December 2009
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Four Great Acoustic-Driven Music Releases You May...
Everything’s Easy by Girlyman. I’ve been loving harmony driven alt-folk this year and Girlyman is my favorite by far. Melt-in-your ear vocals, emotionally mature lyrics, inventive three part harmony and infectious tunes make this a must listen for fans of the genre.
The List by Rosanne Cash. After a three year forced hiatus from recording due to vocal polyps and brain surgery...
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Things You Don't Say to a Compulsive Creative at a...
“Matt is turning into Steve”, someone quipped at the start of today’s marketing meeting. Two hours later, this animation was the unfortunate and somewhat disturbing (to those who know Matt and Steve) result. (Animation may take a few seconds to load.)
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Avatarize Your Real Life Self With Evolver
After seeing the Avatar 3D film twice already, I decided it was time to translate my real life image into a transportable avatar. I used a service called Evolver, that has tool to create avatars that can be “transported” to a wide range of platforms, including virtual worlds, 3D application and social networks.
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WatchThe Curse of ADD 01: Scattergories.
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WatchWhite Plastic Wedding. I used a test of Hollywood FX Video Maker on my iPhone as an excuse to play with a few of my favorite plastic characters and make this little video. The program offers some fun effects, but did not sync audio correctly at high resolution so I ended up rendering with the 480x360 setting. I used ReelDirector to stitch together clips using Sparta, Back&White&Red and...
WatchFlying Bodhisattva. My iPhone imakes the world a pervasive playground. I shot and edited this while sitting at our dining room table, waiting for my son to finish up a video interview he was doing for a ComArts project, using ReelDirector, Vintage Video Maker and Slowmo. The piano was a last minute addition, recorded live over the video in ReelDirector.