Good news in many ways today. No I don't have a job yet (still working on that), but I did manage to get my computer working AND got my film, Lost Light, accepted into the Atlanta Underground Film Festival. I am really excited, since they said only about 10% of the films submitted were accepted. My good friend Raymond McCoy-Sanders also got his film in the festival (we worked on each other's films). So that's 2 SCAD students. Last week, I represented my other good friend Michelle Ionescu in presenting her film, The Leaping Place, which I was the technical director on. It's a great film I am very proud of. So while I am working on a new film, and working on updating my current film (updates won't happen till after the festival, sorry), and working on smaller projects designed to help me build my portfolio and learn some new techniques and tools, as well as looking for work, I am also glad to see the work I've done getting recognized! :)
Now that I am in this festival, it could be a gateway to more festivals and presentations. I am also really glad my computer is fixed, all I have to go is ship my old hard drive off. With that done, I will be able to continue my Starbucks project. I'm currently trying to learn how to get started with MARI, so give me a little time. Learning new software isn't always that easy without a guide.
Showing posts with label short film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short film. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
... 1 To Go
Well the Winter 2014 quarter has ended, and it appears I am getting some decent grades (2 A's and a B), but what is really exciting me is what is to come ahead.
First of all, my graduation. I will be graduating next quarter, and as such I have to prepare. I have ordered a cap, gown, stole, tassel, class ring (custom made by my awesome professor, Matthew Maloney) invitations, and a partridge in a pear tree. Well... no peach tree, this is Georgia. So if anyone is interested, the graduation will be May 31st, and will be down town Atlanta (you can find details on the SCAD website).
Other than that, I am working on my senior film, Last Light. It is coming along nicely, but I have a long way to go. I helped a bunch of friends on different projects last quarter, including an awesome short by Michelle Ionescue called Leaping Place, and a group project short called Nor: A Cloud Story. Now it's my turn. I watched these students go from scratch to a finished film in 10 weeks, while missing almost 2 weeks of class due to unexpected snow storms. I also watched my friend Nora take her senior film from a a project with no models, no rigs, and no animation, and complete it in the same amount of time WHILE directing Nor. That is inspiration right there. If these amazing folks can do it, so can I. And I probably don't have as far to go with it either. So I will be spending a lot of time on my film and perfecting everything I can about it.
When I'm not working on my film or my other class, I will be working on a very important project... I like to call it GETTING A JOB. Or at least an internship or apprenticeship or something. I have had a lot of awesome opportunities come up, and this coming quarter has a lot of them hitting me all at once. The career fair in Savannah is soon, followed by several internship opportunities, and then Out2Launch (sort of a reverse career fair where the students set up booths and the employers go around looking at them). I have a LOT of stuff to do for this including fixing up my portfolio, and I have to do it all as soon as possible.
So I'll be working a lot this break, although I still plan to have a little fun. I have to meet with some of my friends to go over changes to my film, and get some feedback on my portfolio, and get my iMac fixed, and my printer, and my scanner... There truly is no rest for the wicked.
Well I better get back to it. Right now I'm fixing up some of my older works that I really liked, starting with my Diner. I'm liking this 1950's feel I got going, maybe I'll do more with that theme.
Oh, and then I have to get a hair cut, and shave, and get a picture... and go to the printers... and get my images approved... and submit for my monitor.......
First of all, my graduation. I will be graduating next quarter, and as such I have to prepare. I have ordered a cap, gown, stole, tassel, class ring (custom made by my awesome professor, Matthew Maloney) invitations, and a partridge in a pear tree. Well... no peach tree, this is Georgia. So if anyone is interested, the graduation will be May 31st, and will be down town Atlanta (you can find details on the SCAD website).
