Videos
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SOME CRAZY MAGIC: MEETING HARRY SMITH / 2011
Client:
American Standard Time
Media:
Adobe Flash and After Effects
Details:
An Animated interpretation of John Cohen’s first meeting with Harry Smith, the experimental filmmaker and animator who compiled the Anthology of American Folk Music.
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EMPRESS OF THE NORTH / MOONDOGGIES / 2011
Client:
Moondoggies/Hardly Art Records
Media:
Ink and Watercolor on Paper
Details:
I created and animated this music video for The Moondoggies. Thousands of hand drawn frames each painted with watercolor.
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THE SINKING OF THE HUNLEY / 2006
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
Ink & Watercolor on 10 books
Details:
An animated interpretation of the Sinking of the HL Hunley, the civil war submarine. Originally done in 2006.
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HISTORY IS US / 2011
Client:
Museum of History and Industry
Media:
Adobe Flash and After Effects
Details:
My submission for the 2011 History Is___ Film Contest put on by the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle. History is Us won Best in Show
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FIRE FIRE I HEARD THE CRY / 2009
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
Linocut Prints and Acrylic Paint
Details:
An animated interpretation of the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Made using linocut prints. Animated by Drew Christie, narration by Amanda Moore, written by Amanda Moore and Drew Christie. Featured at Seattle’s 4Culture’s E4C gallery
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SEATTLE FOLK FESTIVAL / 2011
Client:
Hearth Music/Seattle Folk Festival
Media:
Flash and After Effects
Details:
My homage to the Cranky, an early form of proto-cinema involving a long, rolled up image and a candle.
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THE READER/SINGLE SENTENCE ANIMATION / 2011
Client:
Electric Literature
Media:
Flash and After Effects
Details:
Commissioned by Electric Literature for their Single Sentence Animation series, this is my take on Nathan Englander’s story The Reader from his upcoming collection “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank”
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MCAFEE NEXT GENERATION NETWORK SECURITY / 2011
Client:
McAfee/Makeshift Studios
Media:
Adobe Flash, Photoshop, After Effects
Details:
An animated explanation of anti-virus,encryption,firewall and online security software by McAfee. 2011.
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THE MAN WHO SHOT THE MAN WHO SHOT LINCOLN / 2010
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
Pastel, Charcoal, Crayon on Books
Details:
An animated interpretation of the strange life of Boston Corbett, the guy who killed John Wilkes Booth. Animated in the pages of 12 books. Winner Best Short Film Local Sightings 2010 and Official Selection of the Atlanta Film Festival 2011.
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THE CRAB FISHERMAN’S DAUGHTER / 2011
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
Video. Flash, After Effects
Details:
An ode to the beauty and wonder of crustaceans.
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House of Gold / 2011
Client:
Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA
Media:
charcoal, pastels, newsprint
Details:
Created for the play House of Gold directed by Gates McFadden. Winner of the Production Design Award from LA Weekly Theatre Awards 2012.
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Hi! I'm a Nutria / 2012
Client:
The New York Times
Media:
Hand drawn, photoshop
Details:
A nutria in Lake Washington tries to defend himself and asks the question "How long does it take to become a native?". Heres the link to the article & video: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/opinion/hi-im-a-nutria.html?_r=1
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F.T. Marinetti's Futurist Manifesto / 2008
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
Super8, charcoal
Details:
A live action/animated take on The Futurist Manifesto written in 1909 by F.T. Marinetti.
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How To Bring Democracy To The Fish / 2006
Client:
Personal Project
Media:
ink, paper, watercolors
Details:
Done while I was studying Russian Animation at The Evergreen State College. Winner of the Grand Prize for the Seattle Times 3 Minute Masterpiece Contest 2007.