Dynamic sky camera, for Brooklyn. This is an example of facing technical difficulties head on. Occasionally data gets corrupt or lost. In this case, the camera was broken, so I manually rebuilt it as the director intended.
Dynamic pan of the besties, ep 10. For final layout, I smoothed this camera motion, keeping Malibu at the center, and visually emphasizing the addition of a new bestie to the group, Zia.
Snap zoom 1, ep 8. Due to timeline constraints when filming, these zit shots were blocked out much more rough than usual. For final layout, I updated character anim and finalized the camera snap zoom.
Snap zoom 2, ep 8. Due to timeline constraints when filming, these zit shots were blocked out much more rough than usual. For final layout, I updated character anim and finalized the camera snap zoom.
"Own the Stage" ft. Brooklyn music video. Layout highlight: camera rebuild after data loss. Layout for entire episode by myself and Melissa Thompson.
Dream Besties ep 10. Layout highlight: camera smoothing to showcase the ensemble. Layout for entire episode by myself and Melissa Thompson.
Dream Besties ep 8. Layout highlight: camera snap zooms. Layout for entire episode by myself and Melissa Thompson.
17th Annual Shorty Awards - Audience Honor winner
Final renders of Mattel's "Barbie Dream Besties" music videos and narrative episodes for season 1! I was a final layout artist on this production. Dozens of amazing folks worked on these episodes, I am posting with an emphasis on final layout work that I contributed. My personal layout reel with breakdowns is available upon request.
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Mattel created a new look for Barbie, and tasked Mindshow with bringing that new design to life in 2024! Coinciding with the launch of their new line of toys, these music videos and narrative episodes re-introduce Brooklyn, Malibu, Teresa, and Renee in a newly imagined world. My layout work throughout this season consisted of camera cleanup and adjustments, quality control, and rough animation fixes. This production is very special to me because we debuted the content for it, it is very exciting to be a part of the original crew for a new IP. It looks beautiful, amazing work to all the artists on this show!
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Layout and Anim supervisor: Melissa Thompson
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Mindshow is a 3D animation studio that utilizes VR and MoCap. www.mindshow.com
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Shorty Awards - Audience Honor in Branded Series
shortyawards.com/17th/barbie-dream-besties-series