The latest of many Cabela’s projects I’ve worked on for Noodlehaus. The first to make it onto TV. Had a day to cut it. The doggies were cute.
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Recommended: Homeland
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Homeland is my favorite show on TV.
I started watching because I had heard some good buzz, and also because Homeland airs immediately after Dexter, a long-time favorite at my house. A couple episodes in, I found myself getting antsy and a little bored during Dexter, impatient to get to the good shit.
I don’t see this as an indictment of Dexter, a show that I’m heavily invested in, and one that has delivered a couple seasons of really terrific TV (1 and 4, for those of you who are curious); rather, I think it’s an indication of just how excellent Homeland is.
The premise (don’t worry, no spoilers):
Carrie (Claire Danes) is an embattled CIA operative with a couple strikes on her record and a strong hunch. I’m a little fuzzy on the exact timeline, but these are the broad stroke bullet points:
1) An asset warns Carrie that an American POW “has been turned” by Al-Qaeda
2) A SEAL team rescues an American POW who had been held by Al-Qaeda for 8 years
Coincidence? Carrie doesn’t think so.
I went into the pilot with a very clear idea of what my barometer for measuring the show’s worth would be. If by the end of the episode they had the POW, Sgt. Brody (Damian Lewis) reciting the Koran and making bombs, I would bail. If they milked the ambiguity, teased me along, refused to immediately answer the big “is he or isn’t he” question, I would buy in.
To the show’s credit, it’s actually turned out to be more interesting than that. In Sgt. Brody, the writers have created one of the most psychologically fascinating characters I have encountered in a long time in any medium. And Lewis’ portrayal is absolutely riveting. He is, by turns, evasive, vulnerable, tender and cruel. He is as fucked up as you would expect an 8-year POW and torture victim to be, but he can also strike a pose for the cameras.
He is a mess.
And that’s what’s makes this show such a thrilling watch. You get the sense that just like you, the viewer, Sgt. Brody has no idea what he is going to do next.
Now Is The Time For Action!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Easily my favorite ad of the campaign season so far.
This thing is epic!
It’s so puzzlingly bad that when it first dropped, just about everybody thought it was an anti-Cain parody. Since then, the Cain campaign has claimed it, so now we know that it is, in fact, a… er… PRO-Cain… parody? It’s gotta be a parody, right?
NO!
The Cain campaign says it’s just Mark Block (Cain’s chief of staff) being Mark Block. Still, the cigarette thing is such a head-scratcher, speculation continues about what’s really going on here: It’s a coded signal to all the smoking voters in middle America. It’s a dog whistle to big tobacco, with whom Cain has ties. It’s a dig at President Obama, who has admitted to a cigarette problem.
I’m more inclined to take these guys at their word. I think it’s the Cain campaign being the Cain campaign: startlingly out of their depth (in a charming sort of way).
Colbert has a brilliant deconstruction here. Also see Cain’s delightfully ridiculous and equally mind-boggling OTHER ad.
These guys are on FIRE!
New Work: Brute Squad
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
This is a fun little piece I made for my buddy Brian’s sketch group. He supplied me with the track and designed the frames of the team members.
The piece intro’d their debut performance last night. I was in attendance, and enjoyed the show immensely. No future Brute Squad dates planned as of yet, but I believe their digital shorts will be available on youtube soon. Follow @A_Brianstorm if you’re interested in checking them out.
Thanks again for the opportunity, Brian!
New Work: Stop n Go!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
This is the product of me just wanting to make something cool. I spent a fair amount of time trying to come up with a terrific concept, then said hell with it and slapped some old 7D footage together, willy nilly. Took the edit into After Effects and just tinkered with the thing for a long while. As mograph goes, it stills feels pretty amateurish to me, but it’s something. I have a product. Baby steps.
Batshit Breitbart
Monday, September 19, 2011
meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a
noun
1. Psychiatry . a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
2. an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things.
Inspiration - Breeder Reel
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Kickass reel from the folks at Breeder, out of Brisbane, Aus. So many things to love. See more of their work here.
Trying to crawl back onto this blog train, even if I’m only posting other people’s shit. I’m working on a couple projects for fun. Stay tuned for that.
Introducing: CathyMay15
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Boom Boom Boom, Weehoo! - Watch more Funny Videos
***vid removed from YouTube, for some reason. New link.
Gettin’ in on the ground floor of this shit. 84,000 views as of this posting. Let’s see how many it has by tonight. I predict: a lot more.
WAY-HO!
Hat Tip: Riss Blasingame
My Shit’s On TV!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Hey guys.
It has been a WHILE! Gonna try to get things going again on here, but in the meantime:
A piece I worked on for Noodle-Haus is airing during the Spike VGA’s tomorrow (Saturday, the 11th) at 8 PM ET, 5 PT. Can’t give out any real details until it’s out in the world, but it’s a mood piece introducing a new video game. Dunno when in the show it will air, but I’ll tell you this… if you see a certain chubby Mexican film director mounting the stage, get ready!
I think that’s about all I can say right now.
Screen grab from the piece to whet your appetite!