Andrew is a photographer and designer from New Zealand. This is his work, but he has also started a small online gallery specializing in contemporary photography and graphic artwork called Cuba Gallery. It may not suit the tastes of photo-purists, but Andrew creates his work using Adobe Lightroom. Check out Cuba Gallery for his tutorial and for a trial version of the software.
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I can’t wait to see $9.99, a stop animation film that will be in theaters June 19. Stop animation is fascinating to me, from a visual perspective but also because I’m amazed that anyone has the patience. According to the $9.99 website, it took each animator a full day of work to create 4-5 seconds of the film.
Jan-Erik Maas, an animator for $9.99 explains, “If I make a mistake I can never go back to exactly the same position because there are basically an indefinite amount of movements. So when you create a movement, you commit to it, then you carry on. This is what makes stop motion so special of all the animation techniques. It gives us this special energy because it’s a live performance.” -$9.99 website
$9.99 is based on the short stories of Etgar Keret and follows Dave Peck as he struggles to find the meaning of life and runs into many interesting characters along the way.
Click here to visit the $9.99 website, see a trailer, and read about the making of the movie.
So, I’d be willing to bet that most of you aren’t really into video games. I’m not either, but my husband is, and I am blown away by this new video game technology he showed me. This week was the E3s, the big video game trade show. Xbox 360 unveiled Project Natal and Milo, a kid who can intereact with game players by reading body language, emotion, and engaging in coversation. Wow. So, it freaks me out a little. But just watch the video.
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