the Toko-2B well recommenced production following installation of high-volume lift, and on April 17, 2014 the Waihapa-2 well commenced production following a successful uphole completion. Production from Toko-2B, Ngaere-2 and Ngaere-3 is combined into one single gathering pipeline that goes through the B-train separator at the Waihapa Production Station. Ngaere-2 and Ngaere-3 were taken offline on April 12, 2014 in order to allow for full evaluation of Toko-2B's production performance. Total corporate production during April 2014 averaged 228 bbl/d net to NZEC. Ngaere-2 and Ngaere-3 resumed production on May 4, 2014, while the Toko-2B well was shut-in to allow for installation of a permanent power source. Toko-2B resumed production on May 19, 2014. The Waihapa-2 well produced for eight days during May and is currently shut-in awaiting evaluation and installation of an alternative artificial lift method. The Copper Moki-3 well has been shut-in since early March awaiting installation of a new pump. Total corporate production during May 2014 averaged 201 bbl/d net to NZEC.
TWN Licenses
NZEC and L&M acquired the TWN Licenses on October 28, 2013 and formed the TWN Joint Arrangement ("TWN JA"), with NZEC as the operator, to explore and develop the TWN Licenses and operate the Waihapa Production Station and associated infrastructure. To date, the TWN JA has advanced eight wells to production for a total of 42,620 bbl produced since closing of the TWN Acquisition (21,310 bbl net to NZEC), with cumulative pre-tax oil sales net to NZEC of approximately $2,324,833. The wells produce light approx. 41 degrees API oil that is delivered by pipeline to the Waihapa Production Station and then piped to the Shell-operated Omata tank farm, where it is sold at Brent pricing less standard Shell costs.
Following closing of the TWN Acquisition, the TWN JA immediately proceeded with the work required to reactivate oil production from the Tikorangi Formation in six wells drilled by previous operators. On December 2, 2013, NZEC announced that all six wells had been reactivated and were flowing into the Waihapa Production Station. In March 2014, the TWN JA also reactivated oil production from the Mt. Messenger Formation in a well that had been drilled and produced from the Mt. Messenger Formation by a previous operator (Waihapa-8). The Waihapa-8 well produced an average of 20 bbl/d (10 bbl/d net to NZEC) over the last two weeks of May. The TWN JA is evaluating alternative methods of artificial lift that could produce the well more effectively than the current heated gas lift.
The TWN JA continues to evaluate and optimize production from the reactivated wells. As part of the optimization process, in April 2014, the TWN JA installed high-volume lift ("ESP") on one of the reactivated wells (Toko-2B). Toko-2B was chosen as the first well for ESP installation because the well had a high oil cut of approximately 20%, but had to be shut-in every few days to allow the Company to unload a water column that would build up in the well. The TWN JA expected that an ESP would allow the well to be produced continuously and would maximize oil recovery. The ESP was operated initially using a portable generator, which limited the pumping capacity and did not adequately draw down fluid levels in the well. In May 2014 the TWN JA connected the Toko-2B high-volume lift to a permanent power source and is gradually increase the pumping rate. The Toko-2B well has produced an average of 10 bbl/d (5 bbl/d net to NZEC) over the last five days, with the ESP pumping at a rate of 2,500 bbl/d. Current pumping rates are still not sufficiently drawing down fluid in the well, as evidenced by the oil cut of 1.2%, which is lower than expected. The TWN JA is hopeful that higher pumping rates will draw down fluid levels in the well and allow the oil cut to increase, and is steadily increasing pumping rates with the expectation of ramping up to 8,000-10,000 bbl/d by June 2, 2014.
A number of wells on the TWN Licenses, with previous production from the Tikorangi Formation, have uphole completion potential in the shallower Mt. Messenger Formation. The TWN JA has recompleted one well uphole in the Mt. Messenger Formation (Waihapa-2) and achieved production from that well in April 2014. This successful recompletion confirms that production can be achieved from an uphole reservoir. The Waihapa-2 well had produced an average of 120 bbl/d (60 bbl/d net to NZEC) over a period of eight days in May with an oil cut of approximately 67%. The presence of sand is not uncommon in the Miocene Formation, and the downhole pump is designed to handle some sand. The inflow of water and oil into the well, however, is drawing in volumes of sand that make the current artificial lift ineffective. The TWN JA is evaluating alternative methods of artificial lift which could service both the Waihapa-8 and Waihapa-2 wells.
