MURDER
13 min. (71 MB)

Premise: A scarecrow overcomes his fear of crows to protect a farm and its creatures.

Notes: Seventeen students from art, computer science, and other disciplines produced this film as the culmination of a year long collaborative program.

My Contribution:
Layout/Design Lead
Scarecrow Modeling/Rigging
Character Animation
Audio Mixing
Animatics
Effects

ICE AGE 3:
Dawn of the Dinosaurs
0 min. (0 MB)
In theaters: July 2009

Premise: The gang is all back, but so are some unexpected guests.

Notes: Produced by Twentieth Century Fox, this was my second film as a character technical director.

My Contribution:
Character Rigging.

*copyright Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios

GARFIELD A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES
2 min. (10 MB)

Premise: The world's favorite American cat is back and this time he's going to London where he meets his royal doppelganger, Prince.

Notes: Produced by Twentieth Century Fox Studios, my second project at Rhythm + Hues Studios in Los Angeles.

My Contribution:
Technical Animation(hair, cloth and fur dynamics)
Animated couch cushion deformations
Additional shape correction to compliment Garfield's sillhouette

*copyright Twentieth Century Fox

HAPPY FEET
1 min. (10 MB)

Premise: Singing and dancing penguins, what more can you ask for?

Notes: Produced by Warner Bothers Studios, this is my first feature animated film.

My Contribution:
Technical Animation(feather and cloth dynamics as well as deformation clean up)

*copyright Warner Brothers Studios

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
0.5 min. (5 MB)

Premise: Being a security gaurd in the New York Natural History Museum just got a little harder. A magical force has brought all the animals and displays to life and it's up to Larry to maintain order.

Notes: Produced by Fox Studios, this film offered another opportunity to work with an all cg Lion, digital double of Owen Wilson, and a number of other exotic animals.

My Contribution:
Technical Animation(hair, cloth and fur dynamics).

*copyright Twentieth Century Fox

BRENDAN TURNTABLE
12 sec. (1 MB)

Premise: A caricature of myself.

Notes: Made for character animation, this stylized self portrait is complete with phonem blendshapes and fully articulating joints.

My Contribution:
Character Design
Modeling
Texturing
Rigging
Blendshapes
Character Animation
Rendering

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