tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16333817665156642982024-03-13T17:07:29.559-07:00Adventures in ScienceA young inventor with misplaced trust issues assumes the best of those he surrounds himself with. Unfortunately for him, the people he surrounds himself with see him as an opportunity to exploit, and the revelation that just about all of them are out to destroy him sends him on a death defying struggle to survive.
Now with Steampunk!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-23407587182772816962012-12-01T17:12:00.001-08:002012-12-01T17:12:21.711-08:00New Trailer for Teslacon!This one's for <a href="http://www.drgrymmlaboratories.com/">Joey</a>, who's soaking up the awesome at <a href="http://teslacon.com/site/">Teslacon</a> right now!<br />
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I hope you like it!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-63802826375865133042012-10-15T21:01:00.000-07:002012-10-15T21:01:01.487-07:00Rough Fight work in progress!<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_IlyaYnv8mU" width="480"></iframe><br />
It's coming along very slowly, but I think it looks pretty darn cool. I still have a few places to fix shots- the robot getting splattered and some other shots liek that as well as placement and positioning and backgrounds. But the exciting thing is that it looks pretty nice.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-38024582791733753942012-09-09T17:56:00.001-07:002012-09-09T17:56:18.458-07:00An experiment with type<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BH4zK4pLuAA" width="460"></iframe><br />
I'm playing around with visual cues to let the audience know there's audio happening. It's been interesting. I'll also be showing some "thoughts" in an upcoming scene- We'll see how that plays out.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-31216793649493410372012-08-07T21:01:00.000-07:002012-08-08T18:51:26.325-07:00The big hump.<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2HQ9fPM2tm8" width="480"></iframe><br />
This is the shot that I've spent the most time on, mainly because I wasn't sure how I was going to pull it off. I had the original background image that I cleaned up, but I wanted the camera to reveal how big the Hypatia really is. After adding all the bunting and getting some needed advice from my friend Mark, I was able to come up with something I'm pretty proud of. I also really like the birds- they really give the scene some kinetics that make it feel more alive and not just a flat picture.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-43124360026899863882012-06-28T21:01:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:38:08.488-07:00How would you like your own personal blimp?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1EUmFh4sSLE" width="480"></iframe><br />
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This is a test I did to see how well I could blend a live action shot I did with an actress/steampunk named Cherie Savoie and the blimp I made for the first establishing shot of Boston. I think it turned out pretty well- Although at four minutes a frame, the sequence took 24 hours to complete. I would like to add a little rock and ease that stop a little more, but as a test, I think this looks awesome.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-37173048624199417722012-06-24T21:01:00.000-07:002012-06-24T21:38:13.608-07:00Well, it's been a while, but there's a lot of new stuff coming. Here's the finished monorail train, as well as it's station. In the context of the shot it's in, we'll never get this close, but if there is, at some point in time a webseries, well, this is where some of the action might take place.
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This is essentially a reversed steam engine. I referenced the back end as the boiler and the front end as the cockpit, although I'm not sure a forwards view is even necessary.<br />
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From the other side. The notion is, the supports are on the left and the rail mounts are on the right.<br />
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I based the cars on pullman style coaches from the late 1800's. The first class and the second class are identical on the outside, but the inside is much more plush for the folks paying more. Not that I actually built that or anything.<br />
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This is all part of the Boston Horseless Transportation Company. Now, Some people have pointed out that the support arms for the trains should be bigger, and I agree. But, if I want to finish this shot I have to call it out as a CBB, or "Could be Better." If there's a need for this in upcoming episodes, well, I can always put em on.<br />
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The station is sort of a combination of a regular train station and a subway station. The "G" stands for Glowerston, a major stockholder of BHT.<br />
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The bunting is because it's the fourth of July. And the day the Hypatia sets sail.<br />
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I rigged the trains to stay on the rail, and these last two are renders with motion blur.<br />
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This is the sword Mulvey and his stalwart manservant Grimmauld go looking for, and find, in act one. However, during the course of the adventure, it is damaged and leads to a parting of the ways between the inventor and his benefactor. I can not wait to make this next piece!<br />
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I almost named it insidiarum fabrica, which is "plot device" in Latin. As it stands, it means "Sisyphus' Despair."<br />
