Ohio Lottery Vignettes

Ohio Lottery – Vignettes
Vignettes for the Ohio Lottery Pick3 / Pick 4 Campaign.
I was Animation Director on this project. The main vignettes I animated are the Open, Thermometer, and Bowling.
Ohio Lottery – Vignettes Alternate Edit 2

Ohio Lottery – Vignettes Alternate Edit 3

Milwaukee Brewers Game Open

Milwaukee Brewers Game Open
Cinematic animation for the Milwaukee Brewers’ Game Open.
I was responsible for leading the animation. I also simulated the sparks & floating particle effects. The main shots I animated are the I-beams with sparks, the archway windows, the Miller Park sign, the long shot of the half-built Miller Park, and the slide.

Box Tops For Education – 2 Box Tops

Box Tops For Education – 2 Box Tops
:15s commercial created for Box Tops For Education.
I was responsible for collaborating with the client to create the visual concept, and everything in production except the clouds texture.

Kentucky Lottery Inch Worm

 
Kentucky Lottery – Teaser & Launch
:15s & :30s commercials created for Kentucky Lottery.
I was responsible for storyboarding, puppeteering one of the dollars bills for “Launch”, and additional animation to the falling dollars at the end.

MonsterQuest Creature FX Reel

MonsterQuest – Season 4 Creature FX Reel
Reel showcasing several shots completed for MonsterQuest Season 4.
I was responsible for leading the animation production and editing this reel.

Minnesota Twins – Home Run Stadium Graphic

Minnesota Twins – Home Run Stadium Graphic
Situational graphic created for the Twins’ new Baseball Stadium.
I was responsible for creating the shattered home run geometry, animating the shatter explosion, simulating the debris shards, and additional compositing.

Pioneer – Corn 2009

Pioneer Corn 2009
:30s commercial for Pioneer Corn.
I was responsible for animating the corn bin.

New Balance Shoe Animation

New Balance Shoe Animation
:5s end-tag animation for New Balance Shoes.
I was responsible for creating & animating the shoe.

H&R Block – Grapple Hook

H&R Block – Grapple Hook
Part of an 2009 H&R Block commercial.
I was responsible for the creating & animating the grapple hook as well as the smoke effects.

H&R Block – Grapple Hook Making-Of
This shows the technical process of live action tracking / integration.

The spot needed a 3D grapple with a rope to be tracked in, so I modeled the grapple, hand tracked it in maya using the footage as a backplate, simulated the rope using nCloth, and simulated the smoke using FumeFX.

Clank

Clank
Spec project demonstrating visual effects integration into a live-action shot.
I was responsible for the concept, animating the robot & additional rocks, and simulating the plasma blast.

Clank Making-Of

Michelin – Arm & Leg

Michelin – Arm & Leg
:30s commercial created for Michelin Tires.
I was responsible for creating the gas nozzle and animating 2 shots: Bib walking in the background & when he grabs the nozzle.