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Interregnum

Nick — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:36:34 +0000

Based on the extraordinary career of René Carmille, history’s first known computer hacker. The government of Nazi-occupied France launched a ghastly and unprecedented experiment in information science: much of the Vichy bureaucracy, including the operation of the death camps, was automated with punch-card computers. However, the Nazis didn’t understand the technology’s potential vulnerabilities…

format: HD video
software: Flash, After Effects, Final Cut, Photoshop, Audition
Toronto, 2010.

More Than Winning

Nick — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:42:45 +0000

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“They gave me a gun, a pick, and a hand grenade, and said ‘Win at any cost,’ and I said ‘Right.’ There’s nothing I love more than winning…” From a story by Susan Murray.

format: HD video
software: Flash, After Effects, Final Cut, Photoshop, Audition
New York, 2011.

Cave Bear

Nick — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:52:10 +0000

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A reading of the poem “Cave Bear” by Karen Solie, with realtime graphics created in Isadora.

format: HD video
software: Isadora, After Effects
Toronto, 2008.

The Dead Man and the Lawyer

Nick — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:26:09 +0000

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Written by Jennifer Tsuei, Celeste Den as the Lawyer. The Dead Man was animated using motion-capture data from a Kinect camera…to learn more about how this was done, look here.

format: HD video
software: OSCeleton, Oscar, Flash, After Effects, Audition, Final Cut
hardware: Kinect
Toronto, 2010.

Arachnye

Nick — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:33:29 +0000

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Made in Processing; music by Meg Schedel

format: HD video
software: Processing, Max/MSP/Jitter, After Effects
Toronto, 2010.

Traffic Flow II

Nick — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:11:31 +0000

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Created by running television static through a Painter script continually for three months, gradually drawing fantastic patterns and colors out of random noise. Commissioned by TAIS as part of the Eleven in Motion series, based on the paintings of Oscar Cahén.

format: HD video
software: Painter, Max/MSP/Jitter, After Effects
Toronto, 2010.

Neighbourhood Watch

Nick — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:03:34 +0000

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It’s very rude to stare! Experimenting with my new Canon video DSLR…

format: HD video
software: After Effects, Flash
Toronto, 2010.

Falling Into Place

Nick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:10:09 +0000

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Particle experiment with composer Carmen Rizzo, using footage shot at the Toronto Zoo and Centre Island.

format: realtime animation
software: After Effects
Toronto, 2009.

The Orange

Nick — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:39:12 +0000

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Suddenly, a humble citrus fruit is granted absolute power over the universe. From a story by Benjamin Rosenbaum.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Toronto, 2009.

Screened at SXSW 2010. (jury prize, Best Animated Short)

Conan vs. Bear

Nick — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:48:14 +0000

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Jessica Delfino is back with a helpful survival guide for those scary bear- and celebrity-infested woods…

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Toronto, 2009.