Hang Gliding Dog Mtn and Mattole
I recently made the trip from Vancouver to San Francisco and I stopped at two flying sites to hang glide, Dog Mountain and Mattole. Both were incredible. Check out the video above to see what these sites look like. I finally bought a GoPro and am very happy with how...
Road Trip
Well, I finally did it - I bought a GoPro! Because of my hang gliding videos many people assume I've always had one, but not until this week! So far I'm enjoying it. It's definitely convenient and compact. I bought the extra LCD screen for the back too and I'm glad I...
11-sec Club – Emergency Exit
I placed 15th out of 189 entries in February's 11 Second Club competition. This was my second time entering this contest, last time I placed 18th. The voting period is always at the beginning of every month and on a scale of 1-11. It's usually a fairly tight...
Animating for Encyclopedia Pictura
I first heard of Encyclopedia Pictura from a friend who sent me a link to a story that NPR did on them this past year. My friend thought I'd be interested in them because I received my undergraduate degree in forestry and I recently finished film school as well, so my...
Cap spin trick shots!
After graduating VFS, I had a little extra time on my hands so I decided to learn a new skill. I saw the movie the Green Hornet a little while back and thought it was cool how he could spin the bottle caps off of a drink. While I can't do it with a beer bottle, I did...
Growing Up – Animated Short Film
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...
11-sec Club – Leftover Thursdays
[Update: I placed 18th out of 202 entries] Fresh out of VFS and I was anxious to keep working! It's like an addiction! I was talking to my classmates that we should start a support group for recent graduates, ha! You get so accustomed to going to school every day and...
Dorito’s Crash the Super Bowl
I'm at it again with another contest video and this is the sixth year Doritos has ran this competition and it is the most well-known and competitive contest all year! Why? Because 1 million dollars and Super Bowl-level exposure is at stake! In addition, this year they...
Blog | My Student Film Update
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...
Video | Squamish Timelapse
This week I took a quick hike up the Stawamus Chief that overlooks the town of Squamish, BC and did some timelapse photography. The hike was enjoyable, and I went early enough it wasn't crowded and my dog and I had the summit to ourselves for about two hours. Here's a...
Video | Walk, React, Run
Term 4 has come to an end at Vancouver Film School and I wanted to post an animation we have been working on during this last term. The goal was to have a character walk on screen, react to something, and then run off. My take on it was a guy trying to catch a...
Blog | Siggraph 2011
This past week was filled with interesting talks and meeting some very talented people in the film industry at Siggraph held at the Vancouver Convention Center, the first time the conference was held outside the US. Some of the talks I attended included watching...