An animation created for the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, to present the syllabus for their first-year ethics course. It was created after the two content based animations, “Introduction to Ethics,” and “Ethical Frameworks,” and includes characters and props from both to help tie the three animations together. Artwork was created in Adobe Illustrator and then imported into Adobe After Effects for animation.
An animation created for The Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, as a follow-up to the Introduction to Ethics animation I had previously created for them. This built on the principles of ethical theory by describing how an ethical framework can assist in the decision-making process. Artwork was created in Adobe Illustrator and then imported into Adobe After Effects for animation.
An animation I created for The Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, to help introduce students enrolled in their Introduction to Ethics course to the concepts of ethical theory. Artwork was created in Adobe Illustrator and then imported into Adobe After Effects for animation.
This a promotional animation I created for Allison Partners, an organizational development consulting firm located in Charlottesville, VA. Similar to the animation I created for the website, mypianostartshere.com, the narration was written and recorded first, and then I developed the animation to support what was being spoken. The animation was created in Adobe After Effects, with all the art assets created in Adobe Illustrator.
This a promotional animation I created for the music education website, MyPianoStartsHere.com. The goal of the animation was to create something that would appeal to both parents and children, while providing information about the website and its content and philosophy. The final concept organized the structure of the animation into three parts that work together as a whole, as seen in the video below, or could be broken apart into individual segments, as it appears on the My Piano Starts Here website. The animation was created in Adobe After Effects, with all the art assets created in Adobe Illustrator.
A holiday themed animation created with Adobe After Effects
A quick animation I created in Maya, using a classic line performed by Clint Eastwood in the film, “Dirty Harry.”
A short animation created in Maya, using a clip of Professor Frink from, “The Simpsons,” as voiced by Hank Azaria.
This is a video produced by the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, that incorporated animation I created to help illustrate some of the key points. I used stick figures and simple drawings to try to help inspire the viewer to feel more comfortable drawing to communicate their ideas.
A short holiday themed animation created with Adobe Flash, After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop. It was created in tandem with the “Frosty” Holiday Card, to put a little twist on the story of the snowman that came to life.
A holiday themed animation created in Adobe Flash, in tandem with the Holiday Party Invitation illustration.
Animation done using an audio clip from the movie, “Office Space,” featuring Ron Livingston
An animation created in Maya, using an audio clip from the movie, “The Princess Bride,” featuring the voice of Wallace Shawn
The initial spark for this project was the desire to create a short animated film set entirely to music. The reasons were both practical, in that I would not have to worry about editing in sound effects, voice-overs, etc., but also creative, in that I wanted to be free to let the music inspire the animation, rather than vice versa. The song, “Body of Water,” by Red Hot Chili Peppers instantly got me thinking about an epic journey. Initially, the story was going to be more generic, with the typical journey of a knight battling his way to rescue a damsel in distress, but asRead More →
An animation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers caricatures performing the intro to their song, “Around the World.” I can’t say the chords the musicians are playing are exactly correct, but they’re actually pretty close. I studied some live video of them performing the song to get the general hand placements for the guitar and bass parts, and the drum part is pretty close to at least one version of how I’ve seen it played.
An animated fly-though of a home interior model. It was a challenge to light, but I’m very happy with the results.
This is a rough animation clip from the beginning of a short film I had worked on called, “Caffeine Fix.” No, your computer speakers aren’t broken. I haven’t gotten around to adding sound to the clip.
The final animated fly-through video I worked on with Trace Animation. I was responsible for the modeling of all the furniture and windows of the church, as well as, the texturing and lighting of the entire shot.
