I had worked on all the illustrations for "A Visit from St. Nick", a new storybook app from IKID Media.
Check it out on iTunes here:
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Merry Christmas!
Chloe from Corner of the Mind's Eye
Another digital painting... experimenting more with effects and backlighting.
It's been a little while! Things have been slowly going on the pre-production level for various projects.
However, here's a quick scene from Salt of the Earth, where the main character, Babette, receives life shattering news the day after an argument with her sister.
Included in this clip: Yolanda Arrey, Chris Harvey, Linda Eyring, Dani Jae, Tracy York and Geoff Richards.
However, here's a quick scene from Salt of the Earth, where the main character, Babette, receives life shattering news the day after an argument with her sister.
Included in this clip: Yolanda Arrey, Chris Harvey, Linda Eyring, Dani Jae, Tracy York and Geoff Richards.
Salt of the Earth - Hospital Scene from Juan Maestas on Vimeo.
"Save the Queen!"
Here's an illustration of a British Gunnary Sgt. during the Napoleonic Wars I finished yesterday for historical documentary of a family history... hopefully slated for PBS.
It turned out pretty decent, I was limited on time so I didn't get much of a chance to do much with the ground and stuff. I might go back and add some texture soon.
Expect to see more illustration!
It turned out pretty decent, I was limited on time so I didn't get much of a chance to do much with the ground and stuff. I might go back and add some texture soon.
Expect to see more illustration!
Quick Updates
Quick updates (we've been quiet because we've been busy!):
- Todd McGowan is editing Southside of Elsewhere.
- Salt of the Earth is 99% complete, is very close to being scored.
- Have been in a deep development mode for an upcoming project.
Stay tuned, folks!!
- Todd McGowan is editing Southside of Elsewhere.
- Salt of the Earth is 99% complete, is very close to being scored.
- Have been in a deep development mode for an upcoming project.
Stay tuned, folks!!
Happy New Year from Lost Skies!
Click for a larger poster. The majority of the photos are from Benjamin Bamba which include behind the scenes and premiere for the 48 Hour Film Project "Maybe...", behind the scenes from "Salt of the Earth" and our involvement in Ritual Picture's "Oisin".
I personally want to say thank you to everyone who had participated in all the projects we were involved in... we made a lot of new friends and created some memories I will carry for the rest of my life. Thanks everybody.
I'm not kidding when I say we're just getting started. We have plans for the second and third 'future noir' shorts and we are considering on participating in this year's 48 Hour Film Project!
As for 2009, this year will be faster and more intense. You can count on that.
Salt of the Earth Poster
Salt of the Earth Poster #1.
I've also set up a "Salt of the Earth" group on Facebook- if you have an account, check it out and join!!
Peppering the Salt
Howdy! It's been a wild and busy month. I've finished helping with Oisin- editing, editing sound and color correction and have handed it back to Russ Adams.
With that, I have turned my attention back to Salt of the Earth, which I have gone down and dirty with the edit- refining it so the pace is appropriate to all the scenes. I've also been storyboarding out the pickups which will give the first scene an entirely different context than just a simple conversation in a plaza. As I have been editing it, I've been color correcting it as I go. Here's some more grabs:
With that, I have turned my attention back to Salt of the Earth, which I have gone down and dirty with the edit- refining it so the pace is appropriate to all the scenes. I've also been storyboarding out the pickups which will give the first scene an entirely different context than just a simple conversation in a plaza. As I have been editing it, I've been color correcting it as I go. Here's some more grabs:
I've also asked my long time associate Brett Stagg to create an animation for me that will play at the beginning. Once all of that is done, it's the business of cleaning up the audio, doing the sound design and scoring it. I was really hoping to have been to this point, but projects and freelance kept popping up!
The second of the "future noir" shorts has been written, and I have been working with a few people on getting it planned. More on this as we get all the i's crossed and the t's dotted.
