2D ANIMATION DEMO REEL as of August 6, 2023
THE DUST PIXIES (Sept. 2021 - May 2022)
My senior thesis film about teens trying to make it as intergalactic rock stars. I was the lead designer, animator, cleanup artist, storyboard artist, art director, and oversaw a small team of background artists and animators.
I also took on the role as animation director, making sure the two other animators stayed on model. I gave each artist documents regarding the scene, characters, and movement language of the film, striking a balance between their work's style and the film's and giving them freedom with their scenes. I also did the same with the background artists, having meetings to discuss the style of the film and working out a unified language for us all to work under.
CAVALIERS INTO THE VOID EPISODES 1-3 (March-April 2023)
A series of shorts I worked on through the 2Tall Animation studio. I did all animation on the Void Beast character, which was done frame by frame. These shorts were posted on the Cleveland Cavaliers' social media pages, which you can watch here.
As requested by the client, all animation of the Void Beast was hand drawn, cleaned and colored by me (as opposed to the symbol based work which was handled by the studio). They had provided basic key poses and my job was to rough out and inbetween the gaps between the key poses. I would ask questions if I had ideas on how to change or plus things up. All animation in this reel was completed in a month, I included the roughs for one of the scenes. Compositing was also handled by the studio.
As requested by the client, all animation of the Void Beast was hand drawn, cleaned and colored by me (as opposed to the symbol based work which was handled by the studio). They had provided basic key poses and my job was to rough out and inbetween the gaps between the key poses. I would ask questions if I had ideas on how to change or plus things up. All animation in this reel was completed in a month, I included the roughs for one of the scenes. Compositing was also handled by the studio.
THE DUST PIXIES DRINK MILK (February 2023-September 2023)
I continued my roles from the other Dust Pixies shorts as lead designer, animator, as well as the main background artist. I was also the storyboard artist, art director, and oversaw a small team of background artists and animators. I cleaned all of the animator's roughs.
I animated a majority of the character shots from this movie. 3 shots were handled by 3 different animators and it was up to me to give them guidance and rules regarding the model sheets, the type of acting I wanted, timing and spacing notes, and more. I was also the cleanup artist for the entire short, so aside from my shots, I cleaned and finetuned their roughs.
THE DUST PIXIES MAKE AN ALBUM (June 2022 - August 2022)
A followup short to my thesis film about the main characters trying to create a promo for their album. I was lead designer, animator, storyboard artist, art director, and overseeing a small team of background artists and animators.
As a small scale short, we were able to finish this one much faster. A lot of the same responsibilities were a part of this project. making sure animator's distinct styles came across while also fitting the style of the film and creating layouts for the background artists to work from. The color palette was workshopped with the background team, looking for something warm but dirty.
CIA HOLIDAY E CARD 2022 (October-December 2022)
A holiday animation I made for the Cleveland Institute of Art which was posted on their social media. I directed the short and did all of the art, animation, and music for it.
Making this project, I created several story ideas and pitched them on a virtual meeting to a board of several executives. After the idea was approved, I pitched various art styles for them to approve and worked on the storyboards. Animation and background art were all handled by me, and I was also commissioned to write the music and do the sound design for this video.
Making this project, I created several story ideas and pitched them on a virtual meeting to a board of several executives. After the idea was approved, I pitched various art styles for them to approve and worked on the storyboards. Animation and background art were all handled by me, and I was also commissioned to write the music and do the sound design for this video.
TROPIDELIC - BASEMENT FLOOR (August-September 2022)
A music video for the band Tropidelic that I did all animation for, co-directed and assisted with compositing on.
Alongside designing the demon character and doing all of the animation, I worked out the broad contours of the storyline with the director and came up with storyboards and shot compositions to guarantee the animation worked with the live action footage. We composited the animation into the live action footage using Da Vinci and After Effects.
Alongside designing the demon character and doing all of the animation, I worked out the broad contours of the storyline with the director and came up with storyboards and shot compositions to guarantee the animation worked with the live action footage. We composited the animation into the live action footage using Da Vinci and After Effects.
PENCILMATION: CAMO FLAWED (August 2021-January 2022)
A short for Pencilmation. I did all key animation and inbetweening, cleaning the animation as I worked. The storyboards, coloring, background, and final polish were handled by the company and are credited on the official upload here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkGHT9fBwIk
As an animator for this client, I had to report with my work weekly, take notes from the producer, director, and board artist, and apply the notes for next week's report. If I had ideas for how to plus up action or change posing, I would ask the director and add it to the animation, where we would discuss if it should be changed or not. I was also given direction regarding cleanup, style, and movement and had to be consistent with the brand. I did all animation in Adobe Animate.
As an animator for this client, I had to report with my work weekly, take notes from the producer, director, and board artist, and apply the notes for next week's report. If I had ideas for how to plus up action or change posing, I would ask the director and add it to the animation, where we would discuss if it should be changed or not. I was also given direction regarding cleanup, style, and movement and had to be consistent with the brand. I did all animation in Adobe Animate.
SO A MOUSE WALKS INTO A BAR (Sept. 2020 - May 2021)
A short film I directed the story and animation for, as well as handling boards for the opening scenes and writing the soundtrack.
Aside from animating a minute and a half of the film myself, I directed four other animators in regards to staying on model, having solid timing and spacing, and making sure the movement language and animation style was consistent throughout the film.
Aside from animating a minute and a half of the film myself, I directed four other animators in regards to staying on model, having solid timing and spacing, and making sure the movement language and animation style was consistent throughout the film.
SPIRIT COUNSELING (October 2021)
A selection of shots that I did rough animation, cleanup, and coloring on for an ultimately unreleased short film. Animation done in Adobe Animate, compositing done in After Effects, and backgrounds done in Photoshop.
TRIAMINIC COMMERCIAL (April - May 2020)
A fake commercial for an old cough medicine. The focus of this project was character acting, communicating strong emotional reads from the characters through the animation.
I animated the entire commercial in Adobe Animate and composited it in After Effects. I also handled all of the audio, character design, and storyboards.
A selection of shots from several "reanimated" projects on YouTube. Projects are, in order of apperance:
Moomin Reanimated Shot 274: Rough animation, cleanup, compositing
Moomin Reanimated Thank You: Rough animation, cleanup
Rat Movie Reanimated: Rough animation and cleanup on singing rat only, background and other rats done by other artists.
Sonic Adventure 2 Reimagined Shot 43: Rough animation, cleanup, compositing.
Sonic Adventure 2 Reimagined Outro: Ink and color on scenes with Knuckles and opening shots of Sonic and other characters. Worked alongside team to create color palette and cleanup pipeline.