John is a Director/Showrunner who loves science and lives in Los Angeles, California.
Jeff Lieberman, John Tindall and Matt Kearney pause after wrapping season 2 of "Time Warp". It was quite a ride!
Check out the New York Times Article on TIME WARP .
There was still time to test out a small rocket test stand for turning thrust into rotational motion! This test was done prior to filming for the Ancient Aliens segment on Hero's Engine (which used steam).
It has been a little over one year since principle photography began on "Reign of the Dinosaurs" and it has been a magnificent ride. Both full scale and miniature sets have been created with a collection of young talent who have excelled, rising to the challenges of limited budget and time. My thanks to everyone who worked on my portion of the shoots both at my home studio and on location.
Experiments in the lab get a little heated!
Visits to the Lab
Dr. Zoz Brooks and Chlorine Gas!
During a recent session in the lab, Zoz and Tindall wanted to explore some reactions that they have used in the past on various television shows -- this time the EXPLOSIVE reaction of Chlorine and Hydrogen gas when bombarded with high energy photons (creating Hydrogen Chloride). The reaction chamber was a standard latex condom.
WARNING!!!! This reaction should ONLY be done under supervision! Chlorine Gas is quite deadly, and the reactions used to create this demonstration can easily run away and kill you!
CURRENT HAPPENINGS
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In Other News: Fantastic Shoot in Bay Area!
I had the pleasure of working with Christopher Titus and Scott Messick on a recent shoot outside of San Jose, California. What a blast! We were filming with a real special genius named Ron Patrick (Ron's funny write up). Ron has taken a jet engine and built it into a VW Beetle. Wow! Too much fun. It rips down the runway at over 120 mph but really, there is no top end on this puppy. The sky is the limit -- actually!
The use of a condom as a reaction chamber arrived by careful analysis of items that we had available to us on a Sunday. We had been using test tubes with great success, but were hesitant about scaling up for fear of flying shards of glass. Balloons were the first thought, but we were concerned about the pigments in the rubber acting as a UV filter. Pure latex condoms were acquired at the local pharmacy and indeed they did the trick -- as they usually do...
Scott Messick and Christopher Titus on the tarmac. Photo: Alan Plone
John Tindall, VW Creator Ron Patrick and Scott Messick Photo: Alan Plone
Director of Photography Richard Neil and John Tindall use Tindall's CAM GLIDE on the jet engine. The quick set-up time make for many tasty shots .Photo: Alan Plone
