I contributed to the 3D asset production • Look development • Lighting • Rigging • Animation • CFX • Post of these projects in various combinations of roles.
CLIENT: NETFLIX (Los Gatos CA)
ROLE: MAYA previs, CFX, contributed to VFX, rigging, character modeling, and animation; ZBRUSH sculpting; NUKE color grading, compositing. Onsite work in Baltimore.
NOTE: The project is a teaser for a 3d feature adaptation of the 2d animated Netflix series.
CLIENT: JON WATTS (Spiderman director) (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all 3D tasks on this project using MAYA and ZBRUSH. Compositing with AFTER EFFECTS. Textures and Matte painting with PHOTOSHOP. Remote work.
NOTE: This was made to support a pitch for a feature film, updating “The Wind in the Willows” classic animation using CGI but retaining a stop motion feel.
CLIENT: PIXELSGARDEN (Vietnam)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all 3d production and 2D post tasks for this look development test using MAYA , ZBRUSH, PHOTOSHOP, and AFTER EFFECTS. Remote/onsite hybrid work. I went to Vietnam to kick off work on this!
NOTE: The project was a studio promo animated short intended to achieve Western CGI production values for the local market. The character was 3D modeled and animated in 3-D with no fur, in a simple setting with just the branches it interacts with. It was fully pre-visualized and animated in 3-D then AI was used as style transfer to create the final render based on this single fully realized frame with 3d fur groomed and full geometry foliage with volumetric light in the background. This was a vast time savings because this single frame took an hour to render.
CLIENT: DIRT EMPIRE (NYC)
ROLE: I modeled, surfaced, rigged, and posed the characters using MAYA, sculping with ZBRUSH, textures with PHOTOSHOP.
NOTE: These assets were made in 2008 for photoreal integration into an independant live action feature film drama called “Two gates of sleep”, which was a selection of Cannes Directors Fortnight. They were used far from the camera in dark lighting so they didn't have to be that detailed. At the time suitable premade assets were not available for cheap, so they had me do it, as part of doing the complete VFX for the shots the characters were used in. Because it was an art film being directed by a friend from RISD, I lowered my rate and wore many hats.
CLIENT: HAPPYCORP (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I did look development, lighting, 3d modeling, riigging, and animation with MAYA, sculpting with ZBRUSH, textures and 2d post with PHOTOSHOP. I did NOT do the facial rigs. Remote work.
NOTES: These characters hosted the “Minyanville” TV show on FOXBusiness that ran for over 1000 weekly episodes. I created this animation by hand for the show’s pitch, including the lip sync, but motion capture animation was used for the TV episodes and I was not involved in the series production.
CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT
ROLE: All Tasks. Sculpted in ZBRUSH, base mesh poly model made in MAYA, textures with PHOTOSHOP, Look dev and lighing using ARNOLD in MAYA, Rigging, Animation and CFX using MAYA
CLIENT: ARTMACHINE (LA)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I lit, surfaced, rigged, and posed the characters using MAYA, post with PHOTOSHOP. Model and texture bitmaps provided by client. Remote work.
NOTE: This is a look development test for the print image which was used on the physical cover of the video game “Gengi” published by Sony
CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT
ROLE: I performed all modeling, rigging, VFX using MAYA, textures with PHOTOSHOP, and compositing with AFTER EFFECTS
NOTE: This image is designed to make the a similar point as the animated short I created using the same robot, but compressed into a single image.
CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT
ROLE: I performed all modeling, rigging, VFX using MAYA, textures with PHOTOSHOP, and compositing with AFTER EFFECTS. AI with GOOGLE
NOTE: This project was based on a traditional 3d render that I made, edited and animated with AI
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CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT
ROLE: All production tasks, using MAYA and PHOTOSHOP
NOTE: Original parody designs by me. The un-subdivided base meshes are less than 100k polys, suitable for gaming.
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CLIENT: PERSONAL PROJECT
ROLE: Sculpted in ZBRUSH, low polygon dragon base mesh and skateboard made in MAYA
NOTE: This is an embedded realtime model viewer.
