SubscribeA few new sketches from January. Pencil on paper 11×17. Subtle details lost by cheap scanner…
Jan, 2012
“The Reality Clock” by Amanda Tasse
For Amanda Tasse’s film, “The Reality Clock”, I fabricated many of the set pieces and props in 2009, and the film has recently been completed. Hooray for Amanda and everyone who worked on it! The first screening is on May 4th, 7pm at the DGA (Directors Guild of America), located at 7920 West Sunset Blvd. 90046. It will not only be exciting to see the film on the big screen, but it will also be screening in 3D!
More about the film can be discovered on it’s dedicated blog site “The Reality Clock“. Amanda Tasse’s personal website, where she archives other great artwork, can be found by clicking HERE.
Pictured below is the house, which I built with tremendous help from Dick Kaneshiro, who volunteered his time for almost every single day of the entire build (Check out Dick’s website here), Jeff Cross, David Waddle, and of course, Amanda. The house was rigged to animate in a dream-like sequence where it literally falls apart…. IN 3D!!!
Red Line Adventures
The beautiful thing about riding the trains in LA is being a part of the greater community beyond what can be accomplished by automobile. This evening I met a very interesting man by the name of David Liebe Hart (Google it) who had a lot to say about trains, aliens, secret technologies, race relations, business, and religion. David has a unique perspective on life that I never would have imagined on my own. Though I may not believe that Corinthian-Irish extraterrestrials look over me as they do for David, I am reminded how important it is to appreciate the things that make us different and unique as human beings, and to remain receptive and open to other viewpoints.
We should never take mass transportation for granted as it not only gets us to where we want to go quick, cheap, and green, it has the capacity to bring strangers together and create a feeling of community. It helps us remember that the world is much bigger than ourselves, and that outside of our usual societal operation, there are folks that can expand our minds with off-beat and even crazy wisdom.
PCH Bicycle Trip
I made a 2-day bicycle trip down the Pacific coast from Oceanside to San Diego. It was a tiring and wonderful experience. The photograph below was taken near the Hike-and-Bike campsite I stayed overnight at in Cardiff-By-The-Sea, CA (a few miles south from Encinitas). Though photogenic, the possible causes of such a foam leaves me feeling uneasy.
The picture below I took at the Self Realization Fellowship in Encinitas, a few miles before reaching the campsite. I love how the wooden posts serve both form and function as they support overhead branches and frame the pathway.
Franklin, Cleric of the Zymosian Time Demon!
I’ve really been enjoying my recent gaming adventures with a group playing Original Dungeons and Dragons (White Box Ed.), and another group playing Pathfinder. The extensive use of imagination in both games has been very inspiring, so much so that I found myself in need of manifesting a physical embodiment of the character I am playing in the White Box adventure, Franklin, Cleric of the Zymosian Time Demon.
The figurine has the ability to hold weapons, a shield, or whatever. This way, it will always be true to what equipment the character he is representing actually has at the ready. So far I have made a sword (toothpicks, string, and a pen clip), torch (toothpick, string, epoxy; unpainted, for which I have yet decided how to visualize the fire), and a shield (button, elastic string). From head to toe, he measures exactly 1.5 inches, mostly out of painted two-part sculptable epoxy, with paint and flocking for hair and textured clothing.
Our DM for this game, Cyclopeatron, has been keeping an excellent record of our adventures on his blog, as well as other cool and interesting posts on fantastical wizardry and old school gaming.
Waldrid
Looking at the photo, I may decide this puppet, rather than finished, is only half finished. Now I can’t seem to imagine not building his lower half. Maybe hair…. But for now, finished.
He has replacement pieces that fit into the mouth, top and bottom. Before I do any more building, I’ll have to do a dialogue test with what I have. Soon to come.
“Canimation”
My recent spec work for an ad campaign using aluminum cans, view here.
*04/29/2011 Update* Adding the photo below, and updated the above link to show all 3 clips.
Little Home Set-Up Animation Test
To watch clink this link: Little Home Set-Up Test
Took about 90 minutes to animate this. While shooting I realized that I was relying too heavily on the toggling through the images to find my next frame. I used to shoot blind and although that was a little rough on its own, the animation was not as stiff as this. So halfway through I began trying to see the animation through the puppet and only use the computer to make sure nothing looked “bad.” Looks like I have a lot of practicing to do, so look forward to some more clips coming soon.
