PinnedParting Us — VFX BreakdownParting Us is a short documentary by Albert Hooi and TJ O’Grady Peyton about the lives of 15 people living in Ireland during the first phase of the country’s lockdown due to COVID-19. I was tasked with this VFX shot when Albert came to me with the idea. The shot involved 3d camera tracking, stabilization and rotoscoping. Check out the shot and breakdown below. Color grade done by Peter Oppersdorff at MPC London and music by Daithí.Vfx1 min readVfx1 min read
Nov 7, 2020They‘They’ is an exploration of race and identity in modern society. It was written and performed by rapper @jafarismusic and poet @felispeaks, and we collaborated with an amazing team of diverse Irish artists to create this film — a safe space and an illustration of these powerful and important words. …Vfx2 min readVfx2 min read
Oct 29, 2020Impossible Timelapses — VFX BreakdownAn experiment in using Google Earth 3D data to render a semi-realistic video of the city and lighting it dramatically with Arnold Sky. It involved capturing the Google Earth data, simplifying it in MeshLab, UV unwrapping it in Blender and finally animating in Cinema4D. Check out the shot and the VFX breakdown below.Vfx1 min readVfx1 min read
Oct 28, 2020Other Voices ‘Courage 2020’ in PhotosAs a response to the Covid-19 crisis, Other Voices tasked Tiny Ark with the challenge of live streaming Ireland’s top acts into the homes of everyone in Ireland and the globe. …Live Streaming4 min readLive Streaming4 min read
Apr 22, 2018Those crazy Inception style ‘warped world’ drone photos? Here’s how to make them.Warped World! The flatland technique was inspired by photos from Aydın Büyüktaşb, an amazing drone photographer from Istanbul. The process is fairly simple but requires quite a bit of work in post production. I’ll cut to the chase. You’ll be taking a series of photos with a drone. You’re going…Photography4 min readPhotography4 min read
Jun 16, 2016Two years as a concert photographer. What I learned along the way.This past weekend marked my two year anniversary as a concert photographer. I got my first press pass for Forbidden Fruit Festival in Dublin and shot the entire weekend as the ‘semi-official’ photographer for the festival. That was extremely lucky and opened up a lot of doors for me —…Photography7 min readPhotography7 min read
