BenjaminDBailey
Where art comes to life!
Grey Justice: Puncher of Men
Jul 27th
OK, two weeks ago I helped create a short animated film, called “Grey Justice: Puncher of Men.” It was our entry for the Richmond 48 Hour Film Festival, so we only had two days to make a complete little flick of genius!
So, here is what we made!
Grey Justice: Puncher of Men from Jason van Gumster on Vimeo.
Led by Roberto Rubet and Jason van Gumster (Fweeb,) the Hand Turkey Studios team, both in Richmond and internationally, put together a short film against all odds.
Though quite rough, it is by far the best entry our team has made for this festival, this being our third year in the contest. This is my first year being part of the team, however, and it was a blast!
The two character models were pre-modeled for the project by Jonathan Williamson, but other than that, everything was done within the 48-hour span of time. After all, is an actor ever born the day of the shoot?
All the modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, compositing, rendering, and animating was done with Blender! Ardour and Mixbus were used for mixing, and we had HyperRendering’s farm on board to plow through a bunch of shots.
Some of the team members recorded their computer screens as they worked, so you can watch the creation process as timelapse videos. As for me, I recorded my screen while modeling the little toy rocket that is featured in the opening of the short.
Toy Rocket – Modeling Timelapse from Benjamin Bailey on Vimeo.
Well, that’s about all. I really hope I can work on more films like this in the future. I don’t know where my life is leading my, or where exactly I’ll end up, but I want to have an amazing time as I find out!
All in all, we had an AWESOME team. I tip my hat to our whole, insane, hardcore group! It was great working with you all. 
Until next time, fair winds on the high seas, friend!
A Family Moved
Jul 15th
Last week I helped a family move from Berea, about 15 miles out of Cleveland, Ohio. It was a pleasant trip that lasted about three days. I went with Reverend Robert O. Morey and three friends, and we helped by packing boxes and loading the truck.
The moving crew
Just this last Saturday, some friends helped move the family into their new home in lovely West Virginia.
We left on Tuesday morning, and traveled to Berea. We helped them pack boxes, move furniture, and, decidedly the heaviest of all, carry the piano to the truck.
Robert and I stayed at a very kind couple’s home, who lived near a pleasant little shopping area, which was set within restored historic buildings, complete with brick walkways and an old steam engine, which was on display.
The conversations with the townspeople were very interesting, complete with opinions on immigration and the government’s move to sue Arizona. Breakfast was a lovely thing at the Odd Fella’s cafe, where Mr. Morey and I had a late start one sunny morning.
One evening Robert and I went to the University Circle area of CIM (Cleveland Institute of Music) to visit a friend of ours, Mingli Sun, who is pianist working on his masters degree at CASE Western and CIM. We had a very enjoyable talk and then headed back to our lodging.
Robert, Me, and Mingli
Long story short, the organization of the moving was great, and we worked together to make it happen.
On our last day in Ohio, the day we were to head back to West Virginia, we decided to visit the Cleveland bay and see some historic replicas of tall ships.
Our trip home was uneventful, save some more McDonalds smoothies and interesting conversations on haircuts, men’s style, and my future career.
Well, that’s about it. I really appreciate the good morale of my friends and pastor as we helped our friends move to West Virginia, and the great time we had, which I hope we will always remember.
And tomorrow evening starts another journey: my participation as part of a team creating an animated short film as our entry to the Richmond 48 Hour Film Festival, led by Jason Van Gumster. But more on that later.
For now, good tidings and fair sailing.
This is Benjamin Bailey, signing out.
The open sea... er, bay :}
