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The Book of Zombie Opening Credits

The Book of Zombie Opening Credits

Back in March 2009, I started to create the opening credits sequence for The Book of Zombie.  It took over three months and hundreds of hours to complete. I’m writing this to both show the completed sequence and to illustrate how it was done. Get started by watching it below and then we’ll dive into the How-To.  Don’t forget to turn up the sound because Adam Gehrke’s original score is killer!   Flash Video … Read entire article »

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Breaking a Sweat

Breaking a Sweat

Two years ago, Adam and I made a short Battlestar Galactica fan film to enter into a contest at the SciFi Channel.  I don’t know if they ever announced a winner.  Our short is about Cylon scientists discussing their future in light of a recent technological breakthrough.  Adam and I each play two people and are able interact with each other with the help of some visual effects.  My favorite part is when Adam hands … Read entire article »

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Clay Wars: Saber Duel

Clay Wars: Saber Duel

About seven years ago, Star Wars fan films were gaining popularity on the internet. I got a little obsessed with watching them and eventually made my own. I had made a few stop motion shorts with my cousins back in high school and used that experience to make my Star Wars film with clay. It took two days of shooting and a couple of weeks to finish the light saber effects.   Flash Video … Read entire article »

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Breaking a Sweat – Non-Zombie News

Breaking a Sweat – Non-Zombie News

A couple of months ago Adam and I made a Battlestar fan film for a contest on Scifi.com. We just barely made the deadline and have been waiting patiently ever since. Well, the wait is finally over. It was added to the site yesterday! You can watch here: http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=128584 Pass the link around to all of your friends. – UPDATE – SciFi redisigned their site and the above link doesn’t work any more.  Read this more recent post to see … Read entire article »

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