Animated Gif Files from Head Like An Orange

The blog Head Like An Orange has some amazing animated gifs, a veritable cornucopia of mesmerizing, moving imagery. This is a fun, brief pit stop during your travels through the series of tubes known as the Internet.

LINK

Welcome To Rapture: A Look At Bioshock

This is another post about a video game, but even if you're not into video games I think you'll enjoy your introduction to the city of Rapture.

Rapture is the setting for the video game Bioshock, one of the most popular and widely acclaimed video games of the year when it came out. Bioshock led to an equally terrific sequel, and a third game called Bioshock Infinite, which takes place in a city that is suspended high in the air.

Rapture is a city that exists at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, a gorgeous Art Deco metropolis conceived by the capitalist Andrew Ryan, built in 1946. The buildings are connected by reinforced glass tunnels and by a network of bathyspheres that residents use to get around. A completely self sustaining metropolis, it has buildings where trees and fresh fruit and vegetables are grown, and power is provided by the volcanic activity the city sits on. 

Ryan's goal in building Rapture was to create a capitalist society free of religion and government, where any citizen could achieve for their own gain. The "world's best and brightest" were granted freedom of will and choice in Rapture, unrestrained by government, religion and similar established institutions. 

Rapture was intended to be a secret city; the world was never meant to learn of its existence. This led to smuggling by a mob boss called Fontaine, and ultimately to Ryan's downfall. In 1958 a civil war broke out between Fontaine and Ryan, and one of the weapons used were genetic enhancements that gave the user super powers.

By 1960, Rapture was on the verge of collapse, the city severely damaged by the civil war, its citizens driven insane by their use of genetic enhancements. This is where the video game Bioshock begins.

Jack, the main character, is in a plane which plunges into the North Atlantic, and is the only survivor. Rising from the North Atlantic is a small tower with a bathysphere. With no where else to go, Jack gets in and is taken to Rapture.

Watch the video below to take a tour of Rapture. This is video of the game play without commentary; your tour of Rapture begins at the 2:15 mark, with Jack trying to survive the plane crash. Your arrival at Rapture takes place at the 5:55 mark. Upon arriving, Jack realizes how dangerous Rapture has become. He will have to fight to survive in this once gorgeous city.

The most mesmerizing feature of Bioshock is the incredible design of the city and all the little details that serve to make you forget you are playing a video game. You are completely immersed in this world, and every level, even in its disrepair, is utterly gorgeous. Here are some snapshots of Rapture.

One of the most iconic and memorable inhabitants of Rapture are the Big Daddies. 

Big Daddies are genetically enhanced human beings who have had their skin and organs grafted into an enormous diving suit. Their primary purpose is to protect Little Sisters while they escort them around Rapture. 

Little Sisters are young girls who have been genetically altered and mentally conditioned to reclaim a substance called ADAM from the corpses in Rapture. 

ADAM is the raw form of the unstable stem cells that can be genetically manipulated to give the person injecting it amazing properties, but also causes cosmetic and mental damage to people. In the end, the user will have to take in more and more ADAM just to remain sane and healthy, progressively deteriorating as they do so.


Below is another tour of Rapture, when a Big Daddy and Little Sister are first encountered. Note the Art Deco details of the buildings. Rapture is crumbling, but it must have been a magnificent city in its heyday. If such a place existed I would have loved to have live there.

• Rapture City Archives - A collection of pictures, signs, and posters of Rapture for you to remember your visit by

• Bioshock Wiki - The definitive guide to all things Bioshock 

• The Brothers Rapture - An impressive fan film about a pair of brothers and their genetic-altering experiments in the city of Rapture

• Big Daddy Costume - Volpin Props founder Harrison Krix makes astoundingly accurate movie and video game props, and documents each step in the process. His most ambitious project was a full size wearable Big Daddy costume. See the whole process from start to finish!

• Big Daddy Photoshoot at Acquarium - Krix was given permission to have his Big Daddy costume photographed, along with a Little Sister, during Dragoncon at the acquarium, and teh results are phenomenal. Check them out! He also documents the building of the ADAM syringe HERE

Retro Boats From Days Gone By

The always epic blog Dark Roasted Blend has a superb collection of gorgeous boats of all kinds, from a classier era, when things were designed with care and craftsmanship. The above boat is one of the most sought after creations in boating, a Cadillac Sea Lark. Only five were made; it was a concept boat, and it had tail fins - tail fins! - on it. This is one gorgeous boat. Below is a picture of a surviving example in need of restoration.

