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