Motion graphics has been where I find my greatest creative momentum.
Whether I’m building visual narratives for university rebrands, manually crafting complex parallax vignettes for civics learning modules, or composing dynamic, remotely sourced music videos, I genuinely thrive on the adrenaline of bringing a client's vision to life. By blending technical precision with ambitious storytelling, I embrace the challenge of elevating a concept from a basic brief into a compelling, immersive experience, and always aim to exceed client expectations.
I am an all-in-one creator on many of the below examples; not only do I create the motion and animation, but I also create most of the assets used within the videos, create or edit the music and sound effects, and recruit and direct voice talent when needed.
CD = Creative Direction • TC = Talent Coordination • MG = Motion Graphics • VD = Video Direction • AD = Audio Direction
Demo Reel
Indiana University Rebrand: Fulfilling the Promise • "Tab"
Objective: Create a showcase video that envisions how the new branding strategy could be used in 'the real world.'
Role: CD / MG / AD
Indiana University Rebrand: Fulfilling the Promise • "Seal"
Objective: Create a showcase video that envisions how the new branding strategy could be used in 'the real world.'
Role: CD / MG / AD
IU Center on Representative Government: Freedom Summer 1964
Objective: Create an intro and outro video for an interactive learning module that covers the history of the Civil Rights movement in the summer of 1964. Notable: this was created before background replacement tools became ubiquitous. All parallaxing vignettes were created by manually removing foreground subjects from and painting in the background where needed.
Role: CD / TC / MG / AD
Objective: Create an intro and outro video for an interactive learning module that covers the history of the Civil Rights movement in the summer of 1964. Notable: this was created before background replacement tools became ubiquitous. All parallaxing vignettes were created by manually removing foreground subjects from and painting in the background where needed.
Role: CD / TC / MG / AD
IU Center on Representative Government • Overview
Objective: Create a short video that introduces students and teachers to the products and services that IU Center on Representative Government provides
Role: CD / MG / AD
IU Center on Representative Government • Action Citizen
Objective: Create a video that introduces students to the "Citizens & The Environment" unit for the Action Citizen game
Role: CD / TC / MG / AD
IU "Promises that Count"
Objective: Create a video to celebrate IU's accomplishments in 2016
Role: CD / MG / AD
High Castle Teleorkestra: Mutual Hazard music video
Objective: Create a music video that evoked Philip K Dick's novel, "Radio Free Albemuth" for the band High Castle Teleorkestra using only (mostly iPhone) footage from the musicians themselves from across the globe
Role: MG / VD
High Castle Teleorkestra: At Last He Will music video
Objective: Create a music video that evoked Philip K Dick's novel, "Radio Free Albemuth" for the band High Castle Teleorkestra using footage from the musicians themselves from across the globe
Role: MG / VD
Trinitas Ventures
Objective: Create a video summary of the building of a new apartment complex in the heart of Bloomington, Indiana using a drone. This project took two years to complete.
Role: CD / MG / VD
Center of Excellence for Women in Technology: "Be The Next"
Objective: Create a "hype video" for CEWiT that would spread awareness among current and prospective IU students.
Role: CD / VD
Winner: Bronze Telly Award, 2018
IU Social: "Welcome Back, Hoosiers"
Objective: Create a video to welcome new and returning students for the Fall 2017 semester.
Role: CD / VD
Winner: Bronze Telly Award, 2018
IU Admissions, Ernie Pyle Hall: "Pillar graphics"
Objective: Create a looping video that would be displayed on the pillar-sized monitors in the newly renovated Ernie Pyle Hall.
Role: CD / MG
Winner: Silver Telly Award, 2019
IU College of Arts + Sciences re-brand reveal video
Objective: Create a video to debut the new College of Arts + Sciences re-brand at the annual alumni dinner
Role: CD / MG / VD / AD
IUPUI: "Kinetic"
Objective: Create a broadcast TV ad for IUPUI
Role: CD / TC / MG / AD