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Michael

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About Me


(SYNOPSIS: Batman suits up to battle the usual criminal scum--including The Joker--creeping through the dark streets of Gotham City. But this time around, the dark knight hits a deadly dead end.)
(NOTE: The video appears to lag somewhat on my computer, so you may have to go HERE to view the movie.)
(SPOILER ALERT: If you're wondering why a certain pair of aliens are in this mini-movie then go here and here for the answer.)
ABOUT ME:
I am a Graphic Designer with a Bacholer's degree in Visual Communication. I've been drawing practically all my life and I work in digital and traditional mediums. My skills include:
Digital Art: Logos, photomanipulation, ads, posters, cover designs, book/CD/ DVD cover designs, business cards, flyers, etc.
Software: Adobe Photoshop 7/CS/CS2, ImageReady 7/CS, Illustrator 10/CS, QuarkXPress, PowerPoint 2003, Dreamweaver MX, InDesign CS, Flash MX, 3ds Max, Final Cut Pro.
Traditional Art: Paint landscapes in oil, tattoo designs, gag cartooning, signage, pen & ink, etc.
You can view my work at MY ONLINE PORTFOLIO.
I am currently available for freelance work. If you are in need of a design, logo, business card, brochure, letterhead, cartoon gag, landscape painting, photo retouching or manipulation, icon, web banner, or a tattoo design then please e-mail me at: [email protected]
Here are some samples of my work. Just click on the thumbnails and a new window will open (NOTE: For you PC users, to expand the pic in the new window just let your cursor hover over the pic and then click on the expand button in the lower right corner of said pic.) (NOTE 2: The "Woman In Red Photos" pic is used from Francine Dee with permission.) (NOTE 3: The "Snake Girl" pic is from Foreveryours-Stock and used w/ permission.)
I've also just recently created my own Cafepress online shop where you can buy a lot of my artwork! Visit my store at Cafepress.
MySpace Layouts

My Interests

I love to read (all kinds of genres, but horror is my fav!), into comic books (been collecting them for about 12 years now, although I'm mostly into the underground stuff that no ones ever heard of), love movies (all types) and music (alternative, horrorcore and new age mostly, but I listen to a lot of different genres).

I also like to listen to books-on-tape and prank phone calls. I also like Manga and Anime (what a surprise, eh?) I love art ( Michelangelo has always been a fav of mine since I was a kid, as has M.C. Escher and Bob Ross ) and Graphic Design. I enjoy drawing, photomanipulating using Photoshop, painting and pen&ink.

The Reel Horror Podcast

I'm really into webcomics right now, although I've known about them for years. Go to:

Top Web Comics, Online Comics, and The Web Comic List for huge lists of online comics.

Two of my personal favs right now are:

Apple Geeks and Comedity

I also like the really weird comics such as:

Charlie Red-Eye and Spook'd

So, if you're tired of your Dad's ol' daily newspaper comic strip then start readin' some of these indy strips right now!

I'd like to meet:

.."..000000" Bentley Little, my favorite horror novelist and Bernie Wrightson , my favorite comic book/horror artist.

Oh wait...maybe they ment other Spacers :)

If that's the case then I'd like to meet others that share the same interests as me (guys or gals...but mostly gals ;) who are interested in chatting, sharing ideas, Graphic Design, and whatnot.

The Keys to Your Heart
You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily. What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

Music:

Insane Clown Posse (my fav), Godsmack (another fav), 'Weird Al' Yankovic (hey, I grew up on that stuff ok?), Lacuna Coil , Lincoln Park, Limp Bizkit, Billie Holiday, James Brown, ATB, Frou Frou, David Bowie, Billy Idol, HIM, Paperback Hero, DJ Z-Trip, Stabbing Westward, Pixies, Sky Cries Mary, Levitation, Jem, Sia, Massive Attack, Enya, Dead Can Dance, Hildegard von Bingen, Remy Zero, The Offspring, Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, Evanescence, Type O Negative, God Lives Underwater, Collective Soul, Korn, Metallica, Prince, Milli Vanilli, The Doors, Michael Jackson (yeah, he's a freakazoid, but his music is great), Queen, Samhain Witch Killaz, Danzig, Nirvana, T.A.T.U, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Sublime, movie soundtracks, Jazz, Trance, Dance, Club mix, Blues, chant, etc.

