Who's sand baggin'? Me, that's who!

That's right, over the past number of days I have been making DIY sand bags. Three 15 pounders and one 10 pounder with 'butterfly' handles and one 5 pounder with a single loop on one end. The great thing is... I am going to share with everyone just how I made them.

These bags are very similiar to those that you can buy from film supply stores such as Lindcraft.

All you will need is a sewing machine and thread (heavy duty thread if possible).
1.5 inch strapping or webbing.
Sand (the kind for sand boxes works great and you can get it at your local hardware store).
Heavy duty zip lock freezer bags (10.5 X 10.75 inches).
Some type of material. I made mine out of a heavy brown denim but you can also use canvas, ripstop nylon, etc. Just make sure it is heavy duty enough.

Below is a couple of pictures of the bags.

If you want the instructions on how to make these (as well as a couple free production forms) head on over to the Freebies section of the glyph pictures web site.  [correction - this page is no longer available.  I am currently working on a new location for these items and will update this post and create a new one when they are available]

If you make some, let me know how it went.

-Brian-

Too many blogs, too little time...

Okay, if the title for this post seems a bit cryptic... let me explain.

Over the years I have started (and not updated very often) several blogs.  These blogs have been under various accounts, and of course, with various passwords, which makes things quite difficult when you are sporadically logging in.  The funny thing is, the account this blog is attached to, I forgot I even had.

To make a long story short... it has taken me the better part of an hour to log in, to add this post.  The sad thing is, I am (presently) the only one who will be reading this.

Any way, I am now logged in, have written down the account information and will, hopefully, be updating more often.  With that said, let me update...

As mentioned in my previous post, I have spent much of my summer slogging through forests and bogs with a shovel in my hand looking for archaeological sites.  This has done a few things for me such as; I have a better tan (on my arms...), I made some money, I have contributed to the archaeological data in the province of Alberta (meaning I found some cool sites and artifacts), I have spent a lot of time lying on hotel beds falling asleep with the TV on, and lastly (but not least) I have come up with several ideas for future projects.  As I mentioned earlier, walking through the forest gives you a lot of time to think, and think I did.  I also saw a bear!

I do have some great ideas, some of which I hope to shoot before going back to school.  This of course, depends on how much more I will be slogging through the woods and falling asleep on hotel beds.

Wish me luck and I will post links to the videos when they are completed!

BKB

Long time no type...

Okay, a long time ago (meaning early February 2010) I started this blog with the intent on posting updates as to what I am doing in regards to glyph pictures. As can be seen, either I have done nothing or I have been a bad blogger. Well, more of the latter is the case.

So, to fill in the gap... I have continued writing, done nothing more with Farm Zombies (yet), more writing (in actuality, I have completed three shorts and am working on two features), tried and failed at starting a podcast (twice) and the biggest news of all, [insert fan-fare here] I have gone back to school.

That's right; I am currently attending SAIT Polytechnic in the Television program. I finished the first year where I was able to write, produce and direct a five-minute documentary on coffee.
It is up on YouTube and you can see it at glyphpictures.

I am looking forward to heading back in September. Other than that, I have been working a summer job as an archaeologist.

This job has taken up much more of my free time than I had hoped. My big plan for when I was out of town was to do a lot of writing in the evenings, but mostly I just lie on the hotel bed and
recuperate. I have found that at times, walking through the forest with my shovel in my hand, is a good time to think about story ideas. Also, it’s a good time to watch out for bears…

Well, that’s about all for now. I am hoping to update this blog a little more frequently in the future. If nothing, I will post my progress for the rest of my schooling.

I’m out.