I started editing this before I moved to California, but didn’t have the time to finish it. I’ve slowly chipped away at it, albeit in small chunks, and finally have it finished. Credit goes to Matt Sweat for helping me pick the song. Here’s some of my older ones for convenience.
As an artist, a hobby of mine is to take my old ideas and techniques and revisit them years later just to see what happens. In 2005-2006 I spent a great deal of time on a visual effects shot for a superhero short film “War of the Heroes” here is an attempt a decade later to recreate…
Same cast, same location, 13 years later. Based on our first short film “Demise of the Republic” in 2003 comes this impromptu 2016 remake. We shot this in two half days during my little sister’s wedding while all of us were in town together again. Finally Finished! Please enjoy Demise from 2016! A Look Behind the…
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…
Here it is! The first official Swemsley film of all time! In all of its SD glory! (or grossness… whatever) Our first movie was full of enjoyment and learning. Here is the trailer: And here is the effects shot that started it all:
Back in action! Lethal Abilities is the second official movie my brothers, cousins and I made; (I say second official movie because it was when we started to get serious about making movies. We had been filming ourselves for years: skits, plays, short stories, whatever, but it wasn’t until we had the ability to edit…
In the spirit of school starting up again, here’s a few thoughts on taking notes in class. I’ll be the first one to admit that I don’t particularly care for going to school, although I love learning. Now that I am finally almost done I’m starting to find bits here and there that make the…
These finally came in the mail today:) I ordered a pair of prescription sunglasses and I have to say that I’m quite pleased with them. They have a neat wood looking texture on the front and sides. I even had my name engraved on the sides, cool. I have a pretty high prescription so they…
It has been more than 10 years since my cousins and I shot our first movie. Who would have guessed that what began as boys, bathrobes, and broomsticks bolting around with a camera, making movies during summer vacation; would become so much more than a hobby. None of us knew what we were doing, but…
So it begins… Here is my obligatory first post. I guess this means I will have to start writing stuff now…