Kollaboration DC
The first Kollaboration in DC, an Asian American Talent show, premiering on September 25, 2010 @ GW Lisner auditorium. Backgroud plates shot on Canon 7D, green screen on Panasonic HPX-2000 @ Photoria studios.
Flying Letters
Made for mofilms Pepsi Refresh Your World contest. Inspired by another video I saw with a similar effect. Software used: After Effects, Mocha, and Premiere.
Snowpocalypse
Shot during the 2010 Snowpocolypse on the East Coast where we had 20-32 inches of snow fall.
Money Dress
Made for Lash Allure 100K video contest, asks what would you do if you won $100K. Please watch the video. Vote for it by rating and leaving a comment. Shot on 7D with Stu's flat picture style, edited on FCP, effects in After Effects CS4 and Motion, coloring in Apple Color.
Wonderful Pistachios
Made for Wonderful Pistachios contest, asks how do you crack open a pistachio. Find out how yogi's do it. Shot on 7D, edited on FCP, effects in After Effects CS4, coloring in Apple Color.
Visual Effects Reel 2009
A collection of visual effects work from my studies at fxphd, web tutorials from videocopilot and lynda with footage fromhollywood camera work. Applications used include: After Effects CS4, Mocha, Blender, Syntheyes, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Photoshop, Illustrator.
The ProposalThe Proposal
For my friends Charmaine and Cory. This was a lesson in special effects (blue screen, sound mixing, and 3D animation). Inspired by the actual proposal that Cory delivered to Charmaine at Dewey Beach, Delaware, I decided to script a fictional re-enactment of it, using two actors in their place. This would also give me the chance to test shooting over blue screen, keying in Avid, and adding in a 3D animation of an airplane flying by.

I wanted to keep things very simple for my first attempt at blue screen. I had a storyboard done to help keep the continuity for the beach background shots. We used the blue screen at AIM, and I took advantage of a trip to Dewey Beach with my TerpWushu group to get the beach shots. A few TerpWushu members were glad to stand in for me to get the matching camera angles.

I used Magic Bullet filters and a few other color correction techniques to get the surreal beach look. This, alone, must have taken 8 hours, but result was well worth the time. I want to live on that beach! All the sound effects were added in post. The bi-plane was surprisingly easy to create in Blender3D. I did run into problems getting a good blue screen export of it into Avid. My next blue screen lesson will be keyed in After Effects and will incorporate camera motion matching. Congrats you guys, hope you like the video
Screenplay - Storyboard.

mise-en-sceneHow to Make Your Butt Smaller
Made for Howcast's emerging filmmaker program. A how-to guide with tips and suggestions on how to make your butt smaller.

Wushu Collegiates2007 Collegiates Wushu Trailer

TerpWushu hosts the 11th annual collegiates wushu tournament @ University of Maryland College Park. Schools from across the US gather together once every year to show off their wushu skillz. Featuring teams from Oregon, Maryland, Georgia Tech, De Anza College, Rowan, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, Standford, Virginia Tech, UC Irvine, and Mesa College. Shot & edited by me. Editing and effects done in Avid Xpress Pro. Poster by Shawn Wilson.

hat form videoHat Form

Never before seen in the history of wushu (chinese martial arts) has such a form been executed with such immaculate precision. Shot on the great green fields of the Lin's backyard; choreographed and directed and starring Zhibo Lai, camera by Jane Lin, "special effects" by Tracy Lin. July 6, 2005.
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