What I'm Up To
Automating Short Form Content Creation With Davinci Scripting
March 7, 2025 [ video ]
We need lots of YouTube shorts. Each short we post (seemingly regardless of quality) gets between 400-600 views and gains us 1-2 subscribers. These numbers, while modest, add up quickly. The threshold for channel…
Filming in the snow for BIOMES
March 5, 2025 [ BIOMES, producing ]
We just got back from our 4th shoot for the BIOMES project. It was cold and wet, as expected, but overall not too bad. For the past 2 weeks I have been monitoring the weather and keeping an eye on various webcams (windy.com has a nice webcam map) see…
Trip Report: Cache Creek Wilderness
February 16, 2025 [ backpacking ]
4.5 mi, +504 ft, -541 ft This was a quick weekend trip, just one night. The plan was to follow the Redbud trail as far as we could, all the way to Jack Canyon if possible. Unfortunately (or not, we didn't really care) the river was far too full to ev…
The Framers Live @ Bliss Forest Studio
November 15, 2024 [ lighting, bliss forest ]
I gaffed and gripped and clamped lights to stuff (but better this time).
Filming in a cave for BIOMES
October 29, 2024 [ BIOMES, producing ]
Luke asked me to find a cave to film in. So I negotiated with California Cavern. We figured out a work trade, and voila. Cave obtained. It was dark and damp and muddy. Henry's leg was busted (he tore his ACL earlier this year). There was a lot of stu…
Trip Report: 5 Days in the Emigrant Wilderness
August 3, 2024 [ backpacking ]
Day One 7.2 mi, +1,330 ft, -921 ft We began day one by stopping in Sonoma to grab some extra supplies from Safeway. For some reason, we decided it would be a good idea to purchase a steak, with the plan being to eat it for dinner that night. Onc…
How To Sequence DMX With EMU And Ableton
August 20, 2023 [ lighting, music ]
Recently I was tasked with sequencing a light show for a live music performance by Nava Onti. Previously, I had built some custom software to control a random assortment of WiFi smart bulbs and photography lights, however we knew that we'd need to up…
Digital Amputation Using Blender
July 31, 2023 [ vfx ]
In our upcoming short film, there is a scene in which an apocalyptic mailman (called the "British Creature") interacts with the main character through a doorbell video feed. Partway through, it is revealed that he is missing his arm. As the VFX guy, …