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Happy Birthday Aremis! 37 years ago today, asylum refugee, Jeff Orange, aka Aremis, was born into this world. The second child of Sandra and Winston, it was soon apparent that Aremis would cause great waves. Honestly, jeff has had a filled life in just a short 37 years. In his musical day, he got to perform for and with some of Rock's biggest stars; Ace Frehley, Tracii Gunns and LA Guns, Aerosmith, Joshua Kadison, to name just a few. Although his career in music didnt pan out, he still went on to enjoy the life that God intended for him. Now working as a multimedia designer and training manager for the largest Telecommunications Company in Canada, Jeff keeps himself occupied with his 3D work, animation, film work, and most recently, launching his newest endeavour, photography. Send him a happy birthday message. He'll love ya for it =). And remind him that he's THIRTY seven...not TWENTYseven. POSTED BY ADMIN AT 10.25 AM ...................................................................................................... Saturday, October 20th, 2007 An Open Letter to Donkeyboy Dear Donkeyboy Recently you sent my company an email. A rather juvenile, poorly written piece of garbage, that has brought you my now undevided attention. This all began with simple comments, trying to help a new person learn the craft of CGI art a little better, without being in any way insulting. Yes, I commented and asked why you would rate your own image? You said no one else did, why not. maybe no one else commented or rated it because they didnt like it. It was a condescending image, threatening gun violence against anti-smokers. It wasn't funny. It wasn't well done. It wasn't artistic in any way shape or form. But I didn't say that then. They I posted a comment mentioning one of your home-made characters. Inspector Clouseau, best known from the Pink Panther series of movies, as well as others. All i stated was that he needed a mustache to be accurate. You didnt like that and got your panties in a knot because of it. Lastly, I posted a comment on a second character of yours. Pooter Dood i belive you called him. I didnt say he looked terrible. I didnt say your "artistic" talent was juvenile or that you had none. I didnt say you sucked, or as you put it, sux. I merely said, that your image would have been funnier had the character in question not looked like a street hood. And you threw a tantrum at that one. One that everyone saw. Bet that just boiled you over didn't it? See, after you sent me your email about what a pointy-noised, evil looking gay douchbag of a socialist, aethis, back-stabbing, fat jerk, like all other Canadians, who's mother is a dog that lives under the front poarch and barks and bites people (Your exact words, with typos included), I decided to hand the matter over to our legal team, who will be keeping a close eye on you. See, Muskateer Graphics is not just some fly by night company, Donkeyboy. Not just some free fan-made site, or personal website like your own. We are an 11 year old company, with a multitude of contracts in both Print, TV and Film media behind us. To have some individual attempt to slander our name, as you have threatened to do tonight, means that we will watch, and pursue legal action, if needed. Now, with that said, I decided to look into who you really are Donkeyboy. Ive spoken to quite a few individuals in the last two hours alone, who have crossed paths with you just in the past few months. You, my dear Donkeyboy, are nothing more than an anti- homosexual, anti-liberal, card-carrying member of the RNA redneck, arent you, Donkeyboy? Well, let me tell you, Donkeydood. As a white, Anglo-Saxon Christian (Catholic to be precise), straight Canadian. I am shamed to be in the same hemisphere as someone like yourself. Am I gay? No. I have a beautiful fiancee, who happens to be of the opposite sex to me. But refering to my mother as a dog under the porch? Well, that went a little far. Those that know, that have worked with Muskateer Graphics for years, that have worked with me for years, know that she passed away 3 years ago. So that I took personally. That is why now, you are at the top of MY list, sunshine. That is why now, just watch, you accused me of bullying you? Consider this your only warning. Go back to your sheet-wearing friends in that little Southern town of yours, and share your juvenile attempts at CGI/artwork with them. Because if you so much as rear your pillow-cased head in my direction ever again? Well, put it this way. You won't be the first that MG has filed suit against. Sincerely, POSTED BY JORANGE AT 11:46 ...................................................................................................... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd, 2007 Freebie File Theft - UPDATED First, I want to say a big thank you to those who supported me in regards to my stand against individuals who steal products created by others, whether intentional or not. The owner of the site that I slammed for the theft, Lando, from Strikeforce.net , was super quick to correct the situation, removing the offending file from his site. Lando and I have butted our heads a little this past week, but I want people to fully understand, that he, and Strikeforce, are not to blame. As the owner of the site, he could not have known that one of my items was included in someones download file. For me to expect him to know that would be for me to expect that he knows the creator of every free or for-sale file on the net, which is not possible. Lando and I have buried our hatchet, and he has spoken to the offender personally to ensure that it never happens again. My prop was included by accident, and a promise that it won't happen again has left me happy and content to support Strikeforce.net and Lando. Their site has limited freebies, but is huge on the online comic department. You should check them out, and let them know that Aremis sent ya! Ill be posting a link to them in my link site as soon as I get a banner from them. POSTED BY JORANGE AT 23:31 ...................................................................................................... WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28thth, 2007 Freebie File Theft Recently, I was perusing the Free file section over at Renderosity, seeing whats new, whats hot, whats happenin', man! And I came across a free file titled "Superhero Morphs and Costume", uploaded by an individual named Lando151. This figure is obviously a Batman