Production Update

Well, the 23rd is here, and Tintin has definitely been released (we just got back from the movie theater), and… Dead Men Hiking is not finished.  Sorry folks, but there are still several things that need finishing.  Who would have thought that a 7-10 minute film begun back in July/August would take …

Mech

This is a 3d model I made about a year ago.  The hardest part was modeling the plates on the robot’s legs.  This is a firefighting mech, complete with an axe for opening buildings, water tanks on his back, a searchlight on his front, and an enclosed cockpit to protect …

High Moon

Back when I was first learning about 3d modeling, my brother and I planned on making a short 3d movie called High Moon that was supposed to take place around a castle in Japan.  We never finished the project, but we did produce some good still renders.

Day 2

In the center of this photo you can see the small whiteboard we used as an audio slate for several shots.  In order to make it easier to synchronize audio afterwards, we wrote the audio file name on the board (here the file name is “002.wav” or “002” for short) …

Day 1

  This is day 1 of filming.  As I got the camera set up, the characters “Scott” and “Gordon” went over their lines in the script, and we “blocked” out the scene.

10 Screenwriting Tips

When I was younger, I always assumed that good movies were easy to make.  All one needed was a good script and lots of money.  I also assumed that good scripts were easy to write.  After all, the plot of a good story looks effortless on the silver screen.  But …