Had the pleasure of taking in Blue Man Group for the second time the other night, but just as entertaining was the opening act, Mike Relm. His one man show was outstanding. He’s got some CDs and a DVD, but I highly recommend catching him live when the opportunity presents itself. It was quite an experience.

I said I was going to check back in before I began post on the video… (more…)

Last night (and on into this morning), I completed filming of the most complicated shot I’ve ever attempted. What a rush! I’ve got a few pickups to grab tonight, but the vast majority of the shot list for this music video is in the can. I’ll update again before the end of the week, including an overcast ETA.

Thank goodness machinima “film” is free, huh? Or at least relatively so. I do not envy a traditional filmmaker on a budget, forced to be ultra-conservative with the feet of film consumed.

I have been a mad video capturing fool over the past week as the forthcoming music video kicks into high gear, and this time I’m doing it right: 1024×768 capture at 60 fps. Before this shoot is finished I’ll likely exceed 100 gig of source footage, and this after pruning any “bad” takes. Alternate takes, lighting, and angles; it’s going to give me so much freedom when it comes time to edit.

And I’m also making a point to do something this time around which I sorely neglected with prior projects: I’m making a point to capture some high res production stills while filming is going on. Fraps has been very helpful in this regard. Such superior quality versus trying to extract frames from the film itself.

As soon as filming is complete, I plan on doing an Overcast before going back into the hole to edit this thing. Thanks for your patience in that regard.

I am excited to announce that Male Restroom Etiquette was chosen to be part of the Animation World Network (AWN) “Best of the Web” showcase for 2007. Some really interesting selections in this Top 20 list, representing a variety of styles. Check it out here.