I also love talk radio. My two fav stations are National Public Radio (NPR) and 97.1 FREE FM (here in CA).

I love listening to Car Talk , This American Life , and Whad'ya Know? on NPR.

On 97.1 I listen to Howard Stern (until he went to Sirius), Frosty, Heidi & Frank , The Tom Leykis Show , The John & Jeff Show , and The Single Life with Gary Garver & Sam Phillips .

Oh! How could I forget Loveline with Dr. Drew on 106.4 FM (in CA)? I must be slipping in my old age!

Movies:

All of David Fincher's movies ( Fight Club is a fav), Kevin Smith's movies ( Mallrats and Chasing Amy rocked the hardest), Alfred Hitchcock (loved Psycho, The Birds, Shadow of a Doubt, and Rear Window), American Beauty , Memento , and way too many horror, comedy, drama, and indy movies to name here.
I also enjoy the film/ TV sites iFilm and Veoh.
IFILM is a leading online video network, serving user-uploaded and professional content to over ten million viewers monthly. IFILM's extensive library includes movie clips, music videos, short films, TV clips, video game trailers, action sports and its popular 'viral videos' collection. As of October 15, 2005, it was purchased by MTV Networks in a multi-million dollar deal.
Some of my favorite movies are Trouble Everyday , BATMAN: DEAD END , Superman/Batman trailer , Grayson , and When Zombies Attack! . These are some great little "mini-movies" that are just as good as their bigger cousins. You'll be amazed how well-done these are!

Television:

Don't watch much TV. Just DVDs mostly. But I do like While You Were Out , Smallville , Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon, the creator, is one of my fav TV/movie writers), Angel , My So-Called Life , Life as We Know It , 30 Days , The Simpsons , Dead Like Me. and Six Feet Under.

Books:

As I said I'm a big horror fan, and my fav writers of that genre are Bentley Little and Stephen King.

I have also read Anne Rice . Clive Barker , and Ray Bradbury . I just discovered two new horror authors that I think are creative and fresh: Brian Keene and Kim Harrison .

And by the way, I do read other genres, not just horror.For instance, I think that Chuck Palahniuk is a very creative writer who puts to paper a lot of the things about people that are going through my head (scary huh?)

NOTE: If you like shopping online for your books check out Campusi.com or AddAll.com to search for a book and compare its price with hundreds of online book sellers. I have saved mucho bucks thanks to these two search engines!

Heroes:

Right now myself b/c I've really started making something of myself.

My Blog

Song Spotlight

I am a big fan of the HBO TV series SIX FEET UNDER, which ran for 5 seasons. For those of you who haven't seen it (and you can if you have a local video rental store) here is the plot for season one, ...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:01:00 PST

Music Lyrics Spotlight 2

Debbie Deb - "Lookout Weekend" Jumping music, slick deejays, fog machines and laser rays Chorus: Lookout weekend cause, here I come Because weekends were, made for fun Repeat (1x) I work hard, everyda...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:56:00 PST

Music Lyrics Spotlight .1

I love ICP. They are one of the very few musical groups out there whose music "speaks to me" on a whole other level. I see my inner self a lot in many of their songs--this being one of them. This part...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:07:00 PST

"Everything" by Anna Akhmatova

Everythings looted, betrayed and traded,black deaths wings overhead.Everythings eaten by hunger, unsated,so why does a light shine ahead?By day, a mysterious wood, near the town,breathes out cherr...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:48:00 PST