Posts filed under Visual Effects

Anti News "Saturn's Rings" Parody (Full Episode)

I created this visual effect shot for a friend's parody newscast, the Anti News dealing with the until-recently top secret information that Saturn's rings are made of Earth's garbage (this portion starts at approximately 01:41).  Originally, I was just going to use Cassini spacecraft imagery for Saturn, but the snap-zoom into the rings wasn't good enough, so I created a 3D Saturn to make the zoom transition better (This is an update from the previous post showing the graphic in context to the episode).

Posted on November 18, 2014 and filed under Motion Graphics, Visual Effects.

Cereality Colonial Virtual Set

Green Screen Plate

Green Screen Plate

Final Composite with the 3D Colonial-Era Virtual Set

Final Composite with the 3D Colonial-Era Virtual Set

An example of a virtual set that I researched, designed and created in 3D for the Disney/Kelloggs/Got Milk? collaborative online web series, Cereality; The History of Breakfast.  Each episode took place in a different era and took on a particular problem that certain periods in history struggled through in getting a good breakfast.  It was a comedy, of course.  I also tracked and color matched the green screen plates with the actors into these scenes.

Posted on September 1, 2014 and filed under Visual Effects, Designer.

"Saturn's Rings" Newscast Parody Graphic

A visual effect shot (VFX) I created for a friend's parody newscast, the Anti-News dealing with the until-recently top secret information that Saturn's rings are made of Earth's garbage.  Originally, I was just going to use Cassini spacecraft imagery for Saturn, but the snap-zoom into the rings wasn't good enough, so I created a 3D Saturn to make the zoom transition better.

Posted on August 31, 2014 and filed under Art Director, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects.

Epic :30 TV Spot

The "Ice Age 4" opening pedigree graphic in this spot was a lot harder to create than it looks! I needed to re-arrange the character elements, change the aspect ratio of the frame, add water (seamlessly) and track the iceberg element to add the Ice Age title. Whoof! I also creatively directed the graphics team at Toy Box on this spot.

Looper: The Science of Time Travel - DVD Featurette

A DVD Featurette included on the Looper  DVD.  This piece features interviews with writer/director Ryan Johnson, Brian Clegg, author of "How To Build a Time Machine", and the cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt. I was very pleased with how the graphics and titles came out.

Cereality Visual Effects

Supermom averts a coffee disaster by inventing solid ice latte's.

Supermom averts a coffee disaster by inventing solid ice latte's.

Supermom isn't above hypnotizing her husband to subject the family to her will.

Supermom freezing time for her family and getting her way, again.

Some silly visual effects I created for Cereality: Supermom and the Breakfast Breakdown.  The Cereality series was an online webisode collaboration for Disney, Kelloggs and the Got Milk? campaign solving breakfast problems through the power of cereal and milk.  Yes, it was a humorous public service offering.

Posted on November 20, 2012 and filed under Visual Effects.

KONAMI Yu-Gi-Oh! - Collectible Tins TV Commercial

KONAMI TV Commercial for "Yu-Gi-Oh!" Collectible Tins Produced at MAX-Q for Syncretic Media. I conceived, produced, and directed this commercial with Naruo Uchida, who was executive producer. 2-3D Films in Los Angeles created the wonderful Yu-Gi-Oh dragon characters, under stringent KONAMI guidelines. What people may not realize watching this commercial is that the product shot at the end of the spot is completely CG, not filmed.  Bonus points (with me) if you know who the voice-over artist is.