Description: Working with Capture I was asked to animate an educational 5 minute animation for young audiences entering a clinical study for treatments for cerebral palsy. The project was distributed on interactive DVD.
My Role: Animation, Compositing, Grade
Main Techniques Covered: 2.5D Scene & Character Animation.
Software Used: After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop
Description: I was asked by Formation to create one of five 10 second idents for the Camden Create festival along with four other very talented directors. The brief was completely open and we were allowed to create anything we liked within a ten second period. Our only restriction was that it had to start and end with the Camden Create logo.
See below for my 10 seconds of animation in isolation. Music edit by Formation
See below for all five animations. The directors are as follows (in order of appearance):
Directors: Louis du Mont / Chris Lloyd / Javier Martin / Me / Rob Ward
See below for some screen grabs from my section of the animation.
Description: 10 second VFX shot to test out the Cineware workflow from After Effects CC.
Main Techniques Covered: After Effects & C4D round tripping with Cineware, tracking, texturing, post depth of field, sound.
Software Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Premier, RSMB Motion Blur.
Description: Working at Moving Brands I built & animated the 3D rig featured in this spot for (iO) using Cinema 4D's Mograph Module. The objects were textured and lit with GSG Light kit & HDRI studio. Tracking was completed with After Effects built in 3D Camera tracker.
My Role: Building 3D Rig, Texturing, Lighting, Tracking
Description: Lighting test using GSG Light Kit. The 3D model was purchased via TurboSquid.
Description: The Elstree UTC is a new Academy for young people specialising in film industry training. I was asked to bring their pre-designed logo to life so that they could use it to top and tail all their video content. It was a simple & short brief.
Description: My 2013 showreel opener.
Description: This reel is a showcase of some of my most recent animation & VFX work. Further examples of work can be found on this blog & the Featured Work page of my site.
Showreel Track: Iron by Woodkid
Description: A short abstract animation. Its purpose was to test some techniques in Cinema 4D & After Effects whilst making something pretty. Prepare for a very short burst of shiny geometry cut to a subtle sound track :).
Main Techniques Covered: Morphing with deformers, cloning looping animations onto randomised geometry, mograph effectors, multipass rendering, lighting.
Software Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Premier, GSG Light Kit, VC Optical Flares, RSMB Motion Blur.
Description: Below is an edit created by Capture to showcase the work carried out on Shadows of Liberty, an independent feature documentary about news censorship. Working with Capture I created a significant amount of animation for the project, a breakdown of which can be found on the Featured Work page of my site along with a full list of credits.
My Role: Motion Design, 2D Animation, 3D Animation & Modelling
Description: I was asked to create this year's Christmas E-Card for Elstree Film Studios. They required something clean, crisp & simple. I opted for a traditional winter setting that appeared to come together in the style of an old fashioned film set. A slow moving camera shows all the elements falling or sliding into place to create the final scene.
Description: A trailer for the theatrical documentary 'Shadows of Liberty' due out next year. Whilst working with Capture I completed a number of motion graphics sequences and other animated content. A breakdown of my contribution will follow once the film has been released.
My Role: Motion Graphics, 3D
Description: For singer songwriter Rob Finlay's debut album ‘These Words Aren’t Meant For Me’ (See the Featured Work page on my main site for the official video)we created imagery that we then projected onto the band on the day of the shoot. This is an edit of the projections that we fed into the 12000 lumen projector.
My Role: 3D, Motion Graphics, Design Direction / Rob Finlay: Editing
Description: Making of the music video for singer songwriter Rob Finlay's debut album ‘These Words Aren’t Meant For Me’ (See the Featured Work page on my main site for the official video)
My Role: Filming / Rob Finlay: Filming, Editing
Description: Some RND for a personal short involving a paper airplane. I used 'Foundry Camera Tracker' for a little tracking test, and some simple joint rigging to allow the airplane to unfold. Not bad first attempt but the end track needs a little tweak. I need to shoot some proper footage and work on the natural lighting of the 3D object especially as it enters frame. Would like it all to feel home made and for the airplane to feel realistic, at least to begin with.
Description: Camera Projection techniques, created using a still image in Photoshop & geometry in Cinema 4D. I used Projection Man in Cinema 4D to map the textures to the geometry & Optical Flares in After Effects to create the effect of the Sun disappearing behind the spire.
Description: These abstract cloth & dynamic tests were created in Cinema 4D.
Description: Created for a monthly screening event called 'Secret Cinema' where each movie shown takes it's audience members out of the usual cinema setting, and immerses them into the theme of the movie. This animation was for 'Lawrence of Arabia' and was intended as an homage to the mirage scene in the desert. The event was sponsored by 'Windows 7 Mobile' so I was asked to make it seem as though the phone was appearing on the horizon like the famous moment with 'Omar Sharif'.
My Role: Animation, Compositing, Post Effects, Grade
Description: A 3D animation created for THALES that was played on a constant loop at the ‘Farnborough International Airshow’ 2010.
My Role: 3D Modelling, 2D/3D Animation, Character Animation, Compositing, Post Effects, Grade, Editing
UPDATE: A new sound mix has been created for what was originally a mute piece of animation.
click here for a full post, containing VIDEOS, IMAGES, & CREDITS
Description: This concertina style background was created in 3D by deforming geometry, it could be used as a possible transition between shots or other graphic elements.