Other than that, I am working on my senior film, Last Light. It is coming along nicely, but I have a long way to go. I helped a bunch of friends on different projects last quarter, including an awesome short by Michelle Ionescue called Leaping Place, and a group project short called Nor: A Cloud Story. Now it's my turn. I watched these students go from scratch to a finished film in 10 weeks, while missing almost 2 weeks of class due to unexpected snow storms. I also watched my friend Nora take her senior film from a a project with no models, no rigs, and no animation, and complete it in the same amount of time WHILE directing Nor. That is inspiration right there. If these amazing folks can do it, so can I. And I probably don't have as far to go with it either. So I will be spending a lot of time on my film and perfecting everything I can about it.
When I'm not working on my film or my other class, I will be working on a very important project... I like to call it GETTING A JOB. Or at least an internship or apprenticeship or something. I have had a lot of awesome opportunities come up, and this coming quarter has a lot of them hitting me all at once. The career fair in Savannah is soon, followed by several internship opportunities, and then Out2Launch (sort of a reverse career fair where the students set up booths and the employers go around looking at them). I have a LOT of stuff to do for this including fixing up my portfolio, and I have to do it all as soon as possible.
So I'll be working a lot this break, although I still plan to have a little fun. I have to meet with some of my friends to go over changes to my film, and get some feedback on my portfolio, and get my iMac fixed, and my printer, and my scanner... There truly is no rest for the wicked.
Well I better get back to it. Right now I'm fixing up some of my older works that I really liked, starting with my Diner. I'm liking this 1950's feel I got going, maybe I'll do more with that theme.
Oh, and then I have to get a hair cut, and shave, and get a picture... and go to the printers... and get my images approved... and submit for my monitor.......
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Fall 2013, SCAD
Well I took a bit of an hiatus during the summer, but I'm back, and ready to go! The first day of classes started this week, and it is going to be an intense quarter.
First, I have actually been doing some work over the summer, collaborating with others and planning things out. I did manage to finish one book, and start another (look at the Dresden Files), finished a slew of games, volunteered at SIGGRAPH 2013 as a Student Volunteer, visited Downtown Disney in Anaheim, and helped my brother move into a new house many states away. I am currently working on putting together a collaborative short animation to do for fun, but the majority of the work will start next summer, since I now have a huge animation project to continue.
This quarter at SCAD, I am taking a Models and Shaders programming class, which teaches Pixar's Renderman, and i am super excited! I also have a Photography class; always a good way to expand your horizons and get a different view of lighting and composition. Finally, I am taking Senior I, which is actually the second out of 4 classes dedicated to working on the senior film at SCAD. The first class was Concept development, followed by 2 quarters of production (Senior I and II), and finally finishing with Post-Production. I am also helping a few others with their projects, trying to get more lighting and texturing/shading behind my belt.
Since we are starting actual production now, and I already have some people interested in helping with my project, I am using a free online tool called Trello to keep organized. It works on any web browser, plus it has apps for my iPad and iPhone! If you are ever working on a project, especially a collaborative one, check it out! It even connects to Google Docs and Dropbox. I am also creating a new blog to chronicle the development and production of the short. I have added a new tab to my blog, but you can also check it out at LastLightFilm.blogspot.com.
So for now I will leave you with a picture of a lantern I've been working on for another senior project by Michelle Ionescu. I'll post a link when I get one from her. I mainly focused on the glass, getting a bumpy frosted glass feel. Enjoy!
First, I have actually been doing some work over the summer, collaborating with others and planning things out. I did manage to finish one book, and start another (look at the Dresden Files), finished a slew of games, volunteered at SIGGRAPH 2013 as a Student Volunteer, visited Downtown Disney in Anaheim, and helped my brother move into a new house many states away. I am currently working on putting together a collaborative short animation to do for fun, but the majority of the work will start next summer, since I now have a huge animation project to continue.
This quarter at SCAD, I am taking a Models and Shaders programming class, which teaches Pixar's Renderman, and i am super excited! I also have a Photography class; always a good way to expand your horizons and get a different view of lighting and composition. Finally, I am taking Senior I, which is actually the second out of 4 classes dedicated to working on the senior film at SCAD. The first class was Concept development, followed by 2 quarters of production (Senior I and II), and finally finishing with Post-Production. I am also helping a few others with their projects, trying to get more lighting and texturing/shading behind my belt.
