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This effort most likely saved her life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/fc8cf8c7-3713-46fc-b57b-0e08d030b9cc/build1_2.gif Work - Blank on Blank - Lip-Sync Scene Because this animation had a run time of almost 6 minutes, one technique I used to have engaging visuals throughout it was to have some of the scenes draw on, as well as Illustrate and animate Stephanie talking directly to the audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/ad3d2d8b-d4df-4704-9a37-2acf38dd12ff/dame_shirley_final+animation_v4_1.mp4-high.gif Work - Blank on Blank - Golden Ratio I wanted to link the passing of time with Stephanie’s interest in mathematics. Design this transition was a lot of fun. I’m a math geek at heart, so I loved animating the golden ratio. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/2021animationreel monthly 0.5 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/60d9d062-7dd5-4fd3-8ebe-cfb1734941f4/REEL-GIF-2.gif Work - 2024 Animation Reel - Tales From the Trip: Fat Tony Often times I try to make shots in an animation reel feel like one continuous piece. Using this slime transition I did brings me back to the days when I watched old school nickelodeon cartoons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/c0dfcb1b-dbbe-4647-b210-473568444cf5/REEL-GIF-1.gif Work - 2024 Animation Reel - Tales from the Trip: Sara Weinshenk’s Boob Came Out While on Acid This is probably one of my favorite scenes in the episode. I enjoy mixing cell animation with after effects compositing tricks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/8f78e1e6-0cb8-4130-a611-dcf2cc600ab7/REEL-GIF-4.gif Work - 2024 Animation Reel - Tales From the Trip: Duncan Trussell This shot was definitely inspired by Futurama’s hypno-toad. Often times to create a fun background I’ll take a piece of art work I’ve done and apply a kaleidoscope effect in After Effects. The results can be really fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/b7686cd0-306f-40d2-96da-f275bbffeb99/REEL-GIF-3.gif Work - 2024 Animation Reel - Good Morning America: Valentines Day Deals and Steals Promo Holidays are my favorite times to work on a GMA Promo. There’s usually a lot of creative freedom, although the nature of working in broadcast gives me about 3-4 hours to work on these before they have to be ready for air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd9b3600a38d30001381506/1561733236334-KUSVPLJH8M6RZ7I8UDM4/american-portraiture-2.jpg Work - 2024 Animation Reel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd9b3600a38d30001381506/1561733236168-MYDNDZRCV0FP4DYFEJXB/american-portraiture-1+copy.jpg Work - 2024 Animation Reel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd9b3600a38d30001381506/1561733236499-QA6FWKR80L06VKKZN005/american-portraiture-3.jpg Work - 2024 Animation Reel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cd9b3600a38d30001381506/1561733236520-2NYS7VR3NSFPRAUQHIBH/american-portraiture-4.jpg Work - 2024 Animation Reel https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/greater-than-fear monthly 0.5 2022-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/ed1c11c1-db97-40da-8a59-3b6acc028cf5/fear3-gif.gif Work - Greater than fear - Newspaper Layout I wanted to design an aesthetic approach to visualize the news. This segment showcases the headline stories involving hi profile police shootings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/db612527-830f-4ad9-947a-831733f922f6/FEAR-GIF1.gif Work - Greater than fear - Infographic Scene My approach to data visualization is informed by my practice as an Art instructor. Most people are visual learners, and using dynamic charts and pictographs helps carry the overall narrative of the piece. The old saying a picture is worth a thousand words rings true in info graphic design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/53091d5c-256a-4873-8e53-174f7ab3dab8/FEAR2-GIF.gif Work - Greater than fear - Jailed people walk cycle For this segment I introduced more traditional animation to give the piece an organic feel. I illustrated a hand drawn walking cycle of jailed people in Adobe animate. Then I duplicated, changed details like hairstyles, and color corrected the assets. This is the resulting composite. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/new-portfolio-item monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/c4e587fc-53be-40b0-8f4f-e62c9fd3b45d/INTRO-GIF2.gif Work - ATD - 3D and 2D composite Integrating 2D and 3D animation is something I’ve always wanted to do. To accomplish this I decided to render 3D components out with an isometric perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/d5fed18d-019c-4de6-a3c7-141036fe2469/flash-run1.gif Work - ATD - Employee Run Cycle Looping run cycles were drawn and animated in adobe animate. It was important that every asset be on a loop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/f5da08cd-1706-49c2-8619-ae3910a25129/flash-walk.gif Work - ATD - Employee Walk Cycle I was inspired by the sims for this project, and wanted to implement a style with minimal outlines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/b89401eb-84d8-4d09-b9df-af04789ab043/sketchup1.gif Work - ATD - 3D mesh in Cinema 4D This project had a tight deadline, so it was important to keep the 3D elements simple so that it could be rendered quickly. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/new-portfolio-item-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/61e2938f-7f20-4a6f-9aa7-f229c6768516/Meek_Mill_intro.gif Work - The Trap of Probation - Meek Mill Illustration We wanted the look for this video to be minimalistic with dynamic transitions. We decided on an illustration style that emphasizes the use of negative space so that it’d feel integrated with the rest of the video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/0c998948-a5cf-4b95-be08-cf7453fe0bcf/infograph.gif Work - The Trap of Probation - Infographic Scene Simple infographics really help convey a narrative. Our team used news paper clips to add an added layer of depth as well as rotoscoping Van Jones out so we could really have some engaging layouts for this video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/2cbd237d-5c22-4111-b4c4-6e761a203fe1/probation-transition.gif Work - The Trap of Probation - The State Transition Often times I enjoy using simple shapes as a catalyst for dynamic motions and transitions. I wanted to play with the metaphor of the “ All seeing eye” of a police state to inform this illustration https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/new-portfolio-item-2 monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/3fc23e96-33c7-4fd7-833b-47236da2934b/warp.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Shane Mauss - Data Warp Scene I worked on the Comedy Central series “Tales from the Trip” for 2 years. Shane Mauss was by far the most viewed episode. It has 2.5 Million+ Views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/a326a489-dee6-4288-8113-9e44e2597744/INCEPTION.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Shane Mauss - “Inception Style” Scene Bouncing balls are a fundamental exercise for any animation 101 course. I’ve definitely used the bouncing booger in this scene as a demo for animation students https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/b14197fe-0741-4492-8ebc-ff145d173f03/CACTUS.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Shane Mauss - “Kim and Kanye Cactus” Scene One of my favorite parts of working on this series was the absolute absurdity of some of the scenes. I had a blast creating this. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/new-portfolio-item-3 monthly 0.5 2022-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/ffc8aa9d-5fff-445a-b714-f9cf59032cdd/classrom.gif Work - 5 Step Guide to Slam Poetry - Desk Comp Scene This scene is actually made up of 4 of my coworkers including myself in the middle. It was shot on a go-pro camera to give it the fish eye look, then I combined all the footage and referenced it for this rotoscoped section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/d628d0d2-a8f6-401f-9a47-7dcb738161e4/close-up-face.gif Work - 5 Step Guide to Slam Poetry - Writing Scene This was one of my first animations using the French animation software TV Paint. It has a lot of great digital brushes that really give natural looking pencil and charcoal texture to my drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/eff8f2ad-a2ae-4b7e-9684-9f8a21d2fb40/door-open.gif Work - 5 Step Guide to Slam Poetry - Final Scene This scene represents Tyson overcoming his writers block and pushing through his mental and physical barriers to create a beautiful poem. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/tales-from-the-trip-akilah-hughes monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/c91c4829-5d62-4667-98a5-3cc499756b84/old-person.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Akilah Hughes - Third Eye Cry Sometimes it doesn’t take too many in between drawings to make a really dynamic transition. The transition for Greek Goddess to cat lady was done in about 3 frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/bdcd75aa-ae12-46ea-93b4-81a78b4b92e2/bed-scene.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Akilah Hughes - Kinky Bedroom Scene I love playing with the unexpected. The ending for this animation is a little PG13 but all in good humor! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/dfadde97-c22b-4a95-ad40-3ba4fe3bd657/oranges.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Akilah Hughes - Orange Slice Scene Blood Oranges…lol I didn’t really have to try to hard for this gag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/365802ff-143a-4676-9b59-28865d19982e/red-scissor.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Akilah Hughes - Choke Scene The movie “Us” was definitely the inspiration for this parody scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/7fd0d4db-c2e0-4848-9ea5-63486bcb22c1/moon-sun.gif Work - Tales From the Trip Akilah Hughes - Sun Murder My favorite part of this scene is the blood smear. I had a lot of fun making the moon look as psychotic as possible. https://www.pixelcollective.net/work/new-portfolio-item-4 monthly 0.5 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/500e4528-aed0-40dd-aab0-68d5103777ae/PANELS-ANIMATE.gif Work - Gravity and the Human Body - Concept Art The art for this animation was designed by painting 5 panels and combining them together in after effects to create a 2.5 D environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/e992f3d2-d5b7-4dbb-a0a5-603772953b46/space-ship.gif Work - Gravity and the Human Body - Mission Control Scene Upon listening to the script for this animation we decided a non linear approach would be best. Creating a space ship with various screens to move to allowed us to create a clear metaphor for this type of story telling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8c01b0b28a862c20ae87c/41a9c31c-0109-4d16-923e-b45fe6af5668/space-ship-landing.gif Work - Gravity and the Human Body - Space Ship Landing Digital paintings for this animation were created in Adobe Photoshop. 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