Tyler Deeb and Misc. Goods

I think what this guy has done is really inspiring and creative. Not only does he design; he applies design to something other than design itself. Got me thinking and I have before that sometimes when opportunities don't come along, we have to make them. Like Tyler has shown, applying his design skills to products he believes in selling. Win, win.

Mural Process by Kyle Steed

This guy makes me want to do murals all day! Looks like a very fun process and has a fresh vibe to craft.

Game Plan?

What does everyone's availability look like this weekend? I've also got Monday off because of labor day.

I don't have anything major planned but maybe we could just do something goofy. Justin, I know you had said something in passing last week about a dude who make an elixir that turns him into a dog. That could be fun.

Cool Tools - Inkling by Wacom

This could be one of the best things ever. I've never been a fan of Wacom tablets. The surface never felt quite right, I could never draw a straight line like I could on paper and I could never rotate the canvas like I wanted.

There's so many thing that seem "right" about this device. I can't wait to try one.

Inspiration - Kevin Smith at NAB 2011

Seeing Kevin Smith talk in person this past April is something I would argue as life-changing. And I don't say that about a lot of stuff.

At certain points during the talk I think "jeez o petes, it's like I've known this guy forever". All star-strucked-ness aside.

Ultimately, it's all about doing what you love and doing it for you.

Business Bird!

I will also be taking the time to restart business bird. As cool as the whole fighting arc things were they were really not what I set out to do in the first place. It will return to it's roots and be outrageous goofiness that is almost too goofy and is so goofy that it's goofier than how goofy it was before gonna be so damn goofy. Probably be drawn more cartoon like too as opposed to comic book like but I haven't decided yet.

Hey Frands!

Sorry I haven't been much lately but soon very soon I will have a lot of time on my hands for anything we can come up with. I will be quitting my job as I can no longer take it. I have a few months in savings I plan to live off of then I will be taking some STNA classes so I can easily, well hopefully, find work.

John Frusciante - The Past Recedes by redhotfan

Article - "Story Boarding for the Coen Brothers"

It's an older article but thinking about storyboarding some short videos made me think of it. It's bout an Ohio artist that worked on the story boards for "No Country for Old Men".

The purpose of posting this article is really two fold. Firstly, to demonstrate the role of traditional drawing in film; notice closely the actual shots adhere to the drawings. And secondly, how we could use storybords when making our videos and films. I have mixed feelings about this because on the one hand we tend to thrive on improvisation and spontaneity but on the other hand I sometimes feel under prepared when looking for shots, which ultimately yields missed opportunities and possible gaps.

Click the image to go to the article.

Short Story Example - "My Best Friend's Sweating"

These guys get into some pretty fun stuff. What I really like about their videos are the production quality that goes into the simplest silly idea. Outside the short film, full length arena, I think this is something that we could get into when there's nothing else to do. Check out some of their other videos too.

My Best Friend's Wedding/My Best Friend's Sweating from DANIELS on Vimeo.

Next Steps - "Egg Timer" & Other Projects

Like we talked about last weekend, we could either continue post production on "Egg Timer" or begin to talk about other ideas. I know one alternate idea we talked about was the mini documentary on ourselves.

Here is an example of an approach we could take; mostly from a shot and story telling perspective. There's a whole series of these and they're pretty good if you dig documentaries.

Uppercut from California is a place. on Vimeo.

Shooting Commercials with the Advertised Camera

Continuing the trend of shooting commercials with the same camera it's advertising, Nikon has produced a spot for the D5100. I wonder when they're going to drop Kutcher?

Nikon D5100 comercial from James Beltz on Vimeo.

About a year ago Olympus had done something similar...



I think these kinds of examples a kind of fun. It really reinforces the idea that you can shoot pretty much on anything and still achieve awesome results. Granted there's a lot of other things a t play here; lighting, sound, lenses etc...

New Gear - Nikon D5100

Yesterday I bought a Nikon D5100. Although I have access to equipment from work I thought as long as we're buying a DSLR, why not get one that shoots 1080p video. It will prove pretty useful for spontaneous shoots where I may not have immediate access to equipment from work.

In many ways the Canon T3i is a superior "video" camera but seeing as how I was already committed to Nikon, because of the lenses and accessories that I already own, it's not a bad deal. Here's an example of it's potential...

Fragments from Nikon France on Vimeo.

It looks pretty darn good. But it'll still take some mindful film making and better lenses. Check out the "making of"...

Making Of Fragments (English Subtitles) from Nikon France on Vimeo.

I will looking at accessories over the next couple days and can't wait to start shooting.

OMG!!!

Justin I had to post this! Ever since you've shown me this clip I can't wait to play this game!

Hey homies! I need your guys help; DeviantArt is having a contest with Dr. Pepper and you have to create a drawing, painting, photo or whatever to express who you drink Dr. Pepper. Any ideas? I have one... like a wild digital painting of myself surfing on a shark chugging a 2 liter bottle of Dr. Pepper with a lightning storm in the background.

Short Story - "Egg Timer"

Alright, so evidently you cannot upload simple files to Blogger, you can only upload videos and pictures. I didn't really explore Google Docs or anything else really. However, the web community speaks highly of MediaFire. This is how I'll share files with you guys until I find something better.

It's not too bad, just copy and paste the link into a new browser window and it'll take you to a new MediaFire-branded page. Click "Click to download". An ad will probably pop up, just ignore it, I guess that's the price you pay for a "free" service. I assure you that the site is pretty legit.

http://www.mediafire.com/?kujwy34mmq5yb8l

This was one the first short stories that I wrote when I had resurrected my personal blog back in April (I plan on getting back in the saddle soon). It spawned from the want to do simple but beautiful cinematography; you'll notice there's no dialogue. I think it might a good candidate for a project we could film sooner than later because it's so undemanding.

I'm envisioning something akin to the "Black Hole" short that I posted a week ago; something with high attention to detail in regard to sound design and composition.

The Hobbit movies

You guys know how I feel about Peter Jackson, he is overrated and I think slowly people will begin to see him as such. The only original ideas he had were old school splatter horror films now everything is an adaptation of some other property. Anyway he has chose to shoot The Hobbit movies, there are two, in 48p...just wow man.

Sonic Commercial

Here is a project we could consider to get ourselves out there:

http://www.thisishowyousonic.com/

Gave my blog a whole new look and presentation!
Check it out theThe Island.

Hey you guys! Last night I made some helicopter blades rotating sfx with my iPad. I created this simply by snapping my fingers and using the arpegiator at 1/16. Have any ideas of simple sounds that can be made into sounding like something else? I would like to play with these sounds more.