Check out the rest of the pictures from this epic blog post HERE.

image source: The Hawk & Buzzard

Stamp Money Out Of Politics With Your Own Stamp

By now many people realize that politicians do not represent them, they represent the money.

Money that flows from huge corporations, super PACs, and entrenched political interests, all of whom are bent on protecting their interests over those of everyone else's, to the detriment of this country.

So who's listening to the rest of us? Those of us who are trying to make a living in a system that increasingly works against us, instead of for us?

Make your voice heard by stamping your cash with a cool stamp! Your message will be circulated and shared through the financial system; every bill you stamp will reach about 875 people. And yes, it's legal to write or stamp images on U.S. currency.

The goal of the Stampede project is to stem the vast surge of money into our elections from corporate and special interests, interests that rob you of your voice in government. This past election saw the most money being raised in history. This requires a constitutional amendment, backers of the project are 25% there. Read more about this goal HERE.

I love this idea, and I bought a stamp. I'm going to be stamping all the currency that crosses my palm. If enough people participate, it will send a message that Congress just cannot ignore.

To buy your stamp, and learn more, click on the dollar bill below. Get stamping!

Cosplay Does Not Equal Consent

Costuming and Harassment

This graphic fills me with anger and sadness at the same time,

It is a symptom of things that happen at comic book and costuming conventions, and is so completely unacceptable I don't even know where to begin.

Costuming is about exploring and expressing a different part of your personality in a fun way, of showing your support and enthusiasm for your favorite movie, TV show, character or genre. It is about meeting other creative people, and most of all it is about having FUN.

Behavior depicted in this graphic is offensive and cruel, and should not be tolerated. At all.

Making fun of a person's body style or inappropriate touching is never acceptable, even if that person is in costume, especially if that person is in costume. People in costume, more often women than men, are sometimes subjected to groping, lewd comments or unwanted advances because of the costumes they are wearing. For some reason some people seem to think that because a costume is involved, the rules don't apply. 

(image source: thumbcramps)

If I see verbal abuse I will be stepping up in a heartbeat to challenge those doing it, you can count on that. "Hey tough guy. Want to pick on someone? Pick on ME. I'm right here, take your best shot."

People in the costuming and cosplay community are starting to speak out with a campaign called Cosplay Does Not Equal Consent. Being in costume does NOT give another person the right to:

• touch you inappropriately
• insult you because of your body size, shape or style
• take upskirt pictures, or other types of lewd snapshots
• assume you are sexually promiscuous and available for a date

Behavior like this is a form of bullying, and I don't react well to bullies. In fact I get very angry very quickly when I see someone getting bullied, and believe you me, I WILL step up. I have no problem at all confronting bullies.

It is sometimes argued, "Those women are wearing skimpy costumes! What do you expect??"

This is offensive blame-the-victim reasoning, the same kind of reasoning that tries to shift blame to victims of rape because of the way they are dressed. It doesn't MATTER how a person is dressed; even if a person is naked, there is still no excuse or any inappropriate touching. Cosplay does not equal consent. End of discussion.

If you go to cons, you can be a part of this as well. Stand up for yourself and others, and let people who act like this know this:  just because you are wearing a costume does not mean you're fair game. Most people I know in the costuming community will not tolerate behavior like this, and if we stand up to such people, everyone can have a good time.

LINKS:

• The Beginnings of CONsent

• Cosplay Does Not Equal Consent Tumblr Page

• Cosplayers Have A Message To Perverts

• Characters Confront Sexism In Character

DOCUMERICA Project by the Environmental Protection Agency

Two years after President Richard Nixon created the Environmental Protection Agency, the newly created agency sent out 100 photographers to document the state of the environment in the country, and captured images of pollution, neglect and decay, not to mention images of life in the 1970s. These photos represent a fascinating time capsule of life at the beginning of a decade when the environmental movement was in its infancy.

The U.S. National Archives digitized more than 15,000 photographs from the series, all of which are available on the Flickr photo sharing website. I could spend hours looking at these old photos. Below are some of the more striking pictures which stirred people to action to save the environment.

