February 2012
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January 2012
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Retro Sci-fi and Rocketeer
So I’ve basically gotten all I want to get out of my previous zombie UDK project. I’ve been milling on it too long and needed to branch out and get portfolio pieces underway. I’ll finish with some nice renders of my scene and officially put the lid on that project.
Starting the new year, the retro sci-fi style suddenly made a mark on me. You know what I’m talking...
December 2011
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Zombie Visual Concept
So for the past several weeks, I’ve been learning UDK as much as possible while creating an environment of a concept that has been rattling around in my mind. It all stems from the question “What does the world look like to a zombie?”
My idea is that the world is a calm, serene place for a zombie. It’s simple. They want brains and that is their only...
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Bluey Icons
Occasionally I get the urge to do actual graphic design. It’s few and far between, but I like how these icons turned out. The home screen isn’t mine because I’m not sure how to easily take a screenshot with an android phone. So I just superimposed my icons on a blank home screen.
I’ve been enjoying dark backgrounds with light text/icons lately. The Tron-ish style...
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November 2011
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Restoring a Photograph
So I’ve been spending my free time tackling this recently. It’s an old photograph that my grandma gave me to restore. It has my grandpa in it and the other members of the military group he was in.
As you can see, the photo was not in the best condition originally. It was kept folded up in a duffel bag that my grandpa carried around. Usually my first steps to restoring a...
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October 2011
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Vangough Music Video
Hello all out there! I’m sort of posting things in reverse, but that’s because newer projects are finishing faster than older projects. This is a video by Vangough that I worked on around February with director Gabe Miller. Since their new album was being released in the fall, the video was delayed to coincide with the release to better promote the band. During the shoot, I was...
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Ninja Gaiden Series Teaser #2
Hello all! I’ve been so busy, so I’ll be making quick updates in the next few days. First off that at the end of summer, I’ve decided that I needed to narrow down the focus of my projects strictly to game development. So there should be more of that and less videos in the next coming weeks. I’ve made a lot of progress already and will share my ideas soon. The Ninja...
September 2011
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Ninja Gaiden Fan Film Teaser
Hello all! I have almost finished doing a ton of video work over the summer. One project is still pretty much under wraps until it’s finished or a trailer is released. So before I can talk about that one, take a look at this fan film that director Gabe Miller and I have been shooting.
We planned for the end result to be a live-action trailer about the story from the original game...
August 2011
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Head Shots
So since I’ve been working in local film projects in the last couple years, I took it upon myself to go outside my norm and try something new. I wasn’t exactly comfortable with taking portraits/head shots for people to use, but I’m glad I did it. I really prefer environments or capturing those objects that people never paid attention to. Actually dealing with people head...
July 2011
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The Ninja Pain Train
So recently I have been trying my hand at more director of photography roles. This is the first official video where I am the guy behind the film camera. I helped to establish shots, angles, and some of the action. While this project was a fun shoot for an afternoon, it was all test footage for an upcoming project (involving Gabe, myself, and ninjas). Director of photography is a fun role...
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Home Creations "Sand Castle"
I know I’m a bit late again with updates. It’s a good sign though! It means I’ve been busy with photography and short films. More posts should be coming soon about those. In the meantime, here is a batch of set photography I took while on the set of a Home Creations commercial. I worked with Vahid (Freestyle Productions) before, and he asked me to be a part of the crew. ...
June 2011
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Recursion Game
Towards beginning of the semester, my friend and then coworker Andrew approached me to create art for his masters thesis. His thesis was going to be presented in a game format that centered around the theme of recursion (a mathematics technique, thus used in programming).
He went on to describe this as a 2D “side-scrolling” game. The environment was to be predominantly mayan...
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New Orleans and Nikon
So I know that I have been gone… well I’ve been here but quite busy! So I’m going to try to post updates as soon as I can. Also these posts will be in order, but perhaps a couple months old XD. I’m hoping to make the posts smaller and less complex in order to convince myself that I need to get in gear and write more often. So here we go! So after I received my new...
May 2011
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Dodge Challenger Calendar
Here are the images from the calendar I took. I think they turned out very good! Printing was done by www.overnightprints.com. Also I’m posting this with the mobile app. This should help me post more frequently but with smaller updates!
April 2011
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I'm Still Here!
