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Hey all,

It’s been quite some time since I’ve actually posted anything of value here, but now I’m ready to break that silence. World View, my first live action short film, has been completed and is ready for release! World View was shot in mid June on the Panasonic GH13 (the GH1 with hacked firmware). After about a month of work in post production, World View has finally been completed.

I really had a fantastic time making this film and can’t wait to make another. Hopefully I can do that before Summer is out. Listed below you can find all sorts of different flavors of viewing location for whichever suits your fancy.

World View – YouTube
World View – Vimeo
World View – 2k h.264
World View – 720p h.264

Until next time I post. Cheerio!

I’ve been really lax in keeping up the blog lately. This is not intentional. It isn’t as if I sit around watching videos of Batman, when I should be working or writing blog posts. Nah, that never happens.

Good news, though! My first short film World View, is nearly finished. I completed shooting a week ago and am nearly finished with post production! I’m so excited about this and can’t wait to release.

I’ve started writing a new sci-fi series that I hope to shoot sometime in the next couple years. Also am writing some shorts that I can start filming in the next few months hopefully. Other than that, I don’t really have much new to say today. I just thought that since it’s been a month, I should update the blog with something! Over and out. Keep your eye here for more info! Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel.

It has been quite some time since a post, hasn’t it? Yes, it has! I’ve been wanting to talk about some specific things on the blog, but I keep getting delayed in completing the projects I want to talk about. Ah well, those things will come sooner or later.

Most recently, I’ve been getting into recording. I’m no pro, yet, but I’m learning with every song I record. So far I’ve done I’m On Fire, a wonderful Springsteen tune, and Wildwood Flower, a Cash tune (I’ve no idea who actually wrote that one).

1. I’m On Fire MP3
2. Wildwood Flower

Other than that, I’ve been playing with my GH1 a lot lately and I love it! I’ve shot tons of gorgeous footage with it, including this here interview for Albion: Physics Students Levitate Metal Objects. Watch in 1080p!

Also, a friend has recently completed and submitted a video, that I scored, for a contest with the University of Copenhagen. Check it out on YouTube. Watch in 1080p!

Other than that nothing new is really going on. Hoping to film a short early next month, wish me luck! Until next time, over and out.

Hello all,

Stop, Rewind, the latest machinima film from Amorphous Blob Productions, was released last week. So far the film has received great feedback from people all over the interwebz. The score, which I created, has also been well-received and I’ve been given the green light to go ahead and release the score for download. You can find it on my main site in the “Music” section, you may have to scroll down a bit. That’s all for now, thanks for reading!

Stop, Rewind — OST

It’s finally out! The machinima film by Amorphous Blob Productions that I was heavily involved in is finally out for viewing. I scored the film, created visual effects, served as the sound designer and also helped with some of the puppeteer work. The film has really turned out amazing! Check out the news post on ABP’s site, or just go to one of the following places directly:

Stop, Rewind on ABP
Stop, Rewind on Vimeo
Stop, Rewind on YouTube

Happy middle of the night everyone!

Unfortunately for my health, sanity, and the sanity and health of my family, my brain only likes to be creative in the AM hours. Just for clarification: by “AM hours” I mean at sometime between 1am and 4am. This leaves me feeling usually quite uncreative during the school year. I can’t stay up late, and my waking hours are spent practicing guitar and doing homework…okay you got me, I don’t do homework. Anyways…

I have to be up at 7am, and I’m writing a blog at 1:30ish. This is quite ridiculous, but over the past two nights I’ve been quite creative. Onto the news:

1. I finished a new short film! Awesome! It’s around five pages long and should be mostly easy to film. I’d prefer to do it on green screen, which means I’ll definitely have to do some camera tests.

2. Hard at work on “Stop, Rewind”, Amorphous Blob Productions’ latest machinima. I’m doing scoring, sound design, and visfx. I hope to be done with all my work by the time the week is out!

3. For my Jazz class, I have to write weekly papers on topics related to Jazz. This usually involves essentially listening to a Jazz CD and writing a sort-of review. I may post these reviews on here, just for kicks. My not-so-experienced insight into the art of Jazz music and the albums I listen to.

