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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

X Japan - "Born to be Free"

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This was a video I worked on back in July and wasn't sure what had come of it, but recently found this video with some behind-the-scenes. Here are some snippets from the scout and shoot day:


Not only was it an amazing chance to work with rocker and international star Yoshiki, but I also got to meet comics legend and personal hero of mine, Stan Lee! He had a cameo playing the part of the Devil in the video.

He recently attached his name to a fun event which I've been attending, now dubbed "Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo" in L.A. As an exhibitor in Artist Alley last year, I didn't get too many chances to see his talks or appearances, but did enjoy a terrific time there.

Afterwards, I sent him some of my comics (a medium I came to appreciate through many of his Marvel creations) and was astonished to receive a letter in return. Truly, I was humbled and honored that "The Man" would personally take the time to connect with a fan.
(Now framed for posterity)

Select storyboards:

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Deadmau5 - "Professional Griefers" storyboards

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Most young folks with a bassdrum heartbeat know deadmau5-- This was a rare opportunity to do a music video for the electronic music sensation.
Featuring Gerard Way of "My Chemical Romance" (though comicbook fans might doubly appreciate him for "Umbrella Academy"), this high-octane music video was a treat to see come to life.
Drawing out a Thunderdome-like structure with thousands of fans and a giant robot battle is much easier to sketch out than actually build and make it happen. Great to see all these moving parts come together to smashing effect. A monumental task with great direction provided by directors Paul Boyd and Jeff Ranasinghe.

[EDIT: Found this neat behind-the-scenes clip which has a glimpse of the boards at 2:58~]
Directors: Paul Boyd, Jeff Ranasinghe
Production: Weapons of Mass Entertainment
Video Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo
Visual EFX: Method Studios

Bud Light - Port Paradise "How it Went Down"

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Bud Light Port Paradise "How It Went Down" from Canvas Casting on Vimeo.

Director Nima Nourizadeh (who previous did a stellar Adidas/ Star Wars Cantina ad) put together this commercial featuring all manner of crazy party shenanigans. Scouting locations and casting took us to many a picturesque and lavish places in the LA area. These frames were kept pretty loose in keeping with the party vibe (but also to accommodate the quantity/timeframe and drawing while in the location scouting van ;)
Director: Nima Nourizadeh 
Production: Partizan 

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Walt Disney Imagineering

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Updates have been delayed since starting a very exciting set of projects for Disney's Imagineering's (WDI) Blue Sky department. They are however NDA bound projects, so won't be posted publicly. It's safe to say that it's been a dream to join this talented team of creative folks even for these limited projects.
Now back to our regularly scheduled commercial and music video storyboards...

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Summer updates!

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New projects I still have to post/ awaiting release:

 Deadmau5 music video
 Usher music video (feat. Rick Ross)
 KFC commercial (Dir. Jeremy Konner)
 American Greetings birthday e-card
 Bud Light commercial
 Drunk History series


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Tenacious D - "To Be the Best"

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Talk about rockin gigs-- Director Jeremy Konner had me jump in on this celeb filled music video featuring none other than Tenacious D through Partizan.
Signed by the D ! (+Kyle drew me back a doodle)

This video had a lot of locations and setups to work with and a great cadre of cameos including Val Kilmer, Maria Menunos, Dave Grohl, Josh Groban, Yoshiki, Jimmy Kimmel-- many of whom weren't confirmed yet at the time of boarding. Hence, Val Kilmer looks nothing like my stock "celebrity friend" rendition at Jack's mansion.

Location scouts help quite a bit for reference, scale, and blocking in shots--
interspersed here with storyboard comparison:
Approaching the Pacific Palisades location
A fittingly spooky asylum space for Karl's scene
A funny great detail
  
Likeness comparison
A dramatic and heroic death scene
A view from the top
Majestic oceanfront views
Kyle's beard was pretty convincing
The recording studio
A trek to the outdoor
training path
Mansion interior hall
Smog city day


Sketches from the set:
One of "Hollywood Jack" in regalia...

 ...and one signed by Val Kilmer
Our triumphant director

 Director: Jeremy Konner
Production: Partizan
Label: Sony Music Entertainment

Thursday, April 5, 2012

PergoMax & BattleBots - "Floor Wars"

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This was a promotional ad for Pergo XP laminate flooring-- akin to a previous series where they face off against many floor destroying foes. Director Jeremy Konner and the actual robot makers (whose workspace was quite a mechanical makers' wonderland) gave some great notes and direction for this project.

I had a little more involvement than usual for this production since I was also part of the robot concept design process. Sketching possible models that would be both fun to watch and present a scuffy challenge to the floors was the challenge.
I drew out about three dozen concepts that got whittled down to the 6 champion contenders. 
Here they are:
This was the most fun to see come to life. The terrifying mechanical K9 known as:

The messiest one of the lot:
This one required heels as weapons and I wasn't sure how'd it would work-- until 
they broke the mold with:

We knew pretty early on there would need to be a radially spinning one.  Thus was born:
The diabolical flame thrower:






My personal favorite line, the Launcher Bot concepts eventually resulted in:
A PERGO vs. BATTLEBOTS action GIF:

The storyboard and final shot comparison:

  
 
The mom's expression is particularly priceless~