Dan LeFebvre
@danlefeb.com
Host of Based on a True Story, the podcast that compares Hollywood with history.
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Here’s a spooky shoot I did with a friend to help you get in the spirit.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Here’s a spooky shoot I did with a friend to help you get in the spirit.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Here's a peek at the creation process for each episode's artwork. basedonatruestorypodcast.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Here's a peek at the creation process for each episode's artwork. basedonatruestorypodcast.com
Not all the photos I take for Based on a True Story Podcast graphics get used. Here was an idea I had to use my antique typewriter into a miniature set for a 3D printed figure for "The Mummy" episode: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/340
July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Not all the photos I take for Based on a True Story Podcast graphics get used. Here was an idea I had to use my antique typewriter into a miniature set for a 3D printed figure for "The Mummy" episode: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/340
Panorama from on top of Monk's Mound, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.
July 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Panorama from on top of Monk's Mound, the largest Pre-Columbian earthwork in the Americas and the largest pyramid north of Mesoamerica.
In today's entry for "Unhelpful errors"
July 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In today's entry for "Unhelpful errors"
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July 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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88 years ago today, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. #TodayInHistory
July 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
88 years ago today, Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. #TodayInHistory
Since the error message wasn't so helpful, I clicked on "See export error" for more details. The pop up was somehow even less helpful 😂
July 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Since the error message wasn't so helpful, I clicked on "See export error" for more details. The pop up was somehow even less helpful 😂
How does the iPhone's panorama mode handle a curved subject like the St. Louis Arch? Here's the answer:
June 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How does the iPhone's panorama mode handle a curved subject like the St. Louis Arch? Here's the answer:
First time at Busch Stadium
June 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
First time at Busch Stadium
Pulling this out of the archives for the 81st anniversary of D-Day this week: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/369-classic-...
#HistoryPodcasts
#HistoryPodcasts
June 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Pulling this out of the archives for the 81st anniversary of D-Day this week: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/369-classic-...
#HistoryPodcasts
#HistoryPodcasts
Six years ago, I had the honor of chatting with Dr. Zahi Hawass about the movie "Cleopatra" (BOATS No. 137). Last night, that came full circle when I finally got to meet him in person as his lecture tour rolled through Oklahoma. Thank you Dr. Hawass!
May 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Six years ago, I had the honor of chatting with Dr. Zahi Hawass about the movie "Cleopatra" (BOATS No. 137). Last night, that came full circle when I finally got to meet him in person as his lecture tour rolled through Oklahoma. Thank you Dr. Hawass!
Today we pause to remember the brave souls who gave everything for our tomorrow. #MemorialDay
May 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today we pause to remember the brave souls who gave everything for our tomorrow. #MemorialDay
The real historical backdrop to The Bridge on the River Kwai was a horror show, as historian Jon Parshall explains. Full episode at: youtu.be/4vEanrb0-eA
#History #Podcast #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #WWII
#History #Podcast #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #WWII
May 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The real historical backdrop to The Bridge on the River Kwai was a horror show, as historian Jon Parshall explains. Full episode at: youtu.be/4vEanrb0-eA
#History #Podcast #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #WWII
#History #Podcast #TheBridgeOnTheRiverKwai #WWII
Oh, and I don’t know if Elgato did this on purpose not to work with other mounts but the Elgato arm is too big for the Rode mount. So, the Elgato arm collects dust. Oh well!
May 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oh, and I don’t know if Elgato did this on purpose not to work with other mounts but the Elgato arm is too big for the Rode mount. So, the Elgato arm collects dust. Oh well!
A picture is worth a thousand words. Left is the Rode mic arm, right is the Elgato. As you can see the way my desk is built, the Elgato is simply too big to fully grasp the edge. So it can’t hold weight.
May 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A picture is worth a thousand words. Left is the Rode mic arm, right is the Elgato. As you can see the way my desk is built, the Elgato is simply too big to fully grasp the edge. So it can’t hold weight.
After trying to run a module chain on 26 audio files in RX crashed my computer because it was running them concurrently, I thought how it'd be really cool if RX had a batch processor. Turns out, it does!
Sometimes it takes a computer crashing to learn new things about the software we use everyday.
Sometimes it takes a computer crashing to learn new things about the software we use everyday.
April 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
After trying to run a module chain on 26 audio files in RX crashed my computer because it was running them concurrently, I thought how it'd be really cool if RX had a batch processor. Turns out, it does!
Sometimes it takes a computer crashing to learn new things about the software we use everyday.
Sometimes it takes a computer crashing to learn new things about the software we use everyday.
No one paid attention as he calmly got out of the truck and walked down the street to a getaway car he'd parked nearby. Moments later, the truck exploded, ripping through his target building: The Murrah Federal Building.
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
No one paid attention as he calmly got out of the truck and walked down the street to a getaway car he'd parked nearby. Moments later, the truck exploded, ripping through his target building: The Murrah Federal Building.
Exactly 30 years ago today as people were settling into work just minutes after 9:00 AM in downtown Oklahoma City, an unknown man parked his rented box truck just outside the building on N.W. 5th Street.
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Exactly 30 years ago today as people were settling into work just minutes after 9:00 AM in downtown Oklahoma City, an unknown man parked his rented box truck just outside the building on N.W. 5th Street.
Fair warning: Because @adobevideo.adobe.com bakes some color management features into the project itself, if you've already saved the project in 25.2 you'll get this warning in an older version.
April 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fair warning: Because @adobevideo.adobe.com bakes some color management features into the project itself, if you've already saved the project in 25.2 you'll get this warning in an older version.
The latest version of Premiere Pro seems filled with bugs associated with the new AI features. Fortunately, you can revert to an older version using "Other versions" in the CC app.
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The latest version of Premiere Pro seems filled with bugs associated with the new AI features. Fortunately, you can revert to an older version using "Other versions" in the CC app.
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-...
Someone just requested this movie without leaving their email, so if this was you: Check out BOATS #108: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/108-the-ghos...
April 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Someone just requested this movie without leaving their email, so if this was you: Check out BOATS #108: www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/108-the-ghos...
It's a fun challenge to create a faux movie poster for each podcast episode that's inspired by the original movie poster. Here's a look at the #Photoshop document for "The Bridge on the River Kwai with Jon Parshall" episode artwork.
March 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's a fun challenge to create a faux movie poster for each podcast episode that's inspired by the original movie poster. Here's a look at the #Photoshop document for "The Bridge on the River Kwai with Jon Parshall" episode artwork.
Did you know the real St. Patrick was most likely born in Roman Britain (modern Wales) which means he was actually Welsh and not Irish? Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This is a good overview of the history of today's holiday: www.cbsnews.com/news/why-we-...
#SaintPatricksDay
This is a good overview of the history of today's holiday: www.cbsnews.com/news/why-we-...
#SaintPatricksDay
March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Did you know the real St. Patrick was most likely born in Roman Britain (modern Wales) which means he was actually Welsh and not Irish? Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This is a good overview of the history of today's holiday: www.cbsnews.com/news/why-we-...
#SaintPatricksDay
This is a good overview of the history of today's holiday: www.cbsnews.com/news/why-we-...
#SaintPatricksDay
My days in VFX had me chuckling that ChatGPT names the files it generated with _Final for no reason other than it's v3 of the file
March 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
My days in VFX had me chuckling that ChatGPT names the files it generated with _Final for no reason other than it's v3 of the file