Tripwire Films Blog

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Well, what can be said about this past week other than busy, busy, busy.
This past week alone, Tripwire Films, has produced 5 commercials. We are getting much praise which is always nice (and very appreciated) and this work is opening even larger doors for Sam and I to step through! Hyundai Greenville just signed on for a new ad-campaign with Tripwire and we are very excited! Keep tuning in and check out our latest spots and videos.

Todd Morgan
Video Production/Graphic Design
Tripwire Films

Visual Concept Images!

As promised, I am uploading some composited images of our test shoot from a few weeks back.  These images represent a sequence we shot specifically to test how I would go about compositing the special effects.  Mocha for After Effects CS4 is a great stand-alone motion tracking software and utilizing it will be key to extract motion data for all of our in-field shooting, this will help us better achieve exact movement for all of our composited video and images.

These images were composited mainly from live action video and 3D models built in Bryce 6.0 some, however, are simple Photoshop layers.

 

Sam running from a fictitious blast! Oh, and the JAS39 Gripen!

 

Sams brother in-law Matt, a real life Marine, was willing to drag himself through posion oak for us. But, of course he would, he's a marine! They get tha job done!

These images are just a taste of what we have planned for the visual effects. Soon, we will be posting video to the Tripwire site of the fully composited sequence. So, keep an eye on our blog to see how the special effects progress. Thanks to all of you who take interest in what we do way out here in the infinite East Texas country!

Todd Morgan
Video Production/Graphic Design
Tripwire Films

Back to work!

Hey all you Tripwire Fans out there, it has been a long past few weeks and I wanted to post a quick blog to get you guys up-to-date. Well, while Samuel has been burning the candles at both ends, yours truly took a much needed break. My girlfriend and I headed to Austin to visit with her family and go tubing on the Guadalupe River. We enjoyed many laughs and lots of delectable food.  While it was very fun to get away, I have returned refreshed and ready to get back to work! Upon my arrival Sam informed me of several new clients that have taken interest in our work so, suffice to say things are getting very busy and that is a really good thing! On the film front; a lot of progress has been made with Mineola and the North East Texas Film Commission. The 18th of this month we present our idea to the City Council which appears to be only a formality at this point but, all signs are pointing towards Tripwire having a location for a least one, possibly two films and a city that is ready to back us. We will continue to keep you posted, which brings me to the next topic...compositing.  I have been working on a few stills from our test shoot that I will be posting very shortly (for real this time). They will give you a greater scope of what it is that we are trying to achieve visually with this film.  Yes, things are busy and the company is growing. Keep coming back to Tripwirefilms.com and check out our progress, from commercials to our film projects, things are getting very exciting around here.  Thanks for your time, TF fans!

Todd Morgan
Video Production/Graphic Design
Tripwire Films