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Lesia Vincent’s first novel, “Paradigm,” is now available through Createspace and Amazon. It is about modern day Stregheria (Italian witchcraft). If that catches your interest, why not support a Rochester writer and buy a copy? Oh, and here’s the cover, done by yours truly (and inspired by John William Waterhouse’s The Magic Circle). Buy “Paradigm” […]
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It’s only been a short time since my last compilation post, and already I’ve got new projects to sum up. UNMASKED Mike Russo and I found ourselves making another 72 Hour film for the Mind 2 Movie Challenge. This year’s improv elements: a closet clown, a bunch of bills, and a hostage situation. We’ll be […]
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I recently took part in a panel discussion covering the technology of podcasting, hosted by the Rochester Audio Visual Association. John Vincent and I were representing The Mad Dog Movies Podcast, and I also pulled from my experience managing The Animation Workshop Podcast. Paul Tracy, president of RAVA, recorded the event and has posted it […]
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Community / Film Journal / Rochester Movie Makers / Trailers & Upcoming Films / Virgin Fang May 5, 2010
READ MOREIt’s film festival season again in Rochester, and this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival looks pretty promising. I’ve been involved behind the scenes — I manage the website and I was on the short film panel — but there’s a ton of features I haven’t seen yet. I encourage all film […]
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Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated has been nominated for a Rondo Award! Lovers of animation and horror alike can vote for NOTLD:R as Best Independent Production of 2009. The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards are highly revered in the independent horror community. The voting is open to anyone! I highly encourage you to vote, […]
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Animate This! / Community / NOTLD:R / Subterranea February 9, 2010
READ MOREWe all like going behind the scenes, right? When Mike Schneider, director of the Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated project, asked me to contribute a featurette to the upcoming DVD release, I was afraid I wouldn’t have the time to do so. Well, last week I gathered strength and put together a 6 minute […]
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Community / Skeletal Remains / Subterranea / Virgin Fang October 25, 2009
READ MOREMeanwhile, in Rochester, two of my films will be playing as part of The Little Theatre’s 25 Hour Horror Feast. The event starts Halloween Eve with a zombie walk, followed by a marathon of horror movies that continues through Halloween. A special horror-themed edition of Rochester’s Emerging Filmmakers Series will play that Saturday afternoon at […]
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Animate This! / Community / NOTLD:R / Subterranea July 28, 2009
READ MORENow that I’ve completed three scenes for the Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated project, I thought it might be cool to show my cartoon shots next to the original movie footage. You’ll see where I applied faithful rotoscoping and where I deviated from the original acting. The following video clips show the animation, then […]
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I nearly blew it on this one. After what I THOUGHT was the final render, I noticed I had animated everything at double speed. So 13 seconds of footage was zipping by in 6 seconds. So… I went back to the keyframes and had to double the space between them. And then add in some […]
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Here’s a continuation of my latest scene. Helen Cooper turns around and leaves the basement. Next, I’ll add the Judy character, who takes her place watching the sick child. Once I’m satisfied with the movements, I’ll go back in and add the grayscale coloration to the characters. Traditionally, I do that before the animation, but […]