Rip-Off, since 'Rosity does not permit copyright files, such as Marvel or DC characters, to be distributed on their site (Thank God for Animotions). But its based I believe on the free Poser Dude, and not on the more popular Millenium series from Daz. So normally, I wouldnt have given it a second look. So I clicked on the link to download it, and was re-directed to a website named Strikeforce3.net. With 5 pages of downloads only, it was easy to locate the file quickly. I downloaded it, and loaded it up into Poser. And what did my eyes begat? Im not sure if he has any other stolen items on his other figures on his site, but I recommend you all take a look at his downloads, and see if you recognize anything of yours. I have contacted the *Ahem - Cough* creator *Cough*, and demanded that the file be removed from his site immediatly, as well as removed from 'Rosity. I'll let you all know how it turns out. POSTED BY JORANGE AT 03:31 ...................................................................................................... AppleTV set to fail? Well, this week saw Apple unveil two much anticipated products to the world. But are they going to be as ground breaking and innovative as the iPod was when it was first released? Personally...I doubt it. First, lets discuss the wonderful addition of the AppleTV set-Top Box released by Apple Inc. The AppleTV does have some wonderful benefits. The small compact box, when connected to your television via HDMI or component video and audio, can wirelessly sync to your computer or home network, and stream your iTunes music, iPhoto library, or, yes, even your iTunes Movie and Television programs, straight to your television set. Witth its included hard drive, you can store up to...supposedly...50 hours of televisio, movies, music ect, to watch at anytime, commercial free. From experience, I can say that the 50 hours will be drastically reduced in size if youre using HD film or TV. a PVR with 180 hours of drive space will only offer 20 hours of HD recording, so unless the AppleTV is using a compression never before seen, expect your 50 hours to be eaten up quickly. Now, I have two problems from the first mention of the AppleTV. One that affects everyone, and one that affects Canadian's directly (And I believe certain parts of europe). Firstly, why would anyone want to spend 300$ of their hard earned cash on a box that will only stream or sync what I have on my computer? That means you are locked into iTunes. Sure, you can load in your home movie that you made of your dog chasing a stick. Yeah, you can load up that wonderful 13 hour slideshow from iPhoto of your Aunt Peggy's" sex change operation. Im sorry to admit that, as a supporter of Apple, but its the truth. As well, We already know that Microsoft is going to be offering the same thing, for owners of the Xbox 360 already. Does Apple stand a chance? I highly doubt it. Xbox 360 already owns the gaming community (Rest in pieces, Sony), has an established client base, and content ready to deliver. So Apple is coming to the Digital Party too late with no gifts for the hosts and wearing mismatched socks. Now the big problem to me, and this affects all Canadian's, and possibly many European's as well. Because Apple has forgotten who has kept them afloat through the Gil Amelio Years, through the years of more than 40 MAcintosh computers on the market, through the years of needing a third and fourth mortgage to purchase a Macintosh computer. As an admited Apple Geek, with many many Apple products to my name, and many more than have been sold into slavery, I for one will not be investing in a product that does not give me control. Maybe next year, Mr. Jobs. POSTED BY JORANGE AT 21:56 ...................................................................................................... Happy 2007 Well, 2006 has come and come, and a lot happened throughout the year, both memorable and not so memorable. But overall, it was a good year. But it's now been put to rest, and time to look forward to the future, a new year, new memories, new experiences and adventures. Recently, the Manager of Career Services for Herzing College here in Ottawa contacted me about possibly using me to assist with their new 3D graphics and animation course, both in teaching and in accepting co-op students within Muskateer Graphics' environment. Im currently working on some new products that will hopefully be available soon on select sites for sale. Keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground for more information. Rang in a wonderful New Year with my lovely lass Andrea, and her friends Meghan and Marc. Celebrated at "Ottawa On Top", the tallest NYE celebration in Ottawa. Had a wonderful dinner, and danced our pattooties off. But alas, the old boy can't go like he use to, and the night ended around 1:30am. Im looking forward to another great year of work with Bell Canada, offering many new videos I hope. Can't speak too much about it yet (Heck, evn I dont have too many details yet), and can't wait to launch the new "Jeffrey Orange Studios" photography website, sometime in mid to late January. I hope the New Year saw you and your families happy and peaceful, and that each of you experiences the greatest joys the whole year to come. I thank you sincerely for the support you have given Muskateer Graphics as a whole, and myself as an individual, over the past year, and look forward to bringing you more great artwork, files and of course, some new freebies, in the year ahead. More to come. POSTED BY JORANGE AT 11:41 PM ......................................................................................................
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JEFFREY W. ORANGE Jeff Orange, the owner and artist behind www.muskateergraphics.com, intends to take over the world by introducing his creativity and madness into every artistic medium he can. Currently a graphic artist and private video producer, Jeff graduated from Algonquin College with a diploma in film. With 17 years experience behind the camera as a director, cameraman and film editor, 12 years in the graphics industry, and 11 years in the 3D graphics world, Jeff strives to master his work with every new concept he launches. Jeff can be contracted for any work you need, in any style. ............................................................................................................ PREVIOUS POSTS ............................................................................................................ ARCHIVES |
