animation & MOTION MEDIA DESIGN

I taught Adobe After Effects to Iowa State University students as a job while pursuing my Master’s degree. As a result, I sharpened my own skills in motion media.

▼ TINY PIECE OF SILENCE - CHILLHOP MOTION MEDIA EXERCISE —
I love Chillhop music. It gets me into the flow and helps me look introspectively. I really like a lot of the visuals used in YouTube Chillhop collections and wanted to try my own. This one is of a scene I always find very pleasing; an Iowa sunset with turbines. The song is Endurance by Invention_.

▼ “ADHD/ADD EXIST!” 2019 —
A video I made at Iowa State University which I explained as a sort of “field guide” for ADD and ADHD symptoms.
Warning: I’m not an audio expert, so this video may be loud on some devices!
(Edit: “Hyperactivity” was not accurately defined in this video and for that I apologize. If I were to remake this video, I would redefine “hyperactivity” with what is mostly stated in the video, but with the inclusion of hyperactivity of the mind and less focus on the overly-energized-like symptoms.)

▼ “GEMINIAL EVISCERAXE” DEMONSTRATION 2019 —
A weapon design I did for the MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD Iceborne Design-a-Weapon contest. A switch axe is a weapon type featured in the game which can switch between a heavy-hitting axe and a fast-attacking sword. I went for a “scissor” style in my design, as I thought it would be a new take on the typical “one side is an axe and the other is a long blade” versions of the weapon type, of which are commonplace designs in the game. I didn’t win but I really enjoyed designing this weapon and making this demonstration of it in action.

▼ “TRAUMATOMIC PET DESTROYER COMMERCIAL” —
A mock commercial for a fireworks company aimed at elucidating the harm that noisy fireworks can do to pets.