Winter Plans
Editing on Oisin has been slow but steady... things have been extremely hectic lately and I've been interrupted quite a bit, so it's made it challenging.
Salt of the Earth is on hold until I can finish Oisin, but I found some concept images I had created that I was originally planning on using at the beginning of the short. The idea was to have a flying car fly down and into the city:
than behind this statue:
than over a building which we use in our establishing shot, where it tilts down showing Yolanda Arrey having her morning breakfast at a sidewalk cafe. But it didn't seem convincing to me and we don't have flying cars in any other part of this short (they are a part of the story's world, but we found they're expensive to rent) so I decided on a more sinister approach to the beginning- which I have been storyboarding out.
Because of our rickety economy, I've decided to turn one of the three future shorts I had for the Unreleased-Named-Future-Noir-Feature-project into a web comic. Don't get me wrong, I am not taking an easier path by doing a web comic- they are very time consuming and tough; I'm trading in hundreds of phone calls for arrangements for hundreds of hours cramping up my drawing hand... not that I'm complaining :)
But in all reality, the main reason is the season- the future noir shorts take place during warmer weather... so it's a wait until spring time to get those going again, and I'll be doing something over the Winter in the meantime.
Salt of the Earth is on hold until I can finish Oisin, but I found some concept images I had created that I was originally planning on using at the beginning of the short. The idea was to have a flying car fly down and into the city:
than behind this statue: than over a building which we use in our establishing shot, where it tilts down showing Yolanda Arrey having her morning breakfast at a sidewalk cafe. But it didn't seem convincing to me and we don't have flying cars in any other part of this short (they are a part of the story's world, but we found they're expensive to rent) so I decided on a more sinister approach to the beginning- which I have been storyboarding out.Because of our rickety economy, I've decided to turn one of the three future shorts I had for the Unreleased-Named-Future-Noir-Feature-project into a web comic. Don't get me wrong, I am not taking an easier path by doing a web comic- they are very time consuming and tough; I'm trading in hundreds of phone calls for arrangements for hundreds of hours cramping up my drawing hand... not that I'm complaining :)
But in all reality, the main reason is the season- the future noir shorts take place during warmer weather... so it's a wait until spring time to get those going again, and I'll be doing something over the Winter in the meantime.
Michael Turner: 1971-2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Turner_(artist)
Before my advent into filmmaking, I was an aspiring comic book artist. I was good, but I was way, way, way too slow. I would always marvel at the amazing talents of it all... and Michael Turner was definitely one of them.
I've known he's had a long battle with cancer... and with sadness came across the news that he had passed yesterday.
Thoughts and prayers with his family.
...
Before my advent into filmmaking, I was an aspiring comic book artist. I was good, but I was way, way, way too slow. I would always marvel at the amazing talents of it all... and Michael Turner was definitely one of them.
I've known he's had a long battle with cancer... and with sadness came across the news that he had passed yesterday.
Thoughts and prayers with his family.
...
Digital Television and You!
These were written and produced by none other than Todd McGowan! I helped with the "animated" segment by drawing the kids watching TV, and there's some small chunks from "Love's Confession" and the TV Specialists spot in there that I did a few years ago. Car Time's open is also in there!
Enjoy and get edumacated!
Part One
Part Two
Enjoy and get edumacated!
Part One
Part Two
Red Scarlet
Holy wow~! I want one! The 3k Red ScarletWith it having a smaller acquisition of 3k compared to their flagship Red One at 4k, I'm guessing that the price will be proportionately smaller. I guess we'll find out next year.
However, it's always the glass that's the most expensive part, isn't it?
Video Archives - Corner of the Mind's Eye Rehearsals: Summer 2006
Corner of the Mind's Eye - Rehearsals Summer 2006 from Juan Maestas on Vimeo.
Laron Wilson and Katherine Joan Taylor rehearsing a scene behind Black Hawk Entertainment's Studios for Corner of the Mind's Eye back in the summer of 2006. Directed and shot by Juan Maestas on a Canon XL-1.
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