8mm Wedding

Here is some footage I shot at my friend's wedding.  It was shot on regular 8mm plus-x reversal film using a Bell and Howell Filmo Companion.  The next step is to get it transferred frame-by-frame in HD.

Until then, it looks best to watch it as it appears without enlarging....

Earth Heart Storyboard

Lately, I've been working on finishing this storyboard for a short stop-motion/live action film I wrote a while back. Once I have it completed, I plan to create a sleek PDF, which I will then use to help me get people interested and involved with the project.

Below is page one from the storyboard (click to enlarge):

Walk Cycle

I made this puppet a while back, but hadn't had a chance to animate with it yet. This is my first attempt at animating a walk cycle.

Enjoy!

Walk Cycle from JohnBen Lacy on Vimeo.

shucks.

A couple weekends ago, some friends and I entered the 48 Hour Film Festival 2010 in Louisville, KY.  Basically, you have from Friday evening to Sunday evening (hence 48 hours) to write, shoot, and edit a 4-7 minute film.  Each team draws a genre out of a hat, and every team must use the following character, prop, and line in their film.

Character:  Michael or Maggie Charles, a scientist.
Prop: A photo of mom.
Line: "What's that smell?"

Our team, TEAM EXTREME!, drew the genre Dark Comedy.  Our film won two awards: "Best use of Character" and "Special Judge's Award, Up & Comers"

Please watch it in full screen mode. Below is our film:



TEAM EXTREME! is:

Brandon Jones
JohnBen Lacy
Chris Martin
Kevin Oberhausen
Andrew Osborn
John Swain
Erin Zellers

Graphic Design: Clovehitch Brewery

The Kentucky State Fair holds a homebrew beer competition every year, and one of the categories you can enter is "Series of Three Labels Most Likely to be Mistaken for a Commerical Brewery (representing different beer styles from the same brewer.)"  
                                                                                  I decided that Clovehitch Brewery would be an appropriate subsidiary of Clovehitch Productions.  
                                                                                  I won a blue ribbon for my category, and also took home the Best in Show award amongst all the labels.

HIGHLANDS HEFEWEIZEN (click to enlarge)

PORTLAND PORTER (click to enlarge)                              

BUTCHERTOWN BROWN ALE (click to enlarge)                                

Some videos...

Here are a few older videos. Enjoy!

Character movement from JohnBen Lacy on Vimeo.

Heartbeat from JohnBen Lacy on Vimeo.

Punch Machine from JohnBen Lacy on Vimeo.

Pull Machine from JohnBen Lacy on Vimeo.

Welcome to Clovehitch Productions!

This marks the beginning of Clovehitch Productions. Video content coming soon...