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Direct download: planeAnimation_03.mov
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Direct download: wol_pt2.mp4
Category: Music -- posted at: 11:37 AM
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Direct download: CalPt1_demoReel.mp4
Category: Music -- posted at: 12:38 PM
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Direct download: SUS_pt4.mov
Category: Music -- posted at: 10:54 PM
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Direct download: SIRENZ_TV_VERSION.mp4
Category: Music -- posted at: 1:53 AM
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Direct download: reviveTV_12_intro.m4v
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Direct download: 08ElectionOutro.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 11:10 PM
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Direct download: 08ElectionBumper.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 11:08 PM
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Direct download: 08ElectionIntro.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 11:06 PM
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Direct download: reviveTV_11.mov
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 5:16 PM
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Direct download: reviveTV_10_intro.mov
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 2:55 AM
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Direct download: lightOnly.mov
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 3:16 PM
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An art student on his way to school is about to encounter aliens.
 

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Direct download: justinTymeEp_01.mov
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 2:19 AM
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The Last Man Standing mp3 file.

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Direct download: lastManStanding.mp3
Category: general -- posted at: 7:12 PM
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Matte painting made with Vue and Maya.

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Direct download: homeOnTheRange.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:48 PM
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Matte painting made with Vue and Maya.

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Direct download: EstablishingShot.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:46 PM
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Here is a challenge entry for the pixelcorps matchmove greenscreen track.

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Direct download: pxc_cha_mmmv_03_av.mov
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 6:47 PM
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My edit for the pxc Get Cracking challenge.

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Direct download: pxcCracknEgg.m4v
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:07 PM
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Handheld DV footage tracked with Matchmover. Spaceships instanced to particle object with random speed control in Maya. Color passes composited in After Effects.

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Direct download: skyparkUFO_02_breakdown_02.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 6:34 PM
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Here is a sample of scene 1 from my thesis project.

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Direct download: lightTest_032108_02.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 2:32 AM
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Here's a title idea for a project I'm working on. It is about the adventures of an art student who travels in time searching for the lost inspiration in making movies.

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Direct download: JustinTyme.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 3:44 PM
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Here's this week's texture assignment. Pick a movie (I chose King Kong0 and create seamless textures based on that. 1024x1024 applied to a plane with 2x2 uv coverage. Also the first podcast created with the appleTV codec.

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Direct download: av_mod-04-seamlessTexture_01.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 7:48 PM
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Create textures using different parts of pictures.

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Direct download: texture101.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 10:43 PM
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Stock footage tracked in Matchmover Pro, spaceship and explosions in Maya, laser and composite in After Effects.

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Direct download: Escape_Attempt.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 12:54 AM
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Shot 4 detailed in Vue and Maya, with a soundtrack.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 12:54 AM
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Zoom in from space to Monster Park in San Francisco.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 12:29 AM
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Stock footage tracked in Matchmover Pro. Maya PFX hotel and grass. Shadow plane added.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 5:09 PM
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 A 3 second matchmove shot using stock footage and a model car. Tracked in realviz Matchmover. Aligned, textured, lighting and shadows in Maya, comped in After Effects.

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Direct download: matchmove_011208.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 10:15 PM
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Here's the final matchmove project shot on mini DV, tracked in Matchmover Pro, checkerboxed in Maya and comped in After Effects.

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Direct download: MatchmoverFinal.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 7:44 PM
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Here's a result from my final project in MEL scripting. Everything was created by the script and includes nurbs, polys, emitters, particles, softbodies, fields, joints, expressions and keyframes. All with the push of a button!

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 11:04 PM
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This is the updated version of shot 4.

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Direct download: Thesis_Shot_4_120607.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 1:32 AM
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Soundtrack to follow...

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Another scene using the same camera data as the other two. 65 hours rendered in camera at 1200x400. About 3 hours to design.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 11:15 PM
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Here's a result of a MEL script I wrote for class.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 1:25 AM
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Maya camera data export to Vue.

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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 12:08 AM
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Export camera data from Maya into Vue.

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Direct download: creedenceCameraExport.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 4:46 PM

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Direct download: spaceMtn01_vue_1235.bmp
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:23 PM
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Direct download: moonShot01_vue_0743.bmp
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:21 PM
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Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:20 PM
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Here's a simple scene using the production render settings.

