The Old Woman

The protagonist or antagonist in this short narrative, depending on your personal view...

Poster

This is a portion of the clip from the poster that invokes suspicion of fellow riders, and thusly leads to biases and sorts of racism... this is one of the clues to help the viewer know that 'hey, there's something big happenning here!' The other major clue happens the scene prior to this one with the young man that walks by (back facing viewer) with a picture of an elephant on the shirt that is itself animated (by far, the most difficult set of drawings to edit considering there's two different animations taking place. 1) the man walking in 'real time' and 2) the elephant which moves on its own so as to call attention to it and the idea of the 'elephant in the room' phrase

RJD2

This is one song I'm considering, by RJD2 called Murs Beat

The Books

This is one song I'm considering, by the Books called It Never Changes to Stop... probably the number one pick at the moment

The evolution of the drawings and their muses

Original Poster.......................................

1st Version............................................. 2nd Version..........................................
These two images are of the same thing, of a poster seen at top that says to report any suspicious activity. I've discussed the meaning behind it and that it entails but it really says more when the entire piece is put together. The 2 drawings I've provided show 1) what the very first version looked like waaaaaay back, and 2) what the NEW VERSION looks like.

#1 looked too 'flag-like' and was extremely rough and crude. It has nice contrasts, but technically.. eh.

#2 is far more superior technically and still carries over some contrast with greys. Not too much black going on, but it's balanced by whites. The greys are nice too. I'm not too happy about the imperfect vertical lines.... but eh, I think it gives it that workmanship's touch so it doesn't look 'mechanical.'

So here is the last attempt at posting my creation, unfortunately the file was corrupted when saved to cd-rom and only the first few seconds of the piece actually show--quite sad. So I was left with my original images and a whole lot of re-editting... at least the images were saved to my external harddrive and thus safe.

Even though onyl a few seconds show... they're pretty nice :)

Metro Passing Shadow

An alternate view of the last video, just an experiment with the passing of a shadow caused by a column outside the moving train. Grayscales aren't as contrasting as I would have liked, but this is more a focus on that shadow, and I'm pleased with the result... now watch it!

Metro Scenario

An early work for my latest project which is beginning to take shape. The idea is a little complicated to get into at this early juncture, so just watch and enjoy... don't ask too many questions about my vision. to quote Huey from The Boondocks, "Vision? What do you know about my vision?! My vision would turn your world upside-down, tear asunder your illusions, and the sanctuary of your own ignorance would come crashing down around you. Ask yourself... are you really ready to see that vision?"

By the way, the music is "Murs Beat" by RJD2

I Have No Clue

I had a great idea for this project, ended up really rushing it and just not conceptually thinking it through completely... it ends early, as you can probably tell with the cutting off of "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" track at the point of culmination. If you ask me, my favorite part is the first 5 seconds and from the 26-27th seconds LOL

Alter-Egos

This was my second attempt at stop motion animation, this time far more successful and with the addition of music (always a plus!)

So what exactly does this convey? The title itself is already a clue; it deals with my character and what it's comprised of. We begin with a portrait of me (a little outdated, my hair ins't THAT long anymore) which shatters, giving rise to this notion of a breakdown of character. First, you see the revolutionary (note Che)... a part of me that, in the video, literally consumes me. Which then gives way to an image of a bull (of my own design) that symbolizes both my stubborness and also alludes to my nickname given to me by my friends. And thirdly, we see a (poor) depiction of an eye -- which is the 'window to the soul' -- which transforms into this image I created of an angel battling 4 demons, which alludes to my internal battle of good and evil. In that image, I deliberately made it so that you can't discern who's going to win... much like the battle that takes place within me - torn between good deeds and 'lesser evils.' The culminates back into the beginning, kind of a cycle o circle in which all is intwined into one. My favorite piece thus far...

Reality is Irrelevent on the Canvas of My Lids

My first formal attempt at stop-motion animation... the result: a good idea gone horribly wrong.