My Masters Research Project in Biomedical Communications at
the University of Toronto (2004) was a 3D computer animation
created in Maya to communicate findings in motor cortex research
to a general audience of medical practitioners. It was advised by
Professor Nicholoas Woolridge, and by content experts Dr. Dimitri
Anastakis and Dr. Karen Davis.
The trailer version of this animation was created for an end-
of-year student showcase at Sheridan College, and features
music performed by the Kronos Quartet.
This animatic was created by compositing frames from a hand-
drawn storyboard in the post-production software, Adobe After
Effects. Its purpose was to visualize the narrative flow of events,
the visual transitions between key frames, and to detail the overall
tone and pace of the final animation. The animatic also serves to
detail the required materials and plan the tasks required before
beginning production in Maya.
During the early planning stages of the final animation, I created
the following two story reels as exercises in compositing. They were composited in
Adobe After Effects from photographs, concept art, and sketches.