September 2010 Demo Reel

Once again my dear friends, the time has come to put out a new demo reel. The year at Teesside University is behind me and it is time to fill out job applications. Or so I've been told anyway. Read More...

AVE ICA complete at last

So here is the result of the past months work, from idea to storyboard, previs to film shoot, modelling to compositing. Hope it isn't entirely hopeless :-) Read More...

It’s been a while

So it's been a while a few weeks a couple of months. First there was Easter, then there was intensive work to finish the final year project and write a good report, then Studio Practice & Business had its turn, and suddenly and without quite knowing how I got there, two months had just vanished. Read More...

This week in AVE

Another week has come and gone - way to quickly as usual. This week I've been looking at music for the scene, booked a foley audio recording session in the studio, experimented with keyers and possible looks and started match moving. Read More...

Rough cut complete for the AVE ICA

This week I've delved further into Vue, figured out how to undistort and redistort my plates properly in NukeX and chosen and cut together the takes I'll be using for the final scene. Read More...

Green screen shoot complete

As mentioned in my last post, I shot the footage for my AVE ICA this past Wednesday. That was the plan anyway. Turned out we overshot on time with a lot and only got three out of five shots before the day was over. Read More...

AVE previs ready

Christmas is long gone and I'm back in Middlesbrough after a refreshing break. The first thing I had to focus on when I got back was to create a presentation for Advanced Visual Effects where we were to present a storyboard, previs, schedule and a couple of other things regarding the ICA. Read More...

Storyboard for Advanced Visual Effects Module

After Bjørne helped me come up with a new idea for my AVE ICA (Advanced Visual Effects In Course Assessment, quite a mouthful) I've been meaning to create a storyboard so I can start test-shooting in the sound stage. Read More...

Let me stitch that for you…

Having recently acquired a digital SLR, I've been trying to wrap my head around concepts such as hdri, tone mapping and photo stitching lately. Read More...

Aftermath

At long last, the project is almost over. Less than two days away as of this writing. After delivering the final film a couple of weeks ago, I've spent my time relaxing, creating a short "making of" with the rest of Green Spill, writing stuff on this blog and a self assessment document. Read More...