UPDATES
2.21.2013
• So, the new year has brought new opportunities and various other new things to me. I just purchased a brand new high-definition camcorder, the Sony HDR-CX580V, which does full 1080p HD as well as a film-like 24 frames per second presentation. I hope a lot of new video content will be made with this camcorder for RavensFilm Productions. I launched a few new things on YouTube including Leftover Junk where I spotlight scenes and other footage from film projects that were either never finished or simply have some interesting unseen footage that's worth presenting, with a certain amount of context. I've also started doing select video movie reviews on YouTube as an extension of Forever Cinematic. The first two films reviewd were the excellent 2012 action film Dredd and the rather enjoyable Stallone picture Bullet to the Head.
Speaking of Forever Cinematic, the reviews I have posted up in the last two months include Transformers: The Movie, Fire in the Sky, The Empire Strikes Back, Deception, Punisher: War Zone, Dredd, Bullet to the Head, Urban Legend, and Savage Streets. I am also working on reviews for Return of the Jedi and The Terminator with a Terminator 2: Judgment Day review planned as a follow-up.
I've also obtained a new live performance videography client, who is of no familial relation to me, the Mike Michalak Band. They are having their album release party on March 2nd at the Penny Road Pub in Barrington, IL, and I will be video documenting the event for them. It will be put online and I will be producing a commemorative DVD exclusively for the band. I am very excited about the opportunity. We'll see if the new HD camcorder gets any measure of a test run at this event.
I've alsomade some additions to the Video Editing section of the site, too! First up was me taking the Announcement Trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness and replacing its music with that from James Horner's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It's a stunningly perfect fit, and you can watch it in full 1080p HD! The other two videos are ones I made a few years ago as a fun little thing. Since we shot so much driving montage footage for my feature film The Fixer, my director of photography and friend Eric Woltman made his ring tone for me the Knight Rider theme. So, when I obtained the first and last seasons of the show on DVD, I edited together two main title sequences marrying footage from both my movie and Knight Rider in a nice little edit. I've been wanting to share it for a long while, but all those pesks copyright notices kept it away. So, I uploaded it to my Vimeo Plus account where usually people aren't bothered by that sort of thing.
While I haven't been able to resume my comic book reading since some finances became tight halfway through last year, I still am eager to revisit C2E2 and Wizard World Chicago depending on how might be there. If I go, it's to see something or someone I did not get to experience last year. A lifelong friend of mine, Jason Dvorak of Game Rave and the Official Biggest PlayStation Fan, will be at Anime Central in Chicago on May 17-19th to promote his children's book series The Boy With a Dreaming Key. Jason's an amazingly talented artist, and I couldn't be prouder that he's finally finding some success from his talents.
• So, the new year has brought new opportunities and various other new things to me. I just purchased a brand new high-definition camcorder, the Sony HDR-CX580V, which does full 1080p HD as well as a film-like 24 frames per second presentation. I hope a lot of new video content will be made with this camcorder for RavensFilm Productions. I launched a few new things on YouTube including Leftover Junk where I spotlight scenes and other footage from film projects that were either never finished or simply have some interesting unseen footage that's worth presenting, with a certain amount of context. I've also started doing select video movie reviews on YouTube as an extension of Forever Cinematic. The first two films reviewd were the excellent 2012 action film Dredd and the rather enjoyable Stallone picture Bullet to the Head.
Speaking of Forever Cinematic, the reviews I have posted up in the last two months include Transformers: The Movie, Fire in the Sky, The Empire Strikes Back, Deception, Punisher: War Zone, Dredd, Bullet to the Head, Urban Legend, and Savage Streets. I am also working on reviews for Return of the Jedi and The Terminator with a Terminator 2: Judgment Day review planned as a follow-up.
I've also obtained a new live performance videography client, who is of no familial relation to me, the Mike Michalak Band. They are having their album release party on March 2nd at the Penny Road Pub in Barrington, IL, and I will be video documenting the event for them. It will be put online and I will be producing a commemorative DVD exclusively for the band. I am very excited about the opportunity. We'll see if the new HD camcorder gets any measure of a test run at this event.
I've alsomade some additions to the Video Editing section of the site, too! First up was me taking the Announcement Trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness and replacing its music with that from James Horner's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It's a stunningly perfect fit, and you can watch it in full 1080p HD! The other two videos are ones I made a few years ago as a fun little thing. Since we shot so much driving montage footage for my feature film The Fixer, my director of photography and friend Eric Woltman made his ring tone for me the Knight Rider theme. So, when I obtained the first and last seasons of the show on DVD, I edited together two main title sequences marrying footage from both my movie and Knight Rider in a nice little edit. I've been wanting to share it for a long while, but all those pesks copyright notices kept it away. So, I uploaded it to my Vimeo Plus account where usually people aren't bothered by that sort of thing.
While I haven't been able to resume my comic book reading since some finances became tight halfway through last year, I still am eager to revisit C2E2 and Wizard World Chicago depending on how might be there. If I go, it's to see something or someone I did not get to experience last year. A lifelong friend of mine, Jason Dvorak of Game Rave and the Official Biggest PlayStation Fan, will be at Anime Central in Chicago on May 17-19th to promote his children's book series The Boy With a Dreaming Key. Jason's an amazingly talented artist, and I couldn't be prouder that he's finally finding some success from his talents.