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It's a mystery, what can I say? I'm pretty happy with the image and when I printed it out, it's pretty much life size...spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-27526519018819244292012-04-05T21:01:00.001-07:002012-04-14T22:14:06.138-07:00Abney Park deserves some listening to.<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yeEI-hh3MG0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-36604506995627279922012-04-04T21:01:00.000-07:002012-04-05T13:03:26.753-07:00What goes around, comes around. This sounds really, really fun.<iframe src="http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/investment-widget/the-chronicles-of-professor-elemental-637" width="200" height="500" frameborder="0"></iframe>spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-73768626269142108232012-04-01T21:01:00.000-07:002012-04-02T01:10:51.920-07:00It's... brilliant!<object height="360" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A_qpSCDcGxM?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A_qpSCDcGxM?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><br />
I saw this flare in my presets and thought, this looks like the flares in Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Nazi's get it at the end, and used it. My friend Joe said, "if I were to make a machine, a light that bright would indicate somethings about to explode." <br />
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So, it's changed, but here's what it looked like before!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-32128591882244782562012-03-22T21:01:00.002-07:002012-03-22T21:01:00.157-07:00The Boston Commons. As a power supply station.<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6Uhot1Idum4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
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Yeah. I've been slogging on this shot for a while now. At last I'm ready to put a fork in it and call it finished. There are a number of additions I'd like to add, but the next shot is really big and I need to start focusing on that. Let me know what you think!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-78220113576090036902012-03-06T21:01:00.000-08:002012-03-07T01:55:33.886-08:00Boston Power Station!<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/R_RzwzMWTRI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
Yeah, these shots are getting better and better. This one is the second establishing shot of a retrofuturistic power station situated in the Boston Commons. It's a work in progress for sure, but I think it shows a lot of promise.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-46531146049204772252012-02-11T21:01:00.000-08:002012-02-11T21:01:00.589-08:00The telegram scene a little furthur along...<iframe width="480" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i7C61Y5VKNM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
So yeah, here's the same scene a little further along. I've added all the people and the robot and a scene at the end showing the clock to give the shot some perspective. Those robots are going to figure in to the plot a little heavier than originally planned, so stay tuned!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-28246496656535087822012-02-03T21:01:00.000-08:002012-02-04T15:47:55.221-08:00Here's the latest test!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="320" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/omgaSysC_C8" width="480"></iframe><br />
Establishing the look of the loading dock (and the final distress for the old film look) is what this sequence is about. It's still in the air, but now I have a place to go to.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-55337757814657299092012-01-20T21:01:00.000-08:002012-02-04T15:47:08.275-08:00Terry is an amazing song writer!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="320" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZQmOiCUOPDQ" width="480"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://www.music4themovies.com/">Terry</a> is this renaissance guy who makes miniatures, builds floats, crafts interesting outfits for musical stars and writes music for movies. It's in that last regard that he's working on my film! I love it.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-70027752441021949792012-01-18T21:01:00.000-08:002012-01-18T21:01:01.163-08:00The loading dock- it's really long and looks pretty cool!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q9d0NNlTfHE" width="480"></iframe><br />
So yeah, I started in on the backgrounds for the long haul. This is one of the ones from the "telegram" scene and once it's populated with people, I think it will look pretty good.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-13963184017223045662012-01-06T21:01:00.000-08:002012-01-06T21:01:01.256-08:00Another zeppelin for the background...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8R2HYdbTCfVM419x2UPURY8xQQHBNT-QUDWhfd3u0eULMz-fV9sxhaGBPdzXW4KFNwoTumbzuEtVceDQ3R5wrT2Q6m1ae3uFJZiFlZLb2SjMjW_1w8EW18uTCkQr5eQad02gMwrrJqHW/s1600/skybus02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8R2HYdbTCfVM419x2UPURY8xQQHBNT-QUDWhfd3u0eULMz-fV9sxhaGBPdzXW4KFNwoTumbzuEtVceDQ3R5wrT2Q6m1ae3uFJZiFlZLb2SjMjW_1w8EW18uTCkQr5eQad02gMwrrJqHW/s400/skybus02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y6cmESC7iYduxk-r9aj-1wMNe2ejLOxCQhc_lJ4c6kKADYhRAnGB47LhvzAGwAhu9sGQcHXQthuFWkF8GEk1mF9xVr7IYN2wBzZIGsge50a8ubLsWJw_OP19iZ6VKlrtKUpAFpsfu-eS/s1600/skybus03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y6cmESC7iYduxk-r9aj-1wMNe2ejLOxCQhc_lJ4c6kKADYhRAnGB47LhvzAGwAhu9sGQcHXQthuFWkF8GEk1mF9xVr7IYN2wBzZIGsge50a8ubLsWJw_OP19iZ6VKlrtKUpAFpsfu-eS/s400/skybus03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This represents the last of the throwaway models for the first (and most likely all of the) scene(s) that establish a Victorian Futurism for my film. I still have a few cars that are mostly built and I will show `em when I am done! I also have the Vasa to build. Eeeesh.