Monday, May 20, 2013



50mm at f1.4

Really Great Titles...




ADBNE 2013 – Opening Titles by Breeder

A really great idea turned into really great execution.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013



"Having a kid is a way of embracing the unpredictability of the future." 

 The best thing.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Check Out...

Buf for Life of Pi


This amazing sequence was created by Buf for the Ang Lee film Life of Pi. Life of Pi was awarded an academy award for Visual Effects as well as Cinematography. 

Monday, January 7, 2013

The Art of...

RYOJI IKEDA



"Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda focuses on the essential characteristics of sound itself and that of visuals as light by means of both mathematical precision and mathematical aesthetics. Ikeda has gained a reputation as one of the few international artists working convincingly across both visual and sonic media. He elaborately orchestrates sound, visuals, materials, physical phenomena and mathematical notions into immersive live performances and installations."





Ryoji Ikeda - db at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin from ikono tv on Vimeo.

Friday, January 4, 2013

The Art of...

Simon Massey Divallazza







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Thursday, January 3, 2013

You Should Listen...

Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm




This track is amazing to me at the moment. Written a very long time ago but still very relevant. Thank you Richard D James.

Track info:

Title: Alberto Balsalm
Artist: Aphex Twin
Album: ...I Care Because You Do [90-94]


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The Alphabet of the Mind



Works and title by Dadamaino (Maino Eduarda Emilia, 1930–2004)



Must Watch...

To The Wonder



Terrance Malick's latest looks mesmerizing.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

New Work...


A collection of shots I supervised and delivered in 2012.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Must Listen...

Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Intrusions



Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin: "Intrusions" (via YouTube)


Instrumental artists Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin collaborate on the album Instrumental Tourist. The result is a wonderful post modern exploration of what it means to be an electronic artist in an era where technology has finally caught up with creativity.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

New Work...

The United Way 'Great Tomorrow's Start Today'




I created the concept of multiple people telling their unique stories all at once. The goal was to tell the larger story of the difference The United Way makes in peoples lives. The result is what you see above.

The work was created by shooting talking head interviews on a green-screen sound stage with a Canon c300. The rest was created in post using Nuke as my main compositing app and 3ds max/vray as my full 3d system.

Original Score by Stephen Benitez.



I created the HDR as a cheat for lighting and background plates. Worked well and saved a lot of time. Ultimately this is one of those projects that you look at and realize what another week of post production could have given you.





Tuesday, July 24, 2012

New Work...

Great Tomorrow's, Start Today TV



Fun commercial I directed recently, just brimming with cuteness. Shot on a Canon C300 using Zeiss Primes.

Comped in Nuke.

Client: United Way of Greater Houston
Agency: Pennebaker
For Locke Bryan Productions, Inc.
Direction/VFX - Kenny Benitez
Music - Stephen Benitez

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Check Out...

A Brief History of John Baldessari



Narrated by Tom Waits, this wonderful short film details the life of Baldessari, the "epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes."

Enjoy!

Monday, May 21, 2012

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The Master



The Trailer for the Paul Thomas Anderson film shot in an organic 65mm. This film has been on the radar for a long time. Now that we finally get to see it's first hints, the excitement is ratcheting up.