It’s all about communication. Look, I know that sounds like a marketing line, or a by-the-numbers LinkedIn profile summary. But for me, it’s really true. I love starting with the challenge of “What do you want to say?” and finding the path towards “What’s the clearest, most effective way to say it?” I have animated M&Ms. I have created videos to help victims of domestic abuse. I have taught crucial storytelling techniques to national journalists. I have organized an entire live-band karaoke performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. All of these endeavors have one thing in common: they are trying to express something to an audience. Sometimes the message is “Let’s have a good time!” and sometimes the message is “Buy my product.” Sometimes the message is simply “You are not alone.”…It’s all about communication. Look, I know that sounds like a marketing line, or a by-the-numbers LinkedIn profile summary. But for me, it’s really true. I love starting with the challenge of “What do you want to say?” and finding the path towards “What’s the clearest, most effective way to say it?” I have animated M&Ms. I have created videos to help victims of domestic abuse. I have taught crucial storytelling techniques to national journalists. I have organized an entire live-band karaoke performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. All of these endeavors have one thing in common: they are trying to express something to an audience. Sometimes the message is “Let’s have a good time!” and sometimes the message is “Buy my product.” Sometimes the message is simply “You are not alone.”WWW…
It’s all about communication. Look, I know that sounds like a marketing line, or a by-the-numbers LinkedIn profile summary. But for me, it’s really true. I love starting with the challenge of “What do you want to say?” and finding the path towards “What’s the clearest, most effective way to say it?” I have animated M&Ms. I have created videos to help victims of domestic abuse. I have taught crucial storytelling techniques to national journalists. I have organized an entire live-band karaoke performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. All of these endeavors have one thing in common: they are trying to express something to an audience. Sometimes the message is “Let’s have a good time!” and sometimes the message is “Buy my product.” Sometimes the message is simply “You are not alone.”…It’s all about communication. Look, I know that sounds like a marketing line, or a by-the-numbers LinkedIn profile summary. But for me, it’s really true. I love starting with the challenge of “What do you want to say?” and finding the path towards “What’s the clearest, most effective way to say it?” I have animated M&Ms. I have created videos to help victims of domestic abuse. I have taught crucial storytelling techniques to national journalists. I have organized an entire live-band karaoke performance of Jesus Christ Superstar. All of these endeavors have one thing in common: they are trying to express something to an audience. Sometimes the message is “Let’s have a good time!” and sometimes the message is “Buy my product.” Sometimes the message is simply “You are not alone.”WWWW…
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It’s all about communication.
Look, I know that sounds like a marketing line, or a by-the-numbers LinkedIn profile summary. But for me, it’s really true. I love starting with the challenge of “What do you want to say?” and finding the path towards “What’s the clearest, most effective way to say it?”
I have animated M&Ms.
I have created videos to help victims of domestic abuse.
I have taught crucial storytelling techniques to national journalists.
I have organized an entire live-band karaoke performance of Jesus Christ Superstar.
All of these endeavors have one thing in common: they are trying to express something to an audience. Sometimes the message is “Let’s have a good time!” and sometimes the message is “Buy my product.” Sometimes the message is simply “You are not alone.”
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BeFunky iPad App Preview
I love the team at BeFunky, and I also love their app!
This is going to sound like an ad (I promise, it’s not), but I love how they’ve designed a user interface that feels simple, but offers some pretty sophisticated tools to anyone who wants to edit photos or create their own graphic design work.
When BeFunky put their app online in the App Store, they needed a video that could quickly showcase a wide range of its tools. But with a time limit of 30 seconds, we knew that every frame had to be used to its greatest potential. Nothing could be on screen longer than it needed to be; but it also couldn’t disappear before it had resonated with the viewer’s attention.
Animation is very often about the details. Getting the most communication possible out of 1/30th of a second requires patience, which is a quality I find in just about every animator I’ve ever met.
Plus, I was super psyched to have found this audio track, which perfectly underscores the fun and creative spirit that BeFunky is all about.
video advert explainervideo animator videoeditor apppreview softwaredemo app…I love the team at BeFunky, and I also love their app!
This is going to sound like an ad (I promise, it’s not), but I love how they’ve designed a user interface that feels simple, but offers some pretty sophisticated tools to anyone who wants to edit photos or create their own graphic design work.
