Category Archives: filmmaking
Stanley Kubrick’s B-day & Launch of Urgent Fundraiser
Today would have been Stanley Kubrick’s 83rd birthday. There is a reason that launching a fundraiser today for “Outside In“ is very appropriate. In 1985, I was at a library in Knoxville, TN watching movies on VHS, trying to catch … Continue reading
Outside In Dark Sky Time-lapse Shoot
Exciting news literally on the horizon…Colin Legg is embarking on a truly ambitious mission to capture stunning dark sky time-lapse footage in the wilds of Western Australia. He’s taking a truly amazing 5 camera rig using high-end DSLR’s and specialized … Continue reading
MiniDoc on Outside In
A talented local filmmaker/photographer friend of mine, Ioannis Batsios, (or Yanni as his friends call him) just posted a mini-doc “Inside Outside In“. Yanni is a very early supporter of the film – he’s one of those people that just … Continue reading
2.5D Optical Illusions…On your Wall
As I’ve mentioned before, the animation techniques in “Outside In” requires various types of optical illusions to work. Here’s fun example of how effective a few of them are – some cool shelving for your wall. Click on the image … Continue reading
EXPOSED! Outside In’s dirty little secret (and hot juicy details about Adobe After Effects CS5)
Shocking headlines seems to work for the rest of the media, so why not here I’ve been sitting on a “dirty little secret” about Outside In for almost exactly a year. But now, thanks to the release of Adobe CS5, … Continue reading
11 Reasons to NOT to make an IMAX art film in your basement: #7: “Too Much Data”
Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons. Popular Mechanics (1949) #7: “Too Much Data” If you recall from reason #5, “a 5.6k IMAX image at 32-bit color will contain 752,640,000 bits of data or nearly 1 … Continue reading
Amazing Saturn Aurora video
Concept Shot 1 – Lip-Sync with a Still Camera
For a little history on these shots, read this… Watch this very rough test from a couple of year ago and I will explain after. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, … Continue reading
Old concept shots coming soon.
I’m currently working on downloading new images to update the Zeitgeist image database. The database has images based on Google’s Zeitgeist (and other sources) that reflect what images people are interested in over time. These images are building blocks for … Continue reading
