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My New Cintiq Companion!
I’ve got a new addition to my work setup- my Cintiq Companion! It’s a handsome little device- Wacom-made, so of course it’s driven primarily though a pressure-sensitive screen. It’s touch sensitive as well, and with the Windows OS driving it, it’s similar to the Microsoft Surface tablet- but the form is different and the…
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Corvette Stingray Storyboards – “Machine”
I love doing car commercials- I feel like I draw cars well, and quickly. Well, my speed was put to the test when I was called to board this commercial. These are “shoot boards,” meaning these are the last draft of the storyboards before shooting starts. Often they are hurried, and rough, because at the…
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“Better” Apple Commercial Storyboards
When you work on an Apple commercial, it’s apparently so secretive, that you don’t know you worked on an Apple commercial until you see it finished! How was I to know? I thought it was a Solar Panel commercial or something! Or maybe a Public Service Announcement! Nobody tells me anything… I worked on this…
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“Bleach This” Storyboards
Just a quick one this week. These boards were done over at BNS (they keep me pretty busy!) as part of a competitive pitch… and they were awarded the job! Always nice to hear. And since the boards were very tight and concise, no further revisions were needed, and the went straight into production. BNS…
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“What is Smart?” Vizio
So this was a great project to be a part of. The producer at Mirada knew me from my time at Brand New School and recommended me for the storyboards on this spot- :60 commercial introducing the “Smart” TV from Vizio. This was another one of those “come up with something nobody’s ever seen before”…
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Reeses Puffs Breakfast Cereal Storyboards
We see our young hero approach his ultramodern kitchen and select his breakfast of choice- Reeses, of course. It’s the only cereal replete with musical talent. Each little particle of puffed wheat is a symphony in the crunching. That’s clear. But what you may not realize is no force on earth can contain said symphony…
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“Call of Duty: Ghosts” Cinematic Storyboards – Part 4
This sequence was the load movie for the final mission of the video game- the big showdown, the final push of the forces of good versus the forces of evil. D-Day. Armageddon. All in. The plan? Knock out the satellite defenses in orbit which will allow the tank forces to breach the command control center…
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Reddi-Wip “Supermarket” Storyboards
Another quick one this week. I did these boards earlier this year. This kind of spot is very familiar to everyone- the taste test. Which do you prefer? Reddi-wip, or the other whipped topping? As if there was any doubt. These were sketched out quickly, but I don’t think they suffer for it. Often times…
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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Cinematic Storyboards Pt 2 – “Clockwork”
It’s awesome when the final product closely resembles the storyboards. It clearly demonstrates success of the artist in his role as a visual storyteller. In this side-by-side comparison, you can see my original boards on the left and the final screenshots on the right. In storyboarding this sequence, I first reviewed the script and thought…
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“Call of Duty: Ghosts” Part 1
On November 5, Activision released CoD: Ghosts, the hotly anticipated successor to the Call of Duty franchise. It’s set to make a bajillion dollars and influence untold impressionable young minds- and so I’m excited to share my small part in it. The summer months of 2013 were spent alongside my buddy Brian Yang, another Frameworks…
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My Graphic Novel is now on sale! Available in Digital and Print!
I’m very excited to announce that 3 Minute Max, my graphic novel/webcomic, is now available for purchase in digital and print versions! This first volume is the collection of chapters 1-3 and is about 98 pages. Print versions are $20 and include shipping and taxes. Digital versions are $5.99 and available via Kindle or Comixology…
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Defiants 4×4
Having worked on both, I never cease to marvel at how car commercials are strikingly similar to toy car commercials. They seem to need all the same kinds of shots, and both refer to each other, because many toy cars are sold on their “realism” and many cars are marketed to adults craving fun and…