Last year, we bought a condo unit to move into.
Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING needed work: Kitchen, Bathrooms, Floors, Ceilings. Walls… All of it!
So, here are some Before and After photos of the changes after TEN Months of anguish and the joy of homeownership.
Enjoy!
| Before: (click to enlarge) | After: (click to enlarge) |
Why did it take me over a month to make a donut and coffee?
Because it’s not real!
Most of this scene was made in “Blender”, a 3-d modeling and animation software program. That includes the Donut, Coffee, Plates, Cup, Spoon, Wall and Counter.
The animation was also (partially) done in Blender. However, I’m only running on a laptop, and graphics processing takes a loooooooonnnnngggg time. It took my system 4 hours to generate one second of animation!
So, to make the final video a bit longer, I padded it out with other tricks.
The logo was generated separately and added as an overlay in my video editor (Vegas). I also added a green screen movie of some steam for the coffee (found on YouTube). All of these embellishments make it *seem* that there’s 10 seconds of animation. But that would have taken 40 hours or more on my system.
Here’s the final still shot from my project (click for full-size):
Joe-Nut Donut (Blender)
So… Anyone else take the Donut challenge?
Joe
References:
Blender (program site): Blender.org
Donut Tutorial (Blender Guru): Blender Guru Donut Tutorial (YouTube)
Blender Guru (main site): BlenderGuru.com
I am… Vendo Madera! (that’s “I Sell Wood” in Spanish)
While learning Spanish I discovered that many of the words sound like names from Star Wars. Use the below to find your “Spanish Star Wars Name!”
… and don’t forget to translate it 😉
Enjoy,
Vendo Madera
What’s Your Spanish Star Wars Name? (Joe’s Dump)
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Political Artwork Over the last 3+ years, I’ve been, uh… inspired? driven? annoyed? … to create a number of Political Artwork pieces. Some are graphics, some songs, posts, etc. Below, in random order, are some of the graphic ones. Maybe … Continue reading
America:
Sorry For Your Loss(Morals, Intelligence, Fairness, Culture, Sanity, World Standing, Children, Laws, Soul, Planet, etc…)
Get Well Soon
I’ve decided this will be my new greeting to fellow Americans. I really hope I don’t need to use it for very long…
But to be honest, both sides of this horror story are losing so much. But the difference is that one side knows what it’s losing. And the other remains terribly clueless.
It would be easy to call names. Stupid. Conned. Racist. But many are just ignorant. And the cure for that is education. Another thing sadly lacking in our country.
And those who refuse to listen? Who don’t want to know?
“Willful Ignorance” is far worse than any amount of stupidity.
Time to get out of our bubbles. See ourselves and “the other”. Mend the wounds. Heal the divide.
But I’m not holding my breath.
Stay sane out there.
Joe
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Spain Before and After Before and After pictures of our remodeled apartment in Spain 😉 (click for larger images) All content written and voiced by Joe J Thomas online at: JoeActor.com
Just a little experiment. I added flames to a commercial. Other than that, it’s exactly the same. See how it changes the spot below…
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhQeJtXchIs
Modified:
I’ve also experimented with adding Voice Over to alter a commercial. You can view that here:
The Power of Voice Over
(click on any picture for a full size wallpaper version!)
It all started with shaving my beard off as a Valentine’s day gift for my wife:
… then, things got a bit out of hand:
It was time to cool down:
… maybe this is a bit *too* chill?
Going for an Andy Warhol vibe on this:
… but my wife said the colors looked like balloons, so:
Hey Voice Actor gang!
I’m always recommending Improv as a great tool for voice acting. It helps you to quickly interpret copy, build characters, react to situations and more.
So, if you’re near Los Angeles, check out “The Improv Trick“. It’s run by Second City alum Bill Chott (IMDB page here), and has classes in Sherman Oaks and Pasadena.
Anyone can take the sample class for $20 to try it out. PLUS! If you sign up for the Lifetime class and showcase you can take it again whenever you’d like FREE!
They also have periodic Improv Jam sessions that you can jump in on to practice.
Check out the website for more info at: www.TheImprovTrick.com
… and if you’re not in LA, be sure to look into Rebecca’s Improv for VO (ImproVO), run via Skype at: LoveThatImproVO.com