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The Ghastly Ghoul
(Service Work for Dream Logic)
This was an exciting opportunity to work on a Halloween TV-Special with the talented people at Dream Logic.
These sequence is set on the eve of Halloween when an interdimensional portal opens for monsters to pass through to the human world.
I was asked to board this using 3D models to assist the layout department as this was a pretty fast moving production.
3D models provided by client, I added camera placement, lighting, portal and fog.
These sequence is set on the eve of Halloween when an interdimensional portal opens for monsters to pass through to the human world.
I was asked to board this using 3D models to assist the layout department as this was a pretty fast moving production.
3D models provided by client, I added camera placement, lighting, portal and fog.
Here's a rougher sequence from later in the film when two new friends discover that their paths have crossed in the past.
Before using the 3D models to lock down the animatic, I would always do a rough, sketchy pass first.
I really enjoy this part of the process as you're not being precious, but just quickly exploring beats, acting and ideas.
Quick to draw, quick to change!
Before using the 3D models to lock down the animatic, I would always do a rough, sketchy pass first.
I really enjoy this part of the process as you're not being precious, but just quickly exploring beats, acting and ideas.
Quick to draw, quick to change!
Motorcycle Chase
(Prickly Pear Animation Project)
This grew out of an exercise from a storyboard class at StoryboardArt.org.
One of the really fun challenges I set for myself with this assignment was to give the protagonists only one gun with one bullet
and then see how long I could hold that tension of when do they should use it,
and as a result what other creative ways can they battle themselves out of a series of tricky situations.
This project have been sitting on the WIP shelf for a while now,
but I hope to soon be able to pick it up again and re-work the entire sequence (including a proper ending)
One of the really fun challenges I set for myself with this assignment was to give the protagonists only one gun with one bullet
and then see how long I could hold that tension of when do they should use it,
and as a result what other creative ways can they battle themselves out of a series of tricky situations.
This project have been sitting on the WIP shelf for a while now,
but I hope to soon be able to pick it up again and re-work the entire sequence (including a proper ending)
Rough pass exploring ideas and beats
Cleaned Up Section
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The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
(Service Work for Sun Creature / Cartoon Network)
Ivandoe was a wonderful experience to work on a faster paced style with lots of focus for comedy and personalities.
Every couple of weeks we would pitch my work to the director, producer, showrunner and supervisor to come up
with ways to improve the story and comedy of the episode.
Every couple of weeks we would pitch my work to the director, producer, showrunner and supervisor to come up
with ways to improve the story and comedy of the episode.
Titina
(Service work for Mikrofilm)
I was lucky enough to join the team at Mikrofilm in storyboarding their hand-drawn feature film, Titina.
Titina was the dog of the Italian airship engineer, Umberto Nobile.
Together with the Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, they were the first people to reach the North Pole, using a blimp that Nobile designed.
But on the way back home, the blimp crash-landed, animosity grew and in the end Amundsen got most of the credit for their feat.
This sequence takes place as Nobile and Titina returns back to his office in Italy where the carcass of his once great airship is scattered around.
Blimps have been replaced by the faster and more powerful airplanes.
Mussolini is in power and WW2 are on the horizon.
Will he put on his old uniform in order to get the money to restore his status?
Titina was the dog of the Italian airship engineer, Umberto Nobile.
Together with the Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, they were the first people to reach the North Pole, using a blimp that Nobile designed.
But on the way back home, the blimp crash-landed, animosity grew and in the end Amundsen got most of the credit for their feat.
This sequence takes place as Nobile and Titina returns back to his office in Italy where the carcass of his once great airship is scattered around.
Blimps have been replaced by the faster and more powerful airplanes.
Mussolini is in power and WW2 are on the horizon.
Will he put on his old uniform in order to get the money to restore his status?
My Little Pony: A New Generation
(Service work for Boulder Media)
I was one of the first story artists to join Boulder's first feature, My Little Pony: A New Generation.
This first sequence is from the early opening in the film when Sunny's dad tells her the legend of the Mane 6, led by Twilight Sparkle.
The objective was to set up this new world, tie it to the previous stories and explain what has changed.
This first sequence is from the early opening in the film when Sunny's dad tells her the legend of the Mane 6, led by Twilight Sparkle.
The objective was to set up this new world, tie it to the previous stories and explain what has changed.
