In 2023, I joined a community mentorship program called Motion Science to receive feedback and grow my skills. The program includes weekly challenges, courses, and critiques of our work by a seasoned motion designer.
Motion Science Logo Intro
We were challenged to create a 5-second or less animation of the Motion Science logo that captured the essence of the course. I settled on a space theme of "launching careers" and "broadening horizons".
Yannis Papadopoulos Title
I based the design of this challenge on my favorite song, Blind and Frozen, by the band Beast in Black. The image is a still from their music video that I upscaled using Photoshop. I then separated Yannis from the background and used 3D projection in After Effects to give his head some depth and a little rotation.
Cryptid Camelid Title
Made using Illustrator and After Effects. I created this logo for a mock game studio as a way to test my character animation skills. The character was rigged in After Effects using the Joysticks N' Sliders, Good Parent, and Rubber Hose plugins.
Enchanted Library Title
Made using Cinema 4D, Blender, and After Effects. The assets were kitbashed from Turbosquid and CG trader. The stand was modeled in Blender, and the magic particles were added using Particular in After Effects.
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Headphones Commercial
Originally made using Blender and Cycles, following a tutorial by Opulent Switzerland on YouTube. I re-shaded it and re-rendered it with Redshift's Blender plugin to get a smoother and quicker result.