The TWN JA continues to review well logs, historical drilling records and seismic data across the TWN Licenses to identify additional opportunities to advance existing wells to production. The TWN JA has identified four additional production opportunities in existing wells on the TWN Licenses: three uphole completions in the Mt. Messenger Formation and one well that offers production potential from both a Tikorangi reactivation and a Mt. Messenger uphole completion. The TWN JA will continue to evaluate these opportunities with the objective of advancing these wells to production.
Third-party revenue from the Waihapa Production Station since closing the TWN Acquisition totals approximately NZ$979,704 to NZEC. In addition, during February 2014, the TWN JA entered into an agreement with a gas marketing counterparty to transport gas along a section of the TAW gas pipeline for a term of four years with a five-year right of renewal. The arrangement is expected to generate between NZ$250,000 and NZ$1 million revenue per year (net to NZEC). First gas commenced flowing on May 5, 2014, with revenue to be received from the counterparty from July 1, 2014. From May 5 to July 1, the counterparty will pay all reasonable direct costs and charges incurred by the Company with regards to this arrangement.
Eltham Permit
The Company has drilled ten exploration wells on its 100%-owned Eltham Permit. Four have been advanced to production. Of the ten wells drilled on the Eltham Permit, only one well (Wairere-1) failed to encounter hydrocarbons and was immediately sidetracked. One well (Copper Moki-4) made an oil discovery in the Urenui Formation and has been shut-in pending additional economic analysis and evaluation of artificial lift options. Wairere-1A was drilled to the Mt. Messenger Formation and encountered hydrocarbon shows, with completion pending. Arakamu-2 made an oil discovery in the Mt. Messenger Formation and has been shut-in pending evaluation of artificial lift options. Waitapu-1 is shut-in pending further testing or sidetrack to an alternate target and Arakamu-1A, a Moki Formation well, is suspending pending further evaluation. The Company continues to assess and reprioritize these Eltham Permit opportunities as new reservoir data becomes available from the Company's activities on the TWN Licenses.
To date the Company has produced approximately 260,879 bbl from its Eltham Permit wells (including oil produced during testing), with cumulative pre-tax oil sales from inception of approximately $28.3 million). All of the Eltham Permit wells produce light approx. 41 degrees API oil from the Mt. Messenger Formation. Oil is trucked to the Shell-operated Omata tank farm and sold at Brent pricing less standard Shell costs. Production from the Eltham wells has been very stable year to date, averaging 108 bbl/d during the first quarter of 2014, and 131 bbl/d during May 2014. The Waitapu-2 well recommenced production on March 6, 2014 following installation of artificial lift. The Copper Moki-3 well was shut-in during early March 2014, and is expected to resume production in Q2-2014 following installation of a new pump.
NZEC is actively seeking farm-in partnerships to allow the Company to accelerate exploration of additional high-priority drill targets on the Eltham Permit.
Alton Permit
During 2014, the Company plans to drill a new exploration well on the Alton Permit. The current work program for the Alton Permit requires the Company to drill an exploration well by November 22, 2014. The Company has identified a drill target in the Mt. Messenger Formation and has initiated the community engagement and technical assessments required to obtain land access consents and permits. NZEC is actively seeking farm-in partnerships to allow the Company to accelerate exploration of additional high-priority drill targets on the Alton Permit.
