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on February 9
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller
commented on a projectAt the end of this speech to the Washington State Legislature (I think), at 3:37, I heard the words "second class citizen" said, and I immediately thought of this project. This documentary isn't even close to being complete (or started, really), and already I am reminded of it when I hear those words. Make this great. Make it go down in history. You have 3 times the amount you were asking for. What does that say about the will of the common person? People spending money on a product they haven't seen, but on an idea at this point. Make me me cry, make me contemplate. Do it. Link to the video of the Wa. State Leg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CbmbdWK6338 ~3:27 for the quote.
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on January 18
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller
commented on a projectThis is the first thing I have ever found worthy enough to donate to beyond the spare change in my pocket. The YouTube video is one of the few that brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it. I trust you will be able to make a documentary that is just as powerful.
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on January 18
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller
backed a project
Second Class Citizens Documentary by Ryan James Yezak
A documentary about discrimination against citizens of a lesser class.
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352% funded $176,354 pledged
- 4,272 backers
- Funded Mar 09, 2012
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on March 11, 2011
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller
commented on a projectScott - Two rather technical things for you. The first one is rather nitpicky, but good to know if you are presented with this question in the future. 1.) Amplify in this case is a misnomer. To amplify in the strictest sense is to increase the overall power output of a signal (increase the amplitude). If I have gauged how your product works correctly, then it *focuses* or *directs* the output of the headphones, which results in a higher amplitude wave, but at a more limited area (akin to the "cardioid" output pattern of a standard cone driver). So, while you are increasing the amplitude of the sound reaching the person, the overall power output is still the same. 2.) The standard conventions for sound output are confusing, but hopefully this will help. The simplest way of stating this (but also the least useful) is to simply state the highest dB reading across all audible frequencies (typically stated as 20Hz-20kHz), for example "80dB". The next best is the state the average output across a reasonable range of frequencies for your product, so say from 50Hz-16kHz, ex: 80dB avg. from 50Hz-16kHz. Then for your purposes, the most useful and accurate way of describing how your product works would be to include the highest and lowest deviations from the average across such and such frequencies. For example: 80dB 50hz-16kHz ± 3dB. And remember for reference, a doubling in the loudness of a sound is 3 dB and a ten-fold increase is 10 dB. Also, for more reference, the iPod headphones work in a pretty much omnidirectional pattern (emitting from all directions pretty equally), while a standard speaker driver emits with a more cardioid pattern (heart-shaped-ish with the top of the heart located at the center of the driver. google it for a better description). -BR Will be a May 2011 grad of Mansfield University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Technology.
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller
Bethlehem, PA
Brad "Thor" Rissmiller joined Kickstarter on March 11, 2011
