Today I traveled with my mother to Southern Pines for a consult for an upcoming cataract surgery she will be having down there next month. As her visit was projected to last 2 to 3 hours, I took the opportunity to go walked the 2 mile trek around a nearby park, Reservoir Park.
The entire place was just beautiful and I was amazed to see tons of squirrels and birds frolicking as if it were spring. It was probably around 62 degrees and very comfortable for walking in a T-shirt. I strolled leisurely and stopped to take a few HDRI photos with my 360 camera, avoid the occasional passers by.
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Sunday Funday
Mid Summer Update
Well the mix is back and excepting the final album cover and booklet design, my Nashville recorded record, “Late Summer,” is complete. Soon, I can scratch that one off the bucket list. In a few months, Lord willing I’ll have all that paid for. Read more “Mid Summer Update”
Nashville and Beyond
The timing had to be just right to pull off a weekend trip to Nashville to record my second solo album. With night school two nights per week a full 1.5 hours away from home, I knew I’d be sliding into the experience a little frazzled. Read more “Nashville and Beyond”
Have Gear Will Travel – Episode 1
Something I do pretty frequently is work as a traveling cameraman in one capcity or another. I spent more time traveling as either the sole camera man or helping out another production than I ever have in 2016. I worked the shoots and stayed in hotels in various locale’s from Florence SC, to upper Tennessee. I got to follow the Pfeiffer University Men’s soccer to team to all of their games except the 2 in Florida to cover their play and shoot interviews before and after games for an as yet unrelease documentary.
Anytime I do anything out of the norm like that I generally shoot behind the scenes vlogs and other footage on my iPhone 7. What I do a lot less often is to forge those into proper edits I can share. After my busiest freelance photographer activity period ever, I worked two back to back contracts for the next 5 months. That and a minor surgery & subsequent recovery kept me distracted even longer. At last I’ve decided on a format for all this bonus footage that at least makes me happy. Read more “Have Gear Will Travel – Episode 1”
Respawner
The Respawner Pilot
Respawner is really my first attempt at world building. The character was conceived along with her own universe in which her supporting characters would be fleshed out as they enthralled us with weekly or monthly adventures. Unfortunately, petty jealousy and animosity kept my film making partners from fully embracing the series and some poor casting on the part of the director, namely myself, doomed the original production from that start along with my own inexperience at planning and executing such a large endeavor.
For those that care to dig a little deeper, in these pages you will find the bones of a dream project that fell by the wayside. However, a ton ton of exploratory content was created and I think that it’s worth sharing here.
We took a ton of images while making the season 1 trailer and pilot episode. Check those out here.
Much of the content was published via the Mutantville.com website and Youtube channel, but some of it, very few eyes have ever beheld. For instance, did you know that there was an official Respawner fan page and a website?
I’m slowly but surely moving all my video content from the MVP Channel over to my Vimeo channel where there’s less hassle with ads and generally more control over video quality. As I move a file over, I’ll add the new version on this page if it’s Respawner related.
Respawner from Brent Bowers on Vimeo.
The Respawner Test Film That Started It All
The Season 1 Respawner Teaser
The Making of Respawner
Behind The Scenes
Promotions
Check out lead actresses Sylvia Burris & Kathy Butler Sandvoss promoting the show On The Red Carpet.