East Coast Basin
Within the East Coast Basin, NZEC is the operator of three permits, with a 100% interest in the Castlepoint Permit, a 100% interest in the East Cape Permit, and an 80% working interest in the Wairoa Permit in a joint arrangement with Westech Energy New Zealand. The Company is actively seeking a farm-in partner for its East Coast permits, to participate in and fund exploration and development in the East Coast Basin in return for an interest in the permits. The Company has received an extension to its drilling commitment on the Castlepoint Permit, and is currently required to drill its first exploration well on this permit by November 23, 2014. The Company has identified its preferred drill location and has initiated the community engagement and technical assessments required to obtain land access and resource consents. The current work program for the Wairoa Permit requires the Company to drill an exploration well by July 2, 2014. The Company has identified the preferred drill location and has progressed the community engagement and technical assessments required to obtain land access and resource consents. The Company applied for but has been unable to obtain an extension to the work program commitment, and is considering relinquishing the Wairoa Permit. The Company anticipates completing fieldwork and geochemical studies on the East Cape Permit in 2014.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 $ $ $ $ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 124,788,600 116,782,687 105,313,813 127,318,182 Exploration and evaluation assets 56,876,779 51,500,037 55,859,632 52,357,470 Property, plant and equipment 54,786,347 49,169,997 26,621,043 26,135,651 Working capital 5,299,434 6,878,152 4,748,797 9,517,742 Revenues 6,320,949 4,108,911 1,519,010 2,109,700 Accumulated deficit (37,122,556) (35,099,834) (27,292,947) (24,616,053) Total comprehensive income (loss) 8,452,444 (5,963,723) 1,347,788 (6,000,775) Basic (loss) earnings per share (0.01) (0.06) (0.02) (0.02) Diluted (loss) earnings per share (0.01) (0.06) (0.02) (0.02) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 $ $ $ $ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 129,545,992 116,059,939 98,882,087 98,814,102 Exploration and evaluation assets 49,610,922 37,379,726 26,377,188 25,373,718 Property, plant and equipment 25,793,089 23,867,758 16,293,123 8,674,152 Working capital 17,533,636 28,293,845 45,204,695 53,844,035 Revenues 2,925,258 2,948,041 3,708,254 5,910,993 Accumulated deficit (22,386,089) (19,992,243) (17,804,045) (15,613,594) Total comprehensive income (loss) 1,313,397 (1,333,805) (2,018,634) 1,317,915 Basic (loss) earnings per share (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) 0.01 Diluted (loss) earnings per share (0.02) (0.02) (0.02) 0.01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company produced 19,682 bbl (2013: 30,179 bbl) of oil and sold 17,630 bbl (2013: 27,246 bbl) for total oil sales of $2,100,545 (2013: $3,061,064), or $62.33 per bbl (2013: $112.35). Reduced production compared to the same period in 2013 is the result of production declines in the Copper Moki wells, which is to be anticipated in oil wells. Production from the Copper Moki wells has since stabilized.
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded sales from purchased oil and condensate of $2,588,219 and $1,491,358, respectively (2013: $nil and $nil). The Company also received $362,459 (2013: $nil) of processing revenue from the Company's interest in the Waihapa Production Station.
Total recorded revenue during the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 was $1,878,912 (2013: $2,925,258), which is accounted for net of royalties of $221,633 (2013: $135,806).
Expenses and Other Items
Production costs related to oil sales during the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 totalled $780,115 (2013: $1,691,405) or $44.25 per bbl (2013: $62.08). The decrease in production costs in Q1-2014 compared to Q1-2013 was from cost efficiencies due to the installation of production facilities on the Copper Moki site. Other costs of $4,079,577 are for costs directly related to the sale of purchased oil and condensate. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2014, fixed operating costs represented approximately 74% of total production costs, giving rise to higher field netbacks in light of reduced production cost compared to Q1-2013.
Processing costs of $294,622 (2013: $nil) relate to direct costs associated with the operations of the TWN Assets.
Depreciation costs incurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 totalled $829,446 (2013: $867,042), or $37.45 per bbl of oil sold (2013: $31.82). Depreciation is calculated using the unit-of-production method by reference to the ratio of production in the period to the related total proved and probable reserves of oil and natural gas, taking into account estimated future development costs necessary to access those reserves.
Stock-based compensation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 resulted in an expense of $249,620 (2013: $580,017). The decrease is because the Company granted fewer share purchase options to employees, directors and officers of the Company.
General and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 totalled $1,823,498 (2013: $1,682,505). The increase in general and administrative costs corresponds to an increase in travel and insurance in connection with the TWN licenses. General and administrative expenses are net of legal fee rebates received in the amount of $249,444.
Net finance expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 totalled $69,854 (2013: $17,887). Finance expense relates accretion of the Company's asset retirement obligations, presented net of interest earned on the Company's cash and cash-equivalent balances held in treasury and on term deposits. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company incurred more accretion expense due to an increase in asset retirement obligations incurred from the acquisition of the TWN Licenses and TWN Assets.
