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SMOR.tv Reel 09

Sam Morris — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:18:32 +0000

2009 reel of Sam Morris, showcasing a mix of 2D and 3D motion graphics designed while in college.

Work (In order of appearance):

VH1 Best Week Ever Interstitial
Photographs Music Video
Animal Planet Interstitial
Dell 2407WFP-HC Model
3D Interior
Sony BRAVIA Spot
Continental Airlines Endtag
Bluevault Commercial
Behind All Eyes Movie Titles
Current TV Interstitial

Continental Airlines Endtag

Sam Morris — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:38:39 +0000

One of the projects for my Creative Direction class was to create a 15 second spot with a team of four other students. We were assigned Continental Airlines and I was responsible for creating the endtag, based upon a storyboard from a fellow teammate. Trapcode’s 3D Stroke was the perfect tool to execute the motion required. The goal of the endtag was to show the transition between Continental’s old logo and the new logo, which our team also created. In addition to the endtag, I created a Continental Product Showcase using the new logo.

Sony BRAVIA Spot

Sam Morris — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:48:14 +0000

This piece was my midterm for my 3D for Designers class. I primarily used Cinema 4D’s MoGraph module for this project. I started off with a Target Effector, but quickly realized that it lacked the control that I needed. After some more testing I decided that the Random Effector applied was the best way to achieve the results I was looking for. I created a grid of randomly placed cubes, and then animated the values back to zero. I set the Cloner Object’s mode to “Object” creating an animation of cubes conforming to the Sony logo. The music was created by Neon audio production.

Behind All Eyes Movie Titles

Sam Morris — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:59:46 +0000

Each entering class of Ex’pression College has to create a short film in groups. The senior classes create the movie titles for the films. It was my turn to create movie titles for a freshmen class. It was a difficult process trying to design titles for a film that was still in development, but the final results worked nicely with the theme and tone of the film. (Sorry I don’t have a copy of the actual film.) The sound design was completed by Ian Garrow.

VH1 Best Week Ever Interstitial

Sam Morris — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:52:01 +0000

This piece was my final for 3D for Designers. After becoming familiar with Cinema 4D, specifically the MoGraph module, I had to create a commercial using the techniques we had learned. The music was created by Rich Arenas, a fellow Ex’pression student.

Magento Commerce Commercial

Sam Morris — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:14:17 +0000

This piece was my final project for my Motion Graphics 2 class. I had recently been introduced to Magento, and quickly became a fan. I decided to create a commercial promoting Magento while showing some of its features. It was a nice change to design a clean and corporate piece. It was also my first time dealing with a voice over, which was more difficult that anticipated. Overall, I feel the piece has a friendly and corporate tone. The music was created by Ian Garrow.

Dell 2407WFP-HC Model

Sam Morris — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:17:42 +0000

After being introduced to Maxon Cinema 4D, I created a model of a Dell monitor for my midterm assignment. The front of the monitor was pretty straight-forward since the geometry was simple. However, the monitor stand as well as the back not only had complicated angles, but the holes and vents proved to be very challenging to reproduce. I was very critical when measuring the size and angles of the monitor, and I feel it shows in the final result. To get the correct contours of the stand, I scanned and took photos which I then traced in Illustrator and brought into Cinema 4D. I created this short movie to be able to showcase the model, and ended up using it as a transitional piece in my reel. In addition to the model, I had to create a Dell 2407 Brochure to showcase the product while matching Dell’s brand and colors.

Current TV Interstitial

Sam Morris — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:38:36 +0000

Motion Graphics 1 was an introductory class to motion graphics, specifically teaching how to use After Effects. For my final, I had to create an interstitial for Current TV. I used a few of the different techniques and effects taught throughout the class, such as Shatter and Trapcode’s 3D Stroke.