Your Camera Isn’t Afraid of High ISO… You Are

by | Jul 25, 2023 | Creative Production, Mind, Relationships, Spatial Craft, Video Article, Work

Watch (11:41)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓ISO settings✓camera noise and signal-to-noise ratio✓exposure triangle Ideas ConnectedMyth DebunkingTechnical PrecisionCraft MasteryCounterintuitive WisdomSignal Versus NoiseAdaptability3 connected...

Stop Copying Old Parts… Start Designing New Possibilities

by | Jul 22, 2023 | Maker & Builder, Video Article, Work

Watch (11:05)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓3D printing design optimization✓vent cover engineering✓Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) Ideas ConnectedRethinking AssumptionsHidden PotentialCraft MasteryConstraint As CatalystFunctional...

Pick Your Lightsaber: Building the Same Game in 8 Engines Proves the Magic Was Always You

by | Feb 18, 2023 | Creative Production, Life & Purpose, Mind, Recreation, Video Article, Work

Watch (12:34)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓game engines✓game development✓Unity Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryAccessibilityMeeting People Where They AreTransferable ThinkingTool AgnosticismCreative Empowerment5 connected articles ChaptersThe...

Points Mean Prizes: How One Sphere Unlocks a Universe of Procedural Effects in Bifrost

by | Jan 30, 2023 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (21:26)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓Autodesk Maya✓Bifrost Visual Programming✓Procedural Effects Ideas ConnectedFoundational MasterySimplicity As PowerCreative ControlBuilding BlocksCraft MasteryPlayful Experimentation5 connected...

The Crystal Nobody Sees: What a VFX Tutorial Taught Me About Quietly Working

by | May 12, 2022 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (1:45:18)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓Houdini procedural modeling✓Arnold rendering✓VFX crystal tutorial Ideas ConnectedCraft MasteryGenerosityImperfection As StrengthInvisible LaborPatienceIterative Refinement5 connected articles...

27 Shots. That’s It. What Back to the Future Teaches Us About Doing Less… Better.

by | Nov 27, 2021 | Creative Production, Mind, Video Article, Work

Watch (22:57)Read (4 min) What You’ll Learn✓visual effects breakdown✓Back to the Future VFX✓practical effects vs CGI Ideas ConnectedRestraintCraft MasteryAuthenticityMisdirectionCreative ConstraintsPioneering5 connected articles...