The Mysterious Fate Of Mister Hinson Totoro...

One should never say never, but...  It looks like Hinson Totoro is going on indefinite hiatus.  Even if I do finish the first game (Only 2-3 videos and some voiceover to go!) I will never truly be able to finish this first arc, due to the passing of my father, one of the key actors.  So, to not let so much work go completely to waste, I proudly present ALL THE BACKGROUND PLATES!  Created entirely in Photoshop using primarily pictures scrounged from Google, these took... a lot of time, and may have indirectly led to me failing a class.  What fun!  Hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions as to the specifics of these pics, please comment below. 

Action-y Action Figures...

So, way back in 2008, I began experimenting with stop motion and chroma keying.  Using my old point-and-shoot, I took a series of photos on a blue background, separated them in photoshop, and made the above, then the following.  I never really got back into it, save for a bit of Deadpool and Starscream, but it was fun while it lasted.  Enjoy!

Dungeons & Dragons For The Morbidly Obese...

     So, working for Rhett and Link...  I was recently given the job of finding some pictures for a sketch.  These pictures, that of a Troll, Dragon, Sorceress, and unnamed fourth character, were to be used as new circles on a twister board that in turn would be a part of THE MOST COMPLICATED BOARD GAME EVER!!!!!  (it should be coming out soon...  I'll post a link when it does...)  Anyway, being me, I instantly decided that the best way to "find" pictures would be to make my own.  Well, Daz studios comes preset with a dragon, a sorceress, a warrior (the unnamed fourth character), and I had already bought a troll, so....  Yeah.  I posed, lit, and exported for post in Photoshop.  Hope you enjoy!

Novacane

     So, being in filmschool, it seems crazy that I'd actually design a poster, right?  So anyway, last night my flatmate Raul asks me to design a poster to go with the script he's writing for class.  One plot description and fantasy casting session later, the above is what I came up with.

     Then come the revisions.  Turns out the title "Novocaine" refers not to the common dentistry anesthetic, but rather to the not-R&B song "Novacane."  Combine that with a darker color scheme to match Raul's tonal vision, and you have the above, final poster, ready for class display.  

     

     But if the above is final, what dwells below?

     My own little version, achieved by playing around with filters and then playing through Zac Efron's unedited face and hands.

     Anyhoo, hope you all enjoy this, and please feel free to leave comments and critiques!

Makin' Movies

So, I'm working on a short film (a real one, with a budget!) as a production designer.  During the early parts of development, I was tasked (along with my friend Kelley) with designing the characters' school uniforms, based on some ideas and images provided by our director.  We went out to Goodwill (always a good start) and took some photos of clothes.  I then took those photos, reconstructed the parts covered by hands and hangers, and colorized 'em.  Using Daz, I rendered out a little girl, then warped the clothes over her.  One posterization later, and this concept sketch was complete!  The design was ultimately rejected for something a bit simpler, but I think this 'sketch' is good enough to share (and to just show what the heck I'm up to here in Hollywood).  Enjoy!

Also, if you need a production designer, contact me; I'm good.  See?

That's The Business...

Business cards?  Business cards.

Rhett & Link!

So... I've got my Los Angeles internship... with Rhett & Link.  Yes, those Rhett & Link.  Here's a screen shot from 30 Rock, edited to look like a combination of--you guessed it--Rhett & Link.