You Never Know…...
...when (and how) you might get your next gig. Last week I shot a secret project for a corporate design firm. All shot on the Canon ...
“Little Sister...
In my earlier post, I talked about how I just got back from working on a feature film shoot in China, called "Little Sister". [caption id="attachment_902" align="aligncenter" ...
Website Changes...
So I've been slowly updating my www.infinitemachine.com web site and have made some pretty big changes. Certainly, still more to go, but I wanted to ...
Fuel & Fire Edi...
Today I redesigned the Bull's head in an attempt to make it look more aggressive and less puppy like. I think it turned out nice ...
This is the result o...
As a follow up to a previous post: Whoops, I Accidently Made Something in SketchUp… Here are some pictures from the shoot:
Best Cinematic Intro...
I've always loved Passion Pictures work since I saw the Gorillaz, "El Manana" music video, but this one makes me want to move to the ...
Whoops, I Accidently...
... How did that happen? On Sunday I have a complicated shot that I've been planning for weeks now. I took measurements and built the Jimmy ...
Short Film Shoot Thi...
I'm traveling up to Sonora to shoot a short film/music video. I thought I'd share some inspirational reference I am using from the film, "There ...
I’m BACK!...
I'm sure no one noticed, but I'm back. Since my last post a lot of things happened. Primarily, FACEBOOK happened. That has been my one ...
New Infinite Machine...
I've been working on "logos" for Infinite Machine (my official business operation). I put logos in quotes because I would like to make the imagery ...
The New Mind Bending...
Click on the above link to see the video! Features (list shamelessly copied from Gizmodo): 14-bit conversion 3.9FPS unlimited burst rate with JPEG using UDMA CF ...
RED One Camera...
basket filled light falls on c mos images by red The button was pressed yesterday, money flows today and the RED is soon on its way. What's with the ...
Building A Mini Port...
I'm always trying out new ways to show potential clients my work. It all sounds pretentious and ego driven but how else are you going ...
Children’s Boo...
Working on this with a friend. Thought I'd post these images. It's been an ongoing project - thus won't be completed anytime soon :)
Late Night Photo Ses...
A few weeks ago Charlie and I went out and roamed around the city in search of photo ops. I think we found some gems. ...
SketchCrawl #19...
Yesterday was a great day for a SketchCrawl. Unfortunately, the photography bug hit me early when I arrived at the location, Fort Point National Historic ...
New Test Renders...
Still working on developing a rendering style for Fuel & Fire. VRay (Sketchup + VRay + Color Alpha Comp) VRay (Sketchup + VRay Comp)
Fuel & Fire Vis...
I did some combing of the internets and found some tools that allow me to do some high quality SketchUp renders. I tried out two ...
Monday Morning Quart...
So the past few weeks I've been making some progress on Fuel & Fire and most importantly I've done some conceptual experimenting. So now is ...
Fuel & Fire Tes...
While working on my Fuel & Fire pages I decided to come up with an animatic for kicks. [youtube]wikMNHMQ1w8[/youtube]
Crashing the Tow Tru...
I've been cranking away at these shots. This sequence is turning out pretty nice. I'm playing with some rendering options, but I still like the monochromatic ...
Crashing the Tow Tru...
Worked on a scene tonight where I had to crash the tow truck. Tomorrow I'll post something to help explain this tragic event.
RIP Rory Root 1957-2...
I just found out that Rory Root has passed. Rory has been a figure in my life since I was a teen; first at The ...
Some New Images...
Working on some scenes. Lot's of work to do, so I'll keep this brief. This is the start of the story...
More Skeleton on Ske...
The other day I posted some images of a skeleton that I rigged for posing. Here's a video of how the posing works. [youtube]ZJn-y8UMer8[/youtube] Here's how I ...
Skeleton on Skeleton...
I needed a skeleton today. Not having time to build one, I grabbed one from the Sketchup 3D Warehouse. Not sure if the actual model ...
The Wayback Machine:...
I've been in a shooting mood ever since the whole Red One shoot. Last weekend I dug up my old cinematography reel. This is just ...
The Big Red One...
Last Sunday was a nerd fest. Nerds: Me, Charlie and Mary Angela Rig: Red One Camera (www.red.com) Subject: Pacific Coast Dream Machines (http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/index.html) (I don't know a camera person ...
FINISHED (for now) T...
