Trailers & Reels
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2025: FULL D - Teaser - 2018A 3D cartoon series that I am developing follows a dysfunctional family of Aliens assigned to 'Moonbase Alpha' to oversee the upcoming transition to 'full disclosure' in 2025 to the unsuspecting inhabitants of Planet Earth.
*This project is currently in the design / development stage. Opening teaser done in After effects utilizing Video Co-pilot 'Orbs' and other 3D plugins. Character animation for the open currently in progress using Maya |
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BAZABAZA! Sizzle - 2015Animation Directed by Cliff Garbutt & Huang Hao For Wuhan Digital Media
Kyle is a frustrated, self-centered, nine year old boy, who one day, is magically transported to the toy world of 'Baza Baza' - where he morphs into a toy superhero and quickly discovers that he must use his superpowers for the good in order to to save Baza Baza, and ultimately, Earth. |
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SO! ANIMATION , NY - 2010
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7 CELSIUS Trailer - 2007One of the biggest challenge I ever faced trying to make this trailer for what was to be a North American feature in China, with the massive culture shock and huge language barriers. I knew that I was in a bit of trouble when I tried to get the Art team going on a 50's era kitchen - only to realize that China never had 50's era kitchens under Mao, and were in fact still emerging from a long isolation from the West. We finished this trailer in 2008 - just in time to see the great recession swallow up our promised funding. Could of been worse - some people lost everything.
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WDM Reel 1 - 2007-2012We did quite a huge variety of work in the decade that I was in at WDM. I headed up the Animation Department as producer / director, where I produced many local and western film, series and special effects projects handling the direction, the animation direction and even doing a large chunk of the animation myself.. Cultural and language difficulties aside, the crew became my closest friends and associates over the course of a decade - like family. I also met my wife in China - hence the extended stay. I learned much in China; about their rich and varied history, and most especially, about myself. I also spent time in a Chinese jail - but I won't tell THAT adventure story unless you hire me...
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Pig Bodi ('Pig Tales') Theme - 2011-12I had fun directing my part of this project - about a cute, but spoiled single pig child learning about manners, teamwork, and sharing. We had such a low budget and tight schedule on this one that we needed 3 directors working in tandem. As well, the initial high production values were lowered, and so eventually was my interest in the project. I had fun scripting and directing the animation for 4 or 5 episodes, but found I was not getting high quality from the haggard crew, and eventually pulled out of it. Here is my edit for the season 1 trailer with English Subtitles.
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Recent Motion Graphics Work
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LEAP CREATIVE
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Earlier Work For Disney Interactive 2000 - 2004
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'A Story with no tail'
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'Buzz Lightyear Learning 1&2'
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'Buzz Lightyear Star Command' 2002-03 Disney InteractiveIan Freedman was hired by Bardel to help direct when we landed the Pooh project, and he took on the lion's share of this project while I was more than busy with Pooh (LOL). When Pooh was finished I co directed with him and even animated some shots as our team was mightily taxed. I enjoyed working with Ian and we helped each other out where we could. He even storyboarded a few Pooh sequences while I worked on others. Best boards I ever saw. Whew! Busy year!
'Disney Princesses' -2003After Bardel, I co-founded Dimension - X Entertainment with David Liu, and pulled in modelers Vlad Haintz and Gerald Lauze, along with fellow animators Rahul Dakbar and Craig Roberts (before he became a director), to do yet another Disney Interactive Title: . "Disney Princesses Royal Horse Show". It was actually a bit laughable to see five grown men, one of whom, Vlad, a bonafide, body-building biker, get in touch with their feminine sides to crank one out for the little girls! These are only three samples of many animations done, including horse decorating and riding animations. Afterwards, I felt like Buzz after having tea with Mrs. Nezbit ...
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