Music Video In Production

Hey out there!  The One Stuck Duck crew is making a music video.  This past month we have been working on an animatic as well as the 2 character rigs.  Last weekend the guys nearly finished the live action cockpit.  The music video is about 2 Robots fighting in the city (there is a bit more to the story but I don't want to give it away quite yet).  It will be 3D After Effects character rigs mixed with live action backgrounds as well as live action singers in cockpits driving the robots.  The song was done by my brother Josh and his friend Eric.  The song is titled TEST from their first album "A Bellow Below".  The music and video concept really work well together.  This project will be a bit more work then the last two videos.  There are a lot more shots as well as effects and other compositing challenges.  Please keep checking this blog for more production information. 

Blondies, Cats and Beers

The screening of our latest short film Storming the Castle went really well.  People laughed at all the right parts.  Everyone did such a great job.  It looked great and sounded amazing. 

QUOTE "Congrats! I thoroughly enjoyed the flick and laughed out loud throughout. It was clever, funny and fun. You are very impressive when you pull together and use your powers for good instead of evil :) Keep it up! Sarah"

Thanks to all for coming out. 

"Cat Short" is almost done!!!

Hey all,  We are so close to finishing up our 2nd short film.  We are having a Screening this Tuesday September 16th at Blondies East 1770 2nd Ave, NY, NY 10128.  It starts at 7pm.  I hope to see you there.  Here is a still from the film.  And yes that is the famous Chris Conforti.

Married

So the day has come and passed.  It couldn't have happened any better.  We lucked out with the weather and everyone chipped in.  We owe people big time.  Kasey and I will be posting pictures soon.  And after the Honeymoon I will work on getting the wedding video together for people to have and for the reception in Indiana in October.  Check out Kasey's blog link for some pictures.  Mexico here we come!!!!!

After Effects Tutorials

In the very near future I will be making After Effects Tutorial Podcasts.  If anyone would like to email me on what they would like to learn about After Effects that would be very helpful.  I was going to mainly focus on Character Animation Workflow in After Effects.  I am going to do a Coming from Flash to After Effects tutorial as well.  I know a lot of Flash animators that don't know AE.  It isn't that different of a beast.  Emails please!

The Future and the Creative

This new one is a continuation of the first one that we did for the 72hr film shoot.  We finalized the idea.  We also have a friend who will lend us an HD camera.  I am excited about that.  I would like this one to look a bit more polished.  Check out the first one at 72hr Film Shoot and look for "Talking to Strangers".  I have a ring idea.  I am building it in Maya and then hopefully I will be able to have someone make a prototype out of it.  I know the prototyping stages are a bit expensive.  If any of you know someone who does that and can hook me up that will be great.  I think it will be made out of plastic instead of silver or gold.  But a gold one would be nice to have.  I am also kicking around an idea for a pitch.  I need to flesh that out a bit more and build a pitch book.  I would really love to have my friend Etsu do the character design but I am not up to that point yet.  

Kasey and her Dad on Father's Day planting a garden in Woodside

Here is Kasey and her Dad planting the garden.  I loved just watching them interact.  It was great to see them bonding and planting and me being a pain in the ass (just for fun).  I was also the "tool go getter guy".