These are pictures that launched an environmental movement, a movement which seems to have foundered, if this depressing poll is indication. Come on, people - this is the only planet we have.

Documerica Project by the Environmental Protection Agency

The Crying Indian Commercial

The 1970s' environmental movement also led to the creation of the iconic "crying Indian" commercial which sought to raise awareness of the toll pollution was taking on our environment. The American Indian in the commercial was Iron Eyes Cody, who claimed Cherokee-Cree ancestry, and was a huge supporter of Indian rights, and was in more than two hundred movies (learn more about him HERE). This commercial defined the early environmental movement in the 1970s. 

Escape The Rut: Embrace Your Creative Side For Better Living

Falling into a rut means you are following tried-and-true but well worn steps instead of taking a chance or exploring new areas. What is the primary reason we do this?

Fear. Most people make their decisions based on some level of fear. “If I try that, I might fail.”, or “If I do this, others will think poorly of me.” or the big one: “If I take a chance, I might end up living in a van down by the river.” Fear is the biggest factor that holds people back from trying new things and fulfilling their dreams. I better not chance it; it’s just too risky.

Don’t get me wrong; we live in dire economic conditions right now. There are millions of people in this country out of work or under-employed, so there are real-world consequences to going off on a new path on a whim. The fear of losing something is the biggest hindrance to new thought processes. “I’m just trying to hold onto what I have.”

But, do not let this fear be an excuse for not stretching your mind in different directions. Take your mind off its leash from time to time and let it run free, without restrictions. In my drawing classes, the biggest challenge I see my students struggle with is their inability to let go and create spontaneously. When sketching, they hesitate, they judge themselves critically, they get frustrated when a masterpiece does not emerge right away.

This is a symptom of our society’s relentless demands for conformity and success: don’t act so weird. Watch what you say. You’re not good enough. Don’t make people feel uncomfortable. Better not say that, someone might get offended. Just keep it to yourself. You can’t do that, are you crazy?! If you can just go ahead and stay in that box, that would be grrreat, mm-kay? Thanks a bunch. 

Coupled with that is a fear of failure. Our society teaches us, constantly, that failure is shameful and to be avoided at all costs. This is why every student gets a trophy, so no one will fail. This mind-set is why innovation in business is shriveling. Newsflash: FAILURE IS PART OF LIFE. Get used to it. You will fail (and have probably failed at some point in your life in the past). Trying to avoid failure is like trying to pretend the sun won’t come up in the morning. No one gets a free pass from failure. Myself, I’ve learned more from my failures than I've ever learned from my successes. The more comfortable you are with the concept of failure, the more you’ll be able to learn from it when it happens.

Some of the greatest entrepreneurs were people who launched projects most people thought were ridiculous. When Walt Disney began building Disneyland in Anaheim it was widely derided; people called the park Walt’s Folly. Disney had setbacks and failures, but he never quit, despite what people thought. Steven Schussler, founder of the Rainforest Cafe restaurants, was so passionate about his concept he built an artificial rain forest in his house to attract investors. His house even got raided by the DEA, who thought the high energy usage meant he was growing pot. It took TWO YEARS before he attracted an investor who would give him a chance, and the rest is history. His autobiography, “It’s A Jungle In There” is an excellent read.

Here is my suggestion: take your mind off the leash and engage in some kind of creative endeavor, whether it be drawing, painting, sculpting, fixing old cars or even quilting. And when you do this, DON’T CARE. I’ll say that again: DO NOT CARE.  Get your analytic mind out of this process! It has no place here. Create without thought, without judgment, without reservation. Do not think. DO. When you do this, you will get into that special place called the ZONE, the place where you are operating on pure instinct, and your creativity is flowing almost without any conscious thought. It is in the zone where some of your best insights and ideas will emerge, because those ideas are not constrained by your fearful, logic-based restrictions. It’s a lot like meditation.

In your career or job search, this creative spirit will serve you well. You’ll come up with different angles on old problems. You’ll have a different insight than your contemporaries because you have let your mind out of its box. If you’re job searching, try something new. Do you have a skill you can profit from? Why not see if you can turn it into a business? Is there a need which is being unmet somewhere you can exploit? Find out if you can exploit it. Is there an area you've never explored because it’s too different, or “out there”? EXPLORE IT!

