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Animation

Gen- AI - Character Animation with Video

demonstrates the use of Comfy UI and Generative AI to create character sheets, convert video into pose estimates, and retarget animations onto 3D characters. The process includes real-time compositing with dynamic animated backgrounds.

4D animated Virtual Humans - LOD Prototype

Demonstrating the levels of detail in 4d captured characters and the difference between captured animations versus procedurally animated and reaction based animations

Gen-AI Video - Dynamically Animated Environments

Demonstrating generative AI using Stable Diffusion image generation and Runway to create fully animated environments with dynamic simulations. Water, wind, foliage, and particle effects are seamlessly rendered into the scene, bringing the environment to life.

UE5 - 4D Humans

Testing 4D humans for Virtual Productions

Nanite, HDRI lighting, 4D humans, Bluprint editable Assets, Quixel, 

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AMD Digital Human Testing - ML Libraries

Using Faceware and meta-human style Rig training for machine learning prototypes

Mocap, Animation, Rigging, Workflow Development

Survivorman VR  - Marketing Video

Using Dynamic Digital Humans to animate and render low-cost animation for Mixed Reality on Meta Oculus.  Survivorman VR won the Canadian Screen award for Best Interactive Experience in 2024

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Dynamic Digital Human - Jasmen

Dynamic digital human pipeline produces a real, one to one, human performance in VR on Oculus Quest 2, emotion, song test.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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SideFX Houdini Digital Human - Camera Previz

This animation showcases a project made for sidefx Houdini, displaying facial capture and retargeting exported into Houdini Project

SideFX Houdini Digital Human - Clothing Test

This animation showcases a project made for sidefx Houdini, displaying facial capture and retargeting exported into Houdini Project

SideFX Houdini Digital Human -Faceware Test

This animation showcases a project made for sidefx Houdini, displaying facial capture and retargeting exported into Houdini Project

Procedural Environments- automating environment changes

Procedural environments, including wave displacement, object interaction, wind, and environmental lighting effects.

Pipeline, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering

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Coca-Cola Commercial

The client wanted to show the evolution of the coca cola bottle throughout it's history.  It was also played at the headquarters office.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Alliance Atlantis International Sales Promotions

An animated sales spot that opened the sales show for Alliance Atlantis and highlighted upcoming movies and partnerships

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Kilnenny Beer Commercial

Award winning ad campaign done for Alliance Atlantis D71 agency, showing their partnerships with media properties

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Billybee Commercial

The Client wanted to update their mascot in 3D.  This bee and it's animation was used in all of their following commercials.

Modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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VH Sauces Commercial

The client wanted an elephant in their new India inspired sauces launch in a series of three VH spots

Story boards, pre-viz, vfx supervising, modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing

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ShawBot Branding

An introduction to the Shaw Media robots branding on the newly aquired Shaw networks

Texturing, lighting, rigging, animation, rendering, compositing

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HGTV Network - Christmas Promotion

A christmas promotions animation for the Food Network

Story boarding, vfx supervising, modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Dynamic Digital Human - Dominic Mognahan

Dynamic digital human pipeline produces a real, one to one, human performance in VR on Oculus Quest 2, facial speech test.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Party Boat - Animated Series

Developed an animated pipeline to scan, create, animate and render an animated television show.

Direction, pipeline creation, modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum  Media Displays

A series of three looping animated displays showing dinosaurs in their natural habitat at the award winning museum in Alberta.

Working in Collaboration with The Design FOundation

Animation, lighting, rendering, compositing

Hostess Commercial

Hostess rebranded their product and wanted to show their new mascot in it's new advertising campaign

Character design, modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, animation, dynamics, rendering

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Vim Sponge Towels Commercial

Animated 3D spot showing the changes to a new applicator bottle design for Vim Spray and it's free sponge towel promotion

Modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Remembrance Day  History Television Promotions

A 3D animated motion design spot for the history channel honoring the heroic contributions of soldiers that fought in the war.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Roundup Commercial

A series of commercials advertising the new Roundup brand formulas.

Story boards, character design, modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Rona Commercial

A series of three advertisements for Rona and it's HGTV giveaways.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Diva Network ID

A series of animations for the branding of the Diva network

Design, modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Digital Human - AI facial Training

Animation pipeline for Training Digitlal Human CHaracters

Directing, animating, texturing, lighting, rendering

Digital Human - Pro Render example

Animation pipeline for Training creating digital Humans using AMDs pro render

Directing, animating, texturing, lighting, rendering

Fisher-Price Commercial

A 3D animated spot done for the at Shaw Media in house agency showing the new baby products launching for the year.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Harp Beer Commercial

Award winning ad campaign done for Alliance Atlantis D71 agency, showing their partnerships with media properties

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, fluids, rendering, compositing

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Guinness Beer Commercial

Award winning ad campaign done for Alliance Atlantis D71 agency, showing their partnerships with media properties

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Listerine Commercial

A series of commercials identifying the Shaw Media broadcast viewers with their particular Listerine brand.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Alliance Atlantis Christmas Promotions

A christmas promotions animation showcasing the Alliance Atlantis brand

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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BBC Kids Promotion

An animated promotion spot for kids educational shows aired on BBC Kids Canada network 

Character design, modeling, rigging, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Healthy Choice Commercial

An advertisement for Healthy Choice Gourmet Steamers.

Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing

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Stephan Kozak | Lakeview Animation, Toronto. Ontario | (416) 300 2103

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