Ok, I have been a little slow with the updates lately, but I’ve been busy! Here is a quick run down of all that has gone on in the past month. This will also serve as an overview for the next couple of posts. Well first off the Dodge Challenger calendar was finished, printed, and handed to me. I’ll post photos of it next time! After that, I received my new Nikon D7000… more on...
February 2011
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Nikon D7000 Vs. Canon 60D
As the title suggests, these are the two cameras that have caught my eye. Roughly the same price, with similar features. So if I had a Canon before, why not just buy another Canon and be done with it? Well there are some things about the 60D that I did not like, and there are very tempting features of the D7000 that caused my thoughts to stray into Nikon territory. Well the first reason...
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School of Flash
I found this video extremely informative. As much as I know about cameras, I am unhappy about how little I know about using a flash. I never understood what flash sync or high speed flash sync was until I saw this video. So here I am spreading the wealth. By the end of the year I plan on purchasing my first flash and grappling my lack of flash experience directly. Also, we (as in Oklahoma...
January 2011
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Last of the Calendar Photos
So I have finally finished all the photos for Lance’s calendar! I had some that turned out really well! I am glad that I was given this opportunity. I was able to take a shot with portraiture (which I never really wanted to), and now I even consider doing more portraits in the future. I’m just glad that I can add these shots to my portfolio and hopefully get more work out of it! ...
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Not a Programmer
So I’m obviously not a programmer. I can’t read code or even begin to comprehend what the numbers/letters mean. What I am good at is googling. Hence it took me an hour to embed this little music player to the right, and damn it, I’m going to write a post about it. It will probably be updated every now and then with what songs/music has been stuck in my head. Mostly I think it...
December 2010
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Dodge Challenger Calendar
So I was given the opportunity to try my hand at portraiture this fall. My friend Lance approached me in helping him out with a calendar featuring his newly bought Dodge Challenger along with some female friends. I have never really taken portraits before and was a little nervous, but I could not turn down the opportunity to get some experience. Also the photos below are the images I’ve...
November 2010
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Monster Set Photography
So I’ve been slacking a bit with posts, but I have much to discuss for upcoming news. This post will be dedicated to my time spent on the set of the short film Monster directed by Ezra Gentle. To quote Ezra, “[the film] is a story told from the perspective of a 9 year old girl, Bethaven. As the story unfolds, she discovers that her perceptions of her parents relationships was not...
October 2010
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Energy Models
So at work we have started this new game with a loose project name of “Energy.” Since our lovely game/instructional designer parted ways, we only have a few key elements really designed. One of these includes the environment, which is all the artists really need to get started on some basic props. The game will take place in a prairie, grassland setting (Oklahoma/Texas). There will be...
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Ghost Car!
So late in the fall (after Noodling), I decided to help out Gabe Miller who was developing a short web series titled “Ghost Car.” We shot over two weekends. It started in late September and wrapped the first week in October. It was a great project, and I’m glad that Gabe decided to work on this short series then dive head first into a feature film that he was writing. A...
September 2010
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Focusing as a Part of Post
So I just saw this interesting presentation about a system and lens that allows the user to gather an image with a multitude of focal data. The original story can be found at PetaPixel. After capturing the “image,” the user can then affect the focal point once the data is gathered into the computer. There are pros and cons to this. This would be great for those times when a subject...
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Noodling the Film
During the first week of August, I spent a week down in the lovely city of Pauls Valley, OK. It’s about 30 min. south of Norman. The reason for me being down there was that I was asked to be set photographer for the short film Noodling. This has only been my third time as a set photographer for a film, but it was a fantastic learning experience. The main difference between this film and...
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New York
So I didn’t lie! I’m going to be updating more frequently. So this is me playing catch up. Here are photos from my recent and first visit to New York! I went with my sister, Kristel, who wanted to check out some of the graduate colleges up there. I also went with my best friend, Will, who was an awesome tour guide and really showed us a good time while we were there. As I’m...
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New Blog...Same Story
Ok so now for a proper update. So as of late, my funds have been insufficient, and I’ve had to make some small sacrifices. One of those would be $80 a year for servers. Hence why my blog looks like it’s a part of Blogger… because it is! So I’ve come to the realization that in the span of one month, you should not pay for a trip to New York, rent for two apartments, and...