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.
Low Life - Fender Jazz Bass - History, significance and understanding of the instrument.
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.
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.
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).
