Camden Create

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.

Tracks In The Snow

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.

iO (Keeping your world simple)

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

The Elstree UTC

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.

Showreel Opener (Still)

Description: My 2013 showreel opener. 

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Showreel 2013

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

Primitive Morph

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.

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Shadows of Liberty (Showcase)

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

Elstree Film Studios (Christmas E-Card)

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.

Shadows of Liberty (Trailer)

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

These Words Aren’t Meant For Me (Projections)

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

These Words Aren’t Meant For Me (Making Of)

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

Pendulum (20sec TVC)

Description: A 20sec Ad for UK TV.

My Role: Motion Graphics

Counter (Test)

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. 

Showreel 2010

Description: This reel is a showcase of some my older animation & VFX work. Further examples of work can be found on this blog & the 'Featured Work' page of my site.

Showreel Track: Arpeggio by Jackson & His Computer Band