Well that’s about all ladiez and gentz. Thanks for reading! I hope you all had a great Singles Awareness Day! Until next time, bon voyage.

Hello again my virtual friend(s). Finally, Albion College, week two, is done. It’s moving quite slowly, but thankfully I have all music classes this semester! How on earth did that happen? It hasn’t been a bad two weeks thankfully, just tiring as I attempt to get back to the grind and move my creative schedule from the AM to the PM.

I have written a new tune. It’s a piano piece. It came fairly quickly after watching an episode of Chuck.

SIDE TRACKED.

Chuck is a fantastic show! I recently watched through all the episodes made in a week. I just love the show so much. Back on topic…I was watching and I noticed a beautiful little piano theme that recurs throughout the series. This encouraged me to write the following piece:

Remember MP3

The song is also on my main website in the “Music section”. Of course all my work is copyrighted to me, if you would like to use it for a project or would like me to compose something, just shoot me a message.

Well that’s about all. I just bought a Panasonic Lumix GH1 camera, I can’t wait for it to come in the mail! Then, I can start shooting some movies. Should be tons of fun. That’s about all the news (if you can call it that), that I have this time around.

Cheers!

- Tommeh

Hey all,

So, I’ve been really inactive with this blog lately. “Why?” you ask?  Well it’s simply because there hasn’t been too much to say. One cool update is that I’m working on a new machinima by long-time friend and film maker Harrison “Nefarious Guy” Heller. I can’t say much about the new film, but I’m doing music and some visfx. It should turn out pretty sweet! Harrison is the leader of Amorphous Blob Productions, check out their site and his YouTube at:

ABP’s Web Site
Harrison’s/ABP’s YouTube

Keep your eyes peeled for information on that project and maybe even a download of the theme music!

On an official front for myself, I just thought I should state that, officially, Universal Union, the machinima series I was working on, has been indefinitely postponed. Though it has had this status for quite some time, I never announced it.

Other than that, not much to report here. I go back to school on Tuesday, yey me. But, it’s something to do. The funny thing is, no matter how many times I give myself the “it’s something to do” pep talk, I never get any more excited for it.  Ah well, I’m sure I’ll survive. Until next time, over and out.

Well, that’s because there really hasn’t been much to update on in my little ol’ life.  Nothing too terribly interesting is happening. However, I am now on Christmas break, which I am extraordinarily happy about, and everyone who isn’t, I laugh at you. That’s right, I laugh.

Just prior to going on break, I completed a video project for Albion College. It was a video detailing one of the honors classes. Surprisingly, the project turned out to be quite fun and I think this is actually probably one of my best videos for the college so far.  Check it out on YouTube or on the official College website:

• Watch on YouTube
• Albion College news article

In other news, a script I started quite some time ago is now up to 20 pages. Woot woot. The progress is quite slow, but it’s actually going some where and hopefully I’ll be able to film it in the next year. Currently the work in progress title is “Empathy”. If my creativity fails to inspire, that may remain the title. It kind of has a ring to it.

That’s about all there is to report. I’m writing at 1:45am, which is a sure sign that I’m telling the truth about it being Christmas break. I’m on Break ’till the 20th of January! Yeah, be jealous everyone. Over and out.

Hello all,

As I sit at college, with nothing to do, I update my blog for you readers out there, who also have nothing to do. I suppose I could be doing Japanese homework, but why would I do that?

Anyhow, the CareLink project is nearing completion! Woot woot! There are two “interview” type videos listed on my resume, or you could just go to my Project [N] ReSource channel on YouTube, and check em out there, if you’re bored.

In other totally awesome news! I’m going to be scoring a Stargate fanfilm. The film is shaping up to be quite a good and professional project and should be tons of fun to score! Check out the forum post on VideoCopilot.net (my favorite site ever), or just check out their YouTube channel for direct access to the teasers.

That’s about all there is for news at this point, hope you enjoyed the tidbits of information, whoever you are. Stay tuned for more.