Turncoat Politics

May 08

Iron Man 2 Case Study by Perception. Nice to see an #NYC shop do so much prominent work in a Hollywood Blockbuster. #vfx #design #motiongraphics

May 05

The Hard Times of RJ Berger Promo

The Hard Times of RJ Berger - VFX by Click 3X from Connor Swegle on Vimeo.

Growing up ain’t easy. Especially in high school when the kool kids can be SO MEAN! So when the head jock comes over and pants’ you in the middle of the quad as school lets out, that kind of thing can scar you forever- that is, unless you have such a majestic physical oddity that makes time slow down so that people can drink it in. I mean, these are the things that mythology are made out of (read: the centaur- man from the waist up, horse from the waist down).

Unfortunately, such moments are not all captured naturally. To bring out the full effect, we worked with the MTV directors Seyi Peter-Thomas and Barry Flanagan who shot the spot on Phantom, to create some visual effects such as sky replacements, final color tweaks, sparks, and smoke. It was great to have them in here, and the show is going to be awesome. Mark Szumski as creative director, continues his working relationship with MTV helping on both the front and back-end of these high-end promotions.

May 01

Every Now and Then, I love Radio Music - I’m Ill f Fabolous

I don’t have a car, AM/FM radio, or a desk-side ghetto blaster, but every now and then songs that I would never buy find their way into my ear holes. This week it was “I’m Ill” by Red Cafe. I am shocked anytime I hear radio music that I like. The last time was “Kinda Like a Big Deal,” but I can’t confirm if that even made the radio. It was the Clipse and Kanye though, so it had to of, right? I made a quick chart for how often I like radio songs:

Apr 26

Yes, it’s Monday. Hi Ms. Hill, please don’t go crazy again.

So Much Things to Say from Lauryn Hill’s Unplugged- a warts-and-all album. When she came out with this, it was like Willy Wonka emerging at the gates of his factory….