New Video – Chased!

I know, it’s been a really long time, but I’ve finally put together another video. I filmed it last weekend and edited it over this weekend. It too about 2 hrs. to film and at least 3 hrs. to edit  for only 1 minute and 23 seconds of video. It takes longer for me to film stuff like this because I only have one video camera. So if I want a different angle in a scene, I have to move, and make the actor do the shot over again. It’s a little bit of an inconvenience, but still fun. Enjoy the (brief) movie!

I did something in this video that I haven’t ever done before in any of my videos, which is color correction. I wanted to make the film look “hollywood-ish”, and the camcorder I have doesn’t really cut it. But as it turns out, it’s not always the expensive hardware that gives films this look. Big-budget film makers often use color correction and other video effects to give it that professional look. I attempted to add some of my own effects into this film, and it made a big difference, as you can see from the below images:

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Thanks for taking a look at my film!

 

Brand new song – “Dubbed”

Check out my latest song, “Dubbed”, on the Songs page! I’m currently messing around with the trail version of Ableton Live and this is my first stab at making a song with it. It’s a really great piece of software, and I’m looking forward to purchasing it and making even cooler stuff. So check out my first song, there’s more to come!

EDIT: I changed the name of the song to “Inner Syntax” (sounds cooler)

Beat It – Released!

My third electronic music album, Beat It is done! Download it on the Songs page. Apple just recently updated the Garageband app, which is what I use to make most of my songs, with a ton of new features which will greatly help me with making more cool music. My next album will include some of these cool new sounds, and I’m excited to share them.

You didn’t hear it here, but I’m working with someone to get some vocals/raps on my tracks. There’s no time frame yet, but we’re working on it!

Album “Something New” is done!

I just finished my second electronic album called “Something New”. You can listen to and download it over at the Songs page. If you have trouble playing or downloading the files, leave a comment on the page and I’ll see what I can do!

Included in the download are three short bonus tracks that I made. I may make them into longer songs eventually.

Enjoy!

My new “studio” set-up

I received a green screen/tripod studio set for Christmas! The tripod is really going to help me make more “professional-looking” videos, as well as keep the camera still. The green screen is, well, to make my videos look cool. Here are a few pictures of my garage studio (final location yet to be determined). Head past the break for some images and video.

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