The story developed and changed a lot as we were working out how to shape the new chapter of My Little Pony.
At on point Sunny's hooves and medallion would shine and open a portal when she had an authentic feeling of friendship towards a Pegasus or Unicorn.
The portal would be a bridge to the old generation of My Little Pony.
Here, Sunny, spots the silhouette of Twilight Sparkle for the first time.
One of the challenges for this sequence was to keep the camera outside of the portal, but still make it feel a bit scary and intimidating.
In the end the story took a different turn and the sequence was cut.
At on point Sunny's hooves and medallion would shine and open a portal when she had an authentic feeling of friendship towards a Pegasus or Unicorn.
The portal would be a bridge to the old generation of My Little Pony.
Here, Sunny, spots the silhouette of Twilight Sparkle for the first time.
One of the challenges for this sequence was to keep the camera outside of the portal, but still make it feel a bit scary and intimidating.
In the end the story took a different turn and the sequence was cut.
Friends In Oz
(Service work for Brown Bag Films)
Here are a few musical samples from my work on Friends In Oz (Netflix)
In this first example I was asked to storyboard using 3D backgrounds and
keep the camera drifting constantly throughout.
When working with 3D BGs I usually start with sketches to be more flexible to work out the ideas,
before I add in the 3D BG, clean up the drawings a bit and make any additional small adjustments.
During the clean up stage, I would move trees around to fit the action and sometimes add in rudimentary models (giant mushroom and log)
(The song starts about 19 seconds in)
In this first example I was asked to storyboard using 3D backgrounds and
keep the camera drifting constantly throughout.
When working with 3D BGs I usually start with sketches to be more flexible to work out the ideas,
before I add in the 3D BG, clean up the drawings a bit and make any additional small adjustments.
During the clean up stage, I would move trees around to fit the action and sometimes add in rudimentary models (giant mushroom and log)
(The song starts about 19 seconds in)
These next two clips are from the same episode where
Tin (one of the 4 main characters) didn't get what he needed to fly up with the rest of the group.
The first song deals with them realizing they don't want to experience it without him,
while in the second one they are finally able to fly up all together.
There are some changes from the final audio and the one I storyboarded to.
1. Instead of Dee singing the song alone, they sing it all together in the final audio.
2. A section of the song was cut, I've included the original boards with the scratch audio for this section.
Tin (one of the 4 main characters) didn't get what he needed to fly up with the rest of the group.
The first song deals with them realizing they don't want to experience it without him,
while in the second one they are finally able to fly up all together.
There are some changes from the final audio and the one I storyboarded to.
1. Instead of Dee singing the song alone, they sing it all together in the final audio.
2. A section of the song was cut, I've included the original boards with the scratch audio for this section.
Fisher Price
(Service work for Nexus Studios)
This was done as part of a pitch for an advertisement for Fisher Price.
The general concept was that the characters would interact with large versions of the Fisher Price toys (coloured in elements).
Patrick Osborne, the director on this project, provided me with the initial rough thumbnails that I would take to develop further.
The general concept was that the characters would interact with large versions of the Fisher Price toys (coloured in elements).
Patrick Osborne, the director on this project, provided me with the initial rough thumbnails that I would take to develop further.
LPS Pitch Teaser
(Service work for Boulder Media)
While working at Boulder Media, I was asked to create an animatic of a teaser for a potential feature.
Working off a short script, this animatic was produced within 2-3 days and was requested to be "animated" so production could move faster.
Working off a short script, this animatic was produced within 2-3 days and was requested to be "animated" so production could move faster.
Otis
(Service work for Brown Bag Films / Apple TV+)
One of the fun challenges on this project was that I was asked to limit the amount of shots for an 11-minute episode to around 60 shots.
The client also asked for the camera to follow characters around.
Coming from a background of photography, I really enjoyed this challenge of organically moving the camera around from one setup to the next.
This clip is from a Christmas Special which was also a musical so I would try to keep the camera dancing around with the characters as
Otis discovers the first day of snow and wakes up all his friends.
The client also asked for the camera to follow characters around.
Coming from a background of photography, I really enjoyed this challenge of organically moving the camera around from one setup to the next.
This clip is from a Christmas Special which was also a musical so I would try to keep the camera dancing around with the characters as
Otis discovers the first day of snow and wakes up all his friends.