One of my responsibilities at Magic Spell Studios is to coordinate and direct live virtual production demos for campus events. My main additions from prior demonstrations have been adding a higher sense of theatricality, interaction, and narrative, to make a truly immersive experience. This requires preparation of ICVFX shots and environments, programming sequences, as well as providing informative and engaging presentation on the technical process. We take the audience through each step of the virtual production workflow, highlighting camera tracking, motion capture, lighting, and the limitations that come with the process. We then enlist the audience's help, giving them superpowers, to make a full action sequence come to life. This is one of my favorite responsibilities since it allows me to both entertain and educate, as well as experiment with fun techniques that may not be practical on a real set.

Fish!

Frames is a short film, telling the story of a war veteran who processes trauma through animation. I wrote, directed, and handled the cinematography and visual effects for this project with the help of my group in our Production 1 class. This was my first time directing, and the first time on set for most of our group, which made it both a real challenge, as well as a fabulous chance to experiment and collaborate with fresh eyes. This piece is pretty rough around the edges, but It was a fabulous experience for me, and a real chance to grow as an artist. 

Segmented Model Showing Robots Perception of Arena.

As part of my roles at RIT Marketing and Communications, I directed trio of high-energy 360 videos for the school's TikTok page. These projects gave me an excellent opportunity to experiment with different techniques utilizing 360-degree capture to accomplish otherwise unobtainable shots.

Fall River at Night