BookSmart 2.0


Land of Lincoln Book
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Blurb.com has released the 2.0 version of BookSmart, the software used to create this and many others…

The main upgrade is the freedom of layout, at last. Now, you can edit any page, arranging and text box with no limits. Also, if you are a experienced InDesign user, you may use your favourite tool and upload a PDF to Blurb. Or… if you use ANY other design tool to create your , the only thing you must be aware is sizes and margins, and create a PDF. Blurb offers templates for InDesign software and general guidelines for any other tool you wanna use.

Now, freedom is the main word of Blurb publishing site. Now, is my very fisrt option to build this !

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New pictures arrived

From Geoff Hutchins, ridleywille, three interesting pictures to add. Do you recognize the items? Are all …. wow!

Nuevas imágenes recibidas

De Geoff Hutchins, ridleywille, tres nuevas imágenes para añadir. ¿Reconoces los objetos? Todos ellos fueron usados en pantalla… ¡olé!

Cop badges

Cop badges

Voight-Kampff operator manual!

Voight-Kampff operator manual!

General view of cop badges diorama

General view of cop badges diorama

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The Vid-Phone report

Commented yet in the main blog of My Blade Runner collection, this Vid-Phon report is only a starting point to develop a more accurated and complete report about these “futuristic” booths used in the . In fact, only the pictures could be of any use. 20 pages plenty of comments and references are not worthy from a technical point of view. But as a fanzine, and related to the fans, its a perfect piece. It lacks blueprints and so on, but anyway, still interesting as a whole. Mrs. Takeda take a freat effort to acomplish it.

El informe del Vid-Phone

Comentado ya mi blog principal My Blade Runner, este informe sobre el Vid-Phone es sólo un punto de partida para desarrollar un informe mucho más completo y riguroso sobre estas cabinas “futuristas” utilizadas en la película. En realidad, sólo pueden utilizarse sus imágenes. Las 20 páginas llenas de comentarios y referencias no valen la pena desde el punto de vista puramente técnico. Pero como fanzine, y en relación a los fans, es una pieza interesante. Carece de planos y demás, pero de todos modos sigue siendo interesante en su conjunto. El Sr. Takeda se tomó muchas molestias para poder realizarlo.

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Gaff hat

Is Gaff wearing more than one in the movie? Watching the following pictures, I’m able to confirm, at most, two different hats used. The last one could be the same that appears in the first picture, but… I have a little doubt about it. What do you think?

El de Gaff

¿Viste Gaff más de un en la película? Viendo las siguientes imágenes, soy capaz de confirmar que al menos utiliza dos sombreros distintos. El último posiblemente es igual al que aparece en la primera imagen, pero… tengo una pequeña duda al respecto. ¿Qué opinas tú?

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Published at Propsummit:

Ok my friends!!!

A decision has been taken. The book will be edited by services. Thus, there are some side effects. Not bad at all:

1. No interest, pre-order or order list will be necessary from now. I’m glad to have you in the list, and wanna thank you your enthusiast, but, must be ordered directly from .com. Thus, I cannot take orders personally.

2. The offer 2×1 to the very first 100 orders are not in effect. In fact, this offer only would be feasible if 100 orders (at least) were taking effect. It’s not the case. But…

3. The 96 page limit is overrided. Also the original size. Size will be, at least, 25×20 or 20×25, with a possibility to be bigger (but cost is an issue). Pages could be extended to 280 without change the original (around $75,00). Thus, the 2×1 offer is irrelevant… you will have almost THREE , and bigger ones, for the same …. :D

4. will be limited to props till the limited 250-280 pages are filled. Then, this will be a “props only edition”.

5. An especial edition “no limits” will be done…. with more information about BR, bibliography, merchandising, , collections and so on. Perhaps extended to more , like sequels, videogames, soundtracks (especial attention to bootlegs), and so on… until full 400 pages limit. This especial edition will be not cheap, but… more complete.

6. TIME. I cannot plan, now, timings… Props are popping out here and there everyday… everyweek… I receive new props for my own private collection, I discover props from other collectors, and, you know, this is a non stop race… THUS…. I wanna ensure a good and abroad selection of props for this very first book about this topic. BUT… I must cut the development time. Several months, perhaps 1 year, must be the limit, and no more. I will make my own calculations and decide this very important parameter. You may, meanwhile, make your comments about this.

