Epsilon Imaginings

2020-06-06T18:03:00.000-05:00

Please note that the postings are in reverse order, newest to oldest, so scroll down to see the older posts.

And click on the still images to get a larger view of them.

2009-03-13T16:03:00.002-05:00

Black and white photography:

Higher resolution images at:
in the Black and White Photography Gallery.

2009-03-13T15:15:00.002-05:00

New digital art:

Higher resolution versions can be found in the Galleries at:

http://www.simonboothstudios.com/

http://www.simonboothstudios.com/

2009-03-09T17:33:00.003-05:00

It's been a while since I've posted anything, but now I have alot of new work to announce.

Check out my redesigned site, www.simonboothstudios.com and check out Portfolio 2009 and the new Galleries links.

A couple of examples of my current work:

2008-05-06T08:05:00.001-05:00

Portfolio: Long Demo Reel

2008-05-06T08:01:00.001-05:00

Portfolio: Short Demo Reel

2008-05-06T07:30:00.005-05:00

I have completed my Computer Graphics degree! The final course in the program was Portfolio Development, and here's the online version of my portfolio:

Portfolio Site

2007-12-20T15:58:00.000-06:00

Movie Poster and DVD cover (click to enlarge):

Movie Poster:

2007-12-18T15:12:00.000-06:00

Great Pawtriotic War Victory Parade!

A greatly improved version of the original concept from several months ago. Overall a fun and challenging project, and open to even more improvement in the future as I gain more experience with Lightwave. On one hand I wanted to do so much more with this, but on the other hand I know that it's simply a matter of being more patient and taking the time to practice more with Lightwave rather than worry about how fast one becomes an expert with it.

Still, I'm impressed with the final result.

Enjoy!

2007-12-14T22:12:00.000-06:00

More animation stills:

2007-12-14T22:10:00.000-06:00

More stills:

2007-12-14T22:08:00.000-06:00

More stills:

2007-12-14T21:48:00.000-06:00

Stills from this fall's animation project:

2007-11-27T00:05:00.000-06:00

My account of the Tori show in San Antonio on AT45 m3 d26

The concert, originally meant to be in Austin, was moved to the Majestic Theatre, and the announcement was made far enough in advance for me to make plans to attend the show. Ordering a ticket for wheelchair accessible seating online was initially very nerve-wracking but ultimately went well, although I had to make a phone call a week or so after ordering the ticket to find out I wasn't getting an actual ticket in the mail but it was a will-call ticket at the box office that I could pick up the day of the concert.

The 26th arrived and with my power chair going alone was very easy- I got to the theatre around noon so I need to kill some time before the estimate time the meet and greet might start, and the weather was only slightly chilly but otherwise nice so it was easy to head down the street to get lunch, then head back to the theatre. I didn't see much going on at the front of the theatre so I went around the block to the back and found a group of EWFs waiting. Met some really cool people, including a few people around my age, so I didn't feel too old being there ;-)

To anyone who there, I apologize for talking so much, my enthusiasm gets the best of me sometimes. And it's difficult *not* to get excited about a Tori concert ;-) I was the guy in the grey and blue striped shirt.

It turned out as we waited that there wasn't going to be a meet and greet that day, but even after we were first told, we still held out waiting just in case, and a good four hours just flew by as we all chatted with each other about other Tori shows we'd seen and in general about why we're so into her music.

But unfortunately in the end there was no m and g that afternoon, so around 5 I headed out in search of a place to get dinner, and came back around 7 to the theatre, got my *real* ticket from the box office, and met more people in front and chatted more about how lucky it was the show was moved to San Antonio.

Getting in was easy, a lot of people going in but not a huge crowd, and one of those rare occasions where I'm wheeling around and not feeling like I'm in anyone's way. And fellow EWFs are always really helpful ;-)

My actual "seat", a parking spot for myself in my chair, was near the front on the right side of the theatre, but the slope of the floor made that spot high enough that I wasn't blocking the view for people behind me, and my view wasn't blocked by the people in front of me.

Great opening act- need to find his CD.

And then we got to see what we came for- the awe, the wonder, the pure genius, the supernova brilliance, the embodiment of perfection beyond the infinite that is our favorite piano goddess.

Her performance just plain rocked. Really cool how the elaborate light show contrasted with the almost spartan stage set up. The tiny purple lights on the black backdrop reminded me of a weird star field. Mental note: get purple Christmas lights for next year
;-)

It was a great setlist, a great mix of ADP songs along with her older work. She really got the audience involved with "Big Wheel".

