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Born:
March 10, 1965
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Current home: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Current Hobbies: Video editing, model building & Karate
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since I was very small, I have been a huge fan of the science fiction
& fantasy. The first time I had ever gone to an convention was way
back in 1981. during 1992, I got my very first computer, the Apple II+,
and with it's state of the arts graphics (at that time), I got involved in
making graphics and schematics of various ships and objects from the world
of science fiction. In the summer of 1986, I got involved in the local
Doctor Who club and became the co-organizer of a Doctor Who convention
held in Edmonton in 1988. It is for this convention that I made my first
music videos that were played on six TV screen hooked together. Since
then, I became a very active member in other clubs that included general
science fiction and Star Trek. In the mid eighties, I also started to
develop a big interest in the anime genera which lead to being a
co-founder of the local anime club called "BAKA". This lead me
to make my first anime videos back in 1994.
During
the nineties, I had helped organize many different conventions and
continued to make music videos for them. I also did a number of panels at
conventions that included science fiction and anime topics. During this
time, I was also editing several newsletters for the clubs I was involved
in From this I learned to use Adobe Photoshop and got interested in
image capture and manipulation. Then in 1988, I decided to buy an video
editing card since I wanted to edit music videos and other projects
digitally. Since then, I have edited many music videos, and done a
few weddings and corporate videos as well as a Trailer for Bandai's
"Banner of the Stars".
I
have spend the last several years editing anime music vides and a few
other projects such as the DDR Projects. I have gone to many conventions as well to meet all the talented AMV creators, and have had
the honor of winning several awards for my videos in some of the music video contests I
have entered. I've also continued to challenge myself in digital editing by using more
of After Effects and Photoshop to create a more artistic feel to my AMVs
and go beyond just using the original footage. My most popular and favorite
works include "Memories Dance", Transcending Love",
"We Want You" and "A View to A Kill".
I
have also expanded my role in the AMV community with the running of AMV
contests for both Animethon and Anime Evolution, as well as running
several very successful dedicated AMV rooms at conventions. I also help
out at animemusicvideo.org as the Video Catalog Administrator.
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