2018 FE Happy Holidays

Made last Christmas for Fort Erie Race Track to wish Happy Holidays to their social media followers.  There where slightly different versions made to fit different platforms but,  this is basic 16:9 HD version.

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ALK Art's Debut Show

On April 15 (2018) Ashleigh of ALK Art had her Debut Art Show at Taps on Queen, in Niagara Falls.

I had the opportunity to work with her and make a few videos for her social media channels and helped work on a poster for the 'real world'. If we've done our jobs reasonable well these things should need too much explanation.

So,  That's how I'll lay them out below. 

1st came the logo.










Next, came the poster.
Ashleigh had a 1st draft of the poster and with a little tinkering we had this.

Introductory Promo.

2nd Promo Video

Interview video - made & posted during the show.

'Thank You' video posted at the end of the show.

Holiday Greeting

 
Here's set of 4 personalized Christmas greeting I made for different households in my family to use a holiday greetings on social media.

They are all variations on the same format, but all have they're own twist. 

I've  been going through a wide range of tutorials to improve my skills in the Adobe suite of software.  So I took a few different elements and came up with these Christmas greetings.

If your interested,  some of the elements where created in Photoshop & the rest in After effects.  I was going to use Illustrator for some elements but found out I could do them in AE just as well, which (aside from making something cool for people) was one of the reasons to make them. So I could get some practice and learn something new.

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2017 Christmas List

This years list seems longer than ever. I just kept jotting things down when I thought of them, regardless of how practical or impracticable they are. Therefore I don't have any expectations, just providing information.

There are three sections this year. Stuff to do, stuff to buy & stuff to search out.

 

Stuff to Do

• Follow me on: Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo, blogger, twitter, G+, Red Bubble
• Tell someone about something I posted/made through Re-posting, forwarding, or sharing in some way.
• Comment on an item.

Just like last year I'm trying to gain a bit more of an audience, and every little bit helps.

Stuff to Buy

1. $Store: Crocks, headphones, toque, chapstick,
2. Bridge mix, Chocolate Cherries, Maple Buds
3. Cashews, almonds, pumpkin seeds, hot olives, old cheese,
   coconut roll dates (bulk Barn #2195)
4. Track pants  or 'lounge' pants size XXL
5. Gloves for taking photos in the winter.
6. Warm Blanket. Nothing special just a warm blanket. I'm adding this one because on some older pictures and realized I've been using the same one for at least 15 years.
7. Totes. Rubbermaid or similar
8. Vinyl Cafe CD “The Unreleased Stories” Digital version or CD version is also available. & the NEW Christmas book from amazon with unreleased stories
9. Ticket to 'Mythos' by Stephen Fry & Starring Stephen Fry at the Shaw festival.
    EXTRAS: Arrogant Worms Stuff clothing, book etc.  (I already have the complete discography)

Stuff to Search Out

(Wish List)

10. Cheap Old camera lenses (1970's, 80's mostly) from thrift stores, garage sales etc. Cheap is the operative word here, if it's described as 'rare' or 'sought after' walk away. 1)BRAND/Mount If they are Nikkor/Nikkon, Canon FD, or Mintola MC are all great as I can use them right away. 2) Focal length is like a zoom, but there is only one number. Common lengths are: 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm 135mm. there are bigger lengths, but I wouldn't bother with them.
11. Christmas records (real vinyl records) almost any Christmas record is good. Unusual, interesting, & old are all bonus qualities, but the holy grail is still Firestone Christmas album #4. It's a 7 record set & I have them all except #4 . So, if your at a second hand store or a garage sale & see Firestone #4 you have found the perfect gift!
12. While your looking at vinyl just about anything that's on 78 could be interesting.
13. Any Anything by Louis Armstrong is good, especially older stuff.
14. In the same vein, another item I'm always on the lookout for is bubble lights, not the reproductions, but the originals (40'&50's). These are basically impossible to find, but hey you never know.
    
    
    UPDATES: (Things that have come up since posting)
    * Hair trimmer

Merry Christmas!