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Rescue Me: Title Sequence
This is the final version of the main title sequence followed by my initial storyboard.
I was given a brief to design a sequence that reflected the gritty, day-to-day life of a New York Firefighter working after 9/11. I decided to keep the POV at ground level to emphasize the everyday aspect and use shots that felt both iconically NYC and ordinary at the same time. Mixing these with grainy footage of firefighters going about their daily business in the fire station seemed like a good way to accomplish the objective.
Using my board as a guide, Digital Kitchen then produced, shot and edited the sequence adding in their own logo design.
Client: Digital Kitchen/FX
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Coke: Graphics package
Storyboard for beginning, middle and end inserts for Coke promotional spot.
Client: Digital Kitchen/Fitzgerald + Co./Coca-Cola
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Budweiser True Party Campaign: Commercial
Storyboard for Budweiser spot. The aim was to find a new way of defining a party, celebrating the commonality of everyone’s night out while elevating the product by showing hip, contemporary adults enjoying the Crisp, Clean, and Refreshing taste of Budweiser.
Client: Digital Kitchen/DDB/Budweiser
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Budweiser True Music Campaign: Commercial
Storyboard for Budweiser spot. The idea was to create of a design-centric commercial focusing attention on music in a new and interesting way. A crowd immersed or entranced speaks to the power of music and emphasizes the “True” component of this campaign.
Client: Digital Kitchen/DDB/ Budweiser
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Avenue C: Title Sequence
Storyboard for the title sequence of The Dave Chapelle show.
Client: Digital Kitchen/Showtime
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Canterbury’s Law: Title Sequence
One of two storyboards I did for the main title of this drama that starred Julianna Margulies. This concept focuses on establishing her character’s traits of independence and self-sufficiency.
Client: Pure/Fox
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Canterbury’s Law: Title Sequence
The second of two storyboards I did for the main title of this drama that starred Julianna Margulies. A character struggling with her past and the pressures of the present, the concept for this revolves around a filmstrip rewinding and fast forwarding through moments in her life.
Client: Pure/Fox
© PURE LLC
GMAC Insurance: Commercial
Storyboard for ad spot. These tongue-in-cheek direct response ads began with a guitar slinging narrator and unfolded as the song moved to describe a car wreck, a call for help, a birthday party being missed, and ultimately how GMAC saved the day.
Client: Digital Kitchen/Fitzgerald + Co.
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Food Network: Promo
Storyboard for ad spot. Food Network wished to reposition themselves as a network that provided not just in-kitchen demos, but far-flung and dynamic adventure, culture and competition.
My solution revolved around combining imagery with colorful graphics, melding elements from the foreground and background to create transitions and draw the viewer into that world.
Client: Digital Kitchen/Food Network
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Outside Investigations:
Title Sequence
Storyboard for main title. The show investigated cases of inherent intrigue and mystery in nature and outdoor life.
Client: Digital Kitchen/OLN
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Illinois Board of Tourism: Commercial
Storyboard for ad spot. The goal was to show that there is more in Illinois than Chicago and to create a piece that evoked curiosity or excitement about destinations unique to Illinois using black and white footage.
Client: Digital Kitchen/JWT
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Bukowski: Born into This:
Titles and Graphics
Clips of typography and animation for a documentary by Pictures From Earth. A Sundance selection, 2003.
Client: Pictures From Earth
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Shakespears Behind Bars: Titles and Graphics
Clips of typography and animation for a documentary by Philomath Films that followed a group of prisoners performing Shakespeare’s The Tempest. A Sundance selection, 2005.
Client: Philomath Films
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The Longing: Titles and Graphics
Clips of typography and animation for a documentary about South Americans discovering their Jewish identities.
Client: Bohm Productions
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While Tom Waits: Titles
Opening title and end credits for a short film.
Client: Emerge Pictures
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Animated Logos: Motion Design
A collection of animated identity work for various small production companies.