Universe
I've always relished the idea of emulating different movie studio intros, such as the well-known classic and modernized versions from Universal Studios. This is what happened, so far, with that idea. I never could have anticipated this outcome. The video includes excerpts from The Great Dictator (Chaplin) and Pale Blue Dot (Sagan), with pieces of music by The Knife.
Letter Ohm
Another installment in my "Daily Alphabet" endeavor ... representation of the letter "O". Built using C4D and composited in After Effects.
Nebula
Aside from the music, which was composed in Logic, this was all generated, comped and rendered using Adobe After Effects.
Liquid L
Geometry triangulated and exported from Maya. Particles/fluid animated in Real Flow and rendered using Maxwell. Audio in Logic X.
Polaris Intro
One of the first motion graphics bits I did ... way back in 2008, using Apple Motion and Soundtrack Pro. Not too bad for the beginning of my "career".
Shady Dog
My buddy Judge and I have this idea for a video involving his dog, Shady. This was the initial, trial session. Final Cut Pro and After Effects.
Night Before Christmas
First off, I'll admit that a lot of this video is really bad ... I was brand new to After Effects and I was pushing my limits. I took as many of Andrew Kramer's tutorials as I could, and pieced them together, as creatively as possible, to form a story. I then burnt this story to DVD and gave it as a Christmas gift. Let's count the Video Copilot tuturials, in order ... Smoke Screen, Disintegration, Flip-Book Motion, Earth Zoom, Day to Night Conversion, Submerged, Frosty Breath, 3D Camera Projection, 3D Light Casting ...
Christmas DVD Menu
The DVD intro/menu that I made, in After Effects, for part of a Christmas present.
SoulPlay Ball
Created in After Effects using the first SoulPlay logo ever !! Music by Dizzee Rascal.
DVD Intro
The intro for a DVD that I made as part of a birthday gift. The end shows two of the transitions you would see when you selected one of the three menu buttons (Lucky Duck and Milla Vanilla). Programs used were Photoshop, After Effects and Soundtrack Pro.
SoulPlay Barbed Wire
I made this when I was first playing with 3D layers in After Effects. It's based on a tutorial by Andrew Cramer, of Video Copilot, though I made my own variations on the theme.
Psycho
When I put this together I was rehearsing for a contemporary dance version of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. The show's artistic director, Lane Hunter, chose a piece of music by Go Percussion for part of the soundtrack. This video's music, which I made in Apple Logic, is meant to sound like the before mentioned song by Go Percussion. The visual elements, including the falling and splattering rain, the rain drops streaking down the glass, and the text, were all created and composited in After Effects.
SoulPlay Traffic Light
Created and composited using After Effects. The background footage is real, but everything else is generated using shapes and filters.
Splash Text
I took a concept of Andrew Cramer's, from Video Copilot, and modified it slightly. Created in Adobe After Effects.
Tangled Intro
This was meant to be the intro for one of my videos when it was played at the Polaris Dance Theatre show, Tangled. The elements were created in Autodesk Maya and then composited in After Effects.
Tracking Test
I captured some footage on the way home from work, with my iPhone 4, and then set out to integrate text and other elements into the scene. The first step was tracking. I used Nuke, with its planar and point trackers. Tracking was a lot more difficult than expected, the reason for which, I now realize, may have been partially because I didn't correct for any rolling shutter (the iPhone has a CMOS sensor). I painted a clean plate and/or sign for the street car in Photoshop, and composited everything together in Nuke.
Chessboard
This is an admittedly short shot, that will hopefully, eventually be one small part of a bigger picture. The scenery in the background, other than the clouds, which are in an image sequence, is a composite of still images (if you don't believe me, just watch the bush, which should be moving). I modeled, textured and rendered the chess pieces in Maya, and composited everything in After Effects.
Daddies Thank You
I always buy my longboarding and snowboarding stuff at this place ... amazing owners and staff that give exceptional customer service. I made this thank you for them, in Apple Motion.
Rain - Beatles Tribute
This was how I revealed my parents' gift, concert tickets to Rain, the travelling Beatles tribute band. It was created for DVD, so it's rendered in standard definition format. I used After Effects and Soundtrack Pro. Music by the Beatles, of course.
BUST
This was part of a gift that I made. The recipient loved BUST magazine, so I emulated the cover and used some creative juices to go from there. I could not find the original project files, so I rendered this from a DVD image (mpeg file). Programs used include Motion and Soundtrack Pro. Music by Blind Melon.
Meteor Strike
Using a tutorial by Andrew Kramer, of Video Copilot, I captured my own footage on my iPhone4 and created my own version. Maya and After Effects. No audio.
SoulPlay Ripples
I wanted to see what I could do, in After Effects, to create ripples and caustics. No audio.
Exploding Transformer
Composited totally in After Effects, using footage captured with my iPhone4. No audio.
Breaking Me
A copycat intro/promo video that I created in After Effects. I would argue that I know the elemental periodic table better now than I did in General and Organic Chemistry.
Polaris iChange Promo
A promo for Polaris Dance Theatre's show iChange ... compiled from a bunch of standard-definition footage. The music is arranged/composed by Robert Guitron, though I took a few liberties while editing the sound. Final Cut Pro and Logic.
Devine Funk Promo
I threw this video together in a few hours, using footage captured on two different cell phones. I also mixed/mashed the music that accompanies it. Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro.
All-Angles Design
Developed with my buddy Mikah's All-Angles Design company in mind ... Maya and After Effects.
allanglesdesign.com
Tracy Underwood - Venus Teaser 1
I worked with local singer Tracy Underwood, and her manager, to throw-out a couple of promo ideas for her album. After Effects and Soundtrack Pro.
SoulPlay Productions Intro
This intro/promo sequence may look familiar to you ... I was imitating something else that I saw and liked. I'm not completely satisfied, and would make the camera movement more dynamic if I did it over again, but it's worth sharing. Maya, After Effects and Soundtrack Pro.
Polaris Commercial
This video was edited from pre-recorded, standard-definition, DV footage. There are some effects and text composited on top of it, and a custom-made soundtrack to go along with it. The commercial aired on Comcast television in September of 2010. Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Garage Band.
Polaris - Hand Picked Preview
This was a short video that Polaris had me make to promote one of their studio shows. It was shot using a Canon HV40, and HFM31. All editing was accomplished using Final Cut Pro, and I think I used GarageBand to chop the music.
Polaris - Tangled Promo
A promotional video for Polaris' show, Tangled. I was only one of a couple videographers capturing the event, so the footage comes from multiple sources. Video editing was done in Final Cut Pro, and the music was conceived in Soundtrack Pro.
Wobbly Dance
Wobbly Dance performing at Polaris' Simple Pleasures. This was shot using a Canon HV40 (high def) and edited primarily in Final Cut Pro. The intro was created and composited in Photoshop and After Effects.