HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew's Five's Nine
now REALLY needs to get finished to accompany
HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer
at this excellent festival !!!
International Christian Film & Music Festival
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Monday, December 24, 2018
Yes, Santa Clause is real, if one is realsonable! 2015 - This guy is up for tonight !!!
This guy is up for tonight !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas#Santa_Claus
Saint Nicholas was a real historical person, sainted, who secretly gave out gifts.
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New York City was originally a Dutch colony, that was called New Amsterdam by the industrious Dutch republic. It was traded to the English in exchange for modern day Indonesia, which was considered valuable for its spices.
"Situated on the strategic, fortifiable southern tip of the island of Manhattan, the fort was meant to defend the Dutch West India Company's fur trade operations in the North River (Hudson River). It became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic as of 1624 and was designated the capital of the province in 1625." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam
So to say "Saint Nicholas" with a Dutch accent, makes it sound not only like "Sinterklaus" but also "Santa Claus", and the legend of the secret gift giver, leaving coins in shoes left out for him, continued, pre-dating the English colony.
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Stockings were normally not washed everyday, because that would mean doing too much washing to do by hand, so instead they were left out to dry in a warm place, and likely in front of the fire, if not at the foot of the bed. So to wake up to put on your socks again and find a gift in your stocking was like the reverse of a cowboy waking up to put on his boots and finding a scorpion or snake in his boot. Furthermore it was a humble fun way of giving a gift that was not pretensious or reciprocationally motivated. Furthermore, to say that Santa Claus must have left it is to divert appreciation away from the gift giver, again making it a real giving rather than being reciprocationally motivated - I like that word, that I may have made up: "reciprocationally". -https://www.google.ca/search?q=reciprocationally&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=XS18VuP1FIWketL6iPAM
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Reindeer are domesticated caribou that are maintained in the Nordic countries. This is something the Canadian government should consider for the territories. It is common for reindeer to both be used to haul sleds and carts, as well as be milked like cows, and slaughtered for their meet. For hauling in the snow they are very good and fast. They are so fast that they are said to "fly". What is flying really? Well essentially flying is to self reference your own inertia and only support yourself by exerting your influence so as to maintain the intended inertia. This means, when running, you would only touch the ground to redirect your inertia, rather than support your weight. This is true of flight, in that the influence the plane has on the air is used to direct the plane. In the jet age, this means that planes are supported by their engines, therefore self supporting, rather than on the air; and only using their influence on the air to redirect their inertia.
In 1989, at university, in the Science of Flight course I took, I compared two similar aircraft - one with props and the other with jets, and found from the flight characteristics that prop planes sit on the air, while jets sit on their engines, cutting the engines to drop onto their gear when they land, as opposed to propeller planes that glide in on the air for a softer landing.
So to fly is to self reference yourself. This is done when all external references are unreliable, such as when the context keeps changing, by the intercession of Mother Mary. Reindeers flying is religious because that is how a saint, Saint Nicholas, got around in his life, by flying, by self referencing so as to be able to give freely, rather than reciprocationally, and this is how God gives - freely without any required reciprocation on our part, as we are unable to reciprocate fully to our own creator, being created beings ourselfs.
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Saint Nicholas is real, still. His self referencing lives on in secular culture as a beacon of selfless giving, that is known by name. He drew his strength from God and gave all he received from God away to those around him, as we all do, or attempt to do, at secular Christmas gatherings.
Saint Nicholas is a saint because he did what Jesus did to the best of his ability, including self referencing, flying, as Jesus is alive today.
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This is my favourite Rudolph cartoon.
It is ambitiously laid out, and the animation attempts to live up to the layout, but in the end seems a little too two dimensional for me, as does my own animation. Max Fleischer worked on this Rudolph cartoon.
Max Fleischer did Gulliver's travels to attempt to compete with Disney's Snow White, by using actual rotoscoping ( tracing over live action footage ) for Gulliver, that was quite effective, but the rest of the animation was too two dimensional, although not unlike the seven dwarfs. -
So is Santa Claus real ? The testimony of two or more unrelated adult citizens would be substantial in a court of reality.
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Saint Nicholas was a real historical person, sainted, who secretly gave out gifts.
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New York City was originally a Dutch colony, that was called New Amsterdam by the industrious Dutch republic. It was traded to the English in exchange for modern day Indonesia, which was considered valuable for its spices.
