“Summer ’08 Reel”– Neal Ellis

A short collection of highlights from my animation work.
See the breakdown below. Go back to the portfolio.

Breakdown

1. Seasons – Short animated film (excerpt)
Modeling, layout, animation, lighting, shading and rendering in Maya. Textures created in Photoshop, animated transition matte created with Flash, final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro. Produced on Mac OS X and Red Hat Linux.

2. Courtyard – Layout and camera experiment
Modeling, layout, animation, lighting, shading and rendering in Maya. Textures created in Photoshop, final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro.

3. The Deepest Path – Short animated film (excerpt)
Modeling in Maya and Lightwave. Layout, animation, lighting, shading and rendering in Maya. Textures created in Photoshop. Animated skies created with Flash. Composited in Shake. Final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro. Produced on Mac OS X and Red Hat Linux.

4. Processes and Networks – Visualization of military decision space
Modeling, layout, animation, lighting, shading and rendering in Lightwave. Animted overlays created with Flash. Textures created in Photoshop. Final edit and composite in Final Cut Pro.

5. Greenish – Compositing experiment
Layer design in Photoshop from digital still photographs. Composited in Motion. Final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro.

6. Inspire – Animated logo & branding concept (excerpt)
Animation and compositing in Motion. Elements created in Flash. Final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro.

7. Monomath – Short animated film (excerpt)
Modeling, layout, animation, shading and rendering in Maya. Animaed textures created in Flash, final texture effects and edit in Final Cut Pro. Produced on Mac OS X and Red Hat Linux.

8. Erase, Repeat – Short animated film (excerpt)
Modeling in Maya and Lightwave. Layout, animation, shading, lighting and rendering in Maya. Compositing and effects in After Effects and Motion, final edit and grade in Final Cut Pro. Produced on Mac OS X and Red Hat Linux.