It's a Small World After All!

Today Disney Interactive announced the release of a new animated series for "It’s A Small World” and credits Powerhouse Animation Studios!  I am so proud to be doing work on this project.  I've been having a blast doing lip sync, animation, clean up, and post production along with the rest of the PHA team.  Other people working on this awesome project include Kellan Stover, Megan Kluck, and Adam Conarroe, and a whole bunch of other awesome animators and visual effects artists.  Keep an eye out for the soon to be released episodes.

Mary Brown's Birthday Mug

Today our best bud, and Powerhouse co-worker, Mary Brown turns 32!  To celebrate this super awesome day Bridgette and I got Mary a gift that combines her three favorite things; coffee, zombies, and us!  It seemed to be a success as she began to use it for her caffeinated beverage right away.

The mug in all its glory.

So this is the image I drew for the mug.  I left for New York so Bridgette added a little more blood and then sent it on to be printed in time for Mary's special day.

Original image before B added some extra blood.

TEDEd- Why does ice float in water?

Powerhouse Animation teamed up with TedEd to bring to life three awesome and educational concepts. In this third piece my role was post production as well as sound effect and animation edits. My favorite section was the representation of the complexities of the molecular structure of ice (2:32), which I accomplished by using a camera in After Effect to fly through multiple swf layers of bonded hydrogen atoms.  The word transitions were simple but fun, done with an AE script we frequently use here at Powerhouse Animation.  Overall it was a very fulfilling project.  All of us here at the studio enjoyed working on these TedEd pieces. Mmmmm, Ice tea!

Watch it on the TedEd sight here!

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TEDEd- Four ways to understand the Earth's age

I had the pleasure of doing the After Effects work on this piece.  I also animated the scene where the female scientist files her nails.  Mmmm, look at that fancy TV!

Watch it on the TedEd sight here!

TED ED - Higgs Field, explained

I love Ted Talks!  I find them utterly fascinating.  Getting the chance to animate and do post production on three segments for the new project TedEd has been very exciting.  In this piece our team explains the Higgs Boson and Higgs field.  I animated two characters in the crowd scenes, including the dude straightening his tiny tie, and some circles and rope!  I was also the vfx artist on this piece, working in After Effects to create fireworks, Nobel prize fairy dust, and a few transitions here and there.  Enjoy! 

Watch it on the TedEd sight here!

Therapy Diary Session 10: Peace

Episode 10 of Season 1: After years of deep depression, therapy begins to pay off for our guy when he starts feeling good about himself again and discovers a whole new world.

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Therapy Diary Session 9: Anger Party

Episode 9 of Season 1: It's a family affair when our guy runs into his twin sister Jenny at Anger Management but that's not the only surprise.

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Coca-Cola Commercial

Powerhouse is at it again with this awesome commercial done for Coca-Cola! Adam Conrroe lead the team as newly appointed Creative Director, adding a new style to the already extensive PHA repertoire. I had the opportunity to do some character animation and lip sync in After Effects using a custom rig yellow unit built and scripted specifically for this polar bear guy. Enjoy, ahhhhh!

Therapy Diary Session 8: Jerk Month

Episode 8 of Season 1: After a long break our guy re-enters society but soon realizes that society is one of his triggers so he returns to Dr Johnsy for guidance.

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Therapy Diary Session 7: Thinkers

Episode 7 of Season 1: Time has passed since our guy last visited his therapist and now his mind is beginning to wander as he expresses his appreciation for not being born a zombie.

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Therapy Diary Session 6: Bored & Lazy

Episode 6 of Season 1: Things get dirty when our guy decides to take a little vacation at rock bottom and discovers a whole new world.

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Therapy Diary Session 5: Antisocial-itus

Episode 5 of Season 1: Our guy has been working with Dr Johnsy for some time now and suddenly makes a breakthrough when he realizes something about himself he hadn't before.

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Therapy Diary Session 4: Face Your Fears

Episode 4 of Season 1: Drama breaks out when our subject panics while attempting to break up with Susan, hoping to find a new therapist and start his quest for sanity over again.

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Therapy Diary Session 3: Give it Three Weeks

Episode 3 of Season 1: Time gets away from our subject when he accidentally starts an intimate relationship with his therapist only to realize it's a bad decision for several reasons.

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Therapy Diary Session 2: Love and Therapy

Episode 2 of Season 1: Our subject finds it hard to focus as he struggles with the possibility that he may be sexually attracted to his therapist and the feeling might be mutual.

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Therapy Diary Session 1: Inside Voices

Episode 1 of Season 1: After failing to escape a family intervention, our subject is forced into therapy and agrees to begin documenting his progress, but he soon discovers he's not the only crazy person in the room.

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