"Situated on the strategic, fortifiable southern tip of the island of Manhattan, the fort was meant to defend the Dutch West India Company's fur trade operations in the North River (Hudson River). It became a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic as of 1624 and was designated the capital of the province in 1625." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam
So to say "Saint Nicholas" with a Dutch accent, makes it sound not only like "Sinterklaus" but also "Santa Claus", and the legend of the secret gift giver, leaving coins in shoes left out for him, continued, pre-dating the English colony.
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Stockings were normally not washed everyday, because that would mean doing too much washing to do by hand, so instead they were left out to dry in a warm place, and likely in front of the fire, if not at the foot of the bed. So to wake up to put on your socks again and find a gift in your stocking was like the reverse of a cowboy waking up to put on his boots and finding a scorpion or snake in his boot. Furthermore it was a humble fun way of giving a gift that was not pretensious or reciprocationally motivated. Furthermore, to say that Santa Claus must have left it is to divert appreciation away from the gift giver, again making it a real giving rather than being reciprocationally motivated - I like that word, that I may have made up: "reciprocationally". -https://www.google.ca/search?q=reciprocationally&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=XS18VuP1FIWketL6iPAM
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Reindeer are domesticated caribou that are maintained in the Nordic countries. This is something the Canadian government should consider for the territories. It is common for reindeer to both be used to haul sleds and carts, as well as be milked like cows, and slaughtered for their meet. For hauling in the snow they are very good and fast. They are so fast that they are said to "fly". What is flying really? Well essentially flying is to self reference your own inertia and only support yourself by exerting your influence so as to maintain the intended inertia. This means, when running, you would only touch the ground to redirect your inertia, rather than support your weight. This is true of flight, in that the influence the plane has on the air is used to direct the plane. In the jet age, this means that planes are supported by their engines, therefore self supporting, rather than on the air; and only using their influence on the air to redirect their inertia.
In 1989, at university, in the Science of Flight course I took, I compared two similar aircraft - one with props and the other with jets, and found from the flight characteristics that prop planes sit on the air, while jets sit on their engines, cutting the engines to drop onto their gear when they land, as opposed to propeller planes that glide in on the air for a softer landing.
So to fly is to self reference yourself. This is done when all external references are unreliable, such as when the context keeps changing, by the intercession of Mother Mary. Reindeers flying is religious because that is how a saint, Saint Nicholas, got around in his life, by flying, by self referencing so as to be able to give freely, rather than reciprocationally, and this is how God gives - freely without any required reciprocation on our part, as we are unable to reciprocate fully to our own creator, being created beings ourselfs.
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Saint Nicholas is real, still. His self referencing lives on in secular culture as a beacon of selfless giving, that is known by name. He drew his strength from God and gave all he received from God away to those around him, as we all do, or attempt to do, at secular Christmas gatherings.
Saint Nicholas is a saint because he did what Jesus did to the best of his ability, including self referencing, flying, as Jesus is alive today.
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This is my favourite Rudolph cartoon.
Saturday, May 5, 2018
International Christian Film and Music Festival, May 2nd to 5th, 2018; Orlando, Florida, Wyndham Resort.
HESUS JOY CHRIST to date has been selected and screened at this film festival, yesterday, and it has been nominated for Best Animation.
The award ceremony is at 6pm tonight.
Thanks to everyone for their support and prayers !
Here is a wack of photographs:
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| The Newsboys from Australia ! |
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| pennies and 1 dollar bills in the Starbucks tip bucket.. . |
Monday, March 19, 2018
HESUS JOY CHRIST has been selected for the International Christian Film Festival !!!
"HESUS JOY CHRIST to date" has been selected for the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, May 2nd to 5th, 2018 !!!
It has also been nominated for the Best Animation Award, along with about twelve other submitted animations by other animators!
I am very great full for this acknowledgement, and I plan to attend, as I may have an opportunity to speak after my animation screens on Friday, May 4th, 2018, as part of the animation screening, beginning at 1pm. This selection has already generated interest in my communities, both secular and religious !
Here are some links:
Here is a link to the same selection of animation that I submitted to the International Christian Film Festival as a Youtube Playlist of five videos:
It does not cost anything to view it on YouTube.
To update my distribution revenue model, this may change soon, to a subscription with a free trial.
Here is a link to the International Christian Film Festival website:
Be sure to navigate from there to the Home Page where the big play button in the middle of your screen runs a video that gives you an idea of the scope of this film festival. I still have the nagging feeling I was nominated by mistake !!!
