REBIRTH 2.0: A SHORT VIDEO I SHOT IN LATE 2008. AN IDEA I GOT ONE DAY. THE IMAGE OF ALL OF MY HAIR BURNING AWAY. I HAD LONG HAIR FOR HALF MY LIFE. I DECIDED TO DONATE IT TO LOCKS OF LOVE. WE WRAPPED UP SHOOTING FOR "OPERATION REPO THE MOVIE" SO MY LONG HAIR WAS NO LONGER NEEDED. WITH THE HELP OF MY BROTHER, I SHOT THE FIRST PART OF THE VIDEO ON NOVEMBER 4th 2008. NEXT DAY I SHAVED OFF MY BEARD AND DURING MY LUNCH BREAK WALKED INTO SUPERCUTS. I SAID TO "BUZZ ME, BALD". THEY COULDN'T BELIEVE I WOULD GO FROM ON EXTREME TO THE OTHER. I SAID IT WAS MORE OF A SYMBOLIC GESTURE. THEY CUT THE PONYTAIL OFF AND SHAVED ME BALD. THAT NIGHT I SHOT THE SECOND PART OF THE VIDEO. I GOT THE FOOTAGE AND IN AFTER EFFECTS MORPHED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. A FEW NIGHTS LATER I SET UP A MANNEQUIN IN THE BACKYARD. I PAINTED THE FACE JET BLACK TO GET A CLEAN FLAME. I ADDED A WIG SOAKED IN WD40. I THEN HIT RECORD AND LIT IT ON FIRE. IT TOOK LONGER TO BURN THAN I EXPECTED. THE WIG TURNED INTO A STRANGE BURNING CHUNK OF PLASTIC. AFTER AROUND TWO MINUTES I PUT IT OUT. I DID SOME TESTS USING THE FLAMING WIG FOOTAGE, BUT WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. I ADDED A FEW BARS OF MY SONG "SATURN". IT STILL NEEDED WORK. OTHER PROJECTS CAME AND WENT AND THE "REBIRTH" VIDEO WAS ON THE BACK BURNER. I FINALLY CAME BACK TO IT IN JANUARY 2010. I TRIMMED IT BY AROUND 12 SECONDS. USING ELEMENTS FROM VIDEO COPILOT, I IMPROVED THE FLAMES. I FINE-TUNED THE SPARKS AND SMOKE. I ALSO HAD TO FIX SOME SHADOWING PROBLEMS ON THE NECK. THEN I REMIXED THE MUSIC AND ADDED SOME FIRE SOUND EFFECTS. I MAY REVISIT IT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. I AM MY OWN WORST CRITIC.