More VFX Videos

Some more promo videos I made for Honeyhouse Films from their DVD Product Profile adverts. Check out the site at honeyhousefilms.com

Still Here...

I've been offline for a while in an intense production period working on my film. Its going to be a long way to go but am revolving on some interesting ideas. I've also been making a 3D short film on the side so when its done I'll post everything on Vimeo. Don't ask me how but I also managed to write a novel called "The Gothic Memorium' which is coming out very soon. There is a new website coming early next year but more on that later on.

The Aliens are Coming

Im making a short film about... aliens  in New York. A bit of fun. Here's a sneak peak.

Boom Boom! Phil Phil!

My first show in Melbourne for a while, 'Boom Boom' co-ocurated by a good friend of mine Phil Edwards. See the invite below. My old RMIT printmaking teacher Greg Moncrief, perhaps one of the most talented and funniest artists I've ever known, is showing so its pretty special seeing them all again.

     

Uber Memoria XX

The new Uber Memoria XX has begun, here are the first two (of x100 works in total). I filmed my friend Malcom late this afternoon, prepping the sound next week. These are the 2D versions - another parallel series is being filmed in 3D.

New Book

Tammy and I are in a new art book published in the US titled "Re-Imagine: New Contemporary Art" released in July 2011. Available through Amazon and good book stores/galleries.

100 new Optical Flares

I've made a total of 100 (series 1) new free lens flares for use in the Video Copilot Optical Flares program which are incrementally being uploaded onto their site over the next week. The next 100 (series 2) will be crafted especially for use in the new VFX stock videos I'm making for Tammy's business which you'll see a lot of in a few months. Am having so much fun with this I might just make 1000 and call myself Mr Michael Bay!

The Big Three

Here are the first examples of the study series for Uber memoria XX in 2D, anaglyphic 3D and Stereo 3D. These pick up from the Uber Memoria Proto series back in 2007 with a new body of work that I had originally sketched out and planned but never got around to filming. These were shot on the Fugi W3 and scaled to 2.35 in post. I'm setting up a gallery on Youtube to release all works together for free in all 3 formats. Now this forces me to go out and buy a pair of red/cyan shades!

Left channel view 2D version

Left and Right Channel Anaglyphic format view (Red/Cyan)

Left and Right Channel 3D Stereo format view

Here No Evil

Detail from 'Hear No Evil' (2011) test versions

VFX Background Plates

I'm making background plates for a VFX 3D stereo project (the projected screens are 4:3). This shot is comprised of a foreground scene, sky replacement, Photoshoped trees, added DOF masks and some colour grading. I shot the time lapsed clouds on a 550D over my back fence. Have learnt a lot about the VFX process in a stereo space but the hard thing is woking in 8 channels (360 degree view). More images to come, its just taking a long time to complete...

Studies for Uber memoria XV

I did a 3D shoot at RMIT yesterday using the new Panasonic 3DA1s. A lot of trial and error but here's a sneak peak at a study for the next Uber series. Thanks to Paul (featured), Andrew (DOP) and Stefan (Vroom guy).

New Lens Flares

I've been making lens flares as extensions for Video Copilot's Optical Flares. Just starting out but hope make a suite of 100 useful flares for all sorts of effects and genres. Go to my page here

A Far Cry From Nowhere Screens in Berlin

A Far Cry from Nowhere
Parts 1-5
7th Berlin International Director's Lounge
Art House Meinblau, Pfefferberg, Germany
13.02.2011
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All 5 parts of the extended 'A Far Cry from Nowhere' (flat version) will screen at the 7th Berlin International Directors Lounge on Feb 13th around midnight (approx). Be prepared to be bored shitless....

Uber Memoria XIII

Still from the forthcoming installation Uber Memoria XII... should be ready by the end of the month.