Reel Breakdown
Nik and Jay Phoenix
Rokit Studios – I rigged the Phoenix and did some remodeling to the head, body and tails. I built a rig for the graphic logo and animated its wings unfolding at the end of the scene.
Software Used - Maya
Jungle-Boy
Personal Project – I did all design modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, animating, lighting, rendering and compositing.
Rendered in six passes - Diffuse, Specular, Shadow, Ambient Occlusion, Joints, Controls
Software Used – Maya, Photoshop, Mudbox, Headus UV Layout, After Effects
Turkey-Dactyl
Personal Project – Based on design by Terryl Whitlatch - I did all modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, animating, lighting, rendering and compositing.
Rendered in six passes - Diffuse, Specular, Shadow, Ambient Occlusion, Joints, Controls
Software Used – Maya, Photoshop, Mudbox, Headus UV Layout, After Effects
Oriental Palace
Personal project - I did all design, modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, camera animation, lighting, rendering, and compositing.
Software Used – Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
Vampire Bat
Poplar Studios – I rigged the bat and animated a flight cycle and a camera. I lit and rendered the scene and did the compositing.
Rendered in six passes - Diffuse, Specular, Shadow, Ambient Occlusion, Joints, Controls
Software Used – Maya, After Effects
Into Iceland’s Volcano
Crazybridge Studios – I did all modeling in these scenes except for Manhattan Island. I was also responsible for texturing, lighting, object and camera animation.
Software Used – Maya, Photoshop, After Effects
Weight
Personal Project -I animated this rig to show understanding of balance and weight
Software Used – Maya, After Effects
Platypus
Red Giant Productions-AICLA –Production Test for Rythm and Hues Studios. I animated the Platypus in this scene as well as modeled geometry to catch shadows.
Software Used – Maya
The Normalmans
Not Gigi Productions-Pitch for animated TV show. I did all character design, animation, and flat art. Included 45 second montage aniamated to music
and 20 pages of character bios and backgrounds
Software Used – Toon Boom, Photoshop, Maya
Don't Call Me Stupid
Personal Project – I did all animation. Dialogue from "A Fish Called Wanda"
Software Used – Maya