When BeFunky put their app online in the App Store, they needed a video that could quickly showcase a wide range of its tools. But with a time limit of 30 seconds, we knew that every frame had to be used to its greatest potential. Nothing could be on screen longer than it needed to be; but it also couldn’t disappear before it had resonated with the viewer’s attention.
Animation is very often about the details. Getting the most communication possible out of 1/30th of a second requires patience, which is a quality I find in just about every animator I’ve ever met.
Plus, I was super psyched to have found this audio track, which perfectly underscores the fun and creative spirit that BeFunky is all about.
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PLUSnxt Accelerator
PLUSnxt’s Accellerator video offered a unique challenge: Pitch people on a software platform without showing the software platform.
But it got even more unusual than that: we didn’t want to see any of the typical explainer video tropes. You know the ones: we see a person who is frustrated because they can’t work as efficiently as they’d like, but ah ha!, suddenly there’s a new way to do things, and now they’re happy at how fast they can blaze through their work.
No, no, no. For this one, we relied on some striking visuals from PLUSnxt’s designer, Sophia Aragon, and a voice extolling the benefits of the platform.
My job was to take these graphic elements, along with the brand colors, and weave a “feeling” of a story, while staying in the realm of visual metaphor.
It’s one of the most fun projects I’ve had the good fortune to dive into, and I look forward to more opportunities to spread my abstract wings.
motiongraphics video explainervideo animator advert abstract illustration aftereffects 2danimation…PLUSnxt’s Accellerator video offered a unique challenge: Pitch people on a software platform without showing the software platform.
But it got even more unusual than that: we didn’t want to see any of the typical explainer video tropes. You know the ones: we see a person who is frustrated because they can’t work as efficiently as they’d like, but ah ha!, suddenly there’s a new way to do things, and now they’re happy at how fast they can blaze through their work.
No, no, no. For this one, we relied on some striking visuals from PLUSnxt’s designer, Sophia Aragon, and a voice extolling the benefits of the platform.
My job was to take these graphic elements, along with the brand colors, and weave a “feeling” of a story, while staying in the realm of visual metaphor.
It’s one of the most fun projects I’ve had the good fortune to dive into, and I look forward to more opportunities to spread my abstract wings.
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The Informed SLP: Platform Introduction
When I saw the illustrations used by The Informed SLP, I couldn’t wait to animate their characters! The linework and charm of the designs called out to move from facial expression to facial expression as the main character gets overwhelmed by the articles popping up on their computer screen.
The Informed SLP team provided the graphics, helpfully separated into different elements (eyes, fingers, head, etc.) for me to rig in After Effects.
I spent 7 years in animation studios, animating characters as diverse as M&Ms, lizard people, anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables… and I miss practicing the ability to portray emotion through an animated character.
I am incredibly pleased with the results here. Using just the right timing, just the right amount of frames to let this character show curiosity, concern, fear, and ultimately, joy–I look forward to any future projects that offer the opportunity to bring a character to life.
video advert explainervideo videoeditor motiongraphics animator characteranimation screencapture aftereffects…When I saw the illustrations used by The Informed SLP, I couldn’t wait to animate their characters! The linework and charm of the designs called out to move from facial expression to facial expression as the main character gets overwhelmed by the articles popping up on their computer screen.
The Informed SLP team provided the graphics, helpfully separated into different elements (eyes, fingers, head, etc.) for me to rig in After Effects.
I spent 7 years in animation studios, animating characters as diverse as M&Ms, lizard people, anthropomorphic fruits and vegetables… and I miss practicing the ability to portray emotion through an animated character.
I am incredibly pleased with the results here. Using just the right timing, just the right amount of frames to let this character show curiosity, concern, fear, and ultimately, joy–I look forward to any future projects that offer the opportunity to bring a character to life.
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Motion Design Reel 2023
Compilation of motion graphics projects from 2023 and previous. A showcase of explainer videos, logo reveals, and app/platform demos.
Clients include Descript, Aesthetics Pro, Parmedia, EMS Gives Life, PlusNXT, BeFunky, Professor Werner-Simon, The Informed SLP, and QR Logix.
video advert explainervideo animator demoreel motiongraphics aftereffects…Compilation of motion graphics projects from 2023 and previous. A showcase of explainer videos, logo reveals, and app/platform demos.
Clients include Descript, Aesthetics Pro, Parmedia, EMS Gives Life, PlusNXT, BeFunky, Professor Werner-Simon, The Informed SLP, and QR Logix.
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