My camcorder and Azden microphone. Camcorder: Panasonic PV-GS500. $700. Microphone is $100. This is my 4th microphone purchase, and 5th camcorder.
My camcorder and Azden microphone. Camcorder: Panasonic PV-GS500. $700. Microphone is $100. This is my 4th microphone purchase, and 5th camcorder.
My computers, a Mac Mini and my (new) PC. Both use the same speakers and monitor. Total HD space: 2.1 terabytes. Total RAM: 5 GB. Both can burn DVDs. I do my graphics/editing/VFX/Sound design on the Mac, DVD authoring and game creation (non-graphics) on PC. I have maybe $2400 worth of software installed on them.
My closet. It's a mess.
My bluescreen and two lights in the garage.
A standard pile of books, like the "DV Rebel's Guide" (Stu Maschwitz) and "Rebel Without a Crew", (Robert Rodriguez) and assorted VFX and screenwriting books.
seven years of MiniDV and digital-8 tapes in stacks. Only about half of them are visible in this pic.
The old greenscreen in my room. Used for Send in the Clones 3, Superdog, and a few other things.
Paints, everywhere.
Massive fishtank repurposed as a cloud tank. Used in "Sabotage 757".
A custom-built dirt-cheap camera dolly.
The airport miniature. Used in "Troop 4: Uncensored, pt. 3", and "Sabotage 757".
"Evil Park" miniature wall.
"Tinyville Disaster" building made out of foam. Dishwashing sponges are good hedges/bushes!
Tinyville Disaster - metro news station.
Model car, one of many used in "Send in the Clones 4" and "Tinyville Disaster", and also the NERF guns from the beginning of the third Troop 4 movie.
More miniature stuff from Tinyville, and the wall in the back, from Evil Park.
Miniature landscape from the rollercoaster chase in "Evil Park".
Five-inch helicopter from "Send in the Clones 4" - Jane Garett's helicopter. Also was in "Tinyville Disaster".
Miniature ocean floor appears in two shots of "Troop 4: Uncensored, pt. 3". The rocks are foam.
"Super Soda" contained this factory model. It gets blown up when Hurford Blumper dumps the jar of nails all over the electrical equipment.
Police car from the opening battle of "Send in the Clones 4", was put together from a model kit.
War landscape, originally for "Collapse", repurposed for "Traveler's Enigma".
The intentionally-corny airplane of Discount Airlines, in "Troop 4: Uncensored, pt. 3", based on a mix of 1910s-1950s aircraft style.
Plaster-molded island, from sculpture class.
A bunch of the above items, all on one shelf.
Decaying space station model from "Sleepwalker".
1/8 scale RC truck, will be weathered and blown up for "Duel 2030".
Beach diorama. Made with printed backdrop, painted base, sand, small shells, polymer clay, lichen, sponge bits, foam rock, etc.
A small village in the Rocky mountains. Diorama made with plaster for snow, some tree branches, foam board, and models I got from CVS.
The beach and the snowy town were both gifts for my mom - the beach on her birthday, the snowy village at Christmas. She was very happy about them.
Well, there you go, a bunch of the stuff on display at my house and garage, remnants of years of personal movie-making history. Check the "Movies" area of this website to see how I used these effects elements.
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