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Worked with a group of students at Biola University on this independent learning project. Developed the concept and animation for the project while guiding the students through the development process. I supervised this project from start to finish and helped provide some training services for the students. I also was responsible for putting all of the sound effects, dialogue, and music into this animated short film.

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Debuted on May 2, 2003 at the Biola Film Festival. See Project Site.

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Created animated logo based on product specifications. I was responsible for creating a visual way to explain the technical side of software that was in development. The animation length is 3 minutes and 30 seconds, or 6300 frames, and was developed using a script and timed voiceover. This animation included 3D animation, altered JumpBacks, motion graphics, and various compositing effects. I basically built everything in this project.

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This video project was a corporate tool that the management team gives to their new sales people in order to explain the inner workings of the software systems they will be marketing. Software used to develop this animate was. The project was produced using FTP-transmitted movie files for approvals and CD's for the final frames.

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Helped the visual effects production team with finishing some of the final fx shots of the film. I textured and lit a few of the space ship models for specific shots. Generated approximate camera angels for 3D renderings. Composited those 3D renderings with blue-screen live action footage at film resolution. Created some 2D effects for hero-villian combat sequence.

Shot 1: Matched 3D camera angle with approximate angle of source sky footage. Composited the two elements together.
Shot 2: The most time consuming. Adjusted quality of sky/blue screen to enable better blue removal. Matched 3D ship angle with gound camera. Composited sky, ship, and actor together. Note the use of a matching lens flare around the actors head to marry the images together.
Shot 3: Though I didn't set up the original composite on this, my main resonsibility was to adjust the hull texture quality and color. Then I generated the final composite of this shot.
Shot 4: The almost-final shot of the movie, I composited the three layers of the background hill, the foreground hill, and the actor. Slight use of blurring helps provide an added hint of distance.
Shot 5: Generated "hit effect" using only After Effects techniques. Though this shot is very short, it needed to match the slow-motion effect of the original film.

All images ©2002 20th Century Fox. Used for Display Purposes only.

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Created this animated piece of granite block destroying the "What's Your Excuse" sign and supporting slats. Initial frames of animation match live video footage of the sign on a side of a housel. This animation was cut into the video at the exact spot where no noticeable change is detected. Everything was hand-animated without any special plug-ins to provide physics interactions. The final product included overlayed text with tag line.

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This animation was part of a commercial being aired in the local theaters around Salt Lake City, UT. With a very low budget for animation, I tried to give them something special and "cool". As always, my vision for this far exceeded the budget so I wasn't able to do everything I had wanted. It turned out well and added a great deal of value to the impact of the commercial.

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I was responsible for combining 3D animation and 2D Motion graphics to help show visually how this product will help the metabolism function to reduce weight. I also composited blue-screen shots of our two hosts with background images that help reinforce the value of the product. Overall the project was 11 minutes with most of the footage processed in After Effects.

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Enhanced movies and screen shots will be available soon. This was part of an infomercial that was shown at Mall kiosks around the area.

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I was tasked to generate a number of 3D objects from artist sketches that would be used in an animated video for children.

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Storehouse Polycount: MAIN- 339, PILLAR- 1068, BALCONY- 533

Animation Test of Benny Crashing His Fort

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As the project lead for a student learning project at Biola University, I oversaw nearly all aspects of this short film. This included animation training sessions with a small group of students enrolled in the Communication Department's Animation Class as well as a few students working in sound design. While I developed a majority of objects for this animated short, I worked with the team to help develop some of the looks and concepts that were used in the final video.

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As lead animator for this small videogame production company, I was tasked with building game objects that included creatures, props, environments, and cutscene content. Most character animation was used to generate sprites for this side-scrolling adventure..

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Composited concept art into short, animated storyboards used for promotional materials. The first shot is the opening concept of the production. The remaining five shots are individual stories within the overall production plan. Rerendered in HD.