Working with UC Scout

Here's a clip of something I've been working on for the past few weeks (while filming a Holocaust lecture at the main UC Santa Cruz campus and helping record green screen footage for UC Scout's AP Biology online course)

AP-BIO-Polymerization from UC Scout on Vimeo.

Did I mention I love my job?!

Roto & Paint Fix Demo Reel 2014

Demo Reel Breakdown

Roto & Paint Demo Reel 2013

Demo Reel Breakdown

Galapagos Sketchup

An iguana was nice enough to stay still for awhile

So many sleeping sea lions. They all pose like this.

It was an amazing adventure by the way. Made a slideshow movie out of about 1400 photos, excluding phone pics which might've been destroyed by the waters of Galapagos. Hiking, snorkelling, animal watching all day, everyday...

Pretty Sweet Premiere

September and October, my work took on other jobs besides our usual client. To be honest, it was much more fun because the director was very creative and quirky. The project was a skate vid directed by Spike Jones and Ty Evans. As a nice reward for working hard, we got tickets to the premiere last night at the gorgeous, historic Orpheum Theater in downtown LA. The theater was packed, lots of skater dudes casually dressed, the atmosphere was energetic, Johnny Knoxville was there,met the actress from "40-year-old Virgin", had free pizza outside in "Pretty Sweet" boxes, and Snoop spinning at the after party. It was highly anticipated and our VFX added charm for each skater's intro.

ENJOY!

8-bit Derby hero

As you know....or don't know, roller derby has taken over my life. After a dull or overly stressful week at work, getting knocked around on skates somehow wakes me up and makes me feel so ALIVE! My obsession with derby combined with my new found talent in pixel art created these during my downtime at work....whenever possible.

8-bit pixel pixie

Last week was a slow week at work. I decided to help out a co-worker who was trying to promote our office move to our clients. One of the ideas thrown about was an 8-bit adventure animation ala Zelda or Dragon Warriors.

Pixel version of our old office, a cute yellow bungalow

Cabbage to fill in terrain

A slime monster to encounter on your way to the new office

iPad done for a request and something we work on  many times

The Home Depot in front of our new office building. Laborers wave at us every morning :)

camera usually used for our commercials

Banana Moon just for fun!