I was asked to create a general promotional animation based only on a list of words that were loosely associated with the LSU AgCenter. The list mentioned “ties” and “fabric”, so I based the design on the idea of a tapestry being woven together to form imagery that was symbolic of the relationship between the AgCenter, the state, and the people of Louisiana. The intent was to represent a mutually beneficial, productive relationship that grows from the cooperation among the entities.
This video combines two animations that I did to demonstrate how freshwater diversions can build land in coastal habitats. The first shows the growth of new land due to a freshwater diversion at an actual site in south Louisiana. The second is based on a hypothetical site that illustrates how freshwater diversions can build land as the current slows and suspended sediment drops. I created both animations by building animated 3D digital models from a series of bathymetry and topography maps.
For this project, I was tasked with combining two vastly different topics into a coherent, compelling video. I had to summarize the facts of a field renovation at Tiger Stadium involving a specific type of turf grass, and deliver them within the dynamic, attention-grabbing aesthetics of a football hype video. My starting material was a vast amount of often fundamentally flawed video footage that I had to sort through, repair, disguise, and edit to the point that it could coexist with professionally filmed footage that I obtained from LSU Athletics. From there, I had to design a video experience that harnessed the enthusiasm of LSU’s fanbase and use it to promote the entity that developed the grass used in the field renovation.
I'm often asked to create animations to simplify and explain specific concepts through narration and visuals. In this example, my task was to learn everything that I could about the goals and research related to a floating photovoltaic system project, write a succinct script summarizing the key information, and then create and animate visuals to help tell the story.
This video is a basic compilation showing several examples of animations that I produced for various clients at LSU. They’re mostly either animated intros to be used on video series, or longer, standalone promotional videos for various programs and events. My starting materials ranged from as little as a title, to as much as a completely written script that I must then envision.
A duck poster that I created (viewable elsewhere on this site) won the Outstanding Professional Skill Award from a group called The Association for Communication Excellence, also known as ACE. The award required me to make a video about the project that would be shown at their annual conference in Salt Lake City, but no further requirements were given. So I took advantage of this unique opportunity to have a little fun while also challenging myself creatively, technically, and logistically. I decided to avoid the easy and forgettable route of making a conventional video explaining my poster, and instead envisioned an ambitious project that would require me to write, act, film, edit, create an AI narrator, and do effects, sound, and graphic design – all within an extremely condensed time-frame of a little more than one week. I designed it to appeal specifically to the ACE conference audience, which responded with what I was told was the only standing ovation in the history of the conference.
The following is a music video that I worked on for a very well-known heavy metal super-group called Down. My starting point was a mostly edited sequence of otherwise untouched performance footage. My job was to finalize the edit and add everything else, including effects, visual style, and additional elements such as the flashes of hand-written lyrics.
