I finally got around to doing two projects I have put off for too long. I wanted to make a wine bottle glass for a long long time. I bought the bottle cutter from Green Power Science and followed Dan Roja’s advice for using boiling water instead of an open flame. It broke apart on

On Sunday, I helped my friend Bob shoot a movie scene. The scene took place in a bar. The band playing at this “bar”, is the real life band, Charley & the Cynics. During the downtime, I was able to shoot my own footage on the T2i and make this video. Overall, it was a

When Robert’s best friend goes missing, he tends to get passionate. Written, shot, and edited in 48 hours during the Madison 48 Hour Film Project by Backflip Films. backflipfilms.com Written by Ryan Trattles Directed by Ryan Freng Cinematography by John Shoemaker Produced by Peter Simon Actors: Petey Boy, Ryan Trattles, Ryan Freng, Amanda Shoemaker, John

A short behind-the-scenes for a film called “Birthday Girl”. I was only on set for a morning… so I only shot this background footage for a few hours. Birthday Girl: Director – Troy Perkins Producer – Francis Perkins DP – Mike Hartzel The team behind Northtown Productions: northtownproductions.com Music by Kaki King http://vimeo.com

This past weekend, I produced a movie during the 48 hour film project in Milwaukee. This is what our team threw together. Go to Vimeo to see it in HD. Starring: Laura Klein as Rose Lanvin Petey Boy as Roger Lanvin Ryan Trattles as Jake The concept for the story was brainstormed by the whole

This was one the paintings my wife got me for Christmas 08. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do with it. Part of re-painting for me is using the environment that is already established in the picture. I mean, that IS re-painting…. not just part. For me I want the new paint to interact with