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I'll start with my Top 5:
Tron: Legacy
While not many people "hate" this movie, it's seemingly divided between people who love it or hate it. I happen to love it, not just for the special effects or the story, but for the AMAZING sound design and music done by Daft Punk. How this movie didn't get nominated for best Original Score at the Oscars in 2009 is beyond my ability to understand.
Man of Steel
THIS is the movie that has the entire Internet split down the middle. Everyone I know either loves or hates this movie. I happen to love it because not only am I a fan of Zach Snyder's work as a Director (Two of his films are on here, I'll get to Watchmen in a moment), but this is a different take on Superman that is interesting to see. While the early Superman films are iconic, I'm glad to see a new, darker take on Superman's story that's been told the same way too many times.
Avatar (James Cameron's)
I know, it's Pocahontas, Dances with Wolves, Ferngully, Smurfs in Space. The story is not original, I will give it that. But the fact is that this movie is a technical marvel in terms of Visual Effects, which is WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. It's something I look to as inspiration, and keeps me pushing myself and my artistic abilities. Had it not been for this movie, I wouldn't have decided to be doing VFX & Motion Graphics for a living. I probably wouldn't be HERE right now.
Watchmen
Yes, you do see Dr. Manhattan's blue "manhood" in this movie (which you also see in the graphic novel). Many people judge this movie and the graphic novel based on that fact alone, which, I'm just going say; is insanely stupid. If you are able to act like a mature adult and move past something as irrelevant as that, you can see that the movie is extremely well done, and the story is well done, just like the graphic novel.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm a fan of Zach Snyder's work. I saw the movie and absolutely loved it, especially the ending, which I will not spoil for you here. After I saw it, I went and read the graphic novel it's based on by the name same by Alan Moore. It gave me a real appreciation for the comic book industry, even more so than I already had. It showed me that comics don't always have to be for younger audiences. You can do things with these darker movies that other comics and movies aimed at younger audiences cannot do.
and last but not least...*sigh*
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
*ducks incoming tomatoes*
I know; Jar-Jar is annoying.
I know; it has problems, and makes no sense at times.
I know; it doesn't hold a candle to the original movies.
Here's the deal; I was an 8 year old boy when this came out, and I loved the original Star Wars movies (and still do), and I saw this movie with my father at least 4 times. The trilogy was a part of my childhood, and when something has a hold of your childhood, it's NEVER going to make you hate it completely. If these movies didn't come out, I would not have gotten the video games such as TIE FIGHTER, X-WING, Battlefront I & II, and the biggest ones of all: KOTOR I and II (Knights of the Old Republic). I'm gonna say it; the KOTOR games did the stories of Star Wars better than any of the movies.
So as bad as this movie is, I wouldn't be into Star Wars or learned about the amazing video games in the franchise if not for these movies.
Plus...Liam Neeson/Qui-Gon is awesome. You cannot deny that.
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Now then, your turn!
Tron: Legacy
While not many people "hate" this movie, it's seemingly divided between people who love it or hate it. I happen to love it, not just for the special effects or the story, but for the AMAZING sound design and music done by Daft Punk. How this movie didn't get nominated for best Original Score at the Oscars in 2009 is beyond my ability to understand.
Man of Steel
THIS is the movie that has the entire Internet split down the middle. Everyone I know either loves or hates this movie. I happen to love it because not only am I a fan of Zach Snyder's work as a Director (Two of his films are on here, I'll get to Watchmen in a moment), but this is a different take on Superman that is interesting to see. While the early Superman films are iconic, I'm glad to see a new, darker take on Superman's story that's been told the same way too many times.
Avatar (James Cameron's)
I know, it's Pocahontas, Dances with Wolves, Ferngully, Smurfs in Space. The story is not original, I will give it that. But the fact is that this movie is a technical marvel in terms of Visual Effects, which is WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING. It's something I look to as inspiration, and keeps me pushing myself and my artistic abilities. Had it not been for this movie, I wouldn't have decided to be doing VFX & Motion Graphics for a living. I probably wouldn't be HERE right now.
Watchmen
Yes, you do see Dr. Manhattan's blue "manhood" in this movie (which you also see in the graphic novel). Many people judge this movie and the graphic novel based on that fact alone, which, I'm just going say; is insanely stupid. If you are able to act like a mature adult and move past something as irrelevant as that, you can see that the movie is extremely well done, and the story is well done, just like the graphic novel.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm a fan of Zach Snyder's work. I saw the movie and absolutely loved it, especially the ending, which I will not spoil for you here. After I saw it, I went and read the graphic novel it's based on by the name same by Alan Moore. It gave me a real appreciation for the comic book industry, even more so than I already had. It showed me that comics don't always have to be for younger audiences. You can do things with these darker movies that other comics and movies aimed at younger audiences cannot do.
and last but not least...*sigh*
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
*ducks incoming tomatoes*
I know; Jar-Jar is annoying.
I know; it has problems, and makes no sense at times.
I know; it doesn't hold a candle to the original movies.
Here's the deal; I was an 8 year old boy when this came out, and I loved the original Star Wars movies (and still do), and I saw this movie with my father at least 4 times. The trilogy was a part of my childhood, and when something has a hold of your childhood, it's NEVER going to make you hate it completely. If these movies didn't come out, I would not have gotten the video games such as TIE FIGHTER, X-WING, Battlefront I & II, and the biggest ones of all: KOTOR I and II (Knights of the Old Republic). I'm gonna say it; the KOTOR games did the stories of Star Wars better than any of the movies.
So as bad as this movie is, I wouldn't be into Star Wars or learned about the amazing video games in the franchise if not for these movies.
Plus...Liam Neeson/Qui-Gon is awesome. You cannot deny that.
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Now then, your turn!
New Demo Reel and Job Status
Hello everyone,
I'm going to start with the bad news to end on a good note.
Bad News: I was laid off last week from my animation job. While I will not go into too much detail, I will say it was not due to me personally, and I was not the only one affected by it.
Due to this, it's back to job hunting for me all the time. I'm sorry I got everyone's hopes up that I'd be busy on here with new work. Life can throw you a bunch of different things, and balancing them is difficult, especially for me at times like right now.
To sum it up; I'll put new work on here when I have it. No specific time frame. I appreciate you all watching me and stickin
Fallout 4
I've got Uranium Fever~
But seriously, the game is so good so far. <3
Changing times.
It's been a long time....
How have you been?
But seriously, it's been too long since I've written a journal and submitted anything on here. I've been on and actively watching things for a while, but due to my time and resources finding a job in my field of photoshop, visual effects, and motion graphics; I kinda had to put everything on hold for a year or two. I appreciate you all sticking around and watching. It means the world to me. Seriously.
...Until now. :D
I'm absolutely thrilled to say that about a month and a half ago, I have landed a full-time career in my field doing....this stuff. Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Working in Pho
New Demo Reel! (and small Status Update)
Hi guys! Sorry I've been inactive for a while, as I'm still looking for full-time work in my field, which is taking up most of my time right now. Until I get a stable source of income, I'm putting my work on here on hold for right now. Don't worry, I'm not leaving, I'm not going anywhere, I'll still be here and be able to reply to comments and whatnot. I just won't be putting up much artwork as much as I've done in the past until I get a stable source of income to keep my lights on. Sorry for not letting you all know this sooner, but my real life has gotten pretty busy as of late. :/
Anyways, I wanted to take a moment to show you all my new
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A bit late for a comment, but I do want to add on my previous comment:
Frozen. While critics love it, the majority of the Internet HATES it, so that's why I had to add this.
Frozen. While critics love it, the majority of the Internet HATES it, so that's why I had to add this.