Since we are starting actual production now, and I already have some people interested in helping with my project, I am using a free online tool called Trello to keep organized. It works on any web browser, plus it has apps for my iPad and iPhone! If you are ever working on a project, especially a collaborative one, check it out! It even connects to Google Docs and Dropbox. I am also creating a new blog to chronicle the development and production of the short. I have added a new tab to my blog, but you can also check it out at LastLightFilm.blogspot.com.
So for now I will leave you with a picture of a lantern I've been working on for another senior project by Michelle Ionescu. I'll post a link when I get one from her. I mainly focused on the glass, getting a bumpy frosted glass feel. Enjoy!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Beginnings of a film
Today, I want to briefly talk about what the rest of my time as SCAD is going to be dedicated toward. While I will still take pictures in Photography, Lighting, and so forth, I have to make a senior film, a project that showcases my work. As thus, I have started working on a story that allows me to focus on lighting and compositing. I have been working on some updates this this as well, and hope to have some of them in a new animatic before too long. I want to add a particle effect to the main character, as well as reworking the story a little for a better flow.
Until I have the time to get these changes in here, this is my current animatic. As soon as I get the changes in place, I will post a new one, and will probably be posting a new blog dedicated to the film as well later on. So for now, enjoy this short animatic. If you have any questions or suggestion, feel free to leave them in the comments.
Until I have the time to get these changes in here, this is my current animatic. As soon as I get the changes in place, I will post a new one, and will probably be posting a new blog dedicated to the film as well later on. So for now, enjoy this short animatic. If you have any questions or suggestion, feel free to leave them in the comments.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Vita Magus
Yet again, another dose of your daily pixel.
Except this time, I don't have a picture to show you. But I DO have a website to link you to. It's not just any website, it's another blog. Why another blog? Because it is the official blog for a short animation:
Vita Magus (pronounce it however you want) is a short animation made in 2013 by 13 students at SCAD Atlanta, as a collaborative project. This was an official class, but a voluntary one we were all interested in. I can say I learned a lot about myself, and things I still need to work on. It was a very challenging quarter for me, but I managed to get through with good grades and a completed film so everything turned out great!
With only 13 people on the project, we all had to wear many hats. We had 2 directors, an art director, a technical director, a production manager, a lighting director, and several leads. All of us worked in multiple roles, some of us in multiple leadership positions. I would like to thank Karen and Andy who were our directors and did a great job, Leo who got us through a lot of sticky situations, Jeff who kept us all organized and on time, our professor, Becky, for helping us realize our potential and allowing us the chance to make this film on our own, and to everyone in the crew! Without everyone's individual work, we never would have finished on time. Great job everyone!
Vita Magus (pronounce it however you want) is a short animation made in 2013 by 13 students at SCAD Atlanta, as a collaborative project. This was an official class, but a voluntary one we were all interested in. I can say I learned a lot about myself, and things I still need to work on. It was a very challenging quarter for me, but I managed to get through with good grades and a completed film so everything turned out great!
With only 13 people on the project, we all had to wear many hats. We had 2 directors, an art director, a technical director, a production manager, a lighting director, and several leads. All of us worked in multiple roles, some of us in multiple leadership positions. I would like to thank Karen and Andy who were our directors and did a great job, Leo who got us through a lot of sticky situations, Jeff who kept us all organized and on time, our professor, Becky, for helping us realize our potential and allowing us the chance to make this film on our own, and to everyone in the crew! Without everyone's individual work, we never would have finished on time. Great job everyone!
Vita Magus is a story about an aging street magician who looses sight of what's important in life. It takes a little girl to remind her of the little things that matter. We all loved working on this film, I just wish I could have dedicated more time to it, but 3 studio classes tend to eat up what little time I have.
So please make sure you visit the official blog and learn a little more about the film. Right now the film is not available for public viewing, but I will be sure to announce when it is and link to it.
One more thing, I now have an official Facebook page for Pixel of the Day, which you can get to by visiting www.facebook.com/pixeldaily.
Till next time, Keep Animated!
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