I've only had the opportunity to see a two other shows prior to this one (FtGH in '98 and SW in May '03) and I know all of her shows rock, but I think this is one where I've had the most fun. I've been working a huge project in my class, a lot of stress about it, and tonight was just a really great escape from that. But beyond that, there's just something about a Tori show that is so hard to describe, the same as it's difficult to really put into words how her music resonates with her fans. Seeing the energy and intensity she puts into her music is an inspiration to pursue what one is truly passionate about, and that one is never too old to still get out there and have cool things going on in one's life ;-)

When the show was over that energy was still there, not a letdown feeling one would expect. I made my way outside and back to the rear of the theatre in case she might do the m and g, and got to hang out some more with other fans, and had a great time talking about what a blast the show was. But I had to leave at 11:30pm because my ride home was arriving and I think we had gotten the word officially that she wasn't going to be able to do the m and g. Someone in the crowd reminded all of us that while it's disappointing that we didn't get to meet her and didn't get autographs, that we still got one excellent concert that night, not to mention all the cool music over the years.

Very true. Overall, still a phenomenal beyond the infinite show. If she was performing on Z'ha'dum I would make the trip without a millisecond's hesitation.

We live for The One, We die for The One.

2007-06-25T00:21:00.001-05:00

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2007-06-11T03:28:00.000-05:00

Jericho might be coming back!

One of my favorite shows from the past season.

Initial it was thought that it was canceled, but it looks like CBS might bring it back after all:

Message from CBS

2007-06-08T14:46:00.000-05:00

Cool Atlantis launch!

STS-117 just launched. After all these years I still get excited about the shuttle. The setting sun (Florida local time) provided unique lighting.

Frederick Sturckow
Lee Archambault
Patrick G. Forrester
Steven Swanson
John Olivas
James F. Reilly

more info at

NASA's site

After CNN's coverage stops, there's the actual NASA TV feed you can view online.

2007-06-04T02:58:00.000-05:00

Hondo Air Show

June 2nd, 2007

I hadn't been to an air show in a long time, and this one was a lot of fun. Lots of light aircraft, experimental homebuilt planes, and vintage military prop-driven planes. Jets are cool, but at the same time it's a rare treat seeing historic planes up close and actually flying.

And Apollo and early shuttle-era NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz was there. That alone made the trip worth it!

Photo with Gene Kranz. What was really great was that he took a lot of extra time after his presentation to talk with everyone
who had gathered for a picture.

Short bio on

Wikipedia

And check out this sign along US 90 going through Hondo:

All in all, a fun Saturday.

2007-05-06T15:58:00.000-05:00

Final 3D animation project.

This was done quickly as a final exam project. Another one I hope to develop further as I get more practice with Lightwave.

2007-05-05T20:03:00.000-05:00

Final 2D animation project.

A quick and dirty Flash project, done in an hour or so as a final exam. Basic concept- illustrating an old joke.

2007-05-01T15:52:00.000-05:00

Heroes of the Great Pawtriotic War

Canine victory parade!

A much-improved dog figure, watching 25 of his comrades on parade.

Final regular project for the 3D animation class. I'm really happy with the result- worth the work I put into it and waiting through the 20 hours for it to render.

2007-05-01T04:37:00.000-05:00

Stills from the "Dog Parade" animation:

2007-04-29T15:14:00.000-05:00

Character designs.

Two characters I designed for the final regular 3D animation project. Ultimately the spacegirl character proved to be too complex to model in Lightwave in the time given for the project, as well as being beyond my level of expertise to do it right for an animation project. However, the dog character made the cut, so to speak, and was successfully modeled and animated.

I look forward to devolping the dog character further, with better details and movements. I also will develop the spacegirl character when my skill at figure modeling in Lightwave gets better. Still, it was fun practicing drawing. I'm trying to improve my skill at drawing realistic people.

The original drawings:

2007-04-15T20:01:00.000-05:00

Fourth project for the 2D animation course.

After I heard the word "sandman" mentioned in the song, I couldn't resist spoofing "Logan's Run". ;-)

2007-04-06T15:10:00.000-05:00

Third Lightwave animation project

This clip shows how Lightwave can be used to animate objects colliding with each other, in this case, an object having a falling cloth draping over it, and the object falling into the cloth surface, showing the cloth rippling and stretching as the teapot lands on it.

The very first part shows how drops of falling liquid hitting a surface can be animated, although at that time I wasn't able to show the actual faling drops. The very last part shows how Lightwave can render animation to look like traditional 2D animation.

