An Illustrated Poster for “In Flanders Fields”
This is a illustrated poster that I did for Remembrance Day this year. The war poem “In Flanders Fields” wasContinue Reading
Author: Under The Moonlight
I like writing about movies I have seen before and design concepts that I find interesting. I have two series that I currently writing about colour theory and mini movie marathons.
Happy Halloween Illustration
These are illustrations for Halloween. It’s of a Jack-o-Lantern surrounded by candy and an infograph of Halloween candy.
Eigengrau: the colour of darkness and night
How we see darkness and interrupt the night.
Vantablack: The Deepest and Darkest Man-Made Black Material
With developments to ensure good travels into space, this material is the darkest black ever created. It has been comparedContinue Reading
13 of the Most Colourful Horror Movies
Most horror movies are dark and shadowy with jump scares to terrorize you. These movies are slightly different. They tryContinue Reading
Monet’s Shadow Study: How Manganese Violet inspired Claude Monet’s study of light
It was only a few years previous that had the first synthetic colour invented and marketed to the public. SomeContinue Reading
Is Everything Nice With Pumpkin Spice?
It’s been at least ten years that this rustic orange has been in this popular cultural eye. Pumpkin spice namedContinue Reading
Why are barns Falu red?
Driving by a countryside road, a big red barn would be in the distance with some barnyard animals. Have you ever wondered why barns are red? It could have been painted any other colour but it’s usually red.
The Wrong Guys: A camping film about a reunion and a big misunderstanding
After watching some episodes of FX’s Baskets, I started to remember this movie from the ’80s. It was one ofContinue Reading
The Modern Green Screen: A Walkthrough About Chroma Keying Throughout the Years
I previously discussed how film was colourized frame-by-frame by painted each cell and the advancements of modern CGI, there isContinue Reading
A look inside CGI being just as realistic as real life
The hunt for more realistic CGI animations. A brief run through of modern day CGI.
Mini Movie Marathon: Ryan O’Neal
Ryan O’Neal is an American actor that made him start his career in film making in 1960 with various appearancesContinue Reading
Crosswords: Colours
Try out this crossword I made about colours that I once discussed on this website.
History of the Stonewall Riot
June 28, 1969 at 3:00 am the Stonewall Riots happened at the Stonewall Inn in New York City 50 years ago. This is a short history about the riot.
Millennial Pink: The pink that made a comeback
Pink has become a colour that has a lot of stigma towards gender identity. Recently the colour is mostly seenContinue Reading
State Park: How to Run in a Race and Solve Your Problems in the 80’s
Happy summer with this classic 80’s movie. Half an environmental movie and half campy comedy about having fun at a state park.
I Was A Teenage Zombie: 1980’s Zombie Knight Fighting For Honour
This film is a mild parody film of all the horror movies starring “teenagers” from the 1950s but there isContinue Reading
What do the Red, White and Blue Stripes Mean on a Barber Pole?
Outside of a barber shop, there are striped barber poles that turn with a swirl design. The stripes are white,Continue Reading
Generation X: Technically The First Live Action X-Men Movie
Before all of the X-Men movies there was a TV movie from the 90’s the proves that the movies became better over time. It was the first live action X-Men movie FOX ever did!
Orange and The Netherlands
The Netherlands have a national holiday that features this orange madness a.k.a. Oranjegekte over how the whole country will dressContinue Reading
Six True Story Films about Technology
Finding films based on technological achievements are hard. There’s a lot of movies about war, memoirs or life changing eventsContinue Reading
Bastard Amber: Stage Lighting for Skintones
Before digital colour took over, an invention of this gel colour for the stage was one of the most popular colour gels for the theatre and film… with the most unfortunate name ever.
Kelly Green: An Irish Green of St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick brought Christianity to 5th century Ireland. On March 17th, we celebrate the Saint.
Ten Movies About Toxic Friendships
Movies all about the frenemies.
Eleven Female Character Lead Comic Book Movies
There have been many movies with superheroes but not a lot with female superheroes. Unlike my female action movie list,Continue Reading
12 Campy Space Movies
A-list blockbusters, B-movies and D-list movies with space monsters and intergalactic travel themes.
How to Save a Low Resolution File
With any file, it is good practice to know how to save a file at a small file size forContinue Reading
National Nothing Day
National Nothing Day is mostly an observed day to just point out the day. It’s not an actual holiday sinceContinue Reading
Happy National Spaghetti Day
I made a 6 second animated looped gif to celebrate National Spaghetti Day. It’s an unoffical holiday on January 4thContinue Reading
The Popularity of Iridescent Products throughout the Ages
The surprisingly long history of holographic and iridescent products. A brief explanation of the naturally sourced material to the examined modern history of the synthetically made products.
Snowman Saying Howdy
This is a short animated loop of a snowman saying howdy after the wind created the snowman.
Eight Well Known Awards Made Out of Gold
Gold is the most coveted award most people can hope to get for an accomplishment. The rare metal was usedContinue Reading
50 Christmas-themed Films To Watch This December
Christmas is coming and there are a lot of Christmas movies that are aired on television and available for streaming.Continue Reading
