BTTF Nike Bag
I never found the time to finish this project. Perhaps some day I will start a new one.
Buick to the Future – Time Machine
I absolutely love the Back to the Future movies and have always wanted the Time Machine, sadly I can’t afford a Delorean at the moment. So, I decided to make one. I’ve wanted to do this for probably 15 years now. I don’t have a real Delorean so for now I will make due with…
3D Printing with the Micro
I finally bought a 3D printer:) Model used: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:653085 More about the Micro: http://printm3d.com/
Festive People
I recently had the opportunity to cut a quick video for some fun guys, the Festive People. A friend of mine, John Lane, texted and asked if I would cut this for them. The video needed to be finished pretty quick, go figure as most of the projects I get have a fast turn around.…
Color Correction Tools In Final Cut Pro
The first tutorial I ever recorded. It’s pretty rough around the edges and probably not very helpful to watch. It did however, teach me a lot about myself. Through the years and looking back I’m still learning how to better present information, though I still have a very long way to go I feel like…
Mad Max: Fury Road Titles
Check out these sweet looking post apocalyptic titles… Watch the Tutorial: Watch the Timelapse: Watch the Demo:
Torn Paper Edges in After Effects
Here’s a tutorial about dynamic paper edges around anything in After Effects. It works on text layers, keyed elements, and pretty much anything you can Pre Comp… And here’s a timelapse of the process.
PVC Lightsaber Handle
How to make an affordable lightsaber? Why a hardware store of course! I walked around the PVC aisle looking for cool pieces and slowly piecing together my own custom lightsaber handle. I took home the handful of plastic parts, screwed them all together, ground off the lettering on the sides, and painted them with some…
Lindsey Stirling | The Music Box Tour
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to work with Lindsey Stirling to design some artwork to accompany a narration for part of her show. The project had a fairly quick turn around so the style consisted of elements that I stole from myself, basically for the sake of time and simplicity. Things don’t look as polished…
Scratch Built Spaceship
Here is a semi Star Wars style spaceship built from scratch. Please excuse the messy workplace, when I get on a roll, that stuff happens… Also, the pink poster paper was left over from some props we build last year, figured it could get put to use as long as there was paint involved;) …
Demo Reel 2015
It has been a wile since I’ve made a new demo reel, early 2013 was the last one, and the one before that was in March of 2011. I figured it was about time to whip out a new one, especially as I will be graduating college shortly and will likely be asked to show…
How to Remove Color Banding
In a nutshell, the trick is to give some color variation to those subtle yet tricky gradients. The techniques can also work in other programs as well. Here’s how to approach it inside After Effects: Make sure you’re working in at least 16 bit color. Blur things a tiny bit. Add some noise/grain. Watch the video to see the…