One of my favorite all-time movies was 2000’s severely underrated The Cell directed by Tarsem Singh and starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, and Vincent D’Onofrio. The story follows Lopez as a therapist using cutting edge technology to enter the mind of a serial killer who has become catatonic in order to try to find out [...]

As it turns out, the Flight of the Conchords were filming their new music video for “Ladies of the World” when I ran into them on Venice Beach recently and the final result has made it’s way to Youtube.

Now, the guys were friendly, I love the band and the show, and I don’t generally make [...]

The problem with searching for Adobe tutorials on the web is that there are simply too many ways to accomplish even the most simple task, and the most user friendly tools are typically the ones that offer the least precision and control over final image quality.
When you’re ready to step your skills up to [...]

Thankfully, a day “off” has been a rare thing for me lately. Of course, an off day means trying to get through 2 new entire Apple Pro Training Series books, making a website for a friend, and finishing reading the last of the lighting and photography tutorials at my recent favorite blog Strobist. These are [...]

The Lugnuts - Animation from Pat O’Dea on Vimeo.
A friend asked me to paste together a few video clips of his band The Lugnuts. Just for fun, I pulled this existing logo and illustration off their Myspace page (hence the low res) and turned it into an animated intro. Done quick and dirty with just [...]

Be Kind Rewind Movie Trailer

Be Kind Rewind Movie Trailer - Gondry edition

I’ll be busy for the next 6 weeks doing editing and post for an interesting HD short. In the meantime, I won’t be creating much else or adding content here, other than a photo now and then. Case in point:

(click for larger) Taken in the bathroom of The Boulevard Lounge in West Hollywood, CA.
I am [...]

Animation - Greetingflix.com from Pat O’Dea on Vimeo.
This fun sequence was designed as part of an online greeting card for web site Greetingflix.com. You can visit their site to upload your own photos into this and other video templates to share with friends.

Inspired by some friends and collaborators, I am in the process of converting my site to a blog format.
You can now find my reel and resume in the Video section.
Check back in the coming days for updates and additional content. Thanks.