Super 8 Theater Spotting - Chicago

I took a Super 8 filmmaking class in Chicago years back, and one of the urges I had while that little camera was in my possession was to take a picture of all the major theaters I could get to in one day. My buddy Joe, another camera and movie enthusiast, agreed to join me and we spent the day driving from theater to theater and taking snapshots and videos (we didn't have time to catch any films, however). Here's some of what I saw through that little camera:

Here are the short videos I shot:


Time-lapse shot of the Pickwick movie theater in a northern suburb of Chicago:



Plane flying across the sky:


Sears Tower on an overcast day:


The shadows of three flags against a wall:


The American flag floating inside the downtown Bank One lobby:

Jack O' Lanterns of Years Past

It's almost Halloween, and although I normally don't dress up for it these days, I've started to enjoy carving pumpkins. Since I might not have time to carve one this year, I thought I'd post some pics of the ones I've done recently. Hope you enjoy them.

2008
Barack O'Lantern (Yes We Carve.com):



Heath Ledger's Joker from The Dark Knight:



2007
Pale Man monster from Pan's Labyrinth:


2009?
If I end up having time, I'd probably stay with my "movie I've enjoyed that year" theme and do a pumpkin of Dr. Cockroach from Monsters vs. Aliens:

Hm, that was easy. Maybe I'll just Photoshop pumpkins from now on...

Robot & Pit Droid

Robot & Pit Droid. 2004. Maya.

Short segmented scenario using a couple borrowed models. I added a wet dog shake to the Robot as he reaches his master, the Pit Droid. I handled the Animation and Rigging.

Obo-San

Reference images of Obo-San character from comic "The Path." Art by Bart Sears.

Obo-San with battle gear. 2004. Maya.

I'd long enjoyed "The Path" and when I had some spare time to try out some modeling in Maya, I took some images of the main monk character in his armor and built him. The original idea was to make two other soldiers that he would fight in a short film, but my time was cut short before it came to rigging.

Mos Def: The New Danger

Mos Def: The New Danger. 2004. Graphite on vellum, 8"x12".

Mos Def: one of my favorite musicians and a good actor in his own right as well. This was from his "The New Danger" album cover art as a study in clothing textures as well as tones.