XBOX
'Characters That Matter'
I was privileged to have the opportunity to co-Art Direct this project for E3 2016 with the talented people at Blind. Using a continuous camera push in, the project takes the viewer through each anticipated and exclusive games coming to XBOX which meant finding clever ways to move between distinct environments while keeping constant velocity at every shot's in and out points, then layering in tension and release to keep the ride engaging rather than mechanical. I also personally animated camera moves on several shots, taking Maya assets from the 3D team into Cinema 4D and After Effects for compositing. The project won a Bronze Clio in 2016.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Matthew Encina
DIRECTOR
Matthew Encina
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Scott Rothstein
POST PRODUCER
Bridget Brennan
ART DIRECTOR
Andrew Tan, Matthew Encina
DESIGNERS
Evan Viera, James Levy, Paul Kim, Rachelle Moon
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Juan Carlos Cuadra
2D ANIMATORS
Aaron Knapp, Andrew Tan, Marco Campobasso, Ryan Kaplan, Yosh Bolivar, Daniel Zhang, Bara Kwon
3D ANIMATORS
Juan Carlos Cuadra, Yas Koyama, Sarah Wolfe, Richard E. DeForno, Mike Colarik, Val Sinlao
LIGHTERS
Juan Carlos Cuadra, Yas Koyama, Mike Colarik, Val Sinlao
RIGGERS
Michael Altman, Richard E. DeForno
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Evan Viera
MATTE PAINTERS
Evan Viera
SOFTWARE
Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, C4d