2007-04-05T19:58:00.000-05:00

Third Spring '07 2D animation project.

This one was done with Adobe AfterEffects, which I actually found easier to use than Flash. An underwater journey!

2007-04-04T05:05:00.000-05:00

Juno and Aurora

I've had my dog Juno since November of 2002- she's the dog you see at the end of the "Blue Shift" video. Earlier this year I adopted a cat and named her Aurora. Late last year she was a stray hanging around my apartment and I was initially just keeping her until I could find someone who wanted a cat. After a couple of months no one was interested in adopting a cat, and she had made herself at home on my back patio. I had to bring her inside in January when it got really cold (by South Texas standards), and she very quicky got used to Juno and I, and the two of them were getting along great almost from the start. So, I figured that Juno had herself a new friend.

2007-03-06T15:05:00.000-06:00

Second Spring '07 project, using Lightwave

In this clip I show how I worked with Lightwave's morphing capabilities. Still rough but it shows Lightwave's potential if one has the patience and expertise to practice.

2007-02-14T19:54:00.000-06:00

Second Spring '07 Flash animation.

A space-themed Valentine clip!

2007-02-06T15:02:00.000-06:00

First Lightwave animation

Initial attempt at 3D animation for the 3D animation course I'm taking this spring ('07):

2007-02-05T19:27:00.000-06:00

First attempt at Flash animation.

This was the first project in the 2D animation course I'm taking this spring ('07).

2006-12-06T16:12:00.001-06:00

Twenty years of Tori Amos?

A digital video project I made in November '06, using clips of Tori Amos videos. The concept is that it would be a promotional video for a special DVD release commemorating the 20th anniversary of her 1992 debut album, "Little Earthquakes".

AT 29-49

The first part is a visual discography of album cover art, and the second part is a an interesting take on the song "Little Earthquakes"

Please note that this was made prior to "American Doll Posse"

Enjoy!

2006-12-05T04:11:00.000-06:00

Stills from the final fall '06 Lightwave project:

Yeah I know the robot figure looks like one of the Cybermen from "Doctor Who".

2006-10-30T01:35:00.000-06:00

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Alternate version of "Blue Shift". Which one is better?

2006-10-18T18:45:00.000-05:00

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My second project for the fall '06 DV class. A short video about a brief journey into the far future. Enjoy

2006-10-16T23:14:00.000-05:00

Check this out:

Jericho

Interesting concept.

2006-10-15T06:04:00.000-05:00

Here's a funny short film a friend of mine directed:

In Case Of Zombie Attack

2006-10-15T04:03:00.000-05:00

Architechture/Landscape scene (Lightwave).

This was done last fall, so it's rough because of limited access to a computer during class, and at the time I didn't have Lightwave set up on my computer at home:

2006-09-16T00:46:00.000-05:00

3-D images I made with Lightwave for the 3-D Animation course:

2006-09-15T05:30:00.000-05:00

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My first video project for the fall '06 digital video class I was in. A slide show set to the music of the Japanese musician Kitaro. It shows how my interest in space inspired my interest in computer graphics and graphic arts.

2006-05-04T07:01:00.000-05:00

Here are some of the digital image projects I did for the classes I was in, fall 2004-spring 2006. Fall '06 and spring '07 were all digital video and animation.

Calendar pages for August '06:

2006-04-25T16:10:00.000-05:00

Chernobyl: 20 years later.

Very interesting site, chronicling a journey through the "dead zone" around the Ukranian city of Pripyat and the Chernobyl nuclear facility.

Motorcycle tour of the Exclusion Zone

Wikipedia info about the disaster:

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

2006-04-15T09:40:00.000-05:00

Poster with a witty saying:

2006-03-15T09:37:00.000-06:00

Postcards:

2006-02-15T09:34:00.000-06:00

Valentine greeting card:

Year of the dog (2006) greeting card:

2005-02-05T00:48:00.000-06:00

Flier I made for the San Antonio College Student Art Guild.

Obviously a parody of Soviet-era propaganda posters.

2004-11-15T09:27:00.000-06:00

Fictional space mission patch design, part of a fictional spacecraft model kit package design project:

2004-10-15T09:26:00.000-05:00

Design inspired by Medieval illuminated manuscript designs:

2004-09-15T09:23:00.000-05:00

Hypothetical museum exhibition ad poster:

2003-08-01T00:45:00.000-05:00

This is where I'll showcase my creative works. Enjoy!