2023
This showreel features a brief look at my visual effects and motion design work.
Over several years I had the pleasure to work on the tv show Supergirl.
My motion design background allowed me to work on some of the cool, GUI/FUI and digitally enhanced sequences. This included the HUD experience for Supergirl’s suit of armor. An exciting task, which I handled from design all the way to compositing. This task helped me iron out a technique I would use consistently of design and animation in Adobe After Effects, and a layout, animation and comp in The Foundry’s Nuke.
Another fun sequence I worked on was Alex Danvers virtual experience in the Platinum. I received elements from the client and was tasked with designing a virtual space where Alex can interact with these elements and discover her next move. Again the process was designing and animating numerous elements in After Effects and completed in The Foundry Nuke.
Other shots worked on this series consisted of the use of similar techniques, always adjusting and adding new styles and techniques to bring a fresh, yet consistent look to the clients.
Doom Patrol was another great example of combining my motion design ability with composting. Enter Cyborg; I was tasked with creating graphics per story points. These graphics would interact with his HUD and help move along the story.
Trapcode once again came in handy, when creating a galaxy projection for Cyborg. This shot included over 65 assets that were created, kitbashed and animated in Adobe After Effects and the layout assembled in The Foundry Nuke.
A combination of admiration and excitement lends into the work I did on Batwoman. Season 1 included a crossover that had a scene with John Constantine (enjoyed reading some Hellblazer as a kid). Moving a little bit away from technical GUI type graphics I was tasked with making some Constantine magic. Trapcode Form came in big again, with designing the multi-versed galaxies that John would project. Trapcode Particular also was used with the ember trail.
Later in season 3, I was tasked with designing the HUD for the batwing suit, which would be operated by Luke Fox.
VFX and Graphic work for period based tv shows. These shots are from the shows, Riverdale and Minx,
A reel of a few title designs I have done over the past few years.
From Documentary films to reality TV, maps are a staple asset for story telling. Above are several examples from a 2D to 3D perspective.
For this CBS production I had the opportunity to create different GUI and other futuristic layouts and/or effects. Much of the design work was done in Adobe After Effects and The Foundry’s Nuke was used for compositing.
My responsibilities on this NBC production were designing interactive GUI's for table tops and screens. After the initial design was completed, alterations and add-ons would come per episode need.
An in-depth Cavelight Films documentary about worker safety in America. Photo imagery and graphics were combined and set to motion to help with the visual style.
A mystical short film by award winning director Luciano Blotta. To help add to the mystery of the fisherman’s discovery I was tasked with creating a large broken shell that was composited into footage.
This Outdoor channel production was based around blue collar fisherman in the mid-West. For 2 seasons I was tasked with an entire graphics package. This included titles, character cards, maps and info-graphics.
Collaborating with the electronic futuristic band, Starkiller, I had a great opportunity to design and animate a music video for the song titled, Armorine. The song featured vocalist Harleighblu. In pre-production I photographed the band. Capturing their neo-futuristic style with the lights and shapes of the Los Angeles streets.
A post-apocalyptic storyline and Drone shots, what could be more fun. 7 Truths was a great short film to work on with writer/director Brendan G. Murphy. It was a blast to work with such stylized footage. Adding elements via 2d and 3d methods.
In the summer of 2015, The Foundry had a UI compositing competition. Having recently begun learning Nuke, as well as designing GUI for productions I had to take a stab. Kit bashing a few old elements and designing some new ones, I had a blast working in both Adobe After Effects and Nuke. Both have huge advantages for work such as this.
In collaboration with Sixteen20 productions. I was a director of photography and lead compositor on this short comedy film staring the hilarious Kurt Fox. The story is about a man and an his un-expecting friendship with a cricket. In production I help frame and capture the environment. In post production I composited our video with our 3d cricket.