7. Collection period. As in the previous point, FOR NOW THERE IS NO LIMIT, but… I will happy to have your contributions asap. And your signed permissions too… :D I don’t want to have troubles with a fan project… Yeah, I’ll add a little fee to each book, of course! but my investment is so high to avoid more money off for a lack of forms. A simple document given non exclusive rights to publish your and articles, will be enough.

8. Brochures. Yes. .com have a nice feature, DEMO. It permits to watch some pages before decide. But… another possibility is to make a “brocheure edition” of, for example, 40 pages, very cheap, to “test” de form, quality and . I think could be useful to all of you, while the final volume are developed.

9. Shipping cost. Well, if you reside in US/Canada, the shipping cost will be very cheap, and the rest, well, I will be the first paying some high costs of shipping… but… it’s life… :D

10. Free copies (for any reason) cannot be available from me. I could buy some copies to re-distribute, but shipping costs will be 10 times the real cost (for US/Canada destinations) and for the rest, double shipping. I’ll study the way to give some especial free copies, but is not easy. I prefer to give you more content for the same .

That’s all for this status update. Same text will be published at Propsummit.com. This blog will be the daily journal and status control of the project from now to the end. An then, the support site.

Any questions, of course, will be answered here and there, no matter.

Joan

Artículo publicado en Propsummit:

¡Ok amigos míos!

He tomado una decisión. El será editado a través del servicio de . Así pues, se producen algunos efectos laterales, y no son malos precisamente:

1. A partir de ahora no será necesaria una lista de interesados o de pedidos previos. Estoy muy contento de tenerte en la lista, y agradezco mucho todo el entusiasmo vertido hasta ahora, pero, los libros tiene que ser pedidos directamente a .com. Por tanto, no podré registrar los pedidos personalmente.

2. La oferta 2×1 para los primeros 100 pedidos ya no tiene sentido ni efecto. De hecho esta oferta sólo podía ser efectiva si realmente se producían 100 pedidos como mínimo. No es el caso, pero…

3. El límite de 96 páginas será pasado por alto. También el tamaño original. El tamaño real ahora será, como mínimo, de 25×20 o 20×25, con posibilidad de un formato aún mayor (aunque el coste es considerable). El número de páginas puede ser extendido hasta 280

3. The 96 page limit is overrided. Also the original size. Size will be, at least, 25×20 or 20×25, with a possibility to be bigger (but cost is an issue). Pages could be extended to 280 sin cambiar el precio original (alrededor de $75,00). Así pues la oferta 2×1 es irrelevante… obtendrás casi TRES libros, y más grandes, por el mismo precio…. :D

4. Las temáticas se limitarán a los props hasta que se llene el límite de 250-280 páginas. Por tanto, será una edición “sólo props”.

5. Se realizará una edición “sin límites”…. con más información sobre BR, bibliografía, merchandising, libros, colecciones, etc. Quizás se extienda a más temas, como secuelas, videojuegos, bandas sonoras (especial atención a los bootlegs), etc… hasta llenar las 400 páginas que hay como límite. Esta edición especial no será barata…. pero muy completa.

6. TIEMPO. No puedo planificar timings ahora… Los props aparecen por todas partes, cada día… cada semana… Recibo nuevos props para mi propia colección, descubro los de otros coleccionistas, y, como sabes, esta es una carrera sin final…. POR TANTO…. quiero asegurar una buena y amplia selección de props para este primerísimo sobre este tema. PERO…. debo cortar el tiempo de desarrollo. Meses, quizás un año debería ser el límite, y no más. Tengo que hacer mis propios cálculos y decidir este importante parámetro. Mientras tanto, puedes hacer todo tipo de comentarios sobre este punto.

7. Tiempo de recolección. Como en el punto anterior, POR AHORA NO HAY FECHA LIMITE, pero… estaría contento de tener todas las contribuciones cuanto antes posible. Y los permisos firmados también… :D No quiero tener problemas con un proyecto de aficionado… Si, evidentemente cargaré una pequeña comisión por , ¡por supuesto! Pero mi inversión ya ha sido lo bastante alta como para evitar malgastar dinero por faltar a las formas. Un simple documento dando permiso sin exclusividad para publicar tus fotos y artículos, será suficiente.

8. Muestras. Si. .com tiene una opción interesante, DEMO. Permite ver algunas páginas del antes de decidirse. Pero… otro posibilidad es crear una “edición demostrativa”, por ejemplo de unas 40 páginas, barata, para “comprobar” el formato, la calidad, las imágenes. Creo que sería útil para todos, mientras el volumen final se va desarrollando.

9. Coste de envío. Bien, si resides en USA o Canadá el coste de envío será muy barato. Para el resto, bueno, yo seré el primero en pagar un poco más por recibir los libros… pero eso es así…. :D

10. Copias gratuítas. Las copias gratis, por la razón que fuera, no estarán disponibles por mi parte. Podría comprar varias copias para redistribuirlas, pero los costes de envío se multiplicarían por 10 desde el origen en USA hasta redistribuirlas. Estudiaré la forma de obsequiar con algunas copias gratis, pero no es fácil. Prefiero ofrecer más contenido sin elevar el precio del .

Esto es todo para esta actualización de estado de la cuestión. El mismo texto ha sido publicado en Propsummit.com.

Para cualquier duda, puedes usar este blog, o cualquiera de los foros en los que me encuentro.

Joan

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A JW Bottle tribute

Two long years to produce a unique and fatastique replica of one of the most wanted props in the : The . It’s very nice to see how each of the lucky people that now has one of these rare pieces, has labeled, decorated, filled, and taken of the bottle alone or bundled with some other props related.

I have a dream… :) A pair of pages, perhaps more(?) devoted to these fan , to show the particular devotion of each one of us.

Here is mine. Still unfinished, unlabeled, like the very first day I’ve received it. Cannot think about labeling and so on for now…

My bottle

My bottle

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Props tab – TOC

A new tab has been added: Props.

It contains the (ever updating) Table of Contents, or better, the list of props taht will be included in the book. Anytime I get a new prop, or a contributor give me data, info and about a new prop, I will add it to this list.

Take it as a of what is in and what not (for now).

Pestaña Props – Indice

He creado una nueva pestaña llamada Props.

Contiene la Tabla de Contenido, siempre en evolución, o mejor aún, la lista de los props que serán incluídos en el . Cada vez que recibo un nuevo prop, o un colaborador me envía información, fotos, etc. respecto a un nuevo prop, lo iré añadiendo a esta lista.

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Props

Props and covered in the book:

Deckard’s apartment

- Kitchen

Braun 4045 coffee mill grinder

Braun HL70 desktop fan

Braun MP50 Multipress

Braun Cofee Maker

- Main Room

CiBi Old fashion glass

Dazor saucer lamp

Lightolier lamp

World Fair Saturn lamp

Duck opium weight (Piano)

ESPER part: Sunpak 522 flash

ESPER part: Polaroid SX70 sonar

ESPER part: Braun alarm clock

JW whisky bottle

Northern Contempra phone

Panasonic TV set

Ring shot glasses

Technics SL7 turntable

Zero Halliburton briefcase

Argyle Chair

Mackintosh Willow chair

Ring shot glasses

Deckard’s

Adidas refeerer shoes

Necktie

Shirt

Trench coat

Trousers

Microma watch

DNA row

Microscope: Braun Domino lighter

Microscope: JVC TM-22 monitor

Short pipes

Streets

Light umbrella

Parkimeter

Vid-phone booth

Zhora’s room

Planta coat rack

Leon’s room

Braun alarm clock

Planta coat rack

Taffy’s

Vid-phone booth

Marguerite glass

Long pipes

Bryant’s Office

Planta coat rack

Safex ashtray

JW whiskey bottle

’s

Helmet

Unicorn

Bryant’s

Hamilton LCD watch

Production shots

Car negatives

Tyrell pyramids

Tyrell pyramids Holden office

Collectibles

Action figures

Spinner models

ERTL cars

Fan made

Smake Pit matches

Vid-phone card

Lion paper props

tiles

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007 – Alternate production method

Well, long time since last post… I’m working hard to collect data, to find props to add (to my collection and, of course, to the included in the book), and so on…

Meanwhile, the 98 pages limit is annoying me more and more… (also the cost).

Pre-orders are not gorwing for now, and this is a very critical point to take in mind.

