Computer Arts 155

New tutorial on Photoshop retouching and preparation for After Effects 2.5D work in Computer Arts 155. Created in collaboration with Susana Santos.

October 23, 2008 at 1:07 pm | Comments (3)

Left Unsaid

Another update. Left Unsaid. Invited by the ever patient Connor Swegle as one of twenty directors to create short films of 120 seconds duration for the Twenty 120 project (which co-incidentally went live about 2 months ago!) my piece is FINALLY completed! The above is one of the many shots that make up the fully live action film which is based on the theme of the project – truth and deception.

October 2, 2008 at 4:23 am | Comments (1)

New Site New Work

Finally, The Ronin has been updated using Suprb’s customised Indxr… also check out the Flash on the Beach title sequence in the motion section which was first shown at the conference this morning! Audio by Hecq. Further updates to the site later this week.

September 29, 2008 at 6:07 pm | Comments (5)

Relaunch 5 days and counting!

Sorry for the blog being down for a few days, been having some work done on the new site by the man himself Mr Suprb! The new site is being built with Indxr and relaunch is set for Monday during the Flash on the Beach conference in Brighton! I’m speaking on the last day and will be showing the new titles for the conference! There will also be a surprise guest all the way from Berlin by the name of Hecq to speak about our collaborative work! Hope to see some of you there!

September 24, 2008 at 2:45 pm | Comments (4)

Finally… OFFF Lisbon titles

Following the Devoid of Yesterday talk and title sequence at OFFF New York myself and Chris were invited to again both speak and present a new title sequence for the Lisbon event in May 2008. Rather than just repeat the previous titles we decided to shoot various sea life in a studio using macro lenses to act as a metaphor for the conference both taking place in Portugal and to have a closer look at the speakers and their way of thinking. Shot over a day and finalised over an eternity with audio by Ben Lukas Boysen. Special thanks to Charles Lee for helping out with the shoot!

August 28, 2008 at 1:36 pm | Comments (12)

Prints for sale

After several requests I am proud to say I am now offering prints for sale from my photographic work which can be found over at Flickr. Images are professionally printed on Epson paper at roughly A3 size (420×297mm). Please email me at rob@theronin.co.uk for requests, costs and further info!

August 11, 2008 at 2:38 pm | Comments (3)

Another for .net

Another illustration for .net magazine… this one for a feature on creating newsletters! Thanks to Greg of Digital Kitchen NY for letting me use this shot that I took back in April!

July 4, 2008 at 1:30 pm | Comments (2)

The Ronin for DK

During my recent one month stay in New York I directed the Webbys Gala Intro Sequence for Digital Kitchen. As part of a larger package completed by DK for the Webbys awards show, this is the final “Director’s Cut” version complete with Hecq soundtrack. Shot over a day around Manhattan and Brooklyn with a low key crew the sequence was then edited by myself in New York before being sent to DK’s Chicago office to add the graphics and then sent back to me in London for final grading and editing duties! Many thanks to Dave Skaff, Abbe Daniel and Rama Allen for giving me the freedom to see through my vision on this project!

Credits: Rob Chiu, Rama Allen, Hecq, Gene Park, Frank Donnangelo, Anthony Vitagliano, Nick Campbell, Jason Esser, Peter Kallstrom, Mike Alfini, Erica Rangel, Abbe Daniel, Andrea Biderman, Josh Hartsoe, Julie Rutigliano, Chris Caiati.

June 18, 2008 at 8:47 am | Comments (12)

.net illustration

New illustration for a web legal feature I recently finished for the upcoming issue of .net magazine featuring Christos from Digital Kitchen on modelling duties which I shot during my time in NY last month! Many thanks to Christos for allowing me to use the shot!

June 10, 2008 at 8:03 pm | Comments

Multi-Mania 08 Belgium

Last weekend I was lucky enough to speak at the Multi-Mania conference in Belgium! Many thanks to Koen for inviting me and for the warm reception and a big thanks to Tom and Karl for transporting us to and from the airport! Was good to see familar conference faces and to make new friends! Hope to see you all next year!

May 26, 2008 at 11:25 am | Comments (5)