Making of Its Easy To Be Alone Music Video.

I wrote up the whole process the video went thought from conception to entry at film festivals. Take a look if you want.

The House Band - Album Art

I made the album art for my Uncle's Band. It was his Christmas present.

Acrylic Paint
Ink
Sharpie
Royal Aristocrat Typewriter

It's Easy To Be Alone

After Months of hard work, planning, shooting, editing, and collaboration my music video for Joel Levi's "It's Easy To Be Alone" is finally finished.

I would love if you could take a look at it.





Music video for Joel Levi's "It's Easy To Be Alone".
Directed by Andrew Quinn.
Director of Photography Joe Vella.
Dolly Grip: Andy Mesin
Crew: Tommy Bewley and Ryan Nice
Actor: Megan Farley
Executive Producer: Betsy Pike

Shot on Sony EX3 XDCAM
Edited in Final Cut Pro
Colored and Color
Compressed for Vimeo with Compressor.

Filmed in Chesterfield, Muncie, and Pendelton Indiana.
More about Joel Levi's Music at:
myspace.com/joellevimusic

More about Andrew Quinn at: andrewpquinn.blogspot.com

Field Notes

I got a new Field Notes Notebook to put stuff in. These aren't always drawings. I keep this notebook in my pocket so I can add to it when things come to me, especially ideas.



You can see more of these on my flickr.

There Is A Light...

I live in Anderson Indiana and go to school at Ball State University, which is about twenty miles away, where I study video production and film. During the past four years I have spent up to five hours a week driving to and from school or work. This provides me with plenty of time to listen podcasts, including The Vinyl Café with Stuart McLean. Yesterday I was listening to, and quite enjoying, The Vinyl Café from October 31, 2009. It featured the music of Great Lake Swimmers. During the song There Is A Light there is a magnificent musical build accompanied by the subtle sound of a xylophone or some type of bell. At this exact moment I drove under a flock of birds escaping the inclement central Indiana weather. The image of the birds against the bleak sky combined with the music was enough to give me an overwhelming warm sensation.

The image moved me to turn around my car, and record the birds on my point and shoot digital camera that records scratchy digital video. Knowing that the rest of my drive to work was pretty scenic I decided to use the spare time to record a music video for the song. Coincidently I ended up late to work where I finished the bulk of the editing.

Often when I listen to The Vinyl Café I’m inspired by the music and stories. As an inspiring filmmaker/writer I always look to Stuart’s stories for a little education on story telling and character development. The Story Exchange, a segment from the show featuring stories from listeners, leaves me wanting to adapt the tales into short film screenplays.

-Andrew

You can download The Vinyl Café podcast here: cbc.ca/podcasting//index.html?arts#vinylcafe

You can check out the music of Great Lake Swimmers here:
greatlakeswimmers.com/

You can find out more about me here:
wix.com/andrewquinn/andrew-quinn/


Filmed with FujiFilm FinePix J10

Edited/Color Correction in Final Cut Pro

Compressed for Vimeo with Final cut studio Compressor

Moleskine

Moleskine Page 3
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

I got a moleskine. The idea is that I'll love and cherish my drawings more if they are in a leather binding, rather than on the back of old sales reports from work. I have to admit that I like it so far. It was so expensive that it motivates me to draw in it.

This is practice for one of the characters in Preston's comic.
You can see what I draw in the moleskine as I up load them weekly to my flickr.

-Andrew

Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy - New
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

This is a sketch for the comic. Soon it will be painted with acrylics.

nibble_nibble

nibble_nibble
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

I have the honor of being a guest artist for an online comic book. This is one of my concept drawings for a character from the segment I'm illustrating.

8mm

A few weeks ago my cousin bought me an 8mm movie camera from a garage sale. Needless to say I've become somewhat obsessed and I'm trying to do everything I can to make a film with it before they won't develop it any more. You can follow this adventure by clicking the graphic below.

A New Project

After spending what seem like more than just the entire summer working on a film for school as the Art Director I have developed an idea for a new film. I've started writing the script and I plan to pour a lot of time and hard work into the film. I want to leave college with a festival worthy film and I'm starting on it now.
-Andrew

Now Showing.. Now Showing

For a long time now I've wanted to do some type of story telling with the things that happen at the theater where I work. Well the time is now. I've created what I'm calling an Illustrated blog about just that, working at the theater. You should check it out.

http://thetheater.wordpress.com

My New Car

1983 Volvo 242
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

I got a new car, its a 1983 Volvo 242. I love this car. I guess the picture I wanted to look like it was taken when the car was still young.

The Vegan Evolves.

the vegan - full
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

I've started painting blank skateboard decks for a friend. I've been wanting to paint for along time and now, finally, I've started. This is based on a drawing I did on the back of an envelope a few years ago.

Check out more detailed pictures at my flickr- http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewquinn

a real dad

a real dad
Originally uploaded by Andrew Megan Quinn

I've been working on a children's book about a boy who loves to eat waffles. I think this is what is father is going to look like .