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December 12, 2008

New Site Launched!

 Why hello there!  Welcome to ColinLevy.com, the new home for all the stuff of Colin Levy.

If you’ve never heard of me before, good to meet you! I’m a 20-year-old guy from Maryland who does film, animation, and visual effects. If you have heard of me before, you may recognize this:

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My old site.

 

You may be thinking to yourself, “What was wrong with the old site?”

That’s a great question, friend! There are a couple reasons.

First, the site’s name. You see, I used to operate incognito, under the alias “Peerless Productions”.  Not quite sure why.  But since I’m basically one guy, and have very few legitimate ‘productions’ to speak of, I thought I’d drop the official-sounding name and just go for colinlevy.com.  (So the official link has changed: please update your bookmarks!)

Second, it was a huge pain to update with new work. Thought I could solve that problem with the current redesign, but absolutely did not.

And third, I wanted a blog.

So yeah, I’m excited to show you the site! I’d love to get your feedback – I just spent two of the most frustrating weeks of my life making it work… so show it a little love!  Browse around, and leave me a comment!

–Colin

Posted By: Colin Levy @ 8:26 am
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21 Comments

  1. Ethan Owen, December 12, 2008:

    Cool website! Very, very nice. I’ve been following your stuff off and on for a little while now, and I’ve been rather impressed. Not that that means anything. I’m merely a 21 year-old aspiring filmmaker, like yourself (only probably not as skilled).

    Welp, congrats on your new website/design and good luck buddy. :)

    You’ve got some nice clips on here. :)

  2. Debbie, December 12, 2008:

    GREAT website :)

  3. Ethan Owen, December 12, 2008:

    AAAAAAAAAAH! Now I’m anonymous! Nooooooo…
    You can delete these extra comments if you like… Wow, kinda cool that I’m commenting AS the admin is working on this. Awsome…

  4. Colin Levy, December 12, 2008:

    Fixed! Woo! Thanks guys.

  5. Ethan Owen, December 12, 2008:

    Hahaha! Wow…
    Well, I never expected to talk to you “face to face” so to speak… But great job on the website, man! Awesome work!

  6. Alex, December 12, 2008:

    It’s blogtastic!

  7. josiahkeller, December 12, 2008:

    I like it!

  8. Philippe Azimzadeh, December 12, 2008:

    Hey Colin nice job! I like this design a lot and it seems like the videos load much faster.

  9. Dallas (AKA Cib), December 13, 2008:

    Hey, nice site! Just discovered your site today. Some very impressive stuff!

    Note: Suburban Plight video can not be found, might want to look it that (because I want to watch it!) :)

  10. Debbie, December 13, 2008:

    Hey Colin…the link to the new version of Suburban Plight doesn’t work:(

  11. Colin Levy, December 13, 2008:

    Ah, thanks for letting me know. I think I fixed the problem.

    –Colin

  12. Jerry Macdonell, December 14, 2008:

    Very nice work. Don’t stop…

  13. Sarah Plonski, December 15, 2008:

    The new site looks great. Your content is much more accessible this way, and things look much more professional. My only complaint is that you took down your photography and 2d art galleries. I know they weren’t really pertinent to your career goals, but you had some really impressive stuff that you ought to be showing off.
    Anyway, take it easy, you’re making the rest of us look like chumps!

  14. D4RR7L 4H7E, December 20, 2008:

    I just saw Suburban Plight and I must applaud your work. I planned to up my arsenal of knowledge by learning a 3d app. Cinema 4d was my first choice because I’m more on the filmmaking side of things and it’s easy to use and Mac compatible. I bought books and crap earlier this year to learn it but I slacked off so much that am back at square one. I’m learning Blender now because I remember trying to teach myself Blender as a kid and I would “model” stuff with primitives for fun. Anyways great work, I’ll bookmark your page and check your blog from now on.

  15. D4RR7L 4H7E, December 20, 2008:

    Ok I’m back…I looked at the rest of your work and you sir are the man.
    Your reel is absolutely phenomenal. You are a one man production army.
    I’m glad you got to go to SCAD. I have no clue how you even got as proficient as you are in Blender as you are but it is remarkable. You have enough Facebook friends so when you get a chance send me a message old school by email. Oh yeah I loved the Coke ad I can’t imagine why it didn’t win but we all know how contests go.

    I’m Darryl…I’m from Caribbean island Trinidad, but living in Maryland at the moment. I like playing Tekken and Gears of War 2. I’m currently trying to learn Blender at home. I can shoot, edit, do motion graphics etc. Anyways lemme get my Biography off your comments page and save the talk for later LOL. Happy Holidays.

  16. Prashanth Kanduri, December 23, 2008:

    Yaar, please put up the photography gallery of yours up too. Saw you featured in the SCAD brochure too. Impressive work for sure, I really loved your photographs too. Especially the picture of the couple cuddling on the sofa. The picture was aesthetically very pleasing with amazing lighting. Anyway, best wishes. :D

  17. Xavier B, December 29, 2008:

    I’ve been following your progress for a while and came to see if there where any new videos and what I got instead was a new site! lol Well anyhow good luck on your productions.

  18. Michael Daugaard, January 20, 2009:

    Hi Colin

    Great stuff here…thanks a lot.
    Could you elaborate a bit on the techniques you used on the “On the Brink” shot? I’m familiar with 3D apps and tracking, so hopefully I can understand it with a few extra tips. Thanks a lot.

    I’m sure you will reach your goals, Colin…
    Looking forward to follow you in the coming years.

    Kind regards,
    Michael Daugaard
    Denmark

  19. Cemodeple, April 5, 2009:

    Great site this http://www.colinlevy.com and I am really pleased to see you have what I am actually looking for here and this this post is exactly what I am interested in. I shall be pleased to become a regular visitor :)

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  21. Steve Carroll, November 22, 2010:

    Hey Colin, my agent just contacted me about auditioning for The Secret Number, which I found to be a really intriguing script. She directed me to your reel, and I must say I’m absolutely blown away by what I’ve seen here! Awesome stuff. Hope we can work together. Check out my website for sample videos from my one-man show on the life of Charles Lindbergh. And keep up the great work! Steve (BTW, I’m from Maryland, too! Lived in Glen Burnie, Catonsville, and Woodlawn. How about you?)

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