Foreign exchange loss for the three-month period March 31, 2014 amounted to $216,939 (2013: $316,338). The foreign exchange loss incurred in the current period is a result of the strengthening of the New Zealand dollar against the US dollar, during a period in which the Company's subsidiaries (which have a New Zealand dollar functional currency) held US dollar denominated assets and working capital.
Total Comprehensive Income / Loss
Total comprehensive income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014 totalled $8,452,444 after taking into account a foreign translation reserve gain of $10,475,166 on the translation of foreign operations and monetary items that form part of NZEC's net investment in foreign operations. Total comprehensive loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 was $1,313,397.
Based on a weighted average shares outstanding balance of 170,873,459, the Company realized a $0.01 basic and diluted loss per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the Company realized a $0.02 basic and diluted loss per share, based on a weighted average share balance of 121,933,549.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
John Proust, Chief Executive Officer & Director
About New Zealand Energy Corp.
NZEC is an oil and natural gas company engaged in the production, development and exploration of petroleum and natural gas assets in New Zealand. NZEC's property portfolio collectively covers approximately 1.91 million acres of conventional and unconventional prospects in the Taranaki Basin and East Coast Basin of New Zealand's North Island. The Company's management team has extensive experience exploring and developing oil and natural gas fields in New Zealand and Canada, and takes a multi-disciplinary approach to value creation with a track record of successful discoveries. NZEC plans to add shareholder value by executing a technically disciplined exploration and development program focused on the onshore and offshore oil and natural gas resources in the politically and fiscally stable country of New Zealand. NZEC is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol NZ and on the OTCQX International under the symbol NZERF. More information is available at www.newzealandenergy.com or by emailing [email protected].
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This document contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements"). The use of the word "expectation", "will", "expect", "expectation", "continue", "continuing", "could", "should", "further", "pending", "anticipates", "hopes", "intend", "objective", "become", "potential", "look forward", "increasing", "evaluating" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the speculative nature of exploration, appraisal and development of oil and natural gas properties; uncertainties associated with estimating oil and natural gas reserves and resources; uncertainties in both daily and long-term production rates and resulting cash flow; volatility in market prices for oil and natural gas; changes in the cost of operations, including costs of extracting and delivering oil and natural gas to market, that affect potential profitability of oil and natural gas exploration and production; the need to obtain various approvals before exploring and producing oil and natural gas resources; exploration hazards and risks inherent in oil and natural gas exploration; operating hazards and risks inherent in oil and natural gas operations; the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash flow from production to fund future development activities; market conditions that prevent the Company from raising the funds necessary for exploration and development on acceptable terms or at all; global financial market events that cause significant volatility in commodity prices; unexpected costs or liabilities for environmental matters; competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of resources, skilled personnel, and access to equipment and services required for exploration, development and production; changes in exchange rates, laws of New Zealand or laws of Canada affecting foreign trade, taxation and investment; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions; and other factors as disclosed in documents released by NZEC as part of its continuous disclosure obligations. Such forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon.
The Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in the document are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. These statements speak only as of the date of this document and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are contained in this document, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.50 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
- Destination fee: EUR 3,5 per person, per night
Deposit: EUR 50 per night
- Towels/sheets: EUR 3 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
Onsite credit card charges are subject to an extra charge
Late check-in between 7:30 PM and midnight can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 30
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 50
Self parking costs EUR 30.00 per day
Air conditioning is available for an extra charge of EUR 5 per day
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of EUR 5 for adults and EUR 5 for children (approximately)
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per day (maximum EUR 10 per stay)
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of EUR 58 per vehicle (one way)
WiFi is available in guestrooms for EUR 1 per night (rates may vary)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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First, let me preface this by saying I've traveled quite a lot and have stayed in various hotels, hostels, airbnbs, campgrounds, & couchsurfed. I have encountered many different people around the world & I have to say, this was my worst experience with someone I had already paid to provide a service for me: 1 room with 2 twin beds. The owner Mauro was incredibly rude, unaccommadating, and unsympathetic. We arrived at 23:05 after searching for a full hour for the correct building. We were charged an extra 50 euro for those 5 minutes and were berated (like we were small children) for being late & making him wait an extra 5 minutes. The room was 1 full-size bed instead of 2 twins & were told there was nothing that could be done to fix it that night. I wish I could go into more detail but 1500 characters isn't enough. Trust me, don't stay here.
