Sandmerrick, Inc.

Answers, Observations, Objections & Random Illuminations

Shroud HD Gallery on Posterous.com
New Hi-Def photo gallery of Jetrefilm's debut film Shroud on Posterous.com. Check it out! ShroudHD.Posterous.com

Vote for Jetrefilm Entertainment on Twibs.com
Our partner Jetrefilm Entertainment recently joined Twibs.com so be sure to Visit Jetrefilm on Twibs.com

David Jetre Design Gallery on Flickr.com
New Hi-Def design gallery from David Jetre (Creative Director of Sandmerrick, Inc. and founder of Jetrefilm Entertainment) on Flickr.com. David Jetre on Flickr.com

Fantasy Font Design
Actually, I always thought font design was some arcane ritual for some reason. However, I have some extraordinarily intuitive software that is enabling me to rip through some very elegant glyph design for a client's upcoming eBook.

The language in the book is ornate and detailed and is coming out beautifully. Unfortunately, it is not a fast process. With almost 30 characters, I am having to design each one by hand before tracing it, then importing it into the software.

So far, early tests have proved this new fantasy font family renders and scales very cleanly, and exports flawlessly as a True Type Font (*.ttf). Once the client approves the font, we will disclose its name and upper/lower character and numeral sets.

Special characters may not be on this first pass. Also, the fantasy font family will be sold through our upcoming online ecommerce store at www.Sandmerrick.com.

2011 Sandmerrick, Inc. Website Layout
A sneak peek at our upcoming 2011 website layout. Our new site will be far more robust and diversified with dozens of new features. 2011 Sandmerrick, Inc. Website

David Jetre Production Designer Collage
A full page of screencaptures and designs from David Jetre's multiple films, including Shroud©, Knightsilver©, Dominium© and Aldebaran©. David Jetre Design Collage

Faux High Definition Screencaps from A Swingin' Trio
A Swingin' Trio was written and directed by Kelvin Z. Phillips and produced Carla Jackson. The film was shot entirely on the powerful Red One 4K camera system. Visit our design gallery to see the beautiful frames from the upcoming romantic drama. Note: these frame are original, and have not been color graded. Red One Screencaptures

Faux Movie Poster Designs from A Swingin' Trio
Sandmerrick, Inc. designed several fake movie posters for Kelvin Z. Phillips' independent film A Swingin' Trio. In the film, the wife is a successful film producer and Sandmerrick, Inc. mocked up several production posters for her filmography.
Movie Poster Design

Book Jacket Designs for A Swingin' Trio
Sandmerrick, Inc. designed several high quality faux book jackets for Kelvin Z. Phillips' romantic drama A Swining' Trio. Produced by Carla Jackson, the film was shot entirely in Austin, Texas and made use of local printers and vendors to fullfill the printed components of the art direction.
Book Jacket Design

Undercroft Manor Set Design for Shroud
David Jetre served as his own Production Designer and Set Designer on his Civil War drama Shroud. He briefly explains some of the challenges in creating an authentic Civil War setting for the film. Undercroft Manor Set Design

Shroud High Definition Trailer
Jetrefilm Entertainment's Civil War ghost story "Shroud" written and directed by David Jetre. Produced by Edgar Pitts and Daniel Duncan. Shroud High Definition Trailer

Online Link Resource
Quality directory of webmasters actively seeking link exchange. Improve your search engine rankings and link popularity the easy way. Work clever not hard.
Link2Me Directory for SEO Link Exchange

Free Computer Support
Free Computer Support is an Ottawa-based support company that specializes in computer help, security and software installation. Free Tech Support

Studio 930 Intermedia is now Sandmerrick, Inc.™
As of November 1, 2010 Studio 930 Intermedia is officially Sandmerrick, Inc.™.

Our new identity reflects our growth, success and expanded services to our cherished current clients and new ones to come. Our current website www.studio930.com will be transferred to our new URL www.Sandmerrick.com shortly, with a brand new look coming in 2011.

Freelancers Directory Listing Service
FreelanceDesigners.com. Graphic Design

Internet Marketing Directory Listing Service
Internet Marketing Directory

Internet Web Directory Listing Service
Free Web Directory - A human edited web directory offering both free and paid submissions.

SoMuch.com Listing Service
Popular Internet Links directory focused mainly on Computers and Programming but also covers humor, entertainment, news, Medical, Real Estate and Property, Travel, Timeshare and Cruises, Fitness and Bodybuilding, Music and Graphics. Links are updated daily.SoMuch.com

BusinessSeek.biz Listing Service
Find companies, products and services on this comprehensive categorized business to business directory. Offers free and paid submission services to the business sector. Allows the addition of extensive business information on all directory entries.

