DwayneMartin.com

META – My New 16mm Film!

dMar — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:33:39 +0000

META is my second 16mm film and the first time I used artificial lighting with film. I took a different approach to storytelling all together from anything I've done in the past. I wanted to create a more abstract film geared towards evoking a feeling of love and desire rather than telling a linear narrative. In essence “META” tells the story of a female overcoming her fear and opening herself up to a man.

Archangel – My First 16mm Film

dMar — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:12:05 +0000

Archangel is my very first attempt at shooting on 16mm film. My focus was more technical with this film. Coming from working with 3D animation so often it was a huge change in thinking. Overall it was a very fun experience in spite of shooting the entire thing without an official assistant and untrained talent! Unfortunately some of my last shots were just underexposed due to arriving on location too late in the day due to traffic. Nevertheless it was a great experience. Shot on an Arriflex SR3 with Kodak 250D 16mm film Music: "Hoppipolla" - Sigur Ros I do not own the rights to this music

On The Air with WKNC!

dMar — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:31:34 +0000

This past Friday I was invited to be a guest on WKNC 88.1 FM to talk about my films, Maiden Flight & Infinite, playing in this years NCSU Student Short Film Showcase. If you didn't get a chance to catch the broadcast you can hear it all hear, as well as read about where my mind was leaving the studio.

Maiden Flight

dMar — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:58:19 +0000

Maiden Flight is a story about the strength it takes to let go of what you love most by showing how far a handicap man will go to give his wife a dream, even if she is not alive to see it. In doing so he sees what he is capable of in spite of his despair...

Infinite

dMar — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:51:13 +0000

In our world we pride ourselves on who we are and what we want to become. Often times creating our identities through the things we see around us. However, not everyone is in the right place to be able to find their identity. Infinite is a short story of a ball's attempt to fit into a world that doesn't seem to have a place for it. Despite its optimism, it manages to leave a trail of destruction behind it, causing everyone to hate it. But even when you may not be able to see your place in the world, you still have a place in the universe.

Art 2 Wear – 2012 Motion Graphics

dMar — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:31:12 +0000

Art 2 Wear is a student run fashion show that has been taking place in the College of Design since 2002. Fibers and Surface Design students from the College of Design and Textile students from the College of Textiles create lines of clothing that are worn and showcased in a themed fashion show. An animator from the animation department always creates the on-screen motion graphics and information slides, and in 2012 it was me.

The Big Bad Pig

dMar — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:44:07 +0000

The Big Bad Pig was a collaborative studio project that I was a part of during my first year of Graduate school at NC State. A class of about 15 students split up task in a full pipeline production for a short film...

Snow White Remake – Concept Art

dMar — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:34:34 +0000

This work is from a course that I took as a graduate student at NC State. I had the opportunity of coming up with a retelling of Snow White. Ironically a few weeks after drafting my story I saw the commercial on TV for Rupert Sanders "Snow White and the Huntsman". I was happy that I at least was not writing an official script!...

ID:ENTITY Gallery Show

dMar — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:45:36 +0000

During my first semester as a graduate student in the College of Design at NC State University I had the opportunity of taking a course that focused on making content for a gallery show called ID:ENTITY, which opened at the end of our semester....

Ostrich Hairdresser

dMar — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:05:50 +0000

My experience with zBrush had been very little prior to this project and I learned a lot while doing this. The assignment was to combine an animal with an everyday occupation, so what better than an ostrich hairdresser! Yes, the hairdryer prop that I modeled in my previous post was meant to be her accessory....