Return to Home I have the pleasure of working with almost every aspect of media production including: writing, producing, directing, editing, filming, audio engineering, sound design, lighting, graphic design, 3D animation, motion graphics, special effects, compositing, web design, DVD authoring, and more... Enjoy, and if you are interested in discussing past or future projects please feel free to drop me a line. In order to decrease file sizes and download times and maintain a modest level of video quality, all video files require Quicktime 7 or higher to view. |
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The Catalyst - High Bandwidth When the peoples of the free world reach the brink of all out war they call upon The Catalyst to eliminate the single greatest threat to freedom and peace. |
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The Catalyst - Low Bandwidth A low bandwidth version of The Catalyst for those with slow connections or dial-up modems. |
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Collision 1 This regional advertisement combines stop motion animation, CG and exploding lemons to achive its signature look. |
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Freewheelin' M.C. Geologic and D.J. Sabzi mix up some old-school beats from their award winning album. |
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Sno-Country Ford This car commercial creates some controversy... but it is effective in reaching its audience: young guys watching Sunday football. |
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Freewheelin' FX Take a peek behind the scenes to see how some of the music video's special effects were created. |
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Chaplin's Subaru This local Subaru advetisement is one in a series that combines an attention grabing style with quality motion graphics. |
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Got Milk? The Movie Watch the Telly Award winning film preview for this action/thriller short film. This unique and ambitious project stands out above the rest. |
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Washington Poker Tour This action packed high stakes no-limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament is sponsored by Miller High Life and aired on Fox Sports Net. |
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Got Milk? The Movie If you're in a hurry then this 40 second teaser is the perfect way to experience the Telly Award winning action/thriller short film. |
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Washington Poker Tour Check out a sample scene from this TV poker tournament. Regional Texas Hold'em never looked this good. |
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Got Milk? The Movie In this rough scene edit Mr M goes up against some of his most fierce and highly trained enemies. You won't want to miss this. |
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Northstar Casino This local casino commercial creates a fun-loving party atmosphere, perfect for attracting the local nightlife scene. |
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Got Milk? The Movie Workplace conflicts are never this exciting. Join Mr. M as he infiltrates the headquarters of his former company to reveal their sinister secrets. |
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Hawk's Prairie Casino This television commercial celebrates Hawk's Prairie Casino's third anniversary while emphasizing their core attractions. |
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Got Milk? The Movie This high-resolution motion graphic symbolizes the dark action/thriller nature of the Got Milk? project. |
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Great American/Grand Central Casino This advertisement features four great locations to play the hottest gaming action. Its upbeat active style continues to bring in the customers. |
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Keyhole Flythrough FX Take a peek behind the scenes to see how this photo realistic CG special effect was created. |
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Watermark Credit Union This local television commercial promotes the reliability and importance of customer service to achieve its goals. |
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no. 226 This logo animation reinforces the moody lyrics and edgy music of this modern dark-deco country band. |
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AdPro Network This simple yet effective advertisement uses direct tactics and calls-to-action to get immediate responses from viewers. |
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SC Spin This is a 3D animated logo for the University of Southern California Trojans. Fight on! |
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American Homebuyer Seminars This animation is used for marketing and promotional purposes. The AHS design aesthetic embodies the American dream of home ownership. |
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The Bat-Symbol It's the Bat-Symbol, the calling card of the Batman... need I say more? |
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American Homebuyer Seminars This logo redesign evokes the spirit of the American dream and promotes the stability and opportunity of home ownership. |
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Superman Shield This All-American symbol is created in the style of the ground breaking Superman animated series. |
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Clemency This animated film logo uses caustics and other advanced animation techniques to create authentic glass characteristics. |
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Saber Hilt This is the civilized weapon of the Jedi Knights... not as clumsy or random as a blaster. |
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eAcceleration - Stop Sign C.P.S. This infomerical emphasizes just how important it is to have Stop Sign protecting your PC. It utilizes a series of interviews and practical demonstrations. |
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Nebula Who knew interstellar clouds filled with nothing but charged gas pockets and debris could look so pretty? |
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eAcceleration - Stop Sign C.P.S. This simple and effective animation serves as the brandmark for Stop Sign. Its screen presence consistently reinforces the brand's image. |
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SuperNebula This nebulous cloud seems to be showing us a sign. Perhaps it's a symbol of truth, justice and the American way. |
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SteenmanAssociates.com This animated brandmark is the centerpiece for their commercial tags. It embodies action, skill and energy... all essential to their business. |
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Missile Shot This test shot uses volumetrics and particle effects to achieve a realistic smoke stream effect for later compositing in Got Milk? The Movie. |
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Playing Card Transition This 3D rendered playing card provides an appropriately stylized transition for the Washington Poker Tour and adds screen time for its sponsor. |
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Homeslice This very rough short animation test deals with lip-syncing and very basic 2D animation. Watch as Homeslice has his head examined by a futuristic therapist. |
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Omegahed Pictures This animation conveys the company's logo and design principles in a clean and stylistic manner, while using motion and lighting to keep the audience's attention. |
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DVD Menu This animatic was used to test the design principles of an innovative DVD menu layout. Navigation options would appear on the foldout screens. |
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URSC This promo is designed to get its audience interested, involved and communicate the organization's core mission and values. |
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The Evil Pokémon Project Pikachu gets down and dirty in this short animation. Warning: This video contains explicit language and may be offensive to some viewers. |
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URSC This logo re-design updates the basic look of the organization's graphic identity while keeping the basic visual elements for continuity purposes. |
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Starship Expedition This 3D rendered starship utilizes clean lines and organic geometry to fullfill its retro-futuristic promise. |
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HICCUP This logo for the HICCUP sports league indicates a sense of athleticism and community. |
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Starship Explorer This is my first 3D computer animation. I built and rendered the ship before I had any formal training. It is constructed completely from primitives. |
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HICCUP This logo design variant for the HICCUP sports league utilizes a black background for a variety of applications. |
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Lightsaber Battle Royale This rough edit of a special effects test is for fun more than anything else. It stars some apt Jedi who unfortunately never made the leap to the big screen. |
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Webb Tower This logo conveys a sense of power and authority. Few will want to mess with this organization. |
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Lightsaber Battle This was my first venture into the world of rotoscoping and lightsabers. You may notice that my technique improves half way through this short. |
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Got Milk? The Movie This brighter test variation for the Got Milk? The Movie logo utilizes volumetric lighting to create the rays of light. |
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Return of the Jedi - FSCE This fun little project goes way back. Here the gang performs their own version of Return of the Jedi... for a book report. |
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Utidi Marcel, Gavin and Alexei are transformed for their Utidi publicity. Be sure to check out these before and after pictures. |
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LA Wars The Empire strikes at the heart of the Southland. Los Angeles had better prepare itself for an Imperial expeditionary assult force. |
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Jim This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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James This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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Bob This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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Katie This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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Stein This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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Guitar Man This picture experiments with various techniques and pixel manipulation. |
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Walking Man This short animation test is my first attempt to animate a moving character using hand drawn images. |
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The Big Goodbye This film is a brief tribute to my friends and a bygone era. |
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South Park Style This rendition of some of my friends was created in the likeness of those naughty little school kids from South Park. |
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Fans in Frenzy as the Jedi Return This classic photo composite was featured in the newspaper to celebrate the release of Star Wars - Episode I. |
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Starship Impendor This old starship goes back to the days of Windows 3.1 and MS Paint. |
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Starship Impendor This old starship goes back to the days of Windows 3.1 and MS Paint. |
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Starship Armstrong This old starship goes back to the days of Windows 3.1 and MS Paint. |
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Starship Explorer This old starship goes back to the days of Windows 3.1 and MS Paint. |
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Enterprise-A This graphic is a custom job created to recreate the feel of a starship systems display. If only Photoshop was available back then. |
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RAM Software This classic logo design was created long ago on an old x386 PC. Sadly, the logo lasted much longer than the upstart tech firm it represents. |
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