Journal

Smash!

2013-01-11T21:16:31Z

Nitroblast is too much fun. There is no going back!

Happy New Year

2013-01-01T01:55:33Z

I need a break from hard sci-fi. Sculpted in C4D R14, rendered with VRAY.

Talking Head Available Now

2012-09-14T22:55:16Z

The After Effects facial animation rig Talking Head is available now on aescripts.com

Talking Head Overview from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

Save time and sanity with this facial animation rig for After Effects. Intuitive controls and automatic lip-sync take the tedium out of facial animation.

Total Recall

2012-08-04T20:53:39Z

Total Recall came out this weekend. My friend Ash and I put together a ton of GUI, HUD and motion graphics for the movie. He designs, I make it wiggle around. Good times had by all. Ash has a lovely posting on his site: Ash Thorp Total Recall

TOTAL RECALL HUD + GUI REEL / ASH THORP from Ash Thorp on Vimeo.

Light Paint Experiments Part 2

2011-10-07T20:23:35Z

More light painting experiments from the backyard. These were taken with my G10 after I added the spill guards to the lights. Unlike the last set of photos, I am nearly invisible in these.

Light Painting with a Lens Baby

2011-09-21T19:55:52Z

Here are some more light paint shots. These were shot with a GF-2 and a lens baby. I definitely need more practice using the new gear in the dark. I built a new light as well, it's two red cathode tubes attached to a tennis racket I found at goodwill.

Moustachette Soundtrack

2011-09-13T08:21:44Z

Here is the original soundtrack that I wrote for the film Moustachette. You can now stream the movie online at http://Sweetbandsapparel.com

Moustachette Original Soundtrack by Ryan Cashman

It was a fun movie to work on. I am very happy to have had the chance be a part of it. The songs were recorded in my home studio. I tried to use acoustic instruments instead of samples or synths whenever possible. Most of the songs are piano, acoustic guitar, melodion and accordion. I enjoy doing soundtrack work. Being able to draw the pace and mood from the film allows me focus more energy on melody and texture. There is also a second set of songs I wrote for the movie that did not make the final edit: Moustachette Outtakes by Ryan Cashman

Light Painting Experiments

2011-09-07T06:28:53Z

I have finally begun work on the follow up to my video "Light Paint Piano Player"

The new video will be slightly more ambitious. Among other things, I am building custom lights using cold cathode tubes.

The light on the left is a single cold cathode tube attached to a paint roller. The light on the right is made out of two smaller tubes and a paint roller. The handle on this one is the roller so the entire light spins around.

The push button control of the white cathode makes it easy to create both long ribbons and short broken up lines.

Although less accurate than the white cathode, the spinning light is extremely gratifying. It creates smooth flowing arcs with ease.

All photos were taken with a Canon Powershot G10.

Stereo 3D Toolkit v1.5 Beta Testing

2011-08-19T00:51:02Z

Version 1.5 introduces several exciting new features.

1) Cinema 4D compatibility

2) Complete hierarchy management for multiple stereo 3D workflows in a single project.

3) Improved UI

When you sign up as a beta tester you will receive a link to the beta test package in your e-mail. The package includes the .PDF manual, the Cinema 4D camera rig, the Stereo 3D Toolkit v1.5 script for After Effects, and the tutorial projects for After Effects and Cinema 4D.

Stereoscopic Particular Demo

2011-08-15T02:30:44Z

Stereo 3D Toolkit: Particular Demo from Ryan Cashman on Vimeo.

Created with Adobe After Effects CS4, the Stereo 3D Toolkit, and Trapcode Particular.