My Spring Reel

Well it's not just the final projects from the spring term. My recently updated spring reel is chop full of interesting work. My emphasis is the seamless integration of various graphical elements (i.e. 2d and 3d design) together with live-action footage; creating a believable photo-realistic experience. Many of which incorporate multiple techniques including keying/matting, color correction, rotoscoping, and digital painting. Try not to blink! Ha.


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Animadenss Competition 2007

Several of my classmates and I participated in a national and international animation competition which took place March 2007. It's called Animadness. The object of the competition is to create an animation from concept to completion in 3 weeks, hence the madness. My role in this group project was sound engineering and editing. I think it helped prepare me for my final project in my Editing course. We took 4th place.


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Dreams in Transit

Here is my final project for my Final Cut Pro Editing course. Entering into the class with basically zero knowledge of editing for video or film, I must say I am quite pleased with the results. The story centers around an adolescent and his hobby, trains and rail simulation. He shares with us his thoughts and extensive knowledge of the subject. And we explore with him his enthusiasm for trains both metaphorically and physically. But it's more than just an interview.

I also incorporated a secondary plot. This plot is introduced in the form of an errand. This was great because it allowed me the opportunity to work with lighting, directing, b-roll footage, multiple camera angles, plus more serious concentration with diegetic sound. This is another interest of mine, audio.


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The Awakening

Things DO go bump in the night! For this final project I wanted create an out-of-body experience (i.e. a ghost effect). Rotoscoping, matting, photo re-touching, and color correcting became my best friends on this project. I started by changing the time of day in the room from day to night in post. If you look closely you'll see I've added flicker effect to the character lying on the sofa. Again, I look for detail. It's a small detail but it adds to the story. Why is this person asleep on the sofa? Oh he must have been watching television and fallen asleep.


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Final project completed

Hello again,



Well the course has completed and I successfully turned in my final project. However I'm still continuing to work on it as a personal project. Anyways, I hope you'll enjoy it.

Best,
russ