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Dahmer vs Gacy vs Austin
Ford Austin is relentless. Every time I speak to him he’s developing a new project, in post on another, doing some acting AND in the middle of directing the next big thing. He’s a madman. His latest feature, Dahmer vs Gacy is currently in post and I’m in for visual effects. On deck for this project: exploding windows, news graphics and LOTS of virtual blood. Google “Dahmer vs Gacy.”
What’s the Back Story?
Dedicated short film director Jeremy Lanni, the auteur of Noble Savage Productions brought me on board to provide visual effects for his new short Back Story. I will be upping the ante for his opening credit effect and providing a delightfully hellish backdrop for a character later in the film. Production starts in a couple of weeks — I can’t wait!
Trippin is Finished!
For the last year (at least) I’ve been heavily steeped in my first feature film with Deviant Pictures: trippin’. It’s a dark dramedy with horror elements that serves up real characters, a boldly original concept a puppet and a WAY freaked out drug trip courtesy of myself (visual effects director) and Wuhan Digital Media.
About Ian
A former software industry consultant and programmer, Ian once spent his days on the development of globally deployed anti-counterfeiting technology through DigimarcCorporation. He’s worked for industry giants such as Intel, Symantec and Daimler Chrysler.
Then he came to his senses.
Ian is now best known for his work as an illustrator and special effects designer creating digital and practical special effects for the critically acclaimed shorts Confederate Zombie Massacre! and Raven Gets a Life, as well as the infamous indie cult feature The Dork of the Rings and Troma’s outlandish Poultrygeist. Ian Just finished work on the digital effects for Devi Snively’s short Death in Charge and is charging forward on her first feature (Trippin) on which he was also the practical effects supervisor.
Ian writes, directs, designs mechanical effects, costumes, designs and manufactures prosthetic teeth, builds puppets and works as a digital and a 3D effects artist on films ranging from shorts to features and from micro-budgets to budgets over a quarter of a million dollars.