We’re in a new age, people. What worked yesterday will not work tomorrow. To get to someplace you've never been, you have to do something you've never done. One of the best places to start is to set aside time to unshackle your mind and let it run free. You might be surprised where it takes you.

When Flying Didn't Suck

Believe it or not, there was a time when flying was actually fun, when passengers were treated with respect. 

Passengers didn't have to take off their shoes, submit to overbearing and surly TSA agents who treat everyone as enemies, endure the contempt and atrocious treatment of the airlines and suffer the results of relentless fees and cattle car conditions.

Yes, there was a time when the journey was part of the fun of traveling. We'll never see those days again, sadly, but the blog Gizmondo has a cool gallery of images from an era when passengers were treated like human beings instead of cattle.

Enjoy, and have a nice flight!

Scenes From When Flying Was Still Civilized

Can Republicans Be Saved?

I rarely put political posts on this blog, because this is an arts blog, but this article in the New York Times is really fascinating. The Republican party received a shocking thrashing during the last presidential election, and the party is in trouble. Deep trouble. In fact, the Republican party literally faces a slow extinction.

Young Republicans, alarmed at this prospect, are trying to alert the old guard of this impending extinction if they don't change, but the GOP leadership is stuck in denial. The principles of Republicanism aren't necessarily wrong; it's the right-wing extremism that's killing the party. They ignore it at their peril.

Can The Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence?

Pulp Magazine Cover Generator

The website PULP-O-MIZER is a huge very cool generator of retro 1930s-era pulp magazines. You can select the retro-future backgrounds, the characters, the titles and the name of the magazine. The images have that worn, faded edge look that give them their vintage charm, and best of all it's free! Download your creation in both Facebook-friendly format, or blog post format. Below are two magazine covers I created using this cool website.

The digital images are not extremely high resolution; for a price, you can have high-resolution images of your creations put on coffee mugs, iPad cases, notebooks and posters. This is a very cool site that is loads on fun.

PULP-O-MIZER

Etch-A-Sketch Inventor Passes Away

Sad news from the world of toys: Andre Cassagnes, the inventor of the iconic Etch-A-Sketch, passed away today.

Cassagnes came up with the idea of creating images with a joystick and aluminum powder, and the toy has been a cultural icon ever since its invention in 1960, being named one of the 100 most memorable and creative toys of the 20th century.

To read more about Andre Cassagnes' iconic invention, click HERE.

To learn how the Etch-A-Sketch works, click HERE.

The New York Times has a great story HERE. 

(image credit: New York Times)

Top Posts of 2012

Another end of the year is upon us, and from all of us here at Magnum Arts (meaning myself, since this is a one-man operation), we want to wish you and your loved ones a safe, enriching and fulfilling holiday season. Thank you for visiting my blog and hopefully you've enjoyed the content. It's been a fun year, and next year promises to be even better. There are big things planned, and you'll be able to stay on top of them through this blog.

To celebrate the end of the year, I've put together my list of top posts of 2012, so they won't be forgotten. Enjoy!

• The Empire Invades The Forum -  Star Wars characters host Star Wars Night at the Tampa Bay Times Forum

• Disney's Animal Kingdom and EPCOT -  A visit to two theme parks, with more cool pictures, including fireworks!

• Fireworks In Paradise -  Fourth of July on the beach, with spectaucular fireworks pictures. Be sure to check this one out

• A Tribute To Ernest Borgnine -  A legend of movies and TV passes away this year, and the world is a sadder, less fun place because of it. Rest in peace, Ernest. We miss you down here.

• Saving A Sailor's Home -  Strangers come together to move a sailboat from the beach, and I was in the water with them, documenting the amazing event

• Snake vs. Batman -  Dragoncon pictures of Snake Plissken fighting Batman courtesy of Atlas Photography, who staged the photo shoot

• Christmas In Orlando - While not technically a 2012 post, this Christmas post from 2011 will hopefully put you in the Christmas spirit!

Saving The Bridge of the Enterprise

Ars Technica has a fascinating profile of Huston Huddleston, a man use used his own money to rescue what remained of bridge replicas of the USS Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The sets, particularly the captain's chair, are in rough shape and are being restored. When the bridge is completed, Huddleston wants to use the bridge for interactive tours, weddings and charity events.

