Playing the Independent Filmmaker...

...with iMovie. (After all, I DID character---I mean CARICATURE-act in it, shoot it, edit it and publicize it. ;-)
It consists of dozens of my caricature reaction clips  strung together and set to some jaunty royalty-free music.

A wee bit more from the Irish Festival...

Two of my airbrush caricatures got a little video attention from me…

On the left are three board members who are good friends. This was done from separate photos, as they were far to busy to sit, and was used as my sample. Lots of folks passing by knew just who they were and took photos of it! The couple on the right had neat headwear and were just a joy to draw. 

Check them out in my video:

Couple caricatures + REACTIONS!

The payoff moment as a caricaturist is when I show people the results of my efforts:

Above: A father and daughter with mobile eyebrows...

That's the wife/mom in the background saying "I love it" :-)

Web link here: http://seenive.com/v/1001294787712000000

Beers included!!

I love it when they bend from the waist in all directions when they see it!

http://seenive.com/v/998089179395149824

She had one of the most perfectly round faces I'd ever seen on an adult!

You can really hear the compressor in that one.

http://seenive.com/v/996279897024602112

Finally, two of my favorite faithful yearly be-backs (I video-ed them two years ago, too)

This one was a mental workout for me... my overloaded brain was trying to draw/airbrush it, get in-progress shots and leave enough time at the end for their reaction. I used the Vine app to get these and they have a 6-second limit.

http://seenive.com/v/995818357922361344

Not to mention revealing the caricature and simultaneously shooting video with my phone without missing out on enjoying the reaction!

College coeds on a beautiful spring afternoon

By Saturday afternoon, I had caught a few hours sleep (after drawing til the wee hours at an after-prom) when it was time to head to a college street fair. I barely used any paper here because the students all wanted twosomes, threesomes and even a few foursomes. Check them out, along with a stop-motion video clip:

The third guy in this one showed up after I'd started the lower two, but I still managed to fit him in. It helped that he was verrrrrrrry tall!

Three pretty ladies!

Heh heh wow!

Caricatures at an amazing Bar Mitzvah!

My first event on Saturday was one where I'd been booked for a loooong time...

 I'd drawn the Bar Mitzvah young man at a fair several years ago, several times...he had a great face and attitude. That's him with his sisters, above. I've also drawn his parents more than once, they've been guests at different functions where I've drawn... so our paths have crossed enough that they graciously invited me and my Other Half to be guests as well as part of the entertainment for Jarryd's big day.
Since my Other Half was with me, I asked him if he'd take photos. He was all pumped about using my new Iphone app, Vine, which takes 6-second video clips---it turned out to be quite the creative outlet for him! ( Thanks, Marlo!) He got some awesome footage of my subjects and other goings-on. For easier viewing for the un-Vined,  I compiled a bunch into one Youtube video. Check it out!

This celebration stood out in many ways: the DJ from Hot Hot Hot was top-notch, the food was scrumptious, the candle-lighting ceremony was moving... 

and the SOCKS were awesome:

Congratulations Jarryd, and thanks for having us!!!

Time-lapse caricature--from start to finish

Last week, I had my other half with me at an event and he took plenty of "in-progress" shots of this couple's caricature as it came to life.  I edited them all together in a one-minute video and put it on my Youtube channel. Click to see it: Time-lapse Couple Caricature

Actual time it took to do their drawing was about eight minutes.

It's so much fun getting more into the video aspects of showing my caricatures--my Macbook, IMovie, and Youtube make it a breeze.  This morning, I received an email from a potential client (who is now an actual client :-) that let me know my efforts are having some happy effects:

Hi, Emily. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! I've looked at your web sites and am very impressed. I should tell you that the videos you have done at your events are really helpful.  It's nice being able to actually see the responses of the people you have drawn and to see a little of your personality, as well. Your site was the first one that made me smile and laugh, and that is why I chose you. And, obviously, I really like your style of art. 

I'm looking forward to working with you! Talk to you soon. 

I wrote back and told him his comments made my day!

My thanks to Jean and Carl, the subjects of this video. :-)