Some screenshots and Critique

I just found some screen shots and I wanted to put them up. These are from some movies that I think really exemplify cinematography and good use of blocking. especially the middle two.

movies
1) A Fistfull of Dollars
2) Ran
3) Ran
4) Yojimbo

I should put this kind of stuff up more often. Oh and I've almost completed the storyboard for "Between Gentlemen"


Uploading videos takes forever so here's a link to some of my concentration pieces.

My Concentration is "Storytelling through the Cinematic Arts" and here are three full fledged videos:
http://vimeo.com/17961839
http://vimeo.com/16643833
http://vimeo.com/12087049

Yee Haw. So my next storyboard is going to be a western. I'm even putting in the time to write a screenplay for it. It should be enjoyable for all of you. Somebody said that I should put dialogue in future work. well I'm giving it a try and the possibility of doing extra panels for that makes me somewhat angry. But so far the intro is dialogue based.

I don't like the fact that my ideas are poorly timed with Hollywood. I've wanted to do a western for the past four or five months and now the Coen Brothers make me feel like a band wagoner.

Also my Films seem to be getting more and more violent. for example:
1. Pulp. people getting punched
2. Fragile... okay nothing happens there
3. Between Gentlemen. people get shot
4. Western movie. People get shot and killed, worse too.

...maybe a comedy next, I might not be funny enough for that.


and do you have any suggestions for a Western movie title?

A man of the break

Being so busy, does make one think.

That there is little time for this...


I still feel like I'm behind and irresposible. Working hard is funny that way

c'est moi

Dear Ms. McBride, Here is the photo you requested. I hope it pulls a big smile on your face

Another Update

I'm almost done with my animation and that's really exciting.
Ran (1985) is on TV right now and that's great because it's a really good movie.
I need to work on homework and go on a run but i can do the latter later.
two more weeks until winter break, that's nice.
uhhmm... oh I got about six or so photos done for the WOA and I think they all look pretty good.
What else... nothing except to remind myself about the secret Santa

Another Week

so I haven't started the work of art yet, oh well. I haven't completed more work on my animation, oops. I don't know I've been in a sort of awkward rut and I need to get out of it as soon as possible. So that's really it. There's a long break coming up maybe I'll get some work done then...but I doubt it. This is depressing.

The big day

I went to my screening today at the Whistell Auditorium and I have to say it was really something seeing my film on a big screen instead of on my little computer screen. Then afterward there was a panel with the judges and some indipendent filmmakers. What I definitley got out of that was them saying that I had to love this to get what I wanted out of it and that I would have to clean some toilets along the way and that was a literal expression.

Also more big news:

After I finish Between Gentleman I'm switching to a new animation program! That's right because Flash is giving me so many problems and is malfunctioning to the point where working around these unsolvable errors is pointless. So now I'm going with Toon Boom Studio! Toon Boom Studio is an amazing program and although it isn't the king of the internet media, Flash's domain, it's still a for more impressive animation software and is more geared toward what I want to do, which includes exporting high quality quicktime videos (time to play catchup on that Flash) that I can put on DVD's and not have to say "close enough" but instead "perfect that's what it supposed to sound and look like!", much better I agree. Also it has this cool 3d camera tool in the program that's super confusing but I can't wait to figure it out eventually I'll figure out the program and my next short will be better because of it.

Also I'm uploading this trailer I found for a film that uses the same program I'm now using plus other Toon Boom programs. I believe it's like a ten thousand something receipt for just the programs. It's called Chico&Rita and it doesn't have a US release date yet.