LINK

Give Yourself Permission To Suck At Something

Newsflash: It's okay to suck at something you do. Give yourself permission.

I tell my students that failure is a good thing. Embrace your failures as a learning opportunity. Failure is how you learn. I've learned more from my failures than I've ever learned from my successes.

This is a good video that reminds you that whenever you are learning a skill, be it drawing, flying a kite, building something, working on your car, you are going to suck at it for awhile.

Be comfortable with that, and give yourself permission. No one is a master of something right off the bat. The link below is worth reading to remind us that it's important to give ourselves permission to suck at something.

Permission To Suck

Costumes On A Budget: A How-To Guide

It's Halloween! Time for costumes!

I do costuming a lot, not just on Halloween. But for a lot of people, Halloween is the only time of year they dress up in a costume, and often the biggest challenge is how to put together a costume without spending scads of money. 

A costume does not have to be elaborate; just look at the woman on the left. This is a simple costume that works: an empty picture frame, elegant dress and empty wine glass. Presto! A living painting!

I went to a Dragoncon panel this year called Costuming On A Budget and picked up some great tips for gathering materials for costumes without spending tons of money.

So here, for the low, low price of FREE, are ideas for costuming on a budget.

The first step is to either decide what costume you want to create, or find inspiration by looking at other costumes, or through the effort of gathering materials. 

For example, one costume I might put together at some point is a used car salesman.

I'll go to Goodwill, or the Salvation Army thrift stores and find the most god-awful, hideous looking suit I can find, an equally ugly tie and tacky shoes. A cheap cigar would be a nice touch as well.

Presto! I'm a sleazy, fast-talking used car salesman! This costume may cost me twenty or thirty bucks, tops, maybe even less.

"What's it gonna take to put you in this baby today?  I'm talking about a last-chance deal, and I'll hafta check with my manager on this y'understand, but if you're ready to drive her home today,  I'll throw in white wall tires,  AM radio,    windshield wipers and brand new hubcaps. So whaddya say?"

Even if you're not sure if you can use what you find but like it anyway, snag it. Organize your costume raw materials in bins, drawers or shelves, so that you have a good supply of raw materials. You never know when you can use something. 

Always be on the lookout for nifty looking objects that can be re-purposed.

For example, the accessories for my Half Life 2 Civil Protection costume included the spools from my weed whacker. The spools had an interesting pattern, so I save them when they run dry.

I go to Army/Navy stores and thrift stores a lot as well, which are also good sources of materials.

Then when I get back home, I modify, sew, paint, adjust and re-fit what I've found.

Costuming is an art; it requires imagination and creativity. Embrace yours!

So, without further ado, here are some great suggestions for costuming on a budget!

• Make friends with local business to get reduced pricing on cast-off or surplus materials. Introduce yourself and ask if they ever throw away excess raw materials. Machine shops, plumbing supply wholesalers, tool and die companies are all good places to obtain cast off materials you can use to make costume components

• Ask the people of Goodwill what they have that hasn't been put out on the shelves yet. Sometimes the good stuff gets snatched up as soon as it's brought out, so grab it before that happens

• The battery panels/compartments from kids' toys make great looking components for robotic or steampunk costumes

• Let people know you'll take their cast off appliances, clothing, toys and other unwanted items they have

• Look for purses at thrift stores (men, I'm talking to you now). Purses have interesting buckles, fasteners and other decorative pieces that would make good costume elements

• Used kids clothing often has interesting patterns and textures, so go through the racks at thrift stores. You can cut up the clothes to re-purpose them

• Dumpsters can be a great place to find some interesting items for costuming, if you're willing. In fact there's a whole sub-culture of people who save scads of money by dumpster diving, so much so that they have secret places they go to. If you dumpster dive,   be safe and do the following: wear thick gloves and boots so you don't get cut, and sterilize everything you bring home immediately. There's an interesting article about dumpster diving HERE.

• Fabric from furniture can be a fantastic source of material for costumes. If you see a couch or chair left by the curb intended to be thrown away, and you like the fabric, cut away the fabric and take it home. Make sure the fabric is not too heavily stained or soiled of course; you want to be choosy. But sometimes couches are upholstered in nicely worn leather, suede, velour and other sturdy materials. You might want to be quick about it; some people might not understand.

