I Guess We'll Do It That Way

14. Rollers Has a Start Date, Anamorphic Lenses and Earthquakes // The Rollers Diaries Vol. 10


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Catch up on Rollers // Zay is setting some dates on the record: FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Editing Robots // Apparently they exist in some form… Too bad they suck.

A terrible overview of lenses

  • Mainly the difference between anamorphic and spherical lenses.
  • Thank you @RedCamera for the helpful information

How “super” film works // Short version is that they move the soundtrack and use more of the film stock for the image. Here’s the longer version.

Photo Emulsion paint!!!! //

  • This might be the coolest thing ever
  • How to print photos onto objects

“Momento Mori” / “Remember Death.”

The Belly of the Beast // This is the history of the “Brazen Bull.”

The Colosseum in Rome // It was actually built between 70 and 80 AD.


Going back in time with iPhones! //

  • Flappy Bird and the Mario iPhone Game
  • Jon says if he could find some metal he could charge up in iPhone in 70 AD.
  • Here’s a how-to video…for charging a phone without electricity.

New Movie Idea // Guy goes back in time, brings a disease, wipes out Rome at its peak.

"Preppers" // Here are the kind you should apparently avoid

A Conversation about Hiroshima and Nuclear Bombs

  • This man survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki // Tsutomu Yamaguchi
  • Hiroshima, by John Hersey - A first hand account of the blasts there
  • The Hiroshima Peace Museum that Jon visited
  • The Tzar Bomba (the largest explosion ever created). The bomb dropped over Hiroshima was yielded a blast of about 15 kilotons. The Tzar Bomb yielded a blast that was 500,000 kilotons, about 33 times larger.


32:00 // MAIL BAG

  • Ted Turner is building Westworld! // Check out his ranches… It’s insane.
  • Dan Hekman grew up by a Bison Farm
  • Everglades National Park // The most beautiful and terrifying place ever?
  • Adaptation // A film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze // Watch the trailer


Jon and Zay Give some Podcast Recommendations

  • Serial Season 3 // Here’s the website
  • S-Town // One of the finest podcasts ever created
  • Serial Season 1 // It took place near Zay’s House in Baltimore
  • The Polybius Conspiracy (2017) // From Radiotopia
  • Donkey Kong // The video of the world record
  • Filmspotting // Easily one of the best podcasts on film. Period. Find them at filmspotting.net
  • Scuffed // A great soccer podcast you should check it out here

Existential question check in // Do you think you did, or are doing, your life “right?” Don’t forget to write in! And thanks to Archie for giving us a great honest answer. Hit us at [email protected]

54:00 // The inaugural episode of “Libertarian Ranting with Jon and Zay.”

The Greatest Sign Flipper Ever // How does he do it? Lots of wasted time…

Rosemary’s Baby //

  • The Novel (1967) - By Ira Levin
  • Roman Polanski // Sharon Tate // The Manson Murders (1969)

Gimme Shelter (1970) // The documentary chronicles The famous concert at Altamont where the Hell’s Angels stabbed and killed a young black man.

Peter Biskind // Basically the official chronicler of Hollywood

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (1999) // This book is amazing. READ IT.
  • Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film (2005) // This book is also incredible. If you’re interested in working in film, read them BOTH.

Credits and Personal Links:

A Mama Bear Studios Production // Mama Bear Studios’ Website

Produced and edited by: Isaiah Smallman

Executive Producer: Jon Schimpf

Opening music: "The Get Down," Produced by Summer Dregs

Outro music: Composed and Recorded by Tom Paulus and Max Belz

Cover Art by: Nate Giordano

Show Website | ThatWay.fm

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