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Direct download: weed_03_100307.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 8:08 PM
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Here is the plasma tunnel. It's a simple foreground over background composite with each element rendered separately out of Maya. The scale is a little off, but that's how it goes. Rather than try to perfect this shot, I am going to move on and come up with something better! Next up will be the second half of my final last semester, the 300 Field Scene. Then I will start some serious yet flexible R&D on the opening shot for my thesis, the creation of light.

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Direct download: PlasmaTunnel.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 2:13 PM
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Well, I placed third in my catagory and won $1,000! Check out my website at www.isabody.info and purchase a 30 day program! You will be amazed at the results!

Hi folks! Here is the home movie I made as part of a recent weight loss competition I was in. I'll get the results around August 1.

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Direct download: Isabody_Challenge.m4v
Category: Health -- posted at: 10:57 PM
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Hi folks! Here is a shot that I came up with in the last week. I have been working on more of a film resolution look and I settled on 1440 x 600. The ipod compression knocked it down to 640 x 266. I also worked on compositing seperate layers but was having some issues with the geometry mattes so I just rendered it straight out of Maya. This is more research for the look of my thesis, so keep an eye out for my next shot, a plasma tunnel fly through!

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Direct download: PlasmaBeam_070707.m4v
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Hi, and welcome to demo reel! This is the final for my particles class this past Spring semester. For those of you who don't know what particles are, it is a 3d reproduction of physics and natural phenomenon such as smoke, fire, objects falling with gravity and colliding with each other. The assignment was to propel the car up a ramp, through a ring of fire and then smash through a wall of ice. One of my favorite part of this assignment was rendering out each element seperately for compositing, as you can see in the shot breakdown. I really enjoy this type of work, so look for more dynamic simulations down the line!

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Direct download: Wall_Of_Ice_062407.m4v
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Hi Folks! This shot is half of my final assignment for a compositing class at the Academy. I downloaded a trailer for the movie 300 and then shot some greenscreen footage of myself. The assignment was to key and motion track using high definition video. the original BG plate we 1920 x 800 and my foreground element we 1920 x 1080. I pulled multiple keys on the hair, arm, guitar, shirt and motion tracked garbage mattes to pull them in. It's a little goofy but I was going for a music video based on the soundtrack for a movie kinda look. Of course, color correction played a big part. I addedd a fake snow over the top and adjusted the final resolution. It's only 50 frames so don't blink!

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Direct download: 300_Wolf_Scene.m4v
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Hi folks, welcome to my demo reel! This shot is the final project for one of my classes at the Academy of Art for the Spring 2007 semester. It is a previsualization of shot 4 of my thesis called "3 Days".

In this shot, we see the creation of land and plants. I also wrote and performed the guitar tracks which may sound familiar. They are based on some of my favorite Pink Floyd and CCR riffs.

Keep an eye out for my finished thesis in June of 2008. It will feature a rockin' soundtrack performed by me featuring some familiar riffs and licks from Rimsky Korsakov's "The Flight of the Bumblebee", Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4", Rossini's "William Tell Overture", the theme from "Jaws" as well as variations on the tunes heard here.

The thesis is about the first 3 days of creation as told in the account of Genesis. The soundtrack will be used as a structure to build the visual effects around. It will be about 2-3 minutes long.

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Direct download: thesis_4_preVis_051607.m4v
Category: Visual Effects -- posted at: 1:14 PM
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The story behind this song is there's a tormented individual who has some kind of problem in his head. As we progress through the song we get deeper into his head and discover that all this dementia is caused by a search for inner peace.

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Direct download: insidePodcast_copy_1.m4v
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Here is the final installment of The Sketch Boys. Reggie is mysteriously transported back to the age of chivalry. The next podcast will be the "Inside" music video I've been talking about all summer. Subscribe now so you don't miss it!

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Hi folks, welcome to Demo Reel. This is the fourth episode of "The Sketch Boys". In it, Jim, Reggie and Carlos engage in a deep space intruder chase. Featuring an original musical interlude by Jim. I got the idea for this video after purchasing some spaceship models, then there's the play on words.

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Direct download: alpharomeo.mp4
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 6:01 PM
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Hi folks, this is the mp3 for the upcoming music video "Inside". I recorded it exclusively with Garage Band. Guitars, bass and vocals were recorded live - yes that's my voice! The drum tracks were stock loops. If you heard any of the music that accompanied some of the previous posts I've made then you should really dig this.

The video is almost done, just a few tweaks here and there. The VFX that comprise the video are just as fiery as the music!

I have been playing guitar and writing songs for about 24 years and I have a music degree. I decided to integrate my musical and VFX skills because the music gives me a good story to work with. Once the music is done then I start visualizing elements that would go well with a certain section of music.

