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This is one of two attempts I made to turn the text of a curious 1960s children’s book into a cartoon. Stay tuned…
format: DV video
software: Director, AfterEffects
Los Angeles, 2002.
The Pilot
January 1st, 2006Six Premonitions
January 1st, 2006
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Here are six very short films made in the six months leading up to the Second Iraq War.
format: DV video
software: AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Los Angeles, 2003.
Fickle
January 1st, 2006
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A curious little fragment. I rarely work with real film; the results always surprise me.
format: 16mm film
software: n/a
Los Angeles, 2002.
Art of News
January 1st, 2006
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I love this little opener I created for the Pittsburgh public-access show Art of News. The jack-in-the-box was puppeteered with wire rods that I painted out in Commotion, which worked out so well I’ve been looking for an excuse to do it again ever since.
format: DV video
software: Commotion, Premiere, Audition, Acid
Pittsburgh, 2001.
The Thief
January 1st, 2006
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The middle episode of an epic Super 8 trilogy; the other two parts are lost.
format: Super 8mm film
software: Premiere
Pittsburgh, 1997.
Jam
January 1st, 2006
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This was my first, never-finished stab at 3D animation; I’ve got something a bit more modern coming up soon. In the meantime, while visually this thing wouldn’t pass muster as a turn-of-the-century game cutscene, I do like how the music turned out.
format: DV video
software: Maya
Pittsburgh, 1999.
One, Two, Three
January 1st, 2006
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This was an early compositing test, multiplying myself with hand-painted mattes. For me, the magical feeling was probably pretty close to what the first photo pioneers must’ve felt…
format: DV video
software: Premiere, Photoshop
Pittsburgh, 1998.
Techniques for Managing Anger
December 30th, 2005
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Available on: youtube.com | archive.org
“Remember, you never need to solve the problem right now.” Apparently, no problem could possibly arise that this handy video self-help pamphlet is unprepared to deal with.
This short, a dance for camera, was created at the Point Park Conservatory in Pittsburgh, choreographed by Doug Bentz.
format: DV video
software: AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Pittsburgh, 2002.
Aleph/Bet
December 27th, 2005
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Available on: youtube.com | archive.org
What if you’re offered only two options, and neither of them are any good? The poor creature in this short can’t hope to understand that it’s trapped inside a completely arbitrary system.
format: DV video
software: AfterEffects, FrameThief, Premiere, DVD Studio
Pittsburgh, 2001.
Peace Through Strength (Rule or Ruin #1)
December 24th, 2005
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Available on: youtube.com | archive.org
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At the start of the Afghan War, I heard the title’s classic Cold-War motto resurrected by Texas Congressman Dick Armey. Oddly enough, it made me think of the Lewis Carroll poem “The Voice of the Lobster,” in which the Panther and the Owl sit down to negotiate an agreement. The story just seems to have a timely ring about it.
format: DV video
software: Commotion, AfterEffects, Painter, Premiere, Audition
Pittsburgh, 2002.
