Meggy Media- New Logo Design

Here is a new logo design I created for my video production company Meggy Media. I'm thinking of offering my logo designing services pro bono to my first three clients who may need a logo designed for them like this one. First come first served.

Rational:
Meggy Media is indigenous. It is Trinibagonian and proud to exclaim ME! amongst a black red and white colour scheme. Meggy Media showcases the best T&T has to offer and packages it for the whole world and constantly evolves to meet the growing needs of a global market. Hence the growing circles emanating from the 'M' is an abstract representation of that evolution that Meggy Media is committed to.

Revelations

Its always a surreal feeling I get when I confront my own stupidity.

No really. Sometimes, weeks, months will pass and I would think back to a certain incident and the AHA! Moment pops up in my head. Aw shucks too late to apologise or take back what I said or done. Damn.

So I just wheel back and try to learn the best I can from the offending gaffe or action and try to brush up on whatever discernment skills I presently have.

The real fool is the one that refuse to admit fault.

I used to beat myself over and over about these things and then I finally realised that is no use either. No one could ever be perfect all the time. So humble myself admit my wrong and then move on. I can smile and feel much lighter than having to carry a dead burden nobody else really cares about.

But most renching is being brave enough to admit this to someone else other than yourself especially when some iota of vulnerability is involved....

Especially when not everyone is on the same level of life, maturity and frame of mind...

So it is much easier to write this than to actually do it but self reaffirmation helps even more when I begin to listen to myself as well as others around me. Negotiate between the constant chatter within and the noise outside and maybe you may just get the message. Live well and live well with others.

Peace

Hmmm 3D

I once thought that editing in premier pro was the coolest thing after photoshop. Then I discovered after effects and I fell in love with her. We spent so much time together my wife complained that if After Effects were a woman I would cheat on her with my beloved AE in a heart beat. If AE was an android I probably would have gotten the sexbot plugin upgrades.

But now I can confidently say I am a video compositor and motion graphic artist.

But alas I think I have gotten yet another mistress, Cinema 4D. So far I interface with her so well I just want to get to know her more while we make beautiful motion art together...

Don't worry my wife understands that i am passionate about what I do... After all I am a creative professional I cannot help but get a little intimate with my tools of the trade... So me and C4D will be getting jiggy a little more often than usual until I graduate to an Advanced level user of this 3D software...

Malcolm X

Malcolm X is an important historical icon.

I always wonder what he would have said about the current war in Iraq, the bush administration, the "war" on terrorism, 911 and the Global economic crisis. Most people with a discerning intelligence can agree that there is a coordinated hand behind the veil that our governments, our media and our education systems throw over our eyes. Wake up.

I can only a heed a man's words who challenged these very systems in the past and died because he refused to compromise with the evils therein. May he always be a source of inspiration.

More Sprawlers Designs by Me

Sprawlers

Its amazing what a little perseverance, hardwork and resourcefulness will get you. We haven't even made a dent into the level of goals necessary to complete in order to bring it all together. But Sprawlers promises to be hard-hitting smash-up of a martial arts film produced locally for 2012. we just decided to fool around with some photos and it looks so good we decided to continue sharing throughout the whole process.

We're still in pre-production, so there is definitely a lot more to come!

HD Video Digital SLRs- One Sweet Deal

I thought I had it all figured out. Buy a Canon HV40, a letus mini and a canon prime lens and boom I'm in business but then my world changed over once again.

Nikon brought out the first DSLR that can shoot HD video and then Canon, Sony and Panasonic. Filmmakers everywhere stood in awe of HD footage shot superbly with these DSLR models. They're not video cams. I was absolutely sceptically at first. I looked for all kinds of reasons why it won't work.

And then I investigated. What about Audio? Surely they would have crappy mono audio from the built in mic. But then the Canon 5D Mark II came with a stereo mic input to hook up an external stereo mic. Wow. So too did the Canon 7D. Damn.

But the memory can only shoot about 12 mins per card. thumbs down. And then the news broke in from the rumour mill on the net the Canon Rebel T2i the Successor of the Canon Rebel T1i is coming with cards capable of shooting up to 29 mins HD 1080p at 30 fames per second. Double damn!

I'm officially converted.

Did I mention the superb control of depth of field? Did I mention I get all that for $900 US for the Canon Rebel T2i?

Damn!

Before & After Silent Rebellion

SRS Showcase.mp4

Sticking to the Dream

Cinema sometimes feel like a dream. In reality it is a result of the screen play writers', directors' and producers' dreams composed and formulated and constructed for your entertainment.

There is always a formula being employed. Some work gloriously and others fail miserably at the box office. However our local cinema is dominated by Hollywood film formulas, Bollywood shines through but not as much as Hollywood while Nigerian films are gathering a local cult fanfare in the local DVD market in trinidad and tobago.

But local filmmakers are starting to come up. I may not see a local film take American or foriegn Cinemas by storm any time soon but it is a dream myself and almost all other local filmmakers share: to tell our stories on the world's silver screen. We just need the right formula.

Working a Film Concept

So I met some dudes who are enthusiastic about doing a low budget martial arts film. These guys are mixed martial artists capoiera, kick boxing, muay thai and whatever other styles in their arsenal. I'm excited. It's not everyday I have an opportunity to shoot an action feature length movie.

The first thing was that when we sat down to discuss the project we realised that there weren't a solid story line to work with. Everyone had their own concepts but nothing written. So we had to develop our concept some more. So now I'm writing a script with the help of one of my close brethrens.



I'm learning a lot and I may even start to train and learn some moves myself. We bounced many ideas. some where great others were shot down immediately, I'm the main writer but it seems I just can't do this by myself.


So the process so far is that I write only when I feel that "urge" and I completely forget about it during the week when I am about doing other stuff. Every sunday I travel to South Trinidad and add some more to the script after a brainstorming session. Two brainstorming sessions and it seems that we have quarter of a script.

It is only going to evolve even more and some parts may change completely before we are done with it. Wish us luck.

Colour Your World Part2

Earlier I spoke about the use of colour in film. I should be more specific and talk about colour palettes instead.
A colour palette, is the film colorist's basic guiding factor towards finishing a shot. Is the scene supposed to be dark and ominous? Is it supposed to radiate the golden hues and skin tones associated with a romantic stroll on the beach?
The number one priority for any colorist is the storyline. He is always asking himself how do these nuances in colour tones help to tell the story?
Although I am not a professional colourist using Da Vinci colour grading systems, as an independent producer, I find myself colour grading every single project in After Effects even those than don't require extensive graphics or special effects. The result? More control over my shots and a greater arsenal of tools in film imitation digital kit.

Sin City's Visual Effects Supervisor, Stu Maschwitz shares a few secrets using Magic Bullet's Colorista and Looks at the following link.
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/videos/redgianttv/item/23/