• Freecycle websites are good places for costume hunting

• Post-Halloween sales are golden opportunities to pick up costuming pieces on the cheap. The temporary stores that pop up every year to sell costumes need to get rid of all their unsold merchandise, so go and stock up

• Barter with people to obtain materials. If you have a skill or service you can offer, see if you can trade it for something in return

• Curb alerts through the local paper or Craigs List are good places to obtain good stuff

• Luggage abandoned by passengers at airports can be good places to find all sorts of things. Periodically airports will auction or sell off their inventory of lost luggage. Find out when they do

• Pawn shops are good places to obtain tools and props on the cheap. Why buy new tools when you can buy good used ones?

• Don't scrimp on tools, however. Buy good, name brand ones. You'll be using your tools a lot, and they need to hold up. If you buy cheap tools and they either don't work, or wear out, you're not saving yourself any money. Go for the Dremels, the Craftsman and Stanley tools

• Old clocks are great sources of metal springs and gears for steampunk costumes. More modern clocks have all plastic works, so look for older ones at thrift stores. Take them apart and salvage their inner workings

• Old printers have interesting components that can be used for costuming, such as gears, printer heads and circuit boards

• 2 liter soda bottles can make excellent space suit oxygen tanks. Simply spray paint them yellow, or silver, or orange, and detail with other components and presto! Air tanks!

So...what are you waiting for...?? Go out and put together a cool costume!!

Drawing Classes Begin Soon!

UPDATED

The Cartooning and Drawing demo I conducted at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg was a big success; I had to add a second table for the people who came in for free five minute drawing lessons. If you are interested in learning more about the classes, check out this page, or e-mail me at magnumarts1@gmail.com.










Here's a fun retro promo image I created to promote the drawing classes that will soon begin at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, and, with any luck, the Dunedin Fine Arts Center. 

The Most Famous Computer You've Never Heard Of

This is the most famous computer you've never heard of.

You've seen it, however, many times, on countless movies and television shows, performing functions it couldn't possibly be capable of performing.

Producers keep using this computer as a visual prop because it looks impressive. Indeed, they keep using it even though it is outdated for the movie or TV show in which it appears.

The computer is technically called the IBM AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central, or Q-7, also known as the SAGE Q-7. 

It was a computerized command and control system developed in the 1950s for Cold War interception used in the Air Force's Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense network.

Each of the 24 centrals weighed 250 tons and had two computers. The AN/FSQ-7 used a total of 60,000 vacuum tubes and up to 3 megawatts of electricity, performing about 75,000 instructions per second for networking regional radars (source: Wikipedia).

To give you an idea of how dated this system is, it used punch cards: cards with strategically placed holes that, once fed into a slot in the computer, would call up information related to that card, fed by reel-to-reel tapes placed in banks of machines.

Below is a video from someone who acquired and restored a Q-7:

This two minute long 1960 film shows the SAGE computer in action, punch cards, spinning tape reels and all, a real nifty piece of retro goodness:

This is a picture of the SAGE Q-7 from an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man (image credit: Mike Loewen). 

The Q-7 has appeared in movies and TV shows, and continues to be used, because nothing is as impressive as all those lights, knobs and switches, even when the tasks the Q-7 are supposedly doing are impossible, or can be done by a computer a fraction of the size. 

The first time the Q-7 was used on TV was in a preposterous Irwin Allen show called The Time Tunnel about a secret government time machine that sent two scientists back through time, at, coincidentally, the exact dates of momentous historical moments. The ridiculous premise involved the scientists bouncing from time to time trying to prevent historical tragedies (not acknowledging the effect this interference would have on the current time line, but whatever...). 

Below is a trailer for The Time Tunnel that shows the Q-7 being used on the show:

This website has a large index of all the movies and television shows the Q-7 has starred in, sorted by decade, with screen caps, along with lots of other interesting information. No doubt you've seen many of these movies and shows.

Wired magazine has an interesting article about some of the more ridiculous uses of computers as props in the movies, read that article HERE.

This website has a large amount of technical information and photographs of the Q-7 SAGE system, which is by now an historical artifact worthy of preservation

Here's one more look at the Q-7 in action, this time from the movie Independence Day