These creatures, the thids, didn’t care much for the results when they mated with humans. Tragic.
But in the end the world was better off.
More of Robert’s animation, editing and VFX here.
Motion Pictures
GROOVE OUT with Animation, Editing, VFX, Music & Madness
Sing… your song on an alien planet.
Walk… in rhythm with dinosaurs.
Dance… with your homies in a medieval mosh pit.
Play… saxophone inside the matrix.
Time-travel… with your clones through archival footage.
Sell… your product surrounded by fantastic effects.
A few sample channels here.
Showcasing top technical tricks and much irreverence.
Enjoy;)
Hey!
Remember Flash?
Wow, you might be as old as us old-timers!!
You’ll need to install it on your computer to see these older videos, animations and games on NEWGROUNDS.
Adobe’s free Flash download is here:)
Send me your music track, your ideas, and links to videos that you love –
the ones that have a look and feel you’d like your new video to have.
Let’s do something in that genre or even cooler.
SCROLL DOWN for pricing, more info and details:)
COOL
Your footage, my editing-
$1,400.00
- I’ll synch your finished music track with footage you’ve already shot.
- I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
- I’ll give it 2-3 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
- Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.
COOLER
Your footage, my editing and more…
$2,400.00
- I’ll synch the video footage you’ve already shot with your music track.
- I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
- I’ll give it 3-4 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
- Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.
COOLEST
I’ll take care of everything…
$6,900.00
- Complete package.
- I’ll shoot ALL your footage for you, in 4k.
- Includes a day (up to 8 hours) of shooting at location(s) you pre-arrange.
- I’ll synch and edit your fresh footage with your finished music track.
- I’ll cut and edit your cool new video.
- I’ll give it 3-4 types of creative effects, transitions or animations.
- Up to 3.5 minutes of finished product.
ADD-ONS
If I’m the one shooting for you, we need to talk in advance about gear we need to assemble, pack and bring for your shoot day, depending on the type/style of video you want:
| GREEN SCREEN | If you want to appear in a fantasy or digital landscape, or be cloned, we need to bring the screen and film YOU in front of it. | $150.00 |
| MINI GRIP PACK | If we’re filming at night and/or we know you want certain effects and the natural light needs help. Includes auxiliary lighting, strobes, gels, reflector disks, extra production assistants and lighting crew, etc. | $960.00 |
| FULL GRIP TRUCK | For larger areas and situations needing more light, such as larger spaces, bigger crowds, etc. | $1,800.00 |
| GENERATOR(s) | If we’re shooting with the grip pack in a remote location or in the dark with no electricity, we need to bring the generator. | $200.00 |
| GAS FOR GENERATOR(s) | If we’re using one generator at your shoot, we’ll typically use 20 or so gallons of gas in an 8 hour night shoot. | varies |
| 5K DRONE | If you want your cinemaphotography to fly in, out, or around you when we capture your rapture, we can bring our licensed drone that has a professional 5k camera. Limitations vary by area, but we can fly up to 400 feet above your location in the city! Take a look at these descriptions for city use as well as for drone fees and usage in state parks to decide. Also, see these generally prohibited uses of drones. We don’t want to get busted for harassing any livestock or wild animal herds:) | $690.00 |
| TRAVEL & GAS | ea 50 miles or more from downtown Salt Lake City to film at your location. | $40.00 |
| BOOMIN’ CD OR MP3 PLAYER | To play your music track while you lip synch, dance, etc. Otherwise, bring your own player plus a friend to cue up your music. | $100.00 |
| HAIR/MAKEUP ARTIST (HMUA) | Some super talented ones in our network. Let us help find the right artist for the look you crave. It’s helpful for us to go over your visual references and mood boards together first. We have prosthetic artists, body painters and wig makers in our network, too! Start collecting those images to show us. $400 for up to 3 performers, up to an 8 hour day. | $400.00 |
| COSTUMES, SETS & PROPS | We need to chat about these well in advance of your shoot. They take pre-production time and budget to round up, rent or build. Get your own wardrobe and makeup ready- or, if you can’t locate something that you definitely want, send us your ideas and visual references. If we can’t find it, we can build it! | Pricing varies |
ABOUT ME – ROBERT!
Hi, I’m Robert and I’ve worked in multimedia and programming for more than three decades. I’m usually one of the most low-key peeps at McGrew Studios, but this page describes what I can make for you! More about me, my specialties and my usual vfx rates here.
I worked at the Salt Lake Tribune for more than 20 years as a multimedia developer, photographer, videographer and journalist. For fun, I’ve made hundreds of crazy videos and games, mostly to amuse myself and my bandmates. I’ll make vids for you, too, if we’re a good fit. My sample videos show a big range of what’s possible with editing, VFX and animations. As you can see, I love copyright-free archival footage. It makes me laugh and I use it a lot!
I spend a lot of my time working as a programmer and web developer, and on films when friends and colleagues persuade me. I compose and edit music plus I play all kinds of instruments. When you see someone drumming in these vids, that’s me!
File formats:
MP3
MP4
MOV
WMV
AVI
AVCHD
WEBM
LET’S ROLL SOUND, ROLL CAMERA:)
“ON THE DAY THAT I DIED” FEATURE FILM
BIG FESTIVAL WINS in 2020-2021 for feature film ON THE DAY THAT I DIED, written and directed by Chuck Waagen.
“ON THE DAY THAT I DIED is a surrealist urban fantasy film that follows one man’s journey into himself as he comes to terms with his own life and death choices”
From McGrew Studios:
Producers: Jennifer McGrew, Hraefn Wulfson.
VFX: Robert Hirschi.
Film poster design: Carolyn Richardson.
We are super psyched! We will let everyone know when it’s viewable here stateside in theaters and on streaming platforms!
See more behind-the-scenes pix, info and trailers at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1354186514638058
Custom Table: BladeHQ
A new table, custom fabricated in welded steel and wood with a laminate top for BladeHQ’s weekly video series to feature their new knives and other products.
Made to spec by our own Crit Killen, 2019.
Thank you to Jamie Gregor of bladehq.com for having us build it:)
Sundance 2019: @benschilibowl-VRExperience Custom Set Design:
Our custom set design & build for the Traveling While Black VR experience.
Sundance Film Festival: New Frontiers.
2019.
For Felix & Paul Studios.
Many thanks to our great new friends, Traveling While Black’s producer @ayesha_nadarajah, plus @nerdydydy and @biankaaaah of Felix and Paul Studios.
Installation begins: Joshua Kirkland applies custom decals.
Hraefn Wulfson & Isaac Doubek install flooring.
Booths and counter installation.
Mirrors attaching to wall.
Bianka and Cindy of Felix & Paul Studios add decor including framed photos, napkin dispensers, ketchup & mustard servers plus Ben’s Chili menus- as early viewers experience the film Traveling While Black.
Traveling While Black making news in the Hollywood Reporter
Film poster
Custom restaurant fixtures, being painted outside our glamorous studios- to match fixtures inside of the real @Benschilibowl locations.
Obligatory set-strike selfie.
Jennifer McGrew and Hraefn Wulfson.
Loading out and ready to ship set to Los Angeles.
With Mark Putscher.
