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Pixar

Projects I've worked at at Pixar from 2000 to present. These require Quicktime 6 or greater.

"WALL-E vs. a Vacuum Cleaner"- 5.5 MB Quicktime movie w/audio. ©2008 Disney/Pixar. This is the uncut 1 minute of animation that I did for the Super Bowl commercial. It was later trimmed and intercut with shots of Buzz and Woody. I had help finishing this from Sarah Mercey, Wendell Lee and Don Crum.
"Ratatouille" Showreel - 1 MB Quicktime movie w/audio. ©2007 Disney/Pixar. I only animated one shot on Ratatouille; I was working on WALL-E most of the time, but I begged them to give me a shot on this film because I knew it was so special. I only did Colette and Linguini skating, not the other characters.
"Big Stars" - 3 MB Quicktime movie w/audio. ©2006 Disney/Pixar. This is a commercial I directed for State Farm and Pixar featuring characters from Cars. I didn't direct the voice acting or story but I directed all aspects of production and post-production, and I animated a couple of shots in there, too.
"Cars" Showreel - 18 MB Quicktime movie w/audio. ©2006 Disney/Pixar. Here are the shots I animated on Cars, including some shots from the short film "Mater and the Ghostlight" and the commercial "Big Stars" for State Farm.
"The Incredibles " Showreel - 27.4 MB Quicktime movie w/audio. All of this content is ©2004 Disney/Pixar. Here are most of the shots I did for the film and promotional material, as well as a few gags I did for fun.
"Finding Nemo" Showreel - 8.6 MB mpeg4 movie w/audio. All of this content is ©2003 Disney/Pixar. This is a collection of some of the shots I did for the film and promotional material. And to all you Australians, they're saying "mine", not "mate".
"Monsters, Inc." Medley- 13.3 MB mpeg4 movie w/audio. All of this content is ©2001, 2002 Disney/Pixar. This is a collection of some of the shots I did for the film, the promotional material and the short, "Mike's New Car" (all available on the DVD). Contrary to popular belief, I had nothing to do with the design of the one-eyed, green monster "Mike".

Personal Work

"Preacher " - 1.8 MB Quicktime movie with audio. This was for a workflow lecture that I filmed for AnimationMentor.com. The audio is from Coming To America, and the character is a model provided by AM. Animated in Maya.

"Blit Dance " - 126KB animated gif . A quick Blit animation just for fun.

"Alien Song" - 3.1 MB Mpeg movie with audio . My first lip-synch exercise, featuring Blit Wizbok. Created in Animation: Master . Find out more about it in my Alien Song FAQ and The Making of Alien Song.

"Alien Gun Test" - 3.4 MB Cinepak Quicktime - no audio . Another Blit animation, this time focusing on timing and weight. Created in Animation: Master.

"Alien Test" - 5.4 MB Cinepak Quicktime - no audio. My first crack at character animation, featuring an early version of Blit Wizbok. Created in Animation: Master.

"Zero-G" - 5.4 MB Cinepak Quicktime - no audio . A motion and rendering test for my Zero-G fighter. Animated & rendered in Electric Image , composited in Adobe After Effects.

Titan AE

"Titan AE" - 1.9 MB Quicktime mov - no audio . Animated & rendered in Electric Image , composited in Adobe After Effects . This is a compilations of some of my shots from the final film, including one alternate version that didn't get used. Requires Quicktime 6.

Presto Studios

"Presto Logo" - 5 MB Quicktime movie with audio . I animated this logo for Presto in Adobe After Effects . The logo itself was created by Jack Davis.

"Legacy of Time FX" - 3.0 MB Quicktime - no audio . These are examples of 2D special effects and compositing I did for the adventure game Legacy of Time . Created in mostly in Adobe After Effects . 3D elements created in Electric Image .
"John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles" - 4.6 MB Quicktime mov - no audio. A compilation of environments I built for this game, ©1998 Mindscape Inc. Modeling: Form Z, Rendering: Electric Image . See my images section for more details. Requires Quicktime 6.