So…. I find an alternate way to put things to work. http://www.blurb.com offers a very interesting publishing form. From very tiny books to large ones, from few pages to huge 400 page volums! The best part, from ONE book to… no limit…

Yeah. Cost per book is no to cheap as printing them. But printing them is not possible if the run is not large (500, 1,000 books at minium). So… I will try Blurb services with a personal book (topic not related to this one). I need to see quality of printing, pictures, etc. Template pages are NOT flexible as other image books around, but…. turnarounds are possible.

Well, in case this could be a real choice, cost will be adjusted. And… books could be bigger in size and number of pages… Contents will have almost no limit…

A test book is a must!!!!

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Ok. I’ve ordered three sample books of several types, and sizes. All of them with pictures and , of course. Thus, I will be able to check the quality of printing, paper, etc. before decide if this service IS the choice.

Blurb books are flying…… (I hope!). Several days more…. and I would be able to decide…. to explain how these books are done, printed, packaged….

I’m dying to see them!

Just for your reference, the three books ordered are about diverse . One, called Moments, about nice and peacefull landscapes. The other two, about Japan in any manner. One from arquitectural point of view (Tokyo buildings) and the last one about Gaijing visions in a 16 days travel.

Fan Book is waiting… I must adjunt many things to change porject to Blurb format, but I think will be the best choice!

Stay tuned….

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Well, I have a proposal from my printer. Following you will find the technical specs of the projected , and a price proposal to make it possible.

Technical specs:

Size: 165×240 mm, thus 6.6×9.6″ apróx.
Pages: 96
FULL CMYK COLOR in all pages
Satin paper (”couché” type), 170 grs.
Hard cover
Jacket in full color, plastified
Pages are stitched, not glued

This will result in a very exclusive and deluxe edition. Each volume will be numbered.

The minimum run for this kind of is very high for my initial expects, but it critical number is reached, no matter to produce it.

I wanna insure the minimum orders required, thus… I WILL ADD ANOTHER COPY *FREE* to first 100 orders! Thus, if you 1 copy, will pay 1 and receive 2. If you 3 copies, you will pay 3 copies and receive 6 for the same price!

Yes. I wanna insure minimum orders to make it happens!

PRICE

This is a very hard to calculate and be balanced, precise, etc. BUT, I need to say all of you a price.

Each volume will cost US $75.00 (I have adjusted my Euro costs to US $)

and handling is NOT INCLUDED. This must be protected as well worht it is. I cannot send it in a “simple” bubble envelope or so. I hope a cardboard box with bubble film inside will be better. methods will be proposed in several formats: Priority International, EMS International and Domestic (only to Spain, of course). Europe and EEUU/Canada will have differents quotes. Rest of world will be calcualted in basis.

This is a hard task, I know, but I cannot provide a flat rate for this point. 1Kg packet from Spain to US could cost between $37.50 and $52.50. Thus, I reduced size to be able to use more cheaper options. cost are not precised at moment. But you could count an overall cost between $25,00 and $35,00 at least for 1 copy (or 2, if you have done one of the 100 first orders).

My objective is not go beyond US $100,00 as grand total.

Take in mind. This will be a VERY EXCLUSIVE edition, with reach finish and high quality printing.

Any other cheap options will be not acceptable (IMHO) for a product like this.

NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN!

Please, confirm all of you your interest in any number of copies. Remember, FIRST 100 ORDERS will have 2×1 for sure. NEXT ONES will have 1 copy for 1 price. This offer takes in mind the , identifiers, prop makers, and so on taht contributes with any kind of materials: , references, , etc. to be included in the . I think 100 people are too much for this , but I wanna reward with a 50% discount each one of you contributing to make it possible in both ways: contents and ordering it.

If you are confortable with your done yet, you will receive 2x your ordered copies. If you wanna change your (in case you had been interested in more that 1 copy), please, indicate exact number of copies you wanna . Take a look to the current list. When orders reach the number 100, offer 2×1 is ended.

And, in the worst case, you don’t want this , simply drop me a line or comment to be out of the list…

I think my poor English is enough to explain the idea. Oh, don’t suffer for this. All included in the will be corrected by English experts (an English teacher between them!).
My limits are not an issue for the itself. :-)

Thanks to all of you! Without you, this cannot be done!!!

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