A Chapter Entry Into an Exquisite Corpse Interactive Video
Rupert Howe, videoblogger and filmmaker, is putting together an Exquisite Corpse series of videos to be linked and veiwed interactively on YouTube. Each artist creates a new video based upon two previous videos. This is my entry.
This is an interactive video art game. 60 artists & videobloggers from around the world have made 1 minute films. You choose which path you follow to the end. Each time is different, but every video you watch has been inspired by the previous one. The maze is complex, and it criss-crosses. It might take 5, 7, or 20 videos to reach the end.
Today, I took a bold move forward (I hope it proves to be forward) when I handed in my notice of resignation to my superior, the Chief Marketing Officer at Smith Micro Software. I had been with the company for just over a year, and despite the short tenure, I had outgrown my position there. Read the rest of this entry »
Tonight is Sunday. Which means tomorrow is Monday and that means Heroes is on. I’m not so sure that is as meaningful as it used to be, as the show doesn’t feel as polished and tight storywise, as it did the first couple of seasons. The writing feels like its full of desperation moves and plot filler. I’ll tell you why. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a quick screencast I made that captures a photo retouching session I did on a picture of my boy. I was messing about experimenting in Camera Raw and Photoshop, trying to take a perfectly good photograph and give it a retro, 1970’s grunge feeling. I think this was inspired by the look on my son’s face.
Normally I use Apple Aperture to do my photo post-processing, and it is great for almost all basic color-correction and image processing tasks. But for real retouching or more extreme photo color effects, it has to be done in Photoshop. Therefore it made sense to do the primary basic color set up in Camera Raw prior to opening in Photoshop.
I was going through some hard drives looking for work archives and I came across this gem that got little play or traction back in 2005. Social networks were rare and the virality of online content was much less than we take for granted today.
I had a lot of fun creating these Flash Cards, and considering I have not had the time to create one this year (or last year for that matter) I thought I’d republish it in it’s lo-res, 2005-web-friendly original pixels. Just for fun.
In the eleventh hour I found out about the Twestival series of happenings taking place this week. In an attempt to play along with the iJustine collab video I decided to put together a quick motion graphic. This is the storyboard. I have a couple of days to complete this animation. I hope I get it done. If not it is a good exercise and maybe it can be used at a later date. I’d better get a move on….
A man recalls his encounter, and subsequent business dealings with a man of few words but many decisive actions. Looking back he ponders the events that led to his inevitable and eventual demise.
As you can imagine, as a commercial artist, my work is somewhat limited to fit within my clients vision. It has to fit within ‘brand guidelines’ and ‘corporate style guides’. Quite often there is little that could be considered ‘artistic’ about commercial art. As an artist, this is the internal conflict I struggle with.
Anyway, I have my business website for showing my corporate portfolio. And I have this blog for ramblings and research and other related artworks. But what I have not had was a place to host the initial roughs, the raw sketches from which the finished projects are hewn. Or not. Some sketches never lead to anything. And that’s the beautiful thing about keeping a sketchbook. It’s an outlet for me, creatively. And great for building a library of ideas and techniques.
Thus I found myself needing an online sketchpad, a place to host my rough pencil sketches and experiments. Hopefully it will encourage me to sketch often and scan, upload and post them here.
I found out this week that Nic Harcourt, longtime host of KCRW’s morning show Morning Becomes Eclectic, is moving on to pastures new and will no longer be hosting the show. However, evening show Metropolis host and respected LA DJ Jason Bentley will be taking over the reigns.
I first started listening to MBE and KCRW when I moved to Orange County from London. Back then Chris Douridas was the show host, and I remember the ‘new guy’ taking over after a couple of years. It felt strange not to have Chris do the show every morning, but it did not take long for the ‘new guy’ to become part of the establishment of my morning routine. Hard to believe ten years has flown by since then.
Since Nic took over MBE has grown into an epic show, its hard to find a better show anywhere on the internet. As I think back over the past decade, there are so many great moments, great bands, great performances. As has been the case since I first found KCRW my music library has grown brim full of outstanding music I would otherwise not have been introduced to.
So with sadness I bid farewell to Nic and wish him well. I am so happy to hear Jason is taking over, I have been as big a fan of Metropolis as I have MBE. Great to know our mornings are in such good hands.
Procrastinating earlier today, thumbing through the Twitter stream, I came across a link to Boxee. I clicked through to see what the deal was and was greeted with something I have personally been waiting for since AppleTV made it’s debut.
When Steve Jobs announced AppleTV at Macworld 2007 I was initially really excited. Finally a chance to watch the gazillions of podcasts on my 61″ Samsung HDTV from the comfort of my couch. I had Front Row already on my Mac, but had never used it because, well, my Mac is in my office and my TV is not. AppleTV promised the ‘lean back’ viewing experience for all the new media I had become partial to. Mainstream TV holds little interest for me outside of a couple of big shows (Lost, Heroes etc) and sporting events. I watch so much more internet content these days but being relegated to the discomfort of my office is a real turn-off, especially having been in that office for many hours already during the work day.
Heroes : Swimming With Dolphins
January 25th, 2010Tonight is Sunday. Which means tomorrow is Monday and that means Heroes is on. I’m not so sure that is as meaningful as it used to be, as the show doesn’t feel as polished and tight storywise, as it did the first couple of seasons. The writing feels like its full of desperation moves and plot filler. I’ll tell you why.
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