Sink

This is a music video for a song that I made. It's my final project for RTF 344M, Visual Effects and Motion Graphics.

For the presentation, please use the HD Quicktime movie file found here:
https://webspace.utexas.edu/jif83/344m/sink.mov

Thanks!

Greenery

This is footage of my teacher and a student in our class resolving a conflict they had last week.

With this project I proved that I know how to use footage from a green screen. I hope you liked it.
Original:

Superuseless

I thought of a strange superuseless superpower:
particle emitter fingers (only activated by a magical ring)

This is another assignment for my Motion Graphics class - this week we had to show that we knew how to use particle emitters. Apparently I can use them without the assistance of a computer.

Eye

Yesterday I slept for 10 hours.

This is my 344m project showing that I know how to use text in After Effects. The Eye is Dan Manley's, thanks Dan!

Flying in Bulgaria

Here is a "3D" Piece I did for class using only 2D images found around the internet.

Here are the originals:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_pershing_balloon_derby_2005_09_04.jpg
http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/img/img-images-blue-sky-and-green-field-june-jo-jodie-12867.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelisfar/3328440581/?eOrig=3328383863

Music is a sample from "Bulgaria" by Jeff Beck.

Crutch

Rough cut of a roto/split screen piece about a recent injury and a time machine I wish I'd had.


Crutch Split from Joel Farris on Vimeo.

Mr. Lincoln

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iPhone Version


Here is a sequence of some graphical animation work I've done in After Effects. And it uses curves in the keyframe graphs a few times too. It was probably inspired by current events, globally and personally. Personally, I'm way broke, and I have a broken foot. Globally or nationally, isn't there a recession or something?

Peace in February

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Plane from Joel Farris on Vimeo.

Welcome to After Effects. This video was inspired by the 25 most peaceful minutes I've experienced this February, from my roof.

This piece is a composite of two still images, the background I took myself. I was happiest with the sound I think. And the blinking lights.

Subterranean Homesick Alien

This is a layout project for my 344m class, inspired by early morning drives, The Iron Giant, and Radiohead.

I took these pictures with the iPhone camera back in September, 2008.

Unboxing 2009

Welcome to the year 2009. Sometimes I think a new year (or a new semester) is like a package waiting to be opened. I've been waiting for this one, and I'm excited about it's contents, but I'm not too sure how everything will play out.

I guess this is going to be one of the more important years of my life. By the time it is over, I should have finished taking every academic class I'll ever take, gotten a diploma, biked 4500 miles to Alaska, and more!

For now though, I'm returning to this fun joelisfar (short for Joel Isaac Farris) blog because of RTF 344m: Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. So far it has been my HS Projects Reel, my misc. / haircut videos reel, and I've even posted two projects I've created at UT. BUT NOW, in 344m, I must use this blog to post and submit each of my assignments, each week.

So here we go, the box has arrived, consider this the kickoff, the toast.

Cheers 2009.