What have I been up to

Ok, so I haven't been writing much. I had planned this site to help me focus on writing, but so far it hasn't happened. Oh well.

So, what have I been doing? I've been working on many other fronts. First, I upgraded my video software tools. I use the Adobe video tool and have upgraded to the latest professional collection. Pretty cool.

I have been working on learning Adobe After Effects. I've been doing this with tutorials from Video Copilot and from the book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects. I haven't gotten too far on either of these things, but it has started me playing with motion graphics and thinking of possibilities.

I've also been working through a couple of other books. The first one is 3ds max 6 Animation: CG Filmmaking from Concept to Completion. I had been reading that book in bed, but have stopped as I've gotten to 3ds Max tutorial part. I don't have my computer in bed to work on the tutorials, so I've switched to instead. This is probably for the best as the first book assumes that you have an idea. The second book is more about finding and refining your idea. There are writing exercises in that book, so I might actually get some writing done soon. Who knows?

I'm still very interested in makeing a film of some sort. I will probably make a goal to complete a short film in 2007, but life might get in the way. The dream lives on!