Visit BusinessSeek.biz Business Directory

Copyspace -- Online Copy Comparison Site
This simple website is a handy tool for determining whether a website’s content has been plagiarized. Simply enter the URL in the search bar and—voila!

www.copyspace.com

This is an important tool for clients paying for original article writing.

Great IT News at ZDNet
ZDNet is a great online resource for IT commentary, trends, blogs and white papers for the technology industry.

www.zdnet.com

An Enduring Respect for Joseph Abboud
Nearlly two decades after I first learned Joseph Abboud had started his own design label (circa 1986) and many fine suits, I still have a great deal of respect for Joseph Abboud, a talented Lebanese-American fashion designer for men.

Simply an amazing sense of style.

www.josephabboud.com

In the words of King Louis of France: “Vanity should be avoided; but every man should dress well, in the manner of his rank, that his wife may the more easily love him.”

That being said, thanks for all the help, Mr. Abboud.

Apple Announces iPhone Software 4.0
The iPhone principle limitation of not accepting 3rd party solutions as well as multitasking boundaries will soon be solved, according to Steve Jobs.

iPhone 4.0 Comming Summer 2010

Adobe's Wonderful Kuler Online Color Palette Picker
Adobe has a great online color theme tool located at http://www.adobe.com/products/kuler/ and it is an invaluable asset for any project for which you need to arrive at a striking color palette.

www.kuler.adobe.com.com

Check it out.

Directory Journal Web Directory
www.dirjournal.com

Stripe Generator 2.0
Another great online asset is Stripe Generator’s Web 2.0 tool.

Diverse and easy-to-use, this tool can quickly knock out any striped pattern for download and use in your design.

www.StripeGenerator.com

Like some many time and labor-saving assets, Stripe Generator is a simple idea that is well executed.

Online Tiled Background Designer
www.BGPAtterns.com

Vector Stock
www.VectorStock.com

Studio 930 Intermedia in 2010
2010 promises to be a unique and profitable year for Studio 930 Intermedia.

We are diversifying our portfolio into new services while reinforcing our core competencies and strategic solutions for new clients.

Over the course of 2009 we have released unprofitable clients, slashed our debt, updgated our software and hardware licenses, expanded our contractor base and reached out to Canada and Europe for new vendor relationships and potential customers not only in the corporate sector, but also the entertainment industry.

So far, so good.

Here’s to record year.

Banking Transactions
Obviously the most reliable and immediate means for the national and international transfer of funds remains the wire transfer.

Internationally, the wire transfer will run you about $75 per transaction, so if you can bundle your payments together you will get more for your money.

Of all the banks I have reviewed so far, Chase seems to be the best candidate for low cost international wire transfer. Obviously, they are international, but moreso, they are one of the few remaining big banks that haven’t been totally compromised by their own greed.

Or so it appears.

Studio 930 Tackles Jetrefilm's Ares Forge
Studio 930 Intermedia is currently assembling concepts for Jetrefilm Entertainment’s proposed feature film Ares Forge.

Set 300 years in the future, Ares Forge is a richly nuanced science-fiction film with a broad spectrum of design needs: starships,weapons, props, scanners, androids, starship interiors, technology assets, probes, debris, logos, armor, mines and other sundry military equipment and ordinance.

As our art department fleshes out these concepts, some will be posted here with the bulk of the designs posted on Studio 930’s upcoming 2010 website.

Stay tuned.

Studio 930 Intermedia on CreativeCow.com
www.creativecow.com

Studio 930 Intermedia Joins Professional on the Web
www.professionalontheweb.com

Studio 930 Intermedia's Creative Director David Jetre on IMDB.com
www.imdb.com

Emergency Sanity-Saving Distractions
While one battles for the proper font sizes, composition, geometry, Flash animations and eye-catching photography, one must sometimes just sit back and relax. At those moments when we feel the most overwhelmed in when addictive little sites like www.casualcollective.com are indulged. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Studio 930 Listed Among Top Design Firms
Studio 930 joins the online registry for design firms at www.topdesignfirms.com/company/6336/studio-930 which catalogs companies based on state.

Production Design Concept Work for War of Choice
Studio 930 recently submitted textured concept art for Joanie Bannister's upcoming sci-fi film "War of Choice. Located on www.creativecow.com the floorplan has both top and side elevations, call-outs, blue prints and other technical specifications. The massive illustration is also showcased at www.indietalk.com.

4K Digital Cinema Underwater Images
Gates Underwater Products has neat little case for the new 4K Red One camera system at www.gateshousings.com

Box Office Receipts Up Over 15% From 2008
A recent report from the National Association of Theatre Owners shows that U.S. Box Office Receipts are up over 15% versus this same time last year. History has shown that Box Office Receipts have increased 7 out of 10 times during such economic difficulties.

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