DESERT ONE
animation director, story boards, design, compositing
Two-time Oscar winner documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: A secret mission to free American hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Desert One won many awards and was nominated for an EMMY for outstanding historical documentary.
STAKE - TAKEOVER
backgrounds
A retro, Fleischer-inspired commercial by Augenblick Studio for a popular stock trading app.
WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story
Design & paint frames
I worked for Augenblick Studios to help create the animated Amish sketchbook segment for a key scene in the movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, a biographical parody film loosely based on the life of Weird Al.
TEENAGE EUTHANASIA
background & layout
Did some background and layout for this Adult Swim show at Augenblick Studios.
MURDER OF GOD'S BANKER
story board, design, art direction
A tv series anout an investigation into the death of an Italian banker reveals a dark web that includes the Vatican, the Sicilian Mafia, and a secret fascist society aimed at taking over Italy.
ZEITGEIST: Moving Forward
Backgrounds & compositing
Animated piece for a documentary film by Peter Joseph, also used as the film's trailer.
Lead animator and story board artist Phillip Lockerby and animator Sean Branigan.
GQ - KEVIN DURANT
Background design & layout
A piece for a GQ special. Kevin Durant tells the story of his legendary game at Harlem’s Rucker Park in his own words.
SCRIBBLE TALES
Design, storyboards & live drawing
Designed and boarded this four-part series for Sesame Studios.
The shorts were drawn on an actual white board, and captured with a time-lapse camera rig.
Each film was part of a pair of time-lapse illustrated versions of classic fairy tales, each offering a different perspective on the story. We hear from the three little pigs, but also the big (not so bad) wolf. Cinderalla's story is matched with Prince Charming's.
ANIMATION DESIGNS
Characters & backgrounds
A collection of some of my backgrounds and character designs.
BLEACHER REPORT-Gridiron Heights
Characters, backgrounds & art direction
KLARNA
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
Promo for a Sweden-based e-commerce company that provides payment services for online storefronts.
Animatic, 3D animation and compositing done by Tibo Charropin.
FAT SICK AND NEARLY DEAD 1 & 2
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
Award-winning 2010 documentary film that follows the journey of Joe Cross across the U.S. as he follows a juice fast to regain his health. Sequel released in 2014.
Animated chapters written and directed by Harold Moss. The sequel was story-boarded by Ray Alma.
HOW THE BODY WORKS
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
Two seasons of an animated series on KidsHealth.org, the web's most-visited site for children's health and development. Episodes offer a playful, animated way for kids to understand how their body works.
Ray Alma storyboarded some episodes, and the character Chloe was designed by Alisa Harris-Norico.
ANIMATION DESIGNS
Characters & backgrounds
A collection of some of my favorite animation designs
SKITTERVILLE - DISNEY KIDS
Characters & background
Pilot for a Disney Kids channel TV show created by David Cowles, whose illustration work has appeared in dozens of magazines, like Rolling Stone, TIME, and New Yorker.
ANIMATION DESIGNS
Character & backgrounds
A collection of some of my backgrounds and character designs.
EASY WAY TO DIE!
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
TEK JANSON - COLBERT REPORT -
Background design
Cartoon series playing on The Colbert Report. The character was created by Stephen Colbert, first as a comic book and then as an animated series on his Comedy Central show.
COLGATE
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
TV spot that brought back Colgate's 1980s mascot, Dr. Rabbit. Aired in English and Spanish.
Character development with Mick Bouschor and Brian Cox.
FLORASTOR
Backgrounds
Part of a multi-year animated campaign we created for Florastor, the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Probiotic Brand in the U.S.
THE MOLE & VOLE SHOW
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
A hybrid animation/crowd-sourced TV and web series about two rodents living in an underground burrow filled with stockpiles of sport-themed videos.
READING RANBOW LIVE
Characters, backgrounds & storyboard
ACLU
Characters, background & storyboard
Spot for the American Civil Liberties Union, a Halloween special for their website.
We completed this project in only three days, from concept to delivery. Animations by Justin Cassano and 3D modeling by Greg Kaplan.
VLINGO
Characters, backgrounds & compositing
Promo for Vlingo, an intelligent software assistant for smartphones.
Designed the backgrounds and collaborated with Phillip Lockerby on character development. Phillip and Sean Branigan did the character animation. Project produced by Franklyn Zitter.
TIDE
Characters & backgrounds
A Proctor and Gamble holiday special that aired during an American Girl movie in four parts, each eight minutes long. At the time it was considered the longest commercial ever aired in the U.S.