Definitely a student film

This was my final project for my motion picture essentials class. As you can tell we didn't hire any oscar winning performers nor did we rent any high end equipment. But, it does represent a lot of work so here it is.

Thomas Edison

For some of you this will be a rare treat. (The rest of you won't care.) This is one of the very few recordings of Thomas Edison.

It is odd, but for being the "father" of sound he really didn't record his own voice very often. This short piece was recorded near the end of his life. I have a version of this that is a before and after restoration but it needs a little work still. I may post it when I finish it. Enjoy!

Click and Crackle Removal

I am learning about a very cool process that is essential for the restoration of vinyl records. It is an algorithm that if used correctly will remove a lot of the snap crackle and pop from a track with very minimal damage to the original signal. It take some time to fine tune it but it is well worth it in the end.

Here is an example of what can be done for damaged recordings.

Noise Reduction

I just learned how to clean up the noise in audio files. In some was you have to lose some good sound with the bad but overall it usually sounds a lot better.

Old News

Here are some pictures that I forgot about. I did them for a good friend of mine and his wife back in July. They liked the ones I did of Betsy and myself so they hired me to do some for them.

I won!

I know that Betsy already posted this on the family blog but any "art" I have done lately is video editing and audio restoration. This was a video that I did with a friend for the business department. We both felt that we needed more time and didn't have a chance of winning but we ended up taking first and splitting a $1,000 cash scholarship. I got the money today and was reminded of my excitement so I thought I would share.

Narcissistic Me

This is the latest project. The assignment was not realism but more design. I would really like to do one of Betsy. (it felt weird drawing myself)

School Work

I had to do these paintings for my 2d class.

Walk Cycle

I have been having a really good time in my animation class. The professor worked with Disney for 11 years. I have been learning a lot about how to draw better but I am also learning how to actually animate. When I first saw my drawings come to life I couldn't get the smile off of my face. (even though they are just rough sketches)

Anyway, I will be fixing this later because it is meant to be a lot smoother. If you look at the hole punches at the bottom you can see that they don't line up from frame to frame. I just don't have the equipment to do it yet and my scanner makes it jump around a little. JUST CLICK ON THE IMAGE!

DeAnNa's Ornaments

This is a set of ornaments that I made for DeAnna on year. I gave them to her in a wooden box lined with rabbit fur that I made. You can see it in the background.