Category: Artistic

  • 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…

  • “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…

  • After Effects Animation: Entity of Creation

    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.

  • After Effects Animation:  Reeling for the Empire

    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.

  • Video collage:  Troubadour

    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.  

  • Vida: a musical journey

    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  See full details, including historical references, here.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…