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Added my Spec board/reel of my work from 2009 to my Projects page.

Many of these projects were group efforts, if you would like to know more about my specific involvement on any project feel free to ask. My contact info is available at the end of the reel and on the right column of this site.

Thanks for watching!

Incredibly interesting tools developed by Image Engine in Nuke for work on District 9 as shown by Shervin Shoghian, compositing supervisor at Image Engine.

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The amount of tools they developed, with the amount of people they had working (around 90), in the amount of time they had to do it, is extremely impressive. And another reason why anyone interested in vfx/animation/film should definitely take a very hard look at Nuke.

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It is amazing to see so many of the major commercial production houses have started to really embrace Vimeo as a place to showcase work and their processes.

PSYOP is a fantastic example, not only have they been posting up most of their recent work, they have also been posting up breakdowns of how it was conceived from start to finish. As much as I enjoy the finished work I must say I enjoy these breakdowns and making of’s even more.

EDIT: Original video was removed by PSYOP, here is the complete ad:
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Great stuff! Check out the rest on their Vimeo page.

[PSYOP - Vimeo]

I watch a lot of random animation, films, shorts, commercials, tests, whatever. I figured I may as well start sharing some of my favorites on a more consistent basis because it keeps me hunting for more.

Start with a nice little short by Eran Hilleli called “knowledge of the cone”

I am really partial to the character design and style of the motion. Angular characters and quick direct emphasized motions definitely do it for me, and I always enjoy a good slap in the face. Check out the website, as there is a good collection of other work.

[eran hilleli]

A short film by Jeremy Casper, Stuart Bury and Isaiah Powers, 3 all around good people and fellow allum and students at KCAI.

Make sure to also take a look at the making of video and website.

[DRIED UP]

I was never really bothered by his laughing during skits, smiling at the camera and all that on SNL to be honest, and as far as what I am interested in, this is the best late night show to be ever on TV. This episode is a bit of a golden nugget, Will Ferrell, Mos Def, the list goes on. (Mos Def’s new album “The Ecstatic” is excellent by the way).

Oh, and The Roots are the freaking house band, you know all of that normal house band music you always hear on every show? Not here folks.

Watch it and let me know what you think (unless you want to whine about Jimmy Fallon not being able to hold himself together during a joke, of course he can’t) I will have something even more interesting to watch not too long from now so check back soon. Or just use Google Reader like a person who doesn’t always want to have to come to every site to check for updates.

If not yet convinced:

[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]