My career started in television where I learned broadcast standards and the behind-the-scenes of live TV. I moved on to post production, specializing in motion graphics and 3D animation. Next I took control of the camera, capitalizing on the cinematic quality of DSLR. Now I run the show scripting, shooting, editing, and finishing videos in a corporate environment.
Illustrations created with Procreate and animated with After Effects.
The video was created primarily with Adobe After Effects and Character Animator. It explores 3D functionality and using expressions to create complex motion graphics from simple shapes. The Vinyl Guy character was modeled with Nomad Sculpt on the iPad, rigged in Adobe PhotoShop and animated with Adobe Character Animator. Additional 3d models were created with Adobe Dimension. The voice over was recorded with Adobe Audition. Music was created and mixed with Logic Pro.
This project is an exercise in simplified character animation. Nomad Sculpt for Apple iPad is a tool I discovered to quickly create detailed 3D models. At the same time I was discovering the power of Adobe Character Animator. I decided to use the 3D characters, but animate in Character Animator. This process created a look that was almost like stop motion claymation that I found fun.
The don8R+ is an innovation that appeared to me in a dream. I've always wondered what goes on inside these sleek and stylish new smart products we see today. Turns out it's steampunk Rube Goldberg machine equipped with icing and sprinkles!
I've created product videos for quite a while and the strict parameters that reality impose can be a creative bummer. I wanted to make something whimsical and fun that shows some of the 3D technical skills I've learned and haven't had a chance to use in a professional setting.
The video was animated in Cinema 4D with character modeling created in Nomad Sculpt on the iPad. The soundtrack was made with Logic Pro.
Low Life - Fender Jazz Bass - History, significance and understanding of the instrument.
This reel contains samples of various styles and techniques I explored while creating product videos for CharBroil, LLC. I shot the video and photography using a Nikon D850, often using a Fotorobot 360 turntable in studio. 3D animations were created with Cinema 4D and post production compositing and motion graphics completed in Adobe After Effects.
This reel contains motion graphic openers, tags and titles from projects ranging from feature films and documentaries to corporate videos and commercials.
Software used includes Adobe After Effects, Maxon Cinema 4D and 3DS max.
The reel was edited with Adobe Premiere Pro using music created in Logic Pro.
I was part of the creative team that took on the task of re-branding CharBroil Grills in its 75th year of operations. I was provided with a style guide for logo, fonts and colors and given the challenge to make the move. The tone and feel is very different from other brands in the outdoor cooking category; playful, bouncy and bright.
To make it work as a template I explored ways to make the typography and animations procedural so projects could be handed off to other animators and require minimal editing.
Product animations were rigged in Cinema 4D with materials and lighting that pushed photorealistic without becoming a time-intensive render to accommodate accelerated production schedules.
Several procedural typographic transitions along with animated food elements were built in After Effects where the video was completed. Scenes were built as modules that can be trimmed or extended easily.
This video was used as an in-store video at select Lowe's locations to showcase this brand new technology. The creative direction was to make the product feel 'epic'. Using a graphic template and script provided by the creative agency The Variable (TVA) I shot, animated, edited, and designed sound for the project. Video was captured with a Nikon D850 on a FotoRobot turntable. Video Copilot's Optical Flares was the major effect utilized in After Effects, but an animated Displacement Map was used to good effect to make the food shot come to life.
Product feature video created for Oklahoma Joe's Smokers.
I wrote, shot, animated, and edited it using a Nikon D850, FotoRobot turntable, Maxon Cinema 4D, and After Effects.
The graphic template and end animation was created by the creative agency The Variable (TVA).
Char-Broil re-branded it's patented Tru-Infrared Cooking System as AmpliFire in 2022.
I Shot, animated and edited the video using graphic design elements provided by the creative agency The Variable (TVA).
The video was shot with a Nikon D850, 3D animation done in Maxon Cinema 4D, and editing and motion graphics created in Adobe After Effects.
This video was a fun challenge as the product was marketed as a social grill, but we didn't have the time or budget to film a lifestyle shoot. My solution was to film myself on the same turntable that I spin products. In After Effects I first keyed the footage, then animated masks to make the silhouettes look like different people and finally composited them all together.
I wrote, shot, animated, and edited this video for Char-Broil using a graphic template and intro/extro animations provided by the creative agency The Variable (TVA).
Shot on a Nikon D850 and iPhone 12pro, I also wrote and edited this live cooking demo video.
At the outset I was told this was the most important video I would make all year. The audience was the company shareholders. I was provided a script, then shot the majority, edited, auditioned voice talent, and delivered ahead of an important meeting. I was still employed after the meeting so I guess it went over alright.
Produced for the launch of a premium outdoor kitchen series this video was shot on one extremely hot and steamy August day.
I wrote, shot and edited the video in collaboration with the creative agency Robert Louis Design.
The concept was to capture a day in the life of a cookout. The challenges of the shoot included a pre-dawn call-time, directing over 20 models and background talent, and timing multiple scenes to coincide with food prep.
The video was shot on a Nikon D850 with Drone shots provided by our Director of Product Development.
This is a selection from a series of how-to videos I produced during lockdown in 2020.
I researched and wrote the script with remote consultation from Char-Broil's Product Development, Engineering and Quality Assurance teams.
I then filmed, edited and provided voice over at my home. The series has been utilized by both consumers and in training for Customer Service members.
I shot and edited this video that highlights a cooking competition between Char-Broil's international Dealers that took place in 2018 at the Global HQ in Columbus, Georgia.
Cameras included Nikon D850, Canon XA20 and GoPro.
Promotional teaser for a Commercial Real Estate Assessment website. A sequel of sorts to the original residential version which won the Advertising Club of Edmonton Award for Best Promotional Video.
Software: Autodesk 3ds max, Adobe After Effects
3D modeling and animation by Chris Wulff http://uberdoodles.com
Sound design and music by Jesse Luce: http://guerrillasound.com
Promotional video for the re-branded CDI spaces of Edmonton, Alberta for Incite Marketing.
Built with 3DS max using the Archvis RPC plugin and finished with Adobe After Effects.
Produced by Studio Post http://studiopost.com
Directed and Animated by Chris Wulff http://uberdoodles.com
Sound Design by Jesse Luce http://guerrillasound.com
There are many layers behind this commercial. The main task, compositing a galloping horse behind the scooter, was made trickier because the onset light was in the opposite direction that the shadow needed to fall. A fair bit of color correction was applied to remove the original shadows and then masks were drawn in to create new shadows. The horse itself is a still frame that is animated using the puppet tool.
A home lottery commercial I was working on included blue prints of the floor plan. I decided to trace them in 3ds max and build the home myself. Most of the furniture models came courtesy of TurboSquid.
Made with 3ds max. The car is modeled after the prototype of the Chrysler Crossfire. The animation was built as a test for the 'toy car' simulator in Reactor. Basically I built a course with deflectors and let physics define what happened next. I ran the simulation several times until the crash satisfied me. Next came the texturing, lighting, camera animation, particle effects and other cool stuff! The other cars in the scene came from TurboSquid. I modeled everything else.
