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Awash in wildflowers…

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Dan from holyboners.com

…and basking in beauty, that’s the summer of 2011. Hello World has been beached (blossomed) for a solid year following her crippling injury 30 miles north of Chicago that ended our 2010 expedition. She’s communing with the flox and vetch … Continue reading →

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iCar, Our dystopian Detroit

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Dan from holyboners.com

We decided to open the reel with the sync sound of iCar. This plodding and awkward scene provides a counterpoint to contemporary SFX reels that are all about speed, zing and blitz… zzz. Back in the 80s when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in people, production and post, real life, research, SFX reel, story, technique, workflow | Tagged 3D, apple computer, auto manufacturer, big 3, blender, boredom, car, chrome, cliche, dan kelly, detroit, end of days, executive, exit, flying logos, gmc, iconic, ipod, james weston, Jeff Gibbs, jive, Jonathan Kelly, kiss, logos, mayan calendar, parody, plastic, siggraph, simple, stale, subtle, trickster pictures | 1 Comment

R and D for Science Fiction Musical

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Dan from holyboners.com

Gosh, it’s nearly midnight, but I’ve gotta write a report on the recently initiated R and D for the Trickster Pictures project, Science Fiction Musical. James Weston and I are making narrative dance projects by recruiting talent from Mykl Werth’s … Continue reading →

Posted in budget, hardware, people, plan, production and post, real life, research, story, technique, workflow | Tagged Crystal Lake, dan kelly, erin louise hoagg, ice, james weston, panasonic hds-tm700, patrick kelly, tiffany ingalls, vixia hfs-10 | Comments Off

Combat Mime

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Dan from holyboners.com

Digital and analog special effects, creative financing, and stunt training are some of the initiatives in play as we ramp up for future movie challenges. The ability to perform safe stunts is essential, whether choreographing a fight scene, simulating a … Continue reading →

Posted in people, production and post, real life, research, technique | Tagged brooke bueby, combat mime, dan kelly, gertrude ekstatisch, james weston, jd martinez, joe cissel, josh kiel, patrick kelly | 1 Comment