Here are some more links:
The online animation rental and purchase website :
All of my animation can be viewed for free, by scrolling down to find " Below is the mass of animation to date. " , except the HD resolution 1080x1440 video of HYPOTHERMIA / My Kayak Prayer .
To update my distribution revenue model, this may change soon, to a subscription with a free trial.
The complete website with all my artwork, animation and writing; including most of the HJC print book that is available for order at the link after the link below this one:
The Google Books search link where 3 of my books that may be previewed can be found:
God Bless !!!
David Foster
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
To the Fullest Intent of the Law
regarding:
BREAKING: Canadian bishops condemn Trudeau’s pro-abortion pledge for summer job grants
What follows is written by me, David Foster:
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To the fullest intent of the Law!!!
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To the fullest intent of the Law!!!
Resolve to resolve infinitely!!!
Neither the lay persons who take up
this issue, nor the bishops, understand how to frame a solution to
this conflict.
So here will I:
The Law is not to condemn but to
present an opportunity to encounter infinite perfection.
Those who use the law to condemn would
have thrown the stone at the prostitute before Jesus gave his verdict
on her after writing or drawing in the sand.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8&version=RSVCE
Yes, the Federal Government is using
the law to condemn businesses that do not sign on condoning abortion
and gender issues. But first, those businesses are using their faith
as an excuse to condemn the persons engaged in those issues. The
issues are not the problem. The condemnation, on both sides, is the
problem.
No one takes pleasure in being a social
pariah in any sense – neither those engaged in social issues nor
those acting on their faith. The solution was basically screamed out
by Jesus with all his life, body and blood: “FORGIVE!!!!”
In my opinion, the bishops need to say
that killing is wrong, and skirt the justifications that fetuses are
not alive, as well as that war is not murder. The government needs
to allow those believing they are engaged in their faith to make the
same mistake that those engaged in social issues are making, by
crafting laws accordingly. Because if the government does not craft
laws accordingly there will be conflict in the streets of their
jurisdictions. Satan the Opposer will command both those engaged in
faith and those engaged in social issues to destroy each other,
without resolving anything.
Resolve, Resolve, Resolve!!! This is
the challenge of faith we all face everyday in everything.
Only Forgiveness allows any person to resolve anything.
https://www.sites.google.com/site/hesusjoychrist/
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Sunday, October 15, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew's Five's Nine - 2017 Head Rotations : Thomas - animated
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Another example of the desperate need for True GRADUATED LICENSING!!
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/799138371716/
Even this video with a representative of the City of Toronto, from the Traffic Management Centre, does not fully explain how these buttons work!!! In fact, if the button does not actually change the traffic light to allow crossing in one's desired direction, it may in fact trigger the white walk signal when otherwise there would not be a white walk signal, thereby allowing enough time to walk across the intersection.
This is all, by the way, what would part of obtaining a "Pedestrian License" that would be granted upon successful demonstration of an adequate understanding of information necessary to walk Provincial and Municipal streets, roads and highways. Most kids in grade one should be able to obtain an optional Pedestrian License.
This to me, is what would be true graduated licensing:
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1. Pedestrian License, including walk facing traffic on the left side of the road, hold your ground against cyclists illegally on the sidewalk with a 26" diameter wheel or larger, do not cross between parked cars, watch for cars turning right as you cross at an intersection, watch for cars turning left as you cross an intersection, and look both ways and ensure traffic is stopping successfully before you enter a cross walk; among a few other things.
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2. Bicycle License, including you are a vehicle on the road if your wheel is larger than 26" and have all rights and responsibilities granted any other vehicle including cars, trucks and buses; obey all traffic laws as if you were any other vehicle; when moving up the right side of the right lane of traffic approaching an intersection beware of cars turning right; when turning left signal with your left arm (all arms signals must be known and practiced for a Bicycle License) and move into the left lane and/or the left turning lane to make your turn, being aware of oncoming right turning traffic; if your wheel is smaller than 26" and you choose to ride on the sidewalk you must dismount at all intersections, including stop signs, in order to cross, because traffic cannot anticipate your presence in the crosswalk if you are riding because you are approaching the cross walk too fast for car drivers to see you; and even if you are travelling in a designated bicycle lane, cars will still turn right in front of you and you must also change lanes to the left to make a left turn. This could be granted upon successful demonstration of basic maneuvering skills and an understanding of traffic laws sufficient to keep safe in traffic, probably around grade two.
