Geo-blog

Long Live Logos

2006-03-17T07:50:00.000-08:00

My brothers have a cool band, named Long Live Logos. Their style of playing spans many genres which I think makes them very unique and very talented. I am in the works to have them compose the soundtracks for my short film project that I'm working on. They're on tour right now so be sure to check out the link to see if they're playing at a city near you.

-George

The Journey Begins

2006-03-03T09:48:00.000-08:00

cgtalk has this cgchallenge thing every so often and this next challenge's topic seems very fitting to my journey of creating films.

I will partake in this challenge during my spare time and you can follow along here:

George's CGChallenge

i'm Board

2006-02-27T08:15:00.000-08:00

So my buddy Shane and I bought some spiffy moleskine notebooks that come with storyboard pages. It's small and compact that you can carry it with you anywhere and board your scenes for your next short film :)

Moleskine has a rigid, oilcloth bound 'moleskine' cover, and the acid free paper pages are thread bound.
If you would like one, a good place to get them from: www.amazon.com

Time? what time?

2006-02-24T09:35:00.000-08:00

So i'm back at sony and slowly getting back into the swing of things. Thing is, I came back during crunch time! Hehe. So my previous plan to have extra time for my short film projects is currently on hold. I'm still trying to do little things here and there to progress forward, but not much time dedicated to it as I would like.

Other than that, it's going well at sony. Good to be back and see old friends again. They all carry a wealth of knowledge that I can pick at and will be beneficial in my filmmaking pursuit.

-George

new site up

2006-02-13T00:44:00.000-08:00

Forgot to mention that my new site has been put up. I hope to fill it up with wonderful content to share with you all. It'll primarily showcase my 2d/3d portfolio and also my short film endevours.

Enjoy!

www.gcastro.com

More time...

2006-02-13T00:01:00.000-08:00

So I just finished my short gig over at Omation Studios. It was a fun ride and I got some film experience and learned xsi in the process, but now I'll be heading back to Sony Cinematics in San Diego, CA.

I'm hoping that I'll have more time to dedicate to the short film projects that I'm involved in. So stay tuned :) I hope to have some actual content to show soon.

God Bless,
George

Modeling

2006-01-27T10:18:00.000-08:00

So in my pursuit of becoming an indie filmmaker and wanting to incorporate cg elements/creatures into my live action films(and wanting to do all cg films as well), I've come to the realization that there's a lot i will have to learn. I've been working on that and currently i'm trying to improve on my modeling skills since it's kinda weak atm.

I've found a new modeling site, www.subdivisionmodeling.com It looks like a pretty good place to get some feedback on my modeling projects from some master modelers like Glen Southern.

I've got some models i want to do before tackling the modeling i'll be doing for my first short film, which i'll post info on soon. I'll have WIPs to show of my models on my site.

George

Vong Visuals

2006-01-23T15:05:00.000-08:00

I've teamed up with my buddy Curtis to create a short film test project and at the same time a work out a sort of online pipeline for future projects. This test will feature a cg creature intergrated into a live action environment. I will be handling the initial creation of the cg creature and Vong(aka Curtis) will be focusing on shooting the live action scenes.

For updates on the short, go to:

http://www.vongvisuals.blogspot.com/

I've been Omationized

2006-01-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

I guess you know from my last post, I'm now working at Omation Studios, on the film, the Barnyard. I've been there since November 05' working as a Character Finaler.

This is another piece to the puzzle of making movies and attaining the knowledge and experience to make my own films.

You can check out an old trailer here.

http://www.barnyardmovie.com/

-George

Back in business

2006-01-21T10:55:00.000-08:00

Alright, so my buddy at Omation has his own blog and he's pretty good at adding material and keeping it up to date. You can check it out here: http://www.betamovement.com

Cool guy, knows about movies more than I do! So i've been inspired to go back to this blog and work hard on it.

I've got a new web address for my site, www.gcastro.com to which i will link this blog with and use for news and updates on my pursuit of filmmaking greatness. Or atleast competency ;)

George

Maya Master

2005-04-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

So i was checking out the schedule for the upcoming Maya Master Classes that Alias is holding during Siggraph this year. Click Here

And to my happy surprise, i noticed that my good friend and co-worker, Chad Moore is on the list, teaching about character animation in motion builder. Totally cool! Chad is a master of both Maya and MB. Way to go Chad! (Also, thanks to Chad, my reel got to the right hands here at scea 2yrs ago... Thanks Chad!)

I hope to attain Maya Master status someday... So much to do, so little time.

Well here it is...

2005-04-20T13:47:00.000-07:00

My very own blog! wow, i feel so cool now. I think i will use this to record my journey of becoming a filmmaker and artist. So come along for the ride and lets what i can make of myself.

God Bless,
George