Category: Video
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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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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.