I'm keeping this short. This transport if finished. Finished that is; until I find some gaps in the modeling when I put the comic together. ...
Transport Transmissi...
After completing the cab, I worked on a transmission for the transport. Things to do: - Finish the container (ext). - Link up the drive train. - Build exhaust.
Transport Interior!...
During my daily Fuel & Fire SketchUp work last Friday morning a vicious storm knocked out the power. My not so little APC did its ...
Redoing the Containe...
Didn't think the other one matched the rest of the rig - plus it was boring. This might be the new one.
Still Working on tha...
I haven't added up all the hours I've put into this thing, but it's gotta be massive. Yet it doesn't look like I've gotten anywhere ...
New Video: Posing Wi...
I just uploaded a new video that shows how I use my rigging hack to pose a model. [youtube]9vU2MMc-woM[/youtube] If you haven't seen my posts before, reading ...
The Speedster...
Using the engine shell from the flying wing, the flat head from the Chan's tow truck and a modified front end, I came up with ...
Working on a new veh...
Making this one up. Wouldn't this make a cool rat-rod? Yeah, I know you want it.
Fuel & Fire Pag...
The next phase for my first page roughs. Notes: Hugh model posed in all frames. Basic posing of the hero Hunter creature done. All background Hunters will need to ...
Posing In Maya...
What a day. I posed all the Hugh models for the first 2 pages of the scene I mocked up yesterday (see previous blog post). ...
Fuel & Fire Pag...
Okay, so this week is all about building a scene for Fuel & Fire. This will be the first scene I've created for the book. For ...
Rigging the Hunter...
I finished up rigging and skinning the hunter in Maya today. I decided I needed a Maya rigged version of this creature because it will ...
SketchUp Character B...
I've been getting a fair amount of questions regarding how I build my character models in SketchUp (SU). I've written some things to those individuals ...
Hugh Posing Shakedow...
I'm very close to getting all the verts weighted on the skeleton. A shake down was needed so I made this pose. Almost done with him!
Expressive Hugh...
I thought that I should test out some of the blend shape expressions I made in Maya, and bring them into SketchUp. Each one of ...
Games as Art...
I don't blog much about video games which might be surprising since I'm pretty passionate about them, and it is what I do for a living. So what ...
Rigging Hugh in Maya...
Well I'm back in Maya and doing some rigging. I've completed Hugh's expression blend shapes and have finished the skeleton. Soon comes the binding. Click on ...
Importing SketchUp M...
I wrote up some instructions on how I export/import from SketchUp to Maya for someone and I figured should post them up here. Right now I'm remodeling ...
Sam Modeling Part 6?...
This is more like Sam Modeling Part 2.5 I was in the mood to figure out the problem with an old video I recorded quite a ...
Hunter Rigging ̵...
Holy frijoles, Batman! Did I learn a lot from building this rig. It was relatively painless but it's save to say that there were few ...
Hunter SketchUp Posi...
So today I starting working on the posing rig for the Hunter. It's becoming pretty complicated but I'm very hopeful that it'll work. Well, I ...
Hunter Head...
I'm pretty much finished with the Hunter. Here's a shot of the details inside the head. I connected the jaw, the teeth and the upper ...
Hunter Feet Revisite...
After building the feet on Tuesday and throwing that out, and building something Wednesday and throwing that out, and today I finally came up with ...
The Hunter Legs...
Today I worked on the legs for the Hunter. I like how the shaping is turning out with the joints and arms, but I'm not ...
Back to the Hunter...
Back to the hunter creature. Not to be confused with Sam who's occupation is hunting. Perhaps I have to rename this thing. Plenty of progress. I worked ...
Mason Jar Battery...
Haven't posted in a while. I gotta do that. I've been working A LOT of small things. I just made this old school mason jar ...
More Ammo & Waf...
Well actually just the ammo part. I've been dabbling with the Al's Ammo & Waffle House. Some set dressing: Building and adding diner booths Napkin holders Salt and Pepper ...
Another World...
I sit here at my computer not knowing what to do. What a culture shock to be home. It's good to be back, but boy ...
SketchCrawl #14...
It was a great day for a SketchCrawl in San Francisco! Several things I learned today; Remember to pull the battery off the charger and put it ...
Sam Modeling Part 5...
I wielded Sam's breasts to the torso/shirt geometry. I think I left enough geometry to create folds for the shirt. Off to the SketchCrawl tomorrow!
