Final Ringling Project

As my first year at Ringling comes to a close, I've been thinking about all of the crazy projects that I did this year. I have grown so much as an artist and been exposed to things I never knew of before coming here. I am so thankful for the time spent here and the wonderful artists that I have met.  However, for various reasons I have decided to transfer to UNC School of the Arts to continue my study in film and concentrate on directing.

Anyways, back to my last project for my studio classes. A couple posts ago, I talked about building my own camera lenses: http://quarkandbeans.blogspot.com/2012/04/diy-lenses.html 
This is the final film made with those lenses.
Please share it if you enjoy it! This summer, I'm going to be trying to make either a mini-series or a short film about once a week, so subscribe to my youtube channel to get updates! Oh and now I have a twitter, so follow me or something.... @rlebar

New short film!

This is my final project for my freshman class: cinematic storytelling.
We were required to make a film with three scenes and no more than four lines of dialogue.

I hope you enjoy

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DIY Lenses

I have spent the past couple weeks building my own camera lens and body for my final project in my two studio classes. I've spent time learning about optics and bought a couple lenses from http://www.surplusshed.com
 The end product will most likely be a film. I'm still not quite sure what about.
Here's a few pictures of the lens and a couple test shots. Things look pretty cool!
I'm going to make a compound lens next to get a wider field of view.

I started off with a bellows I found on Ebay for $10

Then I cut the bellows off the rails and got a ball and socket to allow for tilt and swing capabilities with my lens. 

 I love the color fringing and selective focus and the washed out colors of the lens!