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Simple Lines Reveal the Brilliant Compositions of Iconic Film Scenes
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Each frame of a film is like a blank canvas for a cinematographer, offering them a new opportunity to create a dynamic composition. If a scene is especially memorable, it can stick with us like an impressive painting, with the characters—their props, poses, and surroundings—embedded into our collective conscious forever. Raymond Thi of Composition Cam examines iconic, visually stunning film stills by dissecting them to reveal the brilliance behind a frame's layout.
To show how these scenes are composed, Thi overlaid bright pink lines to demonstrate symmetry, triangles, diagonals, and much more. Some stills use the grid method to create balanced frames while others focus on a central character with lines radiating from them. Many of these films feature relatively simple compositions—just a couple marks or shapes—proving that a few elements can make a lasting impact.
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The Shining, Stanley Kubrick (1980)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968): landscapes
Ive been getting an influx of messages from students asking me what they can do to become a story artist. I decided to put together a list of a few basic things to get you started on the journey. There is much more that goes into making a good story artist but these are just some of my personal suggestions to start.
First, I always like to suggest some reading material. Here are few books that really helped me wrap my head around a few ideas:
Next i'd suggest watching as many movies as possible. Studies from the greats Kubrick, Spielberg, Hitchcock, Coen Brothers, Kurosawa, or whoever else you find yourself drawn to. When I say study, I mean really analyze the film from all angles. (camera, composition, Story telling, dialogue, acting.) Have a piece of paper nearby and draw small thumbnails of compositions.
Check out the AFI Top 100 lists for starters: http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx
Storyboarding involves a lot of drawing. Usually quick drawings that have clear reads. So to better your skills draw as much as possible! Draw everything! But not just mindless drawing really think about what you are drawing and why. Look for specific gestures, facial expressions, and designs. A great way to learn this is through life drawing.
Lastly, Tell stories! The job of a story artist is to visually tell a story through drawings in order to inform others in the production. Great drawings are really second to great storytelling. A good way to improve on telling stories is to do it as much as possible no matter the medium.
Again these are just some of my personal suggestions and a place to start the journey. Hope its helpful!
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I admire Kubrick greatly. He is often accused of being a prodigious technician and rigid intellectual, which people say makes his films very cold. I don't agree. I think that "Barry Lyndon" or "A Clockwork Orange" are the most perfect marriages of personality and subject. But in fact, "Full Metal Jacket" is even more so. It looked at rigidity and brutality with an almost clinical eye. It is, for me, a singular film about the military, about war and its consequences. The famous scenes, like the induction with R Lee Ermey where he renames the soldiers and reshapes them into sub-human maggots, had a particular impact on me. Also the suicide scene with Vincent D'Onofrio in the bathroom. And the sniper set-piece at the end. Those are absolutely virtuoso pieces of filmmaking.
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He tenido el placer de revisionar mi favorita de Kubrick en una sala de cine. Los ojos como platos, el corazón dando palmadas de la emoción.
Stanley Kubrick on the set of "A Clockwork Orange", 1971
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I sense it's about time to share some of my thoughts about television and movie critics, myself, and the past, present and future of my corner of the critics-on-TV adventure. My friends A .O. Scott and Michael Phillips are well into their first season as the new co-hosts of "At the Movies." Richard Roeper just announced he will be streaming reviews on his web site, and they will re-run a week later on the Starz cable channel. I wish them all good fortune. And good health.
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Follow-up x-rays revealed I had salivary gland cancer, very slow-growing, which had returned after surgery 15 years, as I was told it probably would. I had surgery again in July 2006. Saying goodbye to Chaz in the hospital room were be the last words I would ever speak.
It was said reconstructive surgery would restore my speech and repair my face. I had three such surgeries. Twice it worked, and Chaz held a mirror so I could regard my face as it had been. All three times, as the doctors say, "it fell apart." No need for additional details. They did their very best.
