Category Archives: Visual Effects

Theme Song for The Fixer

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Mitch Leave a comment

The ever-prolific Lee Doll has a new series about to debut called The Fixer. In addition to the usual production team of Lee himself, Rob Long, and Jeff Herberger, one of my oldest friends, Steve Rifkin, wrote the screenplay (and … Continue reading →

Filmmaking, Visual Effects

Sintel Now Available Online

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Mitch Leave a comment

Image via Wikipedia The wait is over. The Blender Foundation‘s 3rd open movie is done! It premiered,  and is ready for download here. The DVD should be available soon. I pre-ordered that, and am really excited to watch all the … Continue reading →

Blender 3D, Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Visual Effects

FX Explosion for “Louanna Lee”

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Mitch Leave a comment

FX Text Explosion from DarkCellar on Vimeo. Last year, producer Lee Doll started filming a pilot series call “The Adventures of Louanna Lee” (sort of like the old Nancy Drew mysteries) with his teenage daughter in the title role. Talk … Continue reading →

Filmmaking, Visual Effects

Back to Work on Crawler Starting in May

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Mitch 5 Comments

Crawler production has been on hiatus for quite a while now. Mostly because of Sealed Fates. But since that’s pretty much done, I’m getting back to what will essentially be Don Dohler‘s last release. I know a lot of folks–cast … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Crawler, Don Dohler, Timewarp Films, Visual Effects

New Creative Cow Forum for Blender 3D

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Mitch 1 Comment

Image via Wikipedia I’d say this is a huge step forward for Blender 3D. Creative Cow forums are for production-worthy tools. This truly signifies Blender has opened some eyes in “the industry”. Here’s the link: Blender – NEW ! Forum. tags: … Continue reading →

Blender 3D, Visual Effects

Projects from the Cellar

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Mitch 2 Comments

I started a section for showcasing the projects I’ve worked on. Projects from the Cellar will have stills galleries of FX and videos, with some behind the scenes commentary, and how-tos. I’ve already added sections for Amateur Short Films, a … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Filmmaking, Monster Planet, Stakes, Visual Effects

ZBrush 3 Coming on May 15, 2007

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Mitch Leave a comment

The future of digital art is about to take a quantum leap forward. Pixolator has posted an announcement on the Zbrush central forum that on May 17th, Pixologic will release the latest version of ZBrush, their digital sculpting and painting … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Geek Speak, Visual Effects

The Monster Planet Web Site Gets a Makeover

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Mitch Leave a comment

I took a little time and updated the Monster Planet site. I also moved it to a new location: http://monsterplanet.silentgraywolf.com. It now has a snazzy gallery (2, actually), and the trailer is embedded via YouTube. Check it out. For those … Continue reading →

Filmmaking, Monster Planet, Visual Effects

Another scene finished

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Mitch 6 Comments

Featured in this shot are actors Darla Albornoz and Justin Timpaine. Only two more scenes to go. Yipee!! Last week I finished what I called the “pivotal” scene. It’s pivotal for two reasons. First, the good guys face off against … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Crawler, Filmmaking, Timewarp Films, Visual Effects

Back to Crawler

Posted on August 22, 2006 by Mitch 4 Comments

After a brief diversion working on Dead Hunt, I’m now back to finishing up Crawler. I’m actually on a pivotal scene, a major confrontation between the good guys and the monster. This one has some serious FX stuff in it; … Continue reading →

Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), Crawler, Timewarp Films, Visual Effects