3-D Animation sample

Here are a couple of short clips I animated at work, using a rig that we purchased.  The first clip was for a client project; the second was just for fun.  NOTE:  I only did the animation, all rigging, modeling, lighting, etc were done by others.

Amazon Wireless Contest

I recently won 6th Place in a contest on Zooppa for Amazon Wireless.  The task was to "Create a video, 60 seconds or less, that demonstrates how AmazonWireless eliminates the frustration synonymous with the typical mobile phone purchase path."

The entry can be viewed HERE.

I chose to tell the story as a series of humorous animated vignettes highlighting the frustrations of buying wireless devices throughout history, contrasted with the ease of using Amazon Wireless.  I went for a retro-style, heavily influenced by the 50's Disney cartoons like "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom," and some of the Wonderful World of Disney segments where they look at the history of a subject (music, the moon, world's fairs, etc.).

Here are screenshots [click to enlarge]:

Game Show Animation

At work, I was tasked with creating the characters and backgrounds for a short game show-themed animation for a telemarketing company's website. I designed several different character styles, and the client ended up choosing a 1950's U.P.A.-style design (which was the one I hoped they'd choose anyway!)



For the set design, I went with something kind-of 60's/70's looking, like you might see on "Match Game" or something:



Here are some images:

Hockey Promo

This was for a potential job--they provided the photos, logo, and textures and asked me to put together a quick commercial in the style of their other sports ads.

Whirly Gig

My entry into the Sesame Street/Aniboom "Animate to Educate" contest:



Watch more cool animation and creative cartoons at Aniboom

Here are some of the art assets. Art assets created in Photoshop [click on images to enlarge.]:






Production Statistics:

Total Production Hours: 116
DESIGN/SCRIPT: 20.5
ANIMATIC: 2.9
ARTWORK: 39.0
ANIMATION: 35.4
AUDIO: 3.4
RENDERING: 14.8

March 2010 Artwork

Below is a "Robot Monster" claw/foot for a client project:



Here is a background for an animated short film:

Recent Artwork

This is a piece of concept art for an animated logo/intro for Seakings Studios. It's supposed to feel like 1930's Disney, like you'd see in a "Silly Symphonies" cartoon:



Here's an illustration of a sea turtle I created for an animated iPhone game. They wanted a fairly realistic turtle design to use over a photorealistic background:



These next three images are concept designs for an animated piece set to Fredrick Douglass's speech "What, to the American Slave, is Your Fourth of July?"





Finally, here are some screenshots from "Chuck Nutcracker," a comedic retelling of the Nutcracker Ballet: