Joe Russo - Animation Artist

Animation Reel 2012

Joe Russo — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:46:00 +0000

Animation Reel 2012
Various projects I’ve worked on during the last 5 years.

Ohio Lottery Vignettes

Joe Russo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:00:17 +0000

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

Joe Russo — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:25:47 +0000

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

Joe Russo — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:24:23 +0000

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.

SketchCrawl – 31

Joe Russo — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:22:51 +0000

SketchCrawl 31
Drawings from the 31st SketchCrawl event. We were at a coffee shop in downtown Minneapolis.

Kentucky Lottery Inch Worm

Joe Russo — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:18:41 +0000

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

Joe Russo — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:16:05 +0000

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.

Abstract Design – Sketches

Joe Russo — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:09:46 +0000

Abstract Design – Sketches
A series of sketches exploring composition.

Minnesota Twins – Home Run Stadium Graphic

Joe Russo — Tue, 11 May 2010 02:57:56 +0000

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.

Winter Ice

Joe Russo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:56:15 +0000

Winter Ice
3d still art created for a two week challenge.