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-21326384006757252992011-12-16T21:01:00.000-08:002011-12-16T21:01:01.719-08:00Two new pictures!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBo6MCz7TDqpXFo0yKUbGYv8-OFalUqfp7dSBlyuWp2sdkOimCDwLRaESDWd4OvRDbnpxTNfjhjfZWQ0TKjxvUj1X3GqCV2D-EBM-jsUVi5eOi4laurk7Yo4nfS4AWQT1OnJwqfDRTAc0/s1600/personalBalloon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBo6MCz7TDqpXFo0yKUbGYv8-OFalUqfp7dSBlyuWp2sdkOimCDwLRaESDWd4OvRDbnpxTNfjhjfZWQ0TKjxvUj1X3GqCV2D-EBM-jsUVi5eOi4laurk7Yo4nfS4AWQT1OnJwqfDRTAc0/s320/personalBalloon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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I added another shot, an extreme closeup to tell the story a little better. I also totally changed the end, so we no longer see Dad in the water. I think it works a lot better now!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-24179711354518313062011-11-08T21:01:00.000-08:002011-11-08T21:01:00.153-08:00An almost finaled sequence!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4sbhYzq8-mY" width="480"></iframe><br />
The only thing missing is the ship in the last shot. But I like the timing, Scott's expression before we cut to the wrecked hull is pretty awesome and I love how the burning ship turned out.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-51280971555794271252011-10-30T21:01:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:07:26.000-07:00Transition to imagination!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dZx25FTiPG8" width="480"></iframe><br />
This is an attempt to show how Mulvey's mind worked, even as a little kid. Here his imagination convinces a reluctant Fanny that maybe there's something to this whole moon thing.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-87455007637719338532011-10-04T21:01:00.000-07:002011-10-05T02:46:16.981-07:00The dying Swift. This is how the flashback starts.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xo8ICR49iKE" width="480"></iframe><br />
I built the wreckage of the Swift based on a real ship, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Cloud_%28clipper%29">Flying Cloud</a>. At the time, she was the fastest thing afloat, and set a record for the trip between San Francisco and New York. Anyhoo, I spread the love between the fore and aft section of the boat, with a gaping hole in it exposing decks and ribs. I added some barrels and boxes and then set the whole thing ablaze.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-82804594928474962822011-09-28T21:01:00.000-07:002011-09-28T23:41:14.059-07:00The wreckage of the Swift.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wZtOri1OCKqUAX0RLDQKolkzzZw7cHpkQnjdUjZWkQirL7HXJR8pzCsAw3z0Hgx1USbxiEBA5CRc2u2CgdnEu-ZiNcqauL3A9o9nkl09Brt_nukew1d1KpdgxIB0WQJuwrCChKEC8Ft7/s1600/swiftWreckage01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wZtOri1OCKqUAX0RLDQKolkzzZw7cHpkQnjdUjZWkQirL7HXJR8pzCsAw3z0Hgx1USbxiEBA5CRc2u2CgdnEu-ZiNcqauL3A9o9nkl09Brt_nukew1d1KpdgxIB0WQJuwrCChKEC8Ft7/s400/swiftWreckage01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We never see this much detail in the actual shot; it's blurred and there are a ton of fire elements as well as smoke a a foreground actor. But I really like the mood this sets. Pirates of the Caribbean in Paris was, when it was built, the crown jewel of all of them. There's several wrecks the bateaux pass by and they all have this crazy hot/cool lighting that makes them look surreal. Well, I don't know if I captured it, but I got something I really, really like.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-4494572802746836792011-09-18T21:01:00.000-07:002011-09-18T21:28:58.684-07:00The Adventures in Science trailer!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="274" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gZIB82JQrCQ" width="480"></iframe><br />
Joey wanted me to get this ready for <a href="http://www.thegreatnewenglandsteampunkexhibition.com/">the Great New England Steampunk Expo</a>. I had four days to cobble something together, and the results, I think, speak for themselves. All the backgrounds are digital, and for this trailer I ended up using images from other shots. But looking at them, I believe they are all pretty convincing!spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1633381766515664298.post-78864223666894182222011-09-08T21:01:00.000-07:002011-09-19T11:43:36.159-07:00The aerobus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvq8hjXDivpxCHEFQkkYiv5RIs55bFcpKSeGytdYyC1mlPLSKsRYsgaoq8FlsIDQeP-Qv2yMsI220GWG5tpXEjZLJiqJXaHNSmp_WCxxRwREqHr7ZGCN987it-BmBXPehwxGzg3_2qIG0/s1600/airbus01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvq8hjXDivpxCHEFQkkYiv5RIs55bFcpKSeGytdYyC1mlPLSKsRYsgaoq8FlsIDQeP-Qv2yMsI220GWG5tpXEjZLJiqJXaHNSmp_WCxxRwREqHr7ZGCN987it-BmBXPehwxGzg3_2qIG0/s400/airbus01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSstMvLyRMaOX2bvA81MKahBDj6P8DCZkTzfL1_-FPMfN5q480Xt3ylnmmeVqlKGWn2jN4uPo6jx1tMXAYuesKBx60gFVWL1SbpUCfy7EW-Fm11btE_GAVwIsJCWKs5pspiAuQt1MVGP0/s1600/airbus04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSstMvLyRMaOX2bvA81MKahBDj6P8DCZkTzfL1_-FPMfN5q480Xt3ylnmmeVqlKGWn2jN4uPo6jx1tMXAYuesKBx60gFVWL1SbpUCfy7EW-Fm11btE_GAVwIsJCWKs5pspiAuQt1MVGP0/s400/airbus04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I designed this blimp as sort of a public transportation air bus, for those ladies and gentlemen who don't wish to walk to the street to get a conveyance. I based the seats on the ones in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Electric_Railway">red car</a>, which we got to ride out at the <a href="http://www.oerm.org/">Orange Empire Railroad Museum</a>. The props spin down (they have an elaborate gear system to be able to reverse quickly, while the main motor sits atop the cabin roof) and the passengers enter from the rear.spajadigithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04796546096636247752noreply@blogger.com0