On the Fence

Posted by on Dec 12, 2008 in Featured | 2 comments

Finally done with my final group project for Anand Rao’s visual rhetoric class! You can find it here. Click on the “LAUNCH” button (or the image above it) to watch the video, and on the photos to enlarge them. TEASER: UMW students are–in general–pretty apathetic, except when they get riled up about silly things like this. Most of the “news segment” is scripted, all is exaggerated. Share...

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Blackbeard doll – finished!

Posted by on Dec 4, 2008 in Art and Crafts | 1 comment

Here he is, in all his overcoat-wearing glory. No hat, sadly, and no bandolier with pistols. Not yet, anyway. Share...

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Blackbeard, the cuddly version

Posted by on Nov 18, 2008 in Art and Crafts | 1 comment

For my final project in the “Pirates of the World” class here at UMW, I’m making a Blackbeard doll. He’s mostly done, with the (very important) exception of his overcoat, bandolier, pistols, hat, and a couple of other pirate-y things. Share this:

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storyboarding experiment

Posted by on Nov 9, 2008 in Featured + Film & New Media | 0 comments

In addition to the more traditional storyboards, I thought I’d try a photographic approach for a couple of early scenes in my new film. (With the help of my lovely assistant Em, of course.) – EXT. ALLEY Alley in town, angled light. GIRL enters, looking around sadly at the ground, searching. Passes a HOMELESS GUY, who is tracing/drawing the outline of a shoe on the ground with a piece of chalk over and over, around and around, while staring at nothing. EXT. TOWN SQUARE GIRL enters a square, crosses it, sits down. SHE...

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Risky Mermaid

Posted by on Sep 5, 2008 in Featured + Film & New Media | 3 comments

Back to my old habits of trading sleep for video editing. Mashup of “Risky Business” and “The Little Mermaid” for Anand Rao‘s visual rhetoric class. Enjoy! Share...

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