It became clear I might never return to Ebert & Roeper in a speaking role. I had other ideas for participation. Richard Roeper carried on with guest co-hosts, some of whom had also done me the same favor after Gene Siskel's death in 1999. Our long-standing producer and director, Don Dupree, coordinated this, obviously with a look for good long-term candidates.
I believed that such as Michael Phillips, A .O. Scott, Christy Lemire, Kim Morgan, Lisa Schwartzbaum and a few others were good hopes. Roeper and Dupree thought so too. Most of the guest hosts were possibilities for the permanent job. Certain potential guests were suggested to us by friends. Many agreed, One popular recommendation however said she just wasn't interested in doing TV.
Disney in Burbank, who had been a good company to work with, now had a younger generation less impressed with our history. (We were Disney's first show in syndication, and therefore its longest-running.) The studio was concerned about improving its demographics in younger age segments. After Roeper and I announced we were leaving, Disney had Phillips shoot test segments with Ben Lyons, a young Los Angeles celeb-TV personality. Phillips was a good sport; he was essentially helping to choose his replacement. I heard Lyons was pretty much at sea in debates with him. In way, he wasn't to blame; he'd been recruited despite Dupree's incredulity for a job he was obviously unsuited for, but the infatuated Disney producer was dangling a prize plum.
Ben Lyons at that time had never published a single movie review, and to my knowledge still never has. To put him in my seat was a mistake, and it was not well-received. A full-page story in the Los Angeles Times displayed a huge thumbs-down -- not the opinion of the writer, but the general opinion. I wrote a blog entry, "Roger's Little Rule Book," that never mentioned a critic by name, but...
Our new Disney executive from Burbank had other new ideas. She looked at the balcony set at ABC/Chicago, one of the most iconic set ideas in the history of television history, which had survived for more than half of the life of the medium, and decided it needed to be replaced. Now workers tore at our set with sledge-hammers, and it collected in a dumpster in the alley. It was replaced by two sets, one resembling a demo counter at a trade show, the other two nice chairs at an Admirals' Club. (Siskel advised me 25 years ago to buy a Lifetime Pass to that club for, as I recall, $200 at the time. He gave me a lot of useful advice. When I pull out that ancient piece of plastic at a club, I'm treated as if I were George Clooney with his Titanium Pass in "Up in the Air.")
The first Ben & Ben season did not start well. "Roger," an ABC/Chicago friend called and said, "the first taping is this afternoon, and right now they're repainting the sets. They didn't like the color." Those sets could have been painted like Joseph's amazing dreamcoat and they would have been the same crappy sets.
The show's reviews were not kind. Two websites opened to catalogue Lyon's lapses. I e-mailed Mankiewicz in sympathy, comparing him to the victim of a drive-by shooting. That he remained polite and supportive throughout the ordeal is the mark of a gentleman. I was nowhere near that nice to Siskel, and I loved him.
It was clear that the two Bens would have to go. Roeper and my wife Chaz and I had announced a new show. Would Disney simply pull the plug on theirs and walk away? What, and vacate the "At the Movies" time slots for us to try to grab? Unlikely. Time slots are like chess pieces.
The studio announced the hiring of -- why, A. O. Scott and Michael Phillips, of all people! Michael courteously came over to our house to inform us personally. I e-mailed my congratulations to them both, and in our living room enthusiastically told Michael I would bring back the Thumbs and give the show my endorsement. Disney turned down my offer, explaining that the show had "moved on." That was a sad day for me.
Watching Michael and Tony on the show, I felt sorry for them being deprived of the famous set. It would have felt creepy to see Ben Lyons in one of our seats, but Scott and Phillips deserved better. It was sad to see them working on a set which, for all of the paint jobs, looked better suited to a couple of earnest preachers on Sunday morning. TV loved the movie balcony illusion. Now we no longer understand why they're sitting like that. There's no screen for them to look at. Why then are they at such an awkward angle, instead of sitting more conversationally?
We were not blowing smoke about our new show. Gathering up Richard, Michael and Christy Lemire (the Associated Press film critic), Chaz and I seemed to have found a welcome at a major syndicator. Unfortunately, its president left. I suspect, but do not know, we fell victim to the ancient Hollywood custom that a new executive must clean house by throwing out his predecessor's projects. Perhaps there was more to it than that. They treated us honestly and fairly, but it was not to be. At about that time, the economy went into free-fall. Roeper & Phillips & Lemire was the show that was never to be.