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3. Motorcycle License: You must be able to control, navigate and discern traffic conditions in the smaller vehicle of a motorcycle before you are granted the larger responsibility of a car with its larger size and therefore potential for bodily harm and damage to others' property and life, not to mention limitations in maneuverability. If you survive two years with a motorcycle, usually ages 14 to 16 years old, only then do you become eligible for a car license.
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4. Car License: After the three previous levels of licensing you are fully aware of what pedestrians are likely to do, so you can anticipate their actions on roadways, you are fully aware of what bicycles are likely to do, so you can anticipate their actions on roadways, and you know what all other levels of vehicle are likely to do as you have successfully avoided them while riding a motorcycle. Now you have the skills to drive a car Defensively rather than Offensively as someone who expects the size of their car to protect them, when in fact by driving offensively they are in possession of a weapon that can cause grave injury to life and property.
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5, 6, 7. Truck, Bus and Emergency Vehicles: Licenses granted as they are today.
5, 6, 7. Truck, Bus and Emergency Vehicles: Licenses granted as they are today.
Friday, March 24, 2017
The new head rotation system is working well!
I am really learning a lot. For example, I realized in the Inward 25, that I was not keeping the eyes on the same level for each drawing of the same level of elevation. I've also begun to pay attention to hair hanging lower or higher as a side of the head moves lower or higher as it is rotating. I am also getting faster at locating the features and completing the drawings, as indicated by the notes of the times.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Turning it around!!!
This is the real issue for at least three people I know personally, right now. I find it exasperating, disgusting and downright malicious for people to be treated the first way, from the top down, when it is obviously NOT WORKING!!!
Monday, March 6, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
Cephas bobble head coloured!!! Problem solved!!!
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| Click on this .gif image to see the head rotate!!! |
Here is the completion of the Cast Rotations project. This was a project to train myself to draw consistent characters, indeed 30 consistent characters, that seem solid without the features meandering around a weakly not-so-solid head.
I am pleased with the progress at this point. I can now graphically calculate 144 head positions, each with 4 points for each of three circles or ellipses that circle the head: ear to ear, nose to back, and around the eyes. Also graphically calculated are the three lines: between the ears, top to bottom, and front to back, that can be extrapolated as parallels to drop the face and jaw from the front of the sphere.
This project began in 2011 when I found that every drawing of a single character looked like a completely different character. Here are those drawings, which I refer to as "Head Rotations": https://www.sites.google.com/site/hesusjoychrist/home/hesus-joy-christ/matthew-s-five-s-nine#TOC-Head-Rotations---Locking-Down-the-Look-of-each-of-the-14-main-characters. First I tried to force a solution by creating 15 Plasticine heads of the 15 main characters, which allowed me to actually make decisions of the characteristics of each character's head, such as a big or small nose, and so forth. Photographing each head from 35 positions was fun, but it didn't help me to be more consistent in drawing the characters. These photographs are also at the above link. To break out of that problem and force a solution I began to draw 15 main characters at a time, all in the same head position, which I refer to as "Cast Rotations", and they can be found here: https://www.sites.google.com/site/hesusjoychrist/home/hesus-joy-christ/matthew-s-five-s-nine#TOC-Cast-Rotations---Locking-Down-the-Look-of-each-of-the-14-main-characters. This was extremely helpful, but drew attention to problems with how each position was being portrayed.
In 2013 I realized that there are some rules about the ellipses that locate the features of a character's head. I did some calculating, but I was not satisfied by the time I returned to full time work in the spring of 2014. This past fall, at a social recreational art group, I took the opportunity to address my concerns with how the characters' facial features were to be located on a basic sphere, and this is discussed in the two previous posts.
This post here, a .gif file, in my opinion, satisfies at least me, that the graphically calculated head positions are a major improvement that confirms that a solid drawing need not be overly concerned with details.
I plan to continue to draw Cast Rotations, or Head Rotations, armed with this ability to graphically calculate the locations of the features around a sphere, as time permits and as the mood hits me. Nevertheless I consider this problem solved, and feel I am better prepared to continue with the actual animation of HESUS JOY CHRIST / Matthew's Five's Nine. Hopefully I will be satisfied with the improvement I find over and above the animation of the second Preview, posted here: https://www.sites.google.com/site/hesusjoychrist/home/hesus-joy-christ/matthew-s-five-s-nine#TOC-Preview-Two . Sorry Gord, but I don't really think I did a good job of animating your head rotation!!!😅
