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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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).
