Just finished a new holiday spot for Glade with Blind and a Common Thread. This spot was especially challenging for the schedule. The thirty second spot was shot in one 18 hour day utilizing a portable motion control rig and a Sony F35 camera. Latter, the plates were all aligned and on-set HDI imagery processed for the integration of CG elements and the final compositing.

Having visited a few art galleries, I kept saying to myself, "I can do that". So I did, but of course, I need to put an airplane in it. It's finally finished, framed and hanging on the wall! It's a mixed media piece that began its life with the wacom pen and finished as acrylic on canvas. It’s 36x24 inches. I already have another one in the works. It's kinda nice to make something you can actually touch.

Just cut a new demo reel of what I've been up to in 2009 thus far. It features work for the 2009 CinemaExpo and the Monsters vs Aliens iPhone app.

"This reel, by far, was the best we've ever done"-Paul Hanneman, Fox Int'l President. Another year, and another great success.

After a few months of development, the journey365.org website is launched. It's a ministry of a modern church with the aim to make christianity both relavent and approachable. The site makes extensive use of AJAX.

The task - recreate Bob from Monsters vs Aliens bringing him to life for Avatar Lab's new iPhone App. Mission acomplished! You can now download him from the apple app store.

East coast versus West Coast motion graphics. I particapted in the event promoting the new Intel i7 processor and CS4 in San Fransisco.

I just finished working with Pactitle on the new Dream Work's film "Eagle Eye" in theatres this Friday. This was an interesting job. Unfortunately, I don't get screen credit for being the villain. Go see the movie! It's even in IMAX.

It's not just a theme for a website, yesterday in accordance with FAR 61.123 I offically became a commercial pilot after a 2 hour test flight. To top it off, I got a new hanger at Whiteman airport for my aircraft.

The Amazing Grace Documentary is screened by the White House.

Too often I animate something and am latter asked, "Oh, by the way, can we get more tails? and it should animate too." Gerr... knowing this, one of my favorite little expressions comes to the rescue. loopOutDuration(type = "continue") Lets say you have some type driffting back in scale. You probably had set two scale keyframes. Adding this expression will keep that scale going indefinetly no matter how long you make the comp. Ofcoarse, it's not limited to just scale.

Have you noticed the camera position keyframes in AE are of the standard linear type? The X,Y and Z axesis are all tied together. But what if you want to make a camera move where the camera booms forward easing only in one axis? Use the little known "Seperate XYZ Position" effect found under the Animation Presets - Transform. Apply it to a null layer and then link your camera to it. Walla! You now have spereate XYZ graphs to edit to your camera's delight.

I will be speaking at the 2007 Best in teh SW: Flash Animation and Motion Graphics Festival. It's a full week of non-stop animation, visual effects, motion graphics, andn inspiration.

I will be offtering several sessions. The conference takes place October 8-11 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa in Albuquerque. It coincides with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which is a spectacluar event.