Initial development and conceptual presentation for a traveling trailer-based exhibit experience, planned to tour thirty-plus cities across the United States. This was produced in association with Freeman AV, and project collaborators included: Chris Olsen (Creative Direction), Paul Fujihara (Illustration/Exhibit Design), and Patrick Brandell (Production)
IMMIB “Turkish Pavilion” Experience
Initial development/conceptual image and final install photos (below) for a tradeshow/live event experience showcasing thirty Turkish Manufacturers, a cooking theatre, a fashion show, and other daily attractions. This was produced in association with Williams/Gerard, and project collaborators included: Chris Olsen (Creative Direction and CGI Previsualization), Alan Spencer (Producer), and others. (Components of this initial design inspired other IMMIB experiences that traveled across the country, examples of which can be seen in the Environments Previs video at the top of this page.)
Motorola “MotoFuture” Experience
Initial development and conceptual presentation for a tradeshow/live event experience showcasing new technologies within an interactive environment. This was produced in association with Williams/Gerard, and project collaborators included: Chris Olsen (Creative Direction), an external CGI Design firm, and others.
Accenture Digital Hub Launch Event
Excerpts from the Accenture Digital Hub Grand Opening Event in Fall of 2016. (This live experiential event premiered Accenture’s fifteen million dollar Chicago based Digital Hub to a select list of VIP customers, guests, and the press. The event featured scenic components, lighting and AV, high tech exhibits, and interactive technologies, including Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Holograms, and more. The event was internally produced but I was brought in as a consulting Creative Director to help shape the overall experience.)
Sunoco Daytona Experience
Initial development and conceptual presentation for a week long tradeshow/live event experience based out of the Hilton Walt Disney World in Orlando. This was produced in association with Williams/Gerard, and project collaborators included: Chris Olsen (Creative Direction), Paul Fujihara (Illustration/Exhibit Design), and Jerome Baker (Production)
PSS “DARE” Event/Experience
Early AR/VR Experiments
An early Augmented Reality technology demonstration developed by Chris Olsen circa 2003. The demo used optical technologies to motion capture tiny props and miniature real world R/C cars racing around a small circular set, at hundreds of frames per second, to drive CGI animated cars, and “pov” camera views within the live CGI rendered experience displayed overhead. The result is one of the earliest examples of Augmented Reality, in which people interacting with real world objects drive CG elements in a Virtual world. This technique was designed to bridge the gap between traditional and digital artists working within the Visual Effects Industry, and Chris’s approach has since been used extensively on such films as POLAR EXPRESS, AVATAR, the LORD OF THE RINGS and the final STAR WARS trilogy.
Motion Design/Animation Samples
(Select excerpts from various 2D, 3D CGI, VFX and Motion Design projects.) 1 – Starwood “Rediscover Sheraton” (CGI/Live Action) – Creative Director/Designer/Animator 2 – Hilton “Hilton Orlando Grand Opening” (CGI) – Creative Director/Designer 3 – Office Depot (CGI/Live Action) – Creative Director/Designer/Animator 4 – Excerpts from The Bootinis™ Animated Series (2D Animation) – Creator/Designer/Animator 5 – Advanced EGR (CGI/Motion Graphics) – Creative Director/Producer 6 – CR Animated Series (2D Animation) – Creator/Animation Director 7 – Shadowy Informer Animated Series (2D Animation) – Creator/Animation Director 8 – ProStar (Motion Graphics) – Creative Director/Designer 9 – TerraStar (CGI/Live Action) – Creative Director/Designer 11 – Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube (2D Animation) – Creator/Animation Director 12 – Excerpts from “Ursula The Uber-Girl™” Animated Series (2D Animation) – Creator/Animation Director 13 – Diamond Logic (Motion Graphics) – Creative Director/Animator 14 – Binary (Stereoscopic CGI) – Creator/Animator 15 – Excerpts from “Threads™” Animated Series (2D Animation) – Co-Creator/Animation Director 16 – Tellabs Logo Reveal (Motion Graphics) – Creative Director/Designer 17 – Grand & Toy (Motion Graphics and Live Action) – Creative Director
