Music Video Titles

From the summer of 1990 through the summer of 1993 some friends and myself essentially had our own video production group.  We spent our time creating music videos, tv shows and other things of that kind.  We made about 120 music videos.  These are a few of the titles I created for them. 

Tarot - The Star

Twentieth of the Tarot series, the Star.  The background started as a lovely pastoral photograph.  With some digital painting and enhancements I arrived at the final background.  On top of that I added the altered image of my model and other embellishments to achieve the final result.

Tom Sawyer Island Poster

Tom Sawyer Island Poster I created by compositing the two photos below and then doing some digital painting and other adjustments.  I had tried a version that had a raft in it as well but it just wasn't working out the way I wanted.

Black-Eyed Susan

The Monkey's Uncle

I like it when different passions of mine cross over into each other.  In 1993 amid a particularly busy time making music videos, we decided to make a video for Annette Funicello's song "The Monkey's Uncle" from the film of the same name.  Since I was the only person familiar with the song I was elected to be Annette.  To maintain the cross dressing theme, friends Tracie and Barbie lip synced the backing vocals by the Beach Boys.  In 2009 I created a graphic which would be like a 45RPM record cover.

The monkey graphic was inspired by the Barrel of Monkeys toy.

A screenshot of me as Annette.

Big Thunder Mountain

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

Continuing with the extinct Disney attractions, today is an image I created for the classic submarine ride, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

Spaceship Earth

The great texture of Spaceship Earth at EPCOT provides infinite possibilities for art.  Two of these would make great desktop backgrounds.

Skyway To Tomorrowland

I created this to commemorate the recently demolished Fantasyland Skyway Station at the Magic Kingdom.  Below is a second picture I toyed with as well.

Visit Florida

Harkening back to a simpler time in Florida tourism when the exotic flora and fauna of the state was the main draw, I threw together these posters yesterday.

Tarot - Two Of Wands

Nineteenth of the Tarot series, Two of Wands.

Background

Model

Foreground

Tarot - The Hermit

The eighteenth of the Tarot series, the Hermit.

Tarot - Eight Of Wands

The seventeenth of the Tarot series, the Eight of Wands, was derived from the background below (taken on Easter) and the previously created wands with some scanned and altered philodendron leaves added.

Tarot - Four Of Wands

The sixteenth of the Tarot series, the Four of Wands, was created with a background taken at the Magic Kingdom on Febrary 29 of the Beast's castle in the new Fantasyland.  A steel rod was then photographed and edited to create the four wands that appear in front of the castle.

Skateworld Showcase Program

Here's the cover I designed for a roller figure skating showcase taking place on Sunday at Skateworld in Tampa.  The four silhouettes of skaters on the cover are four of the competetive skaters who will be in the show.  If you're in Tampa this weekend and would like to see some great skating from everything from beginners to National champions, stop by Town and Country Skateworld, 7510 Paula Drive.  Tickets are only $10.

Tarot - The Hanged Man

The fifteenth of the Tarot series, The Hanged Man, combines a the tree picture taken a month ago at a former phosphate mine which is now a park with an image of myself taken this week.  I spent far too much time on the hanging man himself and still am only moderately happy with the outcome.

Note to self, don't take pictures when you are trying to pack for a trip.

Tarot - Ace Of Wands

The fourteenth of the Tarot series, the Ace of Wands, combines a picture taken this week specifically for this card with a background taken in 2009 in Tulum, Mexico.

Hukilau CD Cover 2012

It's Hukilau time again and I completed this year's cd this week.  The cover was created from a photo of our little group at the Mai Kai last year.

Check out last year's cover here.

Tarot - The Moon

The thirteenth of the Tarot series, The Moon, is a combination of a 2009 picture of Max the Airedale and a background taken recently at a local park.

Tomorrowland

You can stare into the future, but please don't stare into the sun!  Here we actually stare into the past's version of the future since this view hasn't been available since about 1994.