Now here we stand. Chaz and I still have plans. We still love Christy. She and Chris just had baby boy Nic. Don Dupree has caught fire as assistant news director of CBS/Chicago, helping them to a recent ratings surge. Richard has announced his own plans for his web reviews and Starz. Good luck, buddy.
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Richard, were you not uncut at E&R? Did you never say a movie was "a piece of shit?" On the web and cable you can use that very word, of course, as you do in your web site's promo for your new enterprise, promising to review "a lot of big movies, and some smaller, shitty ones as well."
Things are better. Ben Lyons has returned to celebrities. Ben Mankiewicz is still at Turner Classic Movies and will prevail. Scott and Phillips are doing exactly what we all advised Disney two years ago they should be doing. Everybody still has the day job.
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Started by bluecupcakes , Jan 07 2013 10:31 PM
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Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:31 PM
For those of you that have evaporative cooling, approximately what temp does your house sit at when it's around 38 degrees outside with low humidity? Also does it leak a lot of water onto the roof (like a constant stream)?
I just think ours is not working effectively but trying to see what's normal before I go and complain to the real estate. Thanks in advance for any replies
Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:36 PM
Ours has a constant stream onto the roof - they are supposed to.
They also begin to lose effectiveness about 38-40 degrees. I don't have a thermometer but today was 40 degrees here and I had the fan on high and it felt like it was still about 30 degrees inside. It was pleasant enough but no great shakes.
Don't get me wrong, so much better than without it, but at 38 you will notice it start to be ineffective - the lower the humidity the longer it'll last.
The filters do need replacing at times, you might want to find out when it was last serviced.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:36 PM
I don't have evap myself but my neighbor does. On recent hot days (42deg) she said her place was sitting on 30+ deg. She came to my place to visit to get out of the heat.
I think I have heard they do dump their water ... not 100% sure tho.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:44 PM
We have had a lot of trouble with it recently it is very old and the straw pads have rotted away. The man stuffed insulation in it to cover the holes and it seemed to work well for about a month but today seems to be blowing hot air.
By water running off the roof I mean its like a tap running constantly not a drip. A previous issue we had with it was that the water was running into our ceiling not off the roof but that has been fixed now so I had never noticed water running from the roof before!
Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:49 PM
Our house sits around 27/28 on 40+ days if we use the evap air con.
Also we had our air con serviced last year and the guy said that they should NOT be constantly leaking water as this means it is constantly refilling and using excessive water. He said it should refresh every few hours and after the service this is what it started doing.
It doesn't constantly run down our roof though, we have a pipe that feeds it straight to the garden beds.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 10:57 PM
Ours is brand new - we got it four weeks ago (YAY !!).
It keeps the house reasonably cool on insane days like today (40 degrees, 100% humidity); it cycles its water, so it only dumps it every four hours or so; it has a pipe - it doesn't run over the roof.
Your Evap sounds clapped out I'm afraid ! If it has no pads, I have NO idea how its cooling....
Posted 07 January 2013 - 11:08 PM
They say (most a/c places) that evap is supposed to sit at around 10C lower than outside temp approx. You also need to leave some windows open. If there is condensation on the floor then you need to open more windows.
Ours was serviced this year as the motor was cactus and also the water pads needed replacing. Apparently the water pads are supposed to be replaced every 2 years. We also had birds nesting in it! lol
I much prefer, and wish we could afford refrigerated a/c but it is too expensive to convert.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 11:16 PM
I think ours has a stream onto the roof only because the pipe (and the gutters!) are wearing out. I was told it was supposed to be getting rid of the water it was though.
Posted 07 January 2013 - 11:29 PM
They do dump water but it shouldn't be happening constantly, ours has a pipe that dumps the water, last year we started noticing that it was constantly dumping water, we had someone come out to take a look at it and some sort of valve needed replacing, it was a simple fix (though we had to wait a week for them to get the part, so they turned it off for us so we weren't wasting water while we waited).