The Wayback Machine:...
The Wayback Machine is back again! I found some Dark Forces sketches in my files. I love the original Star Wars stormtroopers. They made a huge ...
Sam’s Flying W...
I realized that I never posted some final pictures of the Flying Wing exterior. The interior is still in progress. Here you go.
Sam Modeling Part 4...
No huge accomplishments today, but lots of refining, zippers, pockets, pads, belts, folds and pouches. One of my favorite things in drawing is clothing folds, so naturally that ...
SketcupUp News Lette...
The Google SketchUp people send out a news letter to their users every month. In their May news letter I found that they mentioned my ...
Sam Modeling Part 3...
Good progress today. No video though. The video thing is frustrating me a little. Too many quirks in any program I use. I believe I'm ...
Sam Modeling Part 2...
I recorded a video of my current progress but for some reason the file isn't working with Adobe Premiere, plus a host of other problems. ...
Sam Modeling Video P...
I did a video showing how I start modeling the human figure in SketchUp. This is Sam a character in Fuel & Fire, you can ...
Chan’s Speed S...
Is everything a damn work in progress with me? I do like how this came out, but I'm sure I'll tweak it some more... at ...
Chan’s Shop Lo...
I designed a logo for Chan's shop. He'll sport this on the door of his tow truck, and on the massive sign that looms over ...
Sam Sketch...
Things are still moving forward in the Fuel & Fire camp. Lately, I've been drawing a lot on the 'ol animation disk for other projects, ...
Medal of…?...
EA sent out a teaser image for the new Medal of Honor: Airborne to their email subscribers. Oh... wait, what's Homer doing in there? The marketing ...
Tool Time!...
I made a tool chest today and recorded the whole process. While I was building the casters I kept thinking how awkward my method was, ...
The Street...
I worked on Chan's shop and his street. Chan lives down the street from the Ammo & Waffles. In fact they are the only two ...
Marathon Day 27 R...
The last day of the marathon! Some great updates today. I filled out the Waffle House today and came to this design: Then while discussing the design ...
Marathon Day 26 R...
For now I'm onto another model. I'm waiting for some reference material before I finish up the Flying Wing. This is Jimmy Chan's neighbor - out ...
Marathon Day 25 R...
I've been really busy lately, and I should have moved on from this model already. Some little things I worked on today: Ramp transition Rigging control handles ...
Marathon Day 23 R...
I didn't get much time to work on things today but I did get a lot done. From the yesterday: Build out the connection points to the ...
Marathon Day 22 R...
Been adding in the details that bring out the believability in the design of the landing gear. Almost done. Main landing gear to do list: Build out ...
Marathon Day 21 R...
I missed a day due to being on the road, in the air, and out of town. Huge bummer to have a gap in this ...
Marathon Day 20 R...
I'm on the road and working on my portable computer. I spent some time on the landing gear.
Marathon Day 19 R...
I spent most of the morning really digging into aircraft landing gear kinematics. Oh boy what fun! No seriously, it was fun. So I finally ...
Marathon Day 18 R...
Very light day today. - Bored out intake scoop. - Added counter rotating propellers, much like the Northrop XB-35.
Marathon Day 17 R...
Added pipes and shaped out a new intake system for the supercharger. It's more like the old school plane scoops with a hint of a ...
I just had to share ...
I've been watching this show, America at a Crossroads on PBS, and one of the documentaries had this great motion graphic animated short in it. ...
Marathon Day 16 R...
I put in some work on the supercharger and intake this morning. The supercharger has that funny car look, and might not match with the ...
Marathon Day 15 R...
Today I worked on blocking out the cockpit windows for the flying wing. Then I started on building the Allison 1720 power plant. This engine ...
Marathon Day 14 R...
So after yesterday's trash bin of a post, we come to marathon day 14 and a newly redone flying wing model. [youtube]QO_D3ltOilk[/youtube] Or Click Here I'm liking how ...
Marathon Day 13 R...
Okay did some research and modeling today. The research gave me some ideas about what I want to do with with the engines, and the ...
Marathon Day 12 R...
I'm going off on a new model right now. It might look like I'm all over the place but there's a plan - really, there ...
Marathon Day 11 R...
Worked on the head today. I like the teeth, and some of the overall shapes. It needs to look a little meaner though. I'm going ...
