J.C. Herz’s RCAD Commencement Address

“Habits are powerful. Make them intentional.”  Take a few to read over the recent RCAD Commencement Address by J.C. Herz.

Mara Smalley Updates

Lush blend of illustration and type in the recently updated portfolio of Mara Smalley

Bare Bones Films vol. 3

Bare Bones Films vol. 3, featuring original work from Alex Sebley, Alex Turvey, Bill Bragg, Daniel McKernan, Dave Prosser, Focus Creeps, Guy Verge Wallace, Hayley Morris, James Wignall, Matt Lambert and Ruff Mercy

[Review] Frank

Editor’s note: Like all our reviews, this is one is uncompensated and written purely out of curiosity about a new service that might be useful to some of our readers.

As a freelancer, there are two major hurdles to getting booked: 1) being sought after by employers, and 2) actually getting booked. Most freelancers focus the majority of their energy on the first task—as they should—leaving the second task to producers.

But the system of holds and the back-and-forth communication required to get a successful booking sometimes means things fall through the cracks. If you don’t believe me, take a peek at the typical producer’s calendar. Total. Nightmare.

To alleviate some of that confusion for both freelancers and producers, the folks at Haus created Frank. It was made specifically for booking freelancers in the motion design context, but it’s being used by more and more folks for other things (like babysitters and substitute teachers).

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Cyriak: Hooray For Earth “True Loves” (Cereal Spiller Remix)

Dear Cyriak, how do you make so many things so fast? Hooray For Earth “True Loves” (Cereal Spiller Remix). Baaa.

[Student] Jon Balcome’s “Bird”

Ambitious vfx-powered short film from SCAD MFA candidate John Balcome

Jon Balcome: “Bird” A Decent Animal

From the site:

“Bird” is the thesis film/music video of Jon Balcome, an MFA Visual Effects student at Savannah College of Art and Design, and was created through the collaborative efforts of 39 students and 2 crew members of Option D Films.

And a little about Mr. Balcome:

I have always dreamed of creating something that would really get people’s minds churning and feel that I definitely accomplished that to a certain extent with “Bird”.

After I leave Savannah (LA bound!), I know that I will probably be taking direction from someone else for at least the next several years while beginning my career as a visual effects art, so I decided to seize this opportunity to create something where I could have full creative freedom in art direction/concept of the piece. There are some amazing resources here at SCAD (software, film equipment, RED cameras, talented people, etc) and I wanted to take full advantage of what was available to me.

Check out the film’s site for much more info, including breakdowns and concept development details.