RudyPicardo
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Several thousand years before Star Wars-Episode one, there existed a world similar to our own.
http://www.rudypicardo.com/video/EpisodeAlpha/
Shot in the Spring and Summer 2005, this film was my homage to the "Star Wars Fan Film" Genre. The original version was about 35 minutes, but I had to shorten it to 20-minutes in order to make it eligible for a film festival. Many aspects of the film were early attempts of film-making, including: writing, using a homemade steady cam, and using programs such as Maya, Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion, and Effects Lab.
I know there are a lot of professionals on this site, so I'll be the first to say that it is an amateur student film. So there will be sections of the film where members of this community will say, "well that could have done way better." (see poor green screening).
But it is MY best work to date - I know I've gotten better since I started making student films. Making movies these past few years has made me appreciate how difficult it is to produce good films, especially the post-production process. Sadly, I've begun to realize that I lack the talent, proper training, and the resources to make films that are judged by "Hollywood standards" while I'm only working on an "Inglewood budget". Even though I plan on "penning" the other 2 related films, this is most likely my first and last film. I'll be focusing my attention to other interests related to industrial videos and learning more about Maya and its uses in medical instruction.
Regardless, I wanted to throw my work out there - I'd rather raise my hand, be called on, and get it wrong... than never raise my hand at all.
http://www.rudypicardo.com/video/EpisodeAlpha/
Shot in the Spring and Summer 2005, this film was my homage to the "Star Wars Fan Film" Genre. The original version was about 35 minutes, but I had to shorten it to 20-minutes in order to make it eligible for a film festival. Many aspects of the film were early attempts of film-making, including: writing, using a homemade steady cam, and using programs such as Maya, Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion, and Effects Lab.
I know there are a lot of professionals on this site, so I'll be the first to say that it is an amateur student film. So there will be sections of the film where members of this community will say, "well that could have done way better." (see poor green screening).
But it is MY best work to date - I know I've gotten better since I started making student films. Making movies these past few years has made me appreciate how difficult it is to produce good films, especially the post-production process. Sadly, I've begun to realize that I lack the talent, proper training, and the resources to make films that are judged by "Hollywood standards" while I'm only working on an "Inglewood budget". Even though I plan on "penning" the other 2 related films, this is most likely my first and last film. I'll be focusing my attention to other interests related to industrial videos and learning more about Maya and its uses in medical instruction.
Regardless, I wanted to throw my work out there - I'd rather raise my hand, be called on, and get it wrong... than never raise my hand at all.
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