Naturol Fuels

Client

Naturol Fuels, LLC

Date

Spring 2009

Notes

A custom website and blog for a naturol fuel (biodiesel, etc.) conversion and fuel distribution company. The site also incorporates animation detailing the conversion process, custom Flash elements, and additional logo graphic design work. For more details, read the Naturol Fuels case study.

Tombstone

Client

Tombstone Chamber of Commerce, Arizona
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Fall 2008

Notes

Showcasing the playful, wild west nature of historic Tombstone, Arizona, this site developes a western motif throughout, with lasso, bullethole, and other design elements. Several different header image styles add rich visual interest on every page.

Northeastern Utah

Client

Dinosaurland Travel Board, Utah
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Winter 2008/09

University Guesthouse

Client

University of Utah Guest House and Conference Center
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Summer 2008

Notes

This database driven site incorporates some great photography of the University Guest House and other building around historic Ft. Douglas on the University of Utah's campus. Additional work includes flash slideshow elements and interactive maps showing the relevant building, built on the Google Maps framework.

Garfield County Trails

Client

Garfield County Trails Committee, Utah
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Fall 2008

Heber Valley Chamber Bureau

Client

Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce and Travel Bureau
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Summer 2008

Notes

A substantial redesign for the Heber Valley Chamber Bureau includes dramatic headers and extensive business listings, all organized by topic, searchable, and driven by a database and content management system.

Donna Ikenberry Photography

Client

Donna Ikenberry
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Summer 2007

Notes

A Flash based portfolio and website for photographer and travel writer Donna Ikenberry. She needed a simple gallery admin to be able to upload and edit photography galleries. Also included are summaries and link to order the dozen odd travel books she has written.

Foothill Cultural District

Client

Foothill Cultural District, Salt Lake City
- for The Go Travel Sites

Date

Spring 2009

The Go Travel Sites

Client

The Go Travel Sites

Date

Winter 2007-08

Notes

Completed to showcase the advertising and web design products from The Go Travel Sites, over 50 large travel web portals for all walks of travel information on the web. This particular site includes flash galleries of advertising and web designs, as well as other interactive content for incoming prospective clients.

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

View entire online gallery of Hurrican Katrina Aftermath photography and panoramas.

Italy

View entire gallery of photography from Venice, Florence, Siena, and Rome

Landscapes

American West

Five Feet High

Title

Five Feet High

Completed

July 2008

TRT

02:57

Contributions

Character Design, Modeling, Textures, Rigging, Animation, Rendering, Post-Processing, Editing, Sound Design and Editing

Technical Notes

All modeling and animation created in Maya, with textures via Photoshop, and final editing and compositing in Final Cut Pro and After Effects.

Description

An old man, nearing retirement, struggles to complete his boring work and reach out to his fellow workers--until the water starts rising.

The Passion of the McCain

Title

The Passion of the McCain

Completed

April 2008

TRT

02:27

Contributions

Textures, Map (Set) Modeling, Face Poser animation, Editing, Sound Editing, Compositing

Technical Notes

Half Life 2 machinima, using Valve Source SDK packages, Hammer, and Face Poser. Textures in Photoshop, editing in After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

Description

A machinima style animation, this film uses film noir generic conventions to present a relationship between Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Here, Clinton plays the femme fatate character, willing to stop at nothing to get her way, while McCain protrays the duitiful sap she tricks into murder. The voices were captured from 2008 U.S. Presidential nomination debates.

Audi R8 Spec Commercial

Title

Audi R8 Spec Commercial

Completed

December 2008

TRT

00:40

Contributions

3D Modeling, Animation, and Rendering

Technical Notes

All modeling completed in Maya using primarily NURBS converted to polys. Additional elements added in After Effects.

Description

Playing up the sexy appeal of an already sexy car, this HD advertisement features a digital Audi R8.

Current Modeling, Animation, and Visual Effects Reel

Title

Reel

Completed

August 2008

TRT

03:09

Contributions

Shots and contributions are defined in the reel itself.

Going to the Sun

Title

Going to the Sun

Completed

June 2005

TRT

03:45

Contributions

Director, Photography, HDR and panorama processing, image calibration, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering

Technical Notes

2.5D environments animated and composited in Combustion and Photoshop
Additional 2D animation plates in After Effects
Edited and sound sync in Final Cut Pro HD
Music thanks to Philip Aaburg

Description

Using animation elements from a children's television pilot, this animation follows the path of a young boy as he embarks on a journey.

Bittersweet Honey

Title

Bittersweet Honey

Completed

May 2003

TRT

12:02

Contributions

Writing, Directing, Producing, Additional Sound Recording

Technical Notes

Filmed on 16mm and Betacam SP.

Description

What if Romeo and Juliet didn't die? In Bittersweet Honey, the two star-crossed lovers escape their tragic fate, only to find that a long life may not hold all the passion the thought. Written in iambic pentameter, and filmed on location in Bozeman and Belgrad, Montana.