Video: The $300 Robot Death Film That Landed a $30 Million Deal [YouTube]

I'm sure plenty of you have seen the amazing "Ataque de Panico!" video from Fede Alvarez by now, but here's how it paid off. His $300 video landed him a $30 million contract with Ghost House Pictures.

That (understatement)very lucrative(/understatement) contract is with Sam Raimi's studio. That's right, a $300 video on youtube and a boatload of talent can score you a job in Spidey's house. So next time anyone tells you that uploading your filmed-off-the-mirror practice videos for the next American Idol audition isn't worth the time or embarrassment, show them this story.

And congrats to Fede. Work this great deserves it. [Yahoo! Movies, Thanks jesuswhammy]



Myrtle Beach Building Boardwak Along Beachfront, Adding Amenities

As host to nearly 14 million visitors per year, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is one of the most popular tourists destinations in the U.S. Developers have sought to capitalize on that tourist trade by building new attractions such as Broadway at the Beach, Barefoot Landing, performance theaters, Ripley’s Aquarium, and more than 100 golf courses. Amenities have been constructed to the north, south and west, but not in the downtown, leaving it to decline as fewer and fewer people visit the city center.

To remedy the situation, the city and the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation designed a plan to stop the decline and return the downtown to the focal center of Myrtle Beach. The centerpiece of the plan is a $16 million, 1.2-mile raised wooden boardwalk along the oceanfront between 2nd and 14th Avenues North.

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Central section of boardwalk

Three different sections are planned. The center section, running from Plyler Park to the former Pavilion Amusement Park site at Eighth Avenue North, will be the widest section and will feature oceanfront dining, shops, and businesses. Both the northern and southern portions will be traditional narrow boardwalks through the natural environment, connecting to beach accesses. The South Promenade will also have an oceanfront park.

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Northern section of boardwalk

Southern section of boardwalk with oceanfront park

Southern section of boardwalk with oceanfront park

The project broke ground on September 9, 2009 and is expected to be completed by spring of 2010, in time for the spring tourist season.

Renderings courtesy of the City of Myrtle Beach

Article by Barbara Weibel at Hole In The Donut Travels

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Long before the European explorers first set foot on Florida’s Atlantic beaches, the Timucua were well established inhabitants of this windswept coast. They are gone now, largely victims of diseases brought over by sailors from far off lands. But they’ve left behind many traces of their existence, including more than [...]

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