Author Archives: David C. Montgomery

Sea Monsters and South Carolina

Posted on April 25, 2012 by David C. Montgomery

It’s completely appropriate that the week before going up to Indie Grits Film Festival in Columbia, SC where Zombie Dragonfly Discotheque is playing in the Dark Side Shorts program a sea monster washed up on the nearest beach to my … Continue reading →

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Epic Fantasy Adverts, Trend?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by David C. Montgomery

Recently I’ve come across something starring a Jaguar that I think is a 3 and a half minute advertisement for a watch (apparently detailing the brand’s history) and a similar length crazy vodka ad/music video that features a high stakes … Continue reading →

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A Proper North Florida Weekend

Posted on March 6, 2012 by David C. Montgomery

This past Saturday with a little nudge from my sister I went down to the Fernandina location of the 6th annual First Coast Air Potato Round-up managed by Kathy Russell (a Wild Amelia Nature Festival board member). I feel like … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts

Posted on February 10, 2012 by David C. Montgomery

You know you’re in Florida when you’re sitting in a rocking chair in your living room and you look out the window to see an osprey fly by clasping a large catch perfectly aligned with its direction of flight. Then, … Continue reading →

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Why – Early Inspiration

Posted on January 18, 2012 by David C. Montgomery

I might be at that stage in my career written about in books like Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist” where I’m my own worst enemy. The release of one of my most interesting projects to date is impending. However, on several … Continue reading →

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In a Landscape

Posted on December 13, 2011 by David C. Montgomery

Steven Speciale is an inspired music teacher and choir director at Loyola High School in Los Angeles. When I post my work to the Internet Archive I think of it being used for VJing or video remix though I always … Continue reading →

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GTM NERR Brown Bag Recap

Posted on November 9, 2011 by David C. Montgomery

I wanted to thank the staff at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve for inviting me to share my experimental animation with them and the reserve’s visitors. The facility is great for multi-media presentations and the questions from … Continue reading →

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The Wizard Leaves the Curtain Open Now

Posted on August 1, 2011 by David C. Montgomery

The first time I saw anything resembling live animation I had stumbled across the work of Gregory Barsamian while browsing the Platform Animation Festival’s 2007 awards. I wondered what an award-winning, animated installation looked like and I was floored by … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Free Culture

Posted on July 24, 2011 by David C. Montgomery

Recently impressed by Nina Paley‘s Rantifesto and Culture is Anti-rivalrous I’ve released another set of animated loops under a CC BY 3.0 unported license. I consider my first foray into free culture, “Highway Ice Plant” to be the modestly successful … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood as Art (part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by David C. Montgomery

Walking through the “Neighborhood as Art” exhibit on opening night several of the artists’ statements jumped out at me. The way in which their perspectives and inspirations so closely resembled my own made me feel like part of an established … Continue reading →

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