Author: ncb1
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Print Layout: Art Catalogue
For this project, an art gallery wanted to print a full-color 16-page booklet highlighting the work of one of their artists. I went to the artist’s studio, took photos of several of his paintings, and some photos of the artist himself. I processed the photos in Photoshop, cropping to the edges of the paintings, correcting for…
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ASAM Corporate Motion Graphics
One of the corporate freelance clients I worked is the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). The first project was the improved layout for their infographic for a slide pack and print, and I wanted to explore their other instructional materials. One of the assets in their PDF documentation is a flowchart about pregnancy and addiction.…
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ASAM Corporate Infographic
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) needed some customized slides for an upcoming training series. We needed to convey a visual comparison of various statistics, to quickly make an impact during the presentation. I decided to use Illustrator for this project, as it would offer me the alignment, pattern, and text tools I’d need.…
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Video Editing: “Backlit” Interview
I was invited to collaborate with a fantastic production crew on this series produced by Women In Film and Video New England (WIFVNE) and High Output Academy. I was the editor on this project, doing edits in Premiere and motion graphics in After Effects. Over 3 hours of content with Mel Nesteruk, a gaffer and…
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“Whisper”: kinetic text
The idea for this project originated around a small entre-acte on a Regina Spektor album: a short whispered dialogue between Regina and a younger girl, the track is called “Whisper”. I thought it would be charming to animate this dialogue, using kinetic text and motion graphics in After Effects. Since the theme is about waiting and…
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Creative Split Screens
This is a tutorial series where I teach, step by step, from total beginner to more advanced After Effects techniques. It was originally published on udemy.com, but I am making some content available for free on youtube, this is a playlist of public tutorial videos. Overview of Creative Split Screens Part 1 Overview of Creative…
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EdX Online Course Design
I was the media designer for an EdX course entitled “Making Science and Engineering Pictures“, taught by science photographer Felice Frankel. I created all the video content in After Effects, and was the course author in the edx.org platform. Demo reel and production notes about this project. This was a complete Adobe Creative Suite project:…
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After Effects Animation: Entity of Creation
This animation was all done in After Effects, utilizing kinetic texts and complex layers of images prepared in Photoshop. See production notes here.
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After Effects Animation: Reeling for the Empire
In this main title sequence, I wanted to establish a sense of place, time, characters, and an unsettling mystery. This project is based on the short story by Karen Russel. Images were edited in Photoshop, then assembled and animated in After Effects. See the production notes here.
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Video collage: Troubadour
Assembled with pieces of footage from European travels, this video collage pays homage to the memory of musician Owain Phyfe, and to the legacy of medieval troubadours. Read the full production notes here.
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Vida: a musical journey
This concept album, inspired by the work of medieval troubadours, combines spoken word and underscore to tell a story of love. See full details, including historical references, here. To buy the CD, visit CDbaby.com. This was truly a labor of love for me. I wrote, recorded, and edited it over the course of several years…