I am absolutely thrilled to have just completed a huge amount of work with ABC News on the third Democratic Debate, broadcast live on Sept 12, 2019. We created animations for over…
Visual Effects for Educational Initiative “Me And The Light”
For Spearman Adams educational documentary film "Me & The Light" and its accompanying iniative, I worked with the filmmakers to remove unwanted elements in the frame, visually enhance environments & lighting, and…
We’re Currently Designing Live Set Graphics for ABC News’ Democratic Debates in Houston
To say I’m excited about this one is a bit of an understatement: we’ve begun work on the third round of Democratic Primary Debates, this one for ABC News & Univision. The…
FROM THE ARCHIVE : Rock & Soul Museum Animations
Motion graphics, video editing & animations for The Rock & Soul Museum’s MMHOF 2013 & 2014 inductees. For the 2013 MMHOF Ceremony, we created artist introduction video designs & animations for the…
FROM THE ARCHIVE : Documentary Title Sequence
Storyboards, illustration and motion graphics animation I made as a creative concept for a documentary feature film’s opening titles.
“Projecting The Future” in the news – The Commercial Appeal
There’s an article in the Commercial Appeal (Memphis’ oddly-named daily newspaper) spotlighting my most recent project, and it’s a really fun one. I’ve been working with the Memphis Brand Initiative on a…
Stage Projections for Opera Memphis’s “The Falling & The Rising”
This is an ongoing educational project with Opera Memphis, involving Graphic Design students at the University of Memphis. The full-length opera The Falling & The Rising was the subject this year–it’s a beautiful piece about our soldiers and the sacrifices they make.
Motion Graphics for Listen For Good’s how-to video series
Highlights from a whole bunch-a motion graphics recently created for California-based non-profit Listen For Good. These are from the first series of videos that I’m currently working on, in partnership with Valibus…
Projection Design for the Memphis Brand Initiative : a gallery
More here (with video) about this Memphis event on Nov 27, 2018. Apologies for the often-poor photo quality, but it was a dark (but fun!) evening.
Motion Graphics workshop at the Indie Memphis Youth Film Festival (updated 09/21)
I'll be leading a Motion Graphics workshop at the Indie Memphis Youth Film Festival tomorrow (Saturday September 8th) at 12:30pm. It's totally free for students in grades 7-12! Just sign up and come…
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Highlights of our digital sets from the 2012 & 2013 Tony Awards
The Tony Awards are a couple of years behind me & my crew now, but I continue to create digital screens for many other clients–including some that came directly from the Tonys.…
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Digital screen design for the big Show Open at the 67th Annual Tony Awards
One of my favorite moments from the 5 years I spent on the Tonys. This is from the 2013 show. During the dress rehearsal that morning, at the end of this Opening…
Sneak peek at Opera Memphis projections
I’m very proud of the endeavors of University of Memphis graphic design students Chad Malone, Cassie Farrier & Parks Perdue…They worked along side me and Professor Gary Golightly to create stage projections…
Logo redesign & animation for film director Craig Brewer’s BR2 Productions
This was a very fast-paced but rewarding project: updating film director Craig Brewer’s production company logo, and then animating it for the screen. The existing logo was still solid but just needed…
Animations & motion graphics for Crosstown Concourse documentary film
Some University of Memphis Department of Art students & I were a part of this documentary, put together *almost* single-handedly by Justin Thompson of Crosstown Arts. We were responsible for animating a…
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Screen graphics for TED Talks Education on PBS
This was TED’s first-ever TV special, and it aired on PBS in 2013 (courtesy of WNET 13 in NYC). The event itself was held in Brooklyn’s beautiful BAM Harvey Theater. Hosted by…
FROM THE ARCHIVE: TLC’s “Ice Diaries” TV Show Open
Created for TLC’s “Ice Diaries” reality show back in 2005/2006, these animated edits for the Show Open were part of a long process of working with production company IMG to get the…
Projection graphics for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Gala opener
Motion Graphics production for stage set projections I’m honored to have contributed a small amount of graphics work for Lincoln’s Center American Songbook Gala opening on February 1, 2017 at Alice Tully…
Fully animated promo for Ashley Furniture
For my friends at VIA Productions, I animated a promotional video for Ashley Homestore’s Craft Store portal. This was a fun project!
Our last TED Talks Live program airing on PBS in Septmember! “TED Talks: Education Revolution”
TED Talks: Education Revolution coming to PBS on Sept. 13, 2016 The final segment of TED Talks from last November’s six nights of “Ideas Worth Sharing” will air on PBS on September…
Video special effects for the Memphis Grizzlies’ film “Mike Conley: Our Conductor” by Craig Brewer
VFX for online film featuring Justin Timberlake & NBA all-stars The NBA Memphis Grizzlies just released the new short film by director Craig Brewer, entitled “Mike Conley: Our Conductor”. I’m proud to…
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Robin Hood charity gala screen visualizations
For 3 consecutive years I implemented custom live data visualizations for this incredible charity event. In partnership with Brian Oakes, John Stewart, and Alex Coletti, this series of applications was created for…
Next up: TED Talks War & Peace airing on PBS — MAY 30!
I’ve posted a few times about the screens for TED Talks Live, and some of my absolute favorite sets were for the upcoming theme “War & Peace”. I’m really excited for this…
TED Talks: Science & Wonder tomorrow on PBS, 10pm EST/9pm CST
Please watch “TED Talks: Science & Wonder” on PBS tomorrow night, Wednesday March 30, 2016 at 10pm EST/9pm CST, and let me know how you think we did with the designs of…