Video editing

One of the new duties has been that of video editing for Online videos. Because I've wanted to showcase more the speaker and keep a somewhat mature tone, I've been editing the last few weeks' videos with more subtle tricks: brief fade to blacks instead of cross dissolves, slow zoom ins, fading in banners for information, etc.

Here is a link to the latest video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/FinancialStraightTal#p/u/6/Da_2RN2yLuQ

I would appreciate any constructive feedback so that I may improve.

Artist Cross Promotion

So, this week I am happy to put up here a cross promotional piece. The original piece: Duff MacTaggart, is copywrite of Mr. Herb Moore who contacted me recently to see if I would be interested in creating his character in my style. But of course! What fun! Here are the original and the other.

Duffy MacTaggart by Herb Moore, Walt Disney Studios and owner of AnimationSoup.net - Enjoy a quick visit to his site.

Duffy MacTaggart as visualized by R. A. Hapke. 6-18-2011.

Cross promoting artists

Recently with the Art Director gig in full swing, there has been a lot to do. With trying to pull everything in to be much more streamlined, there is little time to do actual art. So, it was a pleasure to see another animator/artist write to see about cross promoting our work. He has asked me to do one of his characters in my style and I have asked for him to animate in Flash one of my line art illustrations.  Should be fun! I will post progress as things develop.