KinectToPin Character Rotation

Three motion capture-controlled puppets rigged with KinectToPin's 3D templating system. All three are using the same motion track, even though they are 2D puppets facing different directions.
KinectToPin Character Rotation
Digital Puppetry, Side Project

FRONTLINE: Climate of Doubt

FRONTLINE: Climate of Doubt
Broadcast, Data Visualization

Angular Momentum

Still from a transition in a temp opening title for a film about naval aviation.
Angular Momentum
Typography

Knock Knock.

It's the police and they don't have a warrant!
Knock Knock.
Digital Puppetry, Educational

Search and Seizure

The 4th Amendment.
Search and Seizure
Educational, Typography

Film Loading Procedure

A few weeks ago, I bought an 8mm movie camera from 1962. I've started making collages out of pages from the manual.
Film Loading Procedure
Side Project

Dolly Mapp Digital Puppet

A still from the upcoming Constitution Project film Search and Seizure.
Dolly Mapp Digital Puppet
Digital Puppetry, Educational

Edmonson at Construction Site

Edmonson at Construction Site
Educational

Boxing Founding Fathers!

Boxing Founding Fathers!
Educational

Career Satisfaction Program

Timeline from a series of films for the US Army explaining the Career Satisfaction Program.
Career Satisfaction Program
Data Visualization

Ships from Lafayette

Naval battle reconstruction from Lafayette: The Lost Hero.
Ships from Lafayette
Broadcast

Revolutions are Depressing

Seriously. Here's my attempt at making Valley Forge look even sadder than it does in the plain engravings.
Revolutions are Depressing
Educational

Bowlive

Fun little freelance project in which I motion-tracked and composited a series of designs onto footage. Random thing I learned working on this project: the thing at the end of a bowling alley that resets everything after a frame is called a "pinsetter" -- and the patent drawings of one are neat.
Bowlive
Typography

Ledbetter Cartoon Effect

From A Call To Act.
Ledbetter Cartoon Effect
Educational

The Bill of Rights: First Amendment

I was on a bit of a WPA style kick at this point.
The Bill of Rights: First Amendment
Educational, Typography

Edmonson Roto Effect

Title card of Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company.
Edmonson Roto Effect
Educational

Let Freedom Swing: The Three Branches of Government

Still from Let Freedom Swing, a curriculum and series of films examining the connections between jazz and American democracy.
Let Freedom Swing: The Three Branches of Government
Educational

Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause

Digital puppetry within a 3D set created from a single vintage photograph. From the film Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause.
Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause
Digital Puppetry, Educational

Chart from Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil

Still from an animated chart of oil refinery profit margins. Part of the ABC News special Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil
Chart from Over a Barrel: The Truth About Oil
Broadcast, Data Visualization
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