3D Work and Animations

What would happen if a mask completely changed who you were?

This short film, created for my senior thesis in Alias Maya, explores the themes of relationship and how we interact.

Based on the ancient theater arts of Comedia del’Arte, this piece is entirely pantomime. Each of the masks represents a new character- just don’t lose sight of the characters under the masks!

I wrote the script and designed all concepts for this piece. I modeled, rigged, animated, textured, lit, rendered, and edited the film as well, over the period of two semesters.

Please note that there is sound, and you may need to adjust your speakers accordingly.

• Face to Face (Music is custom composed and written by Katherine Ulmer.)

The Knight character, which our class dubbed ‘Rusty’, was created for class use by our instructor Charlotte Belland so we could focus on animation. The horse model was created by her as well, though I rigged the head creating my own blend shapes.

The following are various short films created to convey different situations and emotions. Please note that there is sound on these videos, and you may need to adjust your speakers accordingly.

• Walking with Purpose (Royalty free crowd track.)
• Pavane Dance Sequence (Music is “Pavane” from Kiss Me Kate.)
• Prop Problems (Music is an edited version of the jazz number ‘Sing Sang Sung’ .)
• What I’ve Always Wanted (Sound clip taken from Darkwing Duck.)
• Waiting (Music is Barber’s Adagio for Strings)
• Sargeant (Sound clip taken from Toy Story, © Pixar Studios)

These are two technical demonstrations of the models used in Face to Face, my senior thesis. Included are A short video demonstrating the full range of movement of the character, and a wireframe turnaround of the head and face, showing poly structure and numbers. Piece modeled and rigged in Alias Maya.

• Arlecchino Rig Demonstration
• Arlecchino Head and Face Turn Around

A reel of some of my traditional animation work. The unfinished quality is due to capturing with a camera connected to an Amiga computer and VHS system. All drawn by hand- old school!

Please note that there is sound, and you may need to adjust your speakers accordingly.

• Traditional Reel (Music is Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.)