CLIENT: DraftFCB (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all 3d Modeling, Rigging, Toon Shading, CFX, scene Layout, and Keyframe Animation, using MAYA. Lookdev tasks using PHOTOSHOP. Post with AFTER EFFECTS. Remote work.
NOTE: This animation was embedded in a website for Motorola mobile phones. Each character personified a different market segment with unique use cases for phones.
CLIENT: DIRT EMPIRE (NYC)
ROLE: MAYA generalist. All polygonal modelling, keyframe animation, look dev, CFX. I contributed to MAYA VFX, 3d motion graphics, 2d compositing with AFTER EFFECTS . Onsite work in NYC.
NOTES: The first 2:30 shows the video that was projected during the performance. In the live broadcast they mostly showed close ups on Beyonce and had lots of cuts, so I made this edit to allow you to see the whole video/dance as it was performed live.
CLIENT: GREENCARD PICTURES (NYC)
ROLE: 3d Lead. All 3d production and Previs tasks aside from animating the forest at the end, using MAYA; creating texture maps from handmade illustrations using PHOTOSHOP. I contributed to post with AFTER EFFECTS. Work was performed remotely.
NOTES: Directed by JON WATTS (SPIDERMAN) Illustrations by Katy Horan were adapted for use as textures. Music by Cat Stevens’ son, Yoriyos.
CLIENT: KONOKOKINOKO (Seattle)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all production tasks using MAYA, ZBRUSH, PHOTOSHOP, ARNOLD, and AFTER EFFECTS. Remote work.
NOTE: This is a test render of an asset which the client intended to make into an NFT
CLIENT: LOOSEWORLD (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I modelled, rigged, CFX, surfaced, and animated all of the 2D and 3D characters using MAYA, ZBRUSH, and PHOTOSHOP. Compositing with AFTER EFFECTS. Onsite work in NYC.
CLIENT: PARK PICTURES (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. All 3D tasks using MAYA. Textures and Matte painting with PHOTOSHOP. 3D tracking with PFTRACK. Compositing using AFTER EFFECTS. Remote work.
NOTE: This was directed by Marvel director Jake Schreir (Thunderbolts) and stars Marvel director Jonathan Watts (Spiderman)
CLIENT: CRISPIN PORTER & BOGUSKY (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. MAYA generalist. All polygonal modelling, keyframe animation, look dev, CFX. PHOTOSHOP textures. Remote work.
NOTES: These clips were made for an advanced flash website that allowed users to interact with numerous multimedia components in an alternate reality game, but ultimately it was an advertisement for Sprite.
CLIENT: GMD THREE (NYC)
ROLE: 3D CFX generalist. I Modeled, rigged, surfaced, lit, and animated virtual prosthetics to be used in over 100 shots in an independent Science Fiction movie, using MAYA and ZBRUSH. Performed all 2D post tasks for photo real integration and tracking, Post VFX: AFTER EFFECTS. Work was performed on site in NYC.
NOTE: I did all the 3D CFX and compositing of the prosthesis in the shots used in the film’s teaser trailer as proof of concept. This image is a production test frame. The final shot production work was handled by other artists using my model and rig.
CLIENT: GREENCARD PICTURES (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all 3D modeling, rigging, and character animation, using MAYA; MENTAL RAY lighting, PFTRACK tracking PHOTOSHOP look dev. I contributed to AFTER EFFECTS tracking, roto, and compositing. Remote work.
NOTES: Vimeo staff pick. This project was shot on 8mm B&W film. The actor is Cat Stevens’ son Yoriyos, who also write and performed the soundtrack.
CLIENT: THE ARTERY (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. MAYA Previs, camera and scene layout, animation, contributed to modeling, rigging; look dev using PHOTOSHOP and ARNOLD. NUKE compositing. Onsite work in NYC.
CLIENT: YETI FILM (HCMC Vietnam)
ROLE: 3D Lead. I performed all 3d tasks for this TVC opener made for Yeti Films in Vietnam using MAYA , PHOTOSHOP, and AFTER EFFECTS. Remote work.
STUDIO: 1st AVE MACHINE (NYC)
ROLE: 3D Lead. All 3D Modeling using MAYA- Product and BG elements. Look Development, Lighting. Contributed to VFX fluid animation. NUKE post. Onsite work in NYC.