The story behind this song is there's a tormented individual who has some kind of problem in his head. As we progress through the song we get deeper into his head and discover that all this dementia is caused by a search for inner peace.

Subscribe now so you don't miss the video!

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Direct download: insideClean.mp3
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 3:20 PM
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Here is the third installment of The Sketch Boys. Thanks to Robert Spriggs for letting me use the song "Ejector Seat". Please google him and check out some more of his work. The initial title for this cartoon was The Spam Bandit, after I was pegged for spamming the Adobe After Effects and Premiere forum boards. Through feedback from another 3d animation forum I decided to change the title to El Spam Bandito and introduce Carlos. I was encouraged by a former co-worker to include a female character. All voices, animation and editing by yours truly. Don't forget the big "Inside" music video coming up. Subscribe so you won't miss it!

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Direct download: elSpamBanditoDemoReel12_080606.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 11:31 PM
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This is the second Sketch Boys animation I came up with. Inspired by a trip to San Francisco, CA. I took once when I worked for the County of Santa Cruz. I hardly ever went to SF and I misjudged the timing. Next thing I was stuck in heavy traffic and going the wrong way! I was extremely late for my meeting, which was a luncheon/pow wow of local government audit managers. No, I wasn't the audit manager, I was supposed to meet the audit manager there (and get 8 hours of education credits). Anyways, it was an embarrasing moment and the audit manager actually wrote me up for being 4 hours late! Ironically, the meeting was held in the Veteran's Hall across the street from one of the Academy of Art buildings, before I ever thought of going back to school! Shortly thereafter I quit that job and now I travel to SF on a regular basis to attend classes at the Academy of Art! Is that weird or what?

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Direct download: sanFriscoDemoReel11_062606.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 5:59 PM
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This is the first episode in a five part series called The Sketch Boys I made last year with a few inexpensive programs like Poser 4, Acid 4.0 and Mimic. In it, Jim and Reggie can't decide whether to lounge around the house or go out for a snack. First I wrote the script and then recorded the voices into Acid. I used Mimic to create the lip sync files and applied those files to 3d models and rendered them out of Poser.

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Direct download: iceCreamDemoReel10_060806.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 8:34 PM
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One of the first narrative animations I created using Poser 4 and Mimic lip sync software. This is based on a true story. I was inspired to do this after observing the behaviour of a 6 and 7 year old one day.

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Direct download: jebTheSheriffDemoReel09_052906.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 5:44 PM
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This shot was a bonus assignment from my VFX 1 class at the Academy of Art, Fall '05. I was supposed to shoot a video background with deep shadows and show a CG element moving out of the shadows in a realistic way.

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Direct download: alienGumbyDemoReel08_032706.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 2:04 AM
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This is a shot I worked on to experiment with effects in Maya. I needed to learn how the ocean shader works and I thought I would have a little fun with it as well. This shot represents a lot of CG work that I will later on combine with live action footage. Specifically the "Inside" music video.

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Direct download: oceanDeathDemoReel07_030606.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 5:42 AM
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This is a really popular shot. I took a still image from "The Maltese Falcon" and painted out the parts I didn't want the audience to see. I filmed myself lip synching the dialog and after I composited the whole thing it matched up pretty good. I added noir elements, shadows and old film effects to seam it all together.

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Direct download: filmNoirDemoReel06_020406.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 12:20 AM
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I used a child's action figure I bought from Toys 'R Us and Knoll Light Factory 2 to make a light sabre face off.

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Direct download: phantomPhorce2DemoReel05_012706.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 5:01 PM
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This shot shows how you can make a still image look like a movie by compositing different effects such as rain, clouds and lightning.

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Direct download: rainyDayDemoReel04_012106.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 2:18 AM
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A 10 second shot featuring miniature bluescreen action and particle effects.

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Direct download: generalGrievousDemoReel03_011806.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 2:14 AM
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Here is the shot breakdown for the Demo Reel 01 011506 post.

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Direct download: shotBreakdownDemoReel02_011606.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 1:07 AM
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Here is my demo reel as of January 16, 2006. It is a collection of the best visual effects (VFX) and computer generated (CG) animation shots I completed last semester. I did all the animation, compositing and music except for the last scene. That is a collaboration with an actor named Ryan Cox who spoke the words of Job. Stay tuned for the shot breakdown where I show you how step by step how I made the shots. Adam

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Direct download: demoReel01_011506.m4v
Category: VFX, animation and motion graphics -- posted at: 12:53 AM
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