Lightsaber Effect
http://jackmckown.com/storage/2024/05/jedi.mov This effect was created using blender, the 3d Cylinder was given an emission shader, and then motion tracking was applied to the original plastic lightsaber. Once tracking was cleaned up, the top and bottom of the cylinder were attached to the trackers, and voilà! A little masking and motion blur, and here’s the final […]
Spangled: An Anthem for a Nation in Crisis
dur: 02:30 TTTTBBBB mens chorus
Triumph
dur: 07:35 1Fl.1Ob.1Cl.1Hn.1Bsn
Breakfast Serial
dur 02:06 1Cl.1Bsn.2Vln.1Vla.1Vlc.1Marimba
Childish Miniatures
dur 08:25 1Piano extended notation
of Crowbars, Neanderthals, and bliss.
dur 27:40 full orchestra +saxes+piano
The Holy Family Triptych
dur 06:20 SATB
The Weight of These Things
dur 10:51 solo voice (bar.), piano, cello.
“Grow A Better Dallas” Soundtrack Release
We are thrilled to announce the release of the soundtrack album for “Grow A Better Dallas,” the insightful documentary by Cullen Blanchfield. This film, which has captured the hearts and minds of audiences, takes us on a journey through the transformative power of urban farming in Dallas. Now, the evocative and compelling music that underscored […]
SMU 2023 Senior Thesis Short Film Lineup
In the fall of 2022 and spring of 2023, I was blessed to work with four very talented groups of student filmmakers at SMU in Dallas. I scored their senior thesis films so they could get experience working with a composer. The films were all very different in terms of genre, mood, message, and personality, […]
