Rstanz

As a Canadian, this pains me to read. Sometimes Canadians like to think their shit doesn’t stink when it comes to the whole “Canadians are nice” thing. But we can be just as ignorant & intolerant as anybody. I think it’s great you can represent your heritage while also being a proud Canadian. That’s what Canada is all about.

I just want to say, congrats on achieving so much. Good luck in Beijing & just remember, no matter what happens, you’ve achieved more in your short lifetime than most will achieve in their full lives. You’re a friggin Olympian dude! And no one can take that away from you!

Can I ask a million questions? Sorry. I’m just very curious. So you have a hole in your abdomen that the bag connects to. Are there things you can’t do? Eat certain foods? How does it work when you want to go out to dinner or to the movies, is the bag under your clothes? Do you still fart? If so, did the scent change?

With there being a hole in your abdomen, is infection a constant worry! Do they bags rip open ever or are they really durable?

Mr. Reeves. Can you go into how you go about selecting aspect ratios? Is it more cost effective to shoot 1.85:1 vs 2.35:1? It seems some directors, yourself included, can squeeze every dime out of their budget, and it shows up on screen(like Cloverfield costing 30 million with jaw dropping production value) while others spend 250 million leaving me wondering where all the money went. Budgets have always interested me. Especially when it comes to CGI.

On Dawn, for example, how much does WETA charge for a rendering of Ceaser? Is it cheaper if they already have the models and data from the first film? Thanks! Can't wait for Friday!

Mr. Giacchino , you are truly the best hope film music has for the future. Most movies seem to lack the major motif driven films of the John Williams era. It just doesn't seem like composers are concerned with writing memorable themes that stay with audiences. Is that just the changing of the times? I've heard studios aren't keen on big John Williams-esque themes anymore. How difficult is it to come up with a great motif like your Incredibles theme or the main "Up" motif. You are the exception to the rule that film music isn't what it once was. I can't hum a single superhero theme from the last 5 years, I know that's a simple way of looking at it, but I miss the motif driven compositions of Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, early James Horner. You and Howard Shore are about the only two who seem to really go that extra mile. Thanks and keep doing what you are doing!

Uri Geller?? The guy who use to claim he could bend spoons for real until The Great James Randi exposed him as a fraud? That dude is your mentor?

Cool beans. You described him as a “kind mentor” though, that’s why I mentioned it.