i have a .com

And by .com I mean .org.
http://mmkkrr.org/
No content yet, but I thought I'd do a post.

head replacement - breakdown

As a follow-up from my last post, here is a breakdown of my head replacement video.

head replacement

Finally, I've completed my head replacement. I originally tried to do this with a different public domain film, but after investing hours into it, I realised that it wouldn't work.

The original film is called Narcotic. Found at archive.org

digital squib

This is a shot I have been meaning to complete for almost a year. Unfortunately my past attempts didn't work out at all. I think I'm quite happy with this now, I might just be tired and foolish though.



FY Izzle, I created the blood elements in After Effects and then composited the shot in Shake. The music snippet is from the Batman Begins score and I assume it's fair use.

i have returned... with breakdowns

So, at the insistence of a certain sole blog-viewer, Bella, I have re-encoded and uploaded my reel-thing videos to Photobucket for further image degradation. There are five:


one: eye replacement
music: tera melos - (is good for what ails you)



two: smoke on screen
music: lone wolf & cub - shinguard explosion



three: appear behind
music: falooza - one minute screaming



four: another eye replacement
music: joanna newsom - bridges and balloons


five: filming reel
music: falooza - no more soup

I hope the bands/artists whose music I've borrowed won't be furious. I had to replace/re-edit the 'smoke on screen' breakdown because Photobucket caught Explosions in the Sky in their evil copyright filter! Who knew EitS were THAT popular. MySpace apparently, 1,000,000+ pageview, zomygodfather.

It would be nice to update this blog more, but I really shouldn't make promises.

the only shot in my puppet project that i like

Well, I realised a month or so ago that I wasn't going to have time to do my puppet project as I'd planned; it was ultimately too ambitious. So, I pretty much got frustrated and totally lost interest in it. Thankfully one of the shots in my totally ridiculous final sequence actually looks good.



That is a 3d background and a real puppet.

mark's nightcrawler task

Today, I helped Mark with his Nightcrawler task for class and it was fun times! He's kindly allowed me to post it here. Gooood man. Aroo.



Music: Steve Jablonsky - Sector 6 (from the musical score of 'The Island')

vfx 2.3 - the nightcrawler effect - complete

Well, I am pleased. I have finished my 'Nightcrawler' assignment. I realise the editing could be a bit tighter, but I'm alright with how it is now.

The music is from John Carpenter's score for Halloween III. I believe it's fair dealing because I'm only using it for educational purposes... though maybe I should have credited it in the video itself... oh well I highly doubt I would get a ceast & desist letter.

So yes,

vfx 1.3 - puppet progress

Well, it turns out that making puppets takes an incredibly long amount of time. Not only this, but the amount of progress you make in this time is less than impressive. Behold!



...there is actually another cardboard body to the left of that puppet, but still, come on, that is so many hours worth of labour it isn't funny.

Coming up next, progress on my Nightcrawler project... perhaps even the completed clip.

behind the laughter