Posted 08 January 2013 - 12:42 AM
Ours works incredibly well in dry heat, even at 40 odd degrees, it won't even be working hard and it's incredibly cool inside. As soon as you add a smidge of humidity, it becomes almost unbearable, and today was just shocking, I think it was high 30s and really high humidity. The only way we get through days like today with the humidity and high temps is alternate between the pool and the house LOL.
If I ever build I will install reverse cycle, Perth has become so much more humid now although maybe a mix of the two might work. I love evap for the open doors & windows and most nights it's pretty good, maybe I'll put in a large split system in the main area for the really humid days.
Edited by zande, 08 January 2013 - 12:42 AM.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 01:07 AM
I have been in my rental property for 3 years now. We had them check it on the first year as it barely does a thing, and we were told it is normal for them to not work effectively in the high 30's.
Q though, the ducts are really dusty and we can barely feel any air blowing through. Do we need to get someone in to clean them? and who's expense should it be?
Posted 08 January 2013 - 06:21 AM
On our recent 45C day, the hottest room in the house got to about 29. The main living area was more like 25 or 26. We have ducts in 5 rooms. As long as you start it up early, before the house gets really warm, it manages pretty well. But I still miss my good old fashioned US refrig. a/c
As for water, ours goes down a gutter pipe into the backyard. The ground doesn't get swampy from it, or anything, and it keeps our back lawn green all summer
They definitely need to be cleaned, have filters replaced, etc. Ours didn't work for crap til we replaced the filter. Also, contrary to every bit of my upbringing, you need open windows for it to work properly. We keep the sliding kitchen door open and crack a few other windows a fair way.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 06:42 AM
On a hot day our home will sit around 26 degrees inside.. I have to put it on early though or once it gets too hot it can't cool it down..
It shouldn't run water continuously only dumping water once an hour or so depending on the heat..
Posted 08 January 2013 - 07:43 AM
It was 40ish here the other day and 24 in our house. I love our evap.
I do think it depends on a bunch of other things though. To keep our house cool when it's stupidly hot we:
- Use the cooling unit to suck in cool air overnight (or leave the cooling on if it's hot) so we start out with a fairly cold house some mornings
- Have external blinds to cut some of the radiant heat
- Have several deciduous trees providing shade to the house
- Have a lot of plants in the garden rather than lots of paving, it can cool the area by several degrees
- Have cavity wall insulation
- Close internal blinds when the sun hits those windows
Posted 08 January 2013 - 07:57 AM
Ours is 24-26 in 40C heat. As PP's have mentioned, turn it on first thing, before it gets too hot in the house, and have a window or door in every room open a crack. I have lived in my house for 4 years, and I have only noticed it dumping water a couple of times, so it definitly shouldn't be a constant thing.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 07:57 AM
When it got to 39 on the weekend it was 27 in our hottest room (which faces directly west with a huge window) with our evap on. The trick is to get it running early before it gets too hot.
We get ours serviced every year or so, it only costs about $120 and they clean the filters and what not.
Posted 08 January 2013 - 08:27 AM
It should definitely not be running water all the time. This indicates it needs a service and probably the dump valve replaced.
You should get around 10-12c drop in temperature, so don't expect it to be "cold" in the house - I much prefer evap for this reason as I hate feeling like I'm in the fridge!!
You must have a window or door open in each room that there is an outlet. Remember that the cooler is pumping a huge volume of moist cool air into the room. If it is closed then you will just get condensation build up and it will feel sticky. A good guide is to put a tissue against the fly screen. If the tissue sticks to the screen then you need to open more windows. If it gently falls to the floor, then your ventilation is perfect:)
I also like evap with kids because they usually leave the door open anyway!!!!
Posted 08 January 2013 - 09:26 AM
Edited by bye, 29 March 2013 - 02:59 PM.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 12:02 AM
Thanks everyone, I had the repair man out today and the running water constantly was being caused by a blocked gutter causing the water to pool and then eventually running out causing me to think it was running water when the evap was turned off! Gutter unblocked now so should be all good from now on.
It does cool the house to around 10 degrees below the outside temp so must be working ok
Posted 09 January 2013 - 12:51 PM
Hi OP, it sounds like yours is working fine now - 10 degrees below the outside temp is about what ours does when it is working effectively (low humidity). Ours doesn't drain onto the roof either so glad you got that sorted out, too!
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