Project Type: Motion Graphics

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Montage 2011

A montage of all the pieces I have created up to today. Credit Music: ‘Hi-D’ by Depapepe Stills

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Take Action Now

After winning the Sparky Award, I was approached by SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) to produce a front page animation for their new website, Right to Research Coalition. Based on the style of the website, I animated their statistic data and message. … Read More

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Animal Cops Rebrand

A rebranding idea for Animal Cops, a documentary program that follows the duty and drama of animal law enforcement officers in multiple cities. To make potential viewers to stay on the channel after the previous show, I thought it was crucial to avoid introducing the … Read More

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The Millet Cake Story

A kinetic typography piece based on a short story written by Kenji Miyazawa, a very popular Japanese writer. Featured in TBT2 event “A Walk in the Woods” on May 19th, 2010. Credits: Voice Actor: Miguel Harlaque Recording supervisor: Jesse Cook Original story: “The Wolf Forest, … Read More

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Fireflies

A showcase of 3D models made in Maxon Cinema 4D. The project’s aim was to gain experience in modeling and animating in 3D. I picked a firefly and designed a ‘industrial’ and a ‘futuristic’ versions of it playing on the characteristic of a firefly; the … Read More

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Share What You’ve Got

As an entry to the Sparky Award 09, this video illustrates the value of sharing information. See what happens as all the characters begin sharing their potential! Award: Grand Prize Winner of Sparky Awards 2009 [See Article] Credits: Music: Jesse Cook Character Design Stills Campus … Read More

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Where The Wild Things Are

A title sequence made for the movie ‘Where The Wild Things Are.’ My approach was to illustrate how the world we take for granted as adults may look differently through the eyes of a child. It parallels with how the boundary between reality and imagination … Read More

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Habitat For Humanity Spot

A commercial for Habitat For Humanity utilizing kinetic type and info-graphics. My approach was to input as much sense of reality as possible by utilizing different voice actors for every sentence. Stills

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The Finest Turntable

One of my early kinetic typography work. I tried to capture the characteristics this amusing piece of music in the most simplistic way I can think of. Award: Comotion 2010 Best Visual to a Score First Place Credits: Music: “Congratulations!” by Towa Tei Stills

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Food Network Identity

A 15-second network brand identity produced for Food Network channel. My approach was to case light on the beauty of food bringing people together under various occasions.

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Significance of Cooking Terms

My source of inspiration was an old video about cooking methods found at www.archive.org. I transferred the verbal expressions in the clip into motion graphics. Award: Inspire ’09 Maxon Competition Finalist Stills