Posted by Lucas on January 14, 2012 · 2 Comments
One intense year of study has come to a close as I have graduated Vancouver Film School and completed my animated short film ‘Growing Up!’ I hope the message of the short film is clear and that it resonates with some people. I could not have completed this project without the help of my classmates, [...]
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Posted by Lucas on August 27, 2011 · 3 Comments
Over the last 8 months I’ve learned and been exposed to a vast amount of information at VFS. I’ve taken classes on classical animation, character design, visual storytelling, history of animation, 3D animation, editing, composition, sculpture, team building, creative development, modeling, shading, texturing, rigging, lighting, compositing, life drawing, and acting. I still have 4 months [...]
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Posted by Lucas on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
See the other Cool Stuff posts HERE. __________ Inspirational 1. I’ve always been interested in small space architecture and this short video shows a great example of it: _____ Funny 1. The new Batman movies were great, but also ripe for parading See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. ____________ Film/Animation 1. In [...]
Posted by Lucas on December 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Above is a short video I put together last night, very quickly, for the Hall Steps Foundation. Click HERE to learn more about Ryan Hall. He is the fastest American-born marathoner in history, and he and his wife started this foundation with the goal of alleviating poverty. In his senior year he won the NCAA [...]