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Patrick lives in Lexington, Ky with a beautiful wife and two cute dogs. He works at a church and his boots are scuffed.

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18 June 10
Watermelon Lime-aid!

Watermelon Lime-aid!

16 June 10
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David Bazan is touring with Me Without You!

14 June 10

Good Vs. Evil

It seemed like such a good idea at the time…

Actually, I still think this video was a decent idea. It wasn’t my best script, but it did what it was supposed to do. The hard part, though, was the time issue. I came up with the concept late on Monday. Tuesday was spent writing on the script in between checking items off a large to-do list. Wednesday was set-up and shooting. Once that was done, all that was left was editing, compositing, and effects - two whole days worth of work. And Thursday and Friday are my days off. Needless to say, last week was a seven hour week. I’m self-taught on Final Cut and After Effects - and it shows no doubt. The good thing is, though, that I learned a ton on this project. Like:

-I need an HD camera
-Garbage in, garbage out. The whole “we’ll fix it in post” idea only goes so far. Especially with less than ideal green screen footage.
-If compositing a lightsaber, give yourself more than just a handle to work with. Imagining a straight line moving incrementally from frame to frame is a pain.
-I have a fun job.

I’m sure most of you don’t care about these particular thoughts, but I’ve decided it will be beneficial to me, over time, to start ruminating more on my experiences with video editing and motion graphics.

12 June 10
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Today’s Anne Frank’s birthday, y’all. Go listen to In The Aeroplane Over The Sea in honor.

“Now she’s a little boy in Spain
Playing pianos filled with flames
On empty rings around the sun”

Tags: playlist
Posted: 10:40 AM
11 June 10
My blog just turned 3!  Well, sorta.  I started a Tumblr blog while my old blog was still active, just to storehouse stuff I liked that maybe I didn’t want to blog about - but eventually moved everything over here.  Content from several previous blogs has been moved here too.  So the oldest entries on here are from around 2002, I think.  So, yeah, three years old, but not really…

My blog just turned 3! Well, sorta. I started a Tumblr blog while my old blog was still active, just to storehouse stuff I liked that maybe I didn’t want to blog about - but eventually moved everything over here. Content from several previous blogs has been moved here too. So the oldest entries on here are from around 2002, I think. So, yeah, three years old, but not really…

10 June 10

Reblogged: chrishaley

8 June 10
ohryankelley:


WTF Is HTML5
Click through for the full-size infographic.

ohryankelley:

WTF Is HTML5

Click through for the full-size infographic.

Reblogged: ohryankelley

7 June 10
5 June 10
via www.bleedingcool.com

Robert Downey Jr. buying comic books.  Now we have two things in common: Incredible sex-appeal AAAANND a love of comic books.

via www.bleedingcool.com

Robert Downey Jr. buying comic books. Now we have two things in common: Incredible sex-appeal AAAANND a love of comic books.

1 June 10
Posted: 10:44 AM

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - Official Trailer (via UniversalPictures)

New trailer for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Secret confession: I wasn’t really a fan of this book. It’s done well enough, but the art style always kept me away for some reason - I couldn’t make it and the story match in my head. At any rate, the movie looks really, really good. And I love how Edgar Wright has used motion graphics to incorporate sound effects into the movie. It’s a neat way to interpret a comic book on the big screen. Obviously, it wouldn’t work in a movie like Iron Man that requires a certain degree of verisimilitude, but in a quirky story like Scott Pilgrim, it’s fun and inventive.

31 May 10
Sara and I have an ongoing debate over how to eat watermelon. I say with salt, she says without.

Sara and I have an ongoing debate over how to eat watermelon. I say with salt, she says without.

Posted: 6:53 PM
Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day!

Posted: 6:51 PM
Pork!

Pork!

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh