Prototypic

Minimal Massive (founded by Sub Pixel & Rendered Hero) created an entry for “Curiosity” which is an animation festival in Portland that features local artists and animators. We used this platform as an opportunity to explore hard surface modeling as well as a chance to integrate Houdini into our workflow.

The original mask design is a breathtaking sculpture created by Jonathan Henderson and was featured at the Stonington Gallery in Seattle. We both were immensely inspired by this amazing piece of art and it’s cultural implications.

Shout out to Simon Fiedler & Rohan Dalvi for their helpful tutorials.

Willis Collaborative

Sub Pixel was commissioned to do a series of objects created out of a complex of splines. The resulting images were created using primarily Houdini with a sprinkling of X-particles as well.

GATORADE

I had a great time working with Mode Adjust on this Gatorade Animation. Brian Smith and I knocked out a majority of the animation with Russel and the Mode team finishing up with the final edit, renders, and compositing.

A few style frames:

Gatorade Gx Colors

Sub Pixel teamed up with Brian Smith and Mode Adjust to create this animation for Gatorade

THE BIOLOGY OF DREAMING

Sub Pixel & Rendered Hero join forces as Minimal Massive for this short animation that takes a fantastic look at the biological alchemy of dreaming. Coming soon for DWPDX and showing at "DRAEMS" AE PDX.

R&D in Houdini & Octane

R&D in Houdini and Octane

HOUDINI & DOYLE

Concept Boards for Fox TV show HOUDINI & DOYLE

Inspired by true events, HOUDINI & DOYLE join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved and inexplicable crimes with a supernatural slant. - See more at: http://www.fox.com/houdinianddoyle#sthash.HYqGF1Fk.dpuf

WILEY - X

Materials, lightning, and environment for the final product shots of these spots for Wiley X and Cardboard Castle.

WILEY - X SAINT

Credits:
CLIENT: WILEY X

AGENCY: SASQUATCH
Chief Creative Director: Mike Smith
Creative Director: Thomas Morris

PRODUCTION:
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Producer: Kathy Krause
Director: Cooper Johnson
DP: Russell Eaton
VFX Supervisors: Cooper Johnson

EDITORIAL: Cardboard Castle Inc
Editor: Ray Callaway

POST PRODUCTION: Cardboard Castle Inc
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Art Director: Cooper Johnson
VFX Artists: Cooper Johnson, Blain Klitzke
Texturing and Lighting: Blain Klitzke

WILEY - X DEBRIS

WILEY -X

DEBRIS CONCEPT BOARD 001

Look development and animation explorations for eye sequences.

DEBRIS CONCEPT BOARD 002

Look development and animation explorations for eye sequences.

AUTODESK

SUB PIXEL teams up with Afterall to create motion graphics for an Autodesk spot.

AUTODESK

Motion graphics and projection mapping for an Autodesk spot with AFTERALL Studio.

SAMSUNG NOTE 5

For Digital Trends.

Animation, materials, lighting, interior modeling and compositing by Blain Klitzke. August 2015.

Exterior and pen modeling by Clara Coulter.

Galaxy-Note

Animation, materials, lighting, interior modeling and compositing by Blain Klitzke. August 2015.

Exterior and pen modeling by Clara Coulter.

BOARD 001

Concept boards for the Samsung spot. I used an older phone model while the new exterior for the Note 5 was being created.

BOARD 002

Concept Board 002.

BOARD 003

Concept Board 003.

BOARD 004

Concept Board 004.

BOARD 005

Concept Board 005

BOARD 005

Concept Board 005.

UNAVAILABLE TO SHOW UNTIL 2019

INTEL

I was brought on board to design style frames and build 3D assets for this Intel spot that was animated by Brian Smith.

STYLE FRAME 001

STYLE FRAME 002

STYLE FRAME 003

BRINK

Concept Boards

BRINK CONCEPT BOARDS & ANIMATION 001

Concept for Credits for Antler's sponsored fund raiser for the National Audubon Society. Logo design, modeling, textureing & lighting by Psylo Creative. Special thanks to Brian Smith for help on Materials and Rendering.

BRINK CONCEPT BOARD 002

BRINK CONCEPT BOARD 003

BRINK CONCEPT BOARD 004

BRINK CONCEPT BOARD 005

BRINK CONCEPT BOARD 006

NIKE CONCEPT BOARDS

Multiple concepts for a variation of looks and styles for LeBron's Shoe for Nike.

CONCEPT BOARD 001

Special thanks to Brian Smith for texturing the shoe.

CONCEPT BOARD 002

CONCEPT BOARD 003

CONCEPT BOARD 004

CONCEPT BOARD 005

BLACK LACE RABBIT

Look and feel concept boards for this dark twist on Alice in wonderland.

CONCEPT BOARD 001

CONCEPT BOARD 002

CONCEPT BOARD 003

NIKE LEBRON PART DEUX

CARDBOARD CASTLE

Credits:
Designer: Cooper Johnson
Art Director: Dylan Leeds
Audio Mix: Dylan Leeds
VRAY Textures & Lighting: Brian Smith
Animator: Jesse Liebhart
Compositor: Blain Klitzke
Smoke Simulation: Blain Klitzke

NIKE - Diamond vs LeBron X

Credits:
Designer: Cooper Johnson
Art Director: Dylan Leeds
Audio Mix: Dylan Leeds
VRAY Textures & Lighting: Brian Smith
Animator: Jesse Liebhart
Compositor: Blain Klitzke
Smoke Simulation: Blain Klitzke

Website: cardboardcastle.com/

NIKE RUN

NIKE - Feel the Energy :60 Version

A Cardboard Castle Original Production:
Runner: Kate Gray
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Director: Cooper Johnson
Producer: Zen Freese
Co-Producer: Benjamin Ross Lyerly
DP: Russ Eaton
AC: Justin O'Shaughnessy
Key Grip: Ken Riddle
Steady Cam Operator: Harrisen Howes
PA: Kunu
PA and DIT: Griffen Snow

Post Production
Art Director: Cooper Johnson
Designer: Blain Klitzke
Editor: Dylan Leeds
Assistant Editor: Griffen Snow
DaVinci Color: Martin Melnick
Sound Design: Dylan Leeds
Lead Animator: Dylan Leeds
Animator: Blain Klitzke
Animator: Brian Smith
Animator: Griffen Snow
Animator: Jesse Leibhart

Music:
Artist: Uppermost
Song: Rise

Still 001

Vector Design, Animation, and Composite

Still 002

Vector Design, Animation, and Composite

Still 003

Real Flow particles and low poly design.

CONCEPT BOARD 001

CONCEPT BOARD 002

CONCEPT BOARD 003

CONCEPT BOARD 004

LEATHERMAN

Pollinate & Cardboard Castle came together on this project for Leatherman.

Design and compositing by Blain Klitzke

LEATHERMAN - TREAD

Polinate & Cardboard Castle came together to create this spot for Leatherman,

CONCEPT BOARD 001

An early color and environment exploration

CONCEPT BOARD 002

Another color variation exploration.

CONCEPT BOARD 003

CONCEPT BOARD 004

CONCEPT BOARD 005

FX - AMERICANS NUCLEAR

A series of style boards I created for the FX series "Americans". Special thanks to Brian Smith for modeling and texturing the warhead and text.

CONCEPT BOARD 001

A series of concept boards for FX. Special thanks to Brian Smith for modeling, texturing and lighting the war head and Americans text.

CONCEPT BOARD 002

CONCEPT BOARD 003

CONCEPT BOARD 004

CONCEPT BOARD 005

NFL - XBOX

Client: XBOX
Agency: CMD Agency
Post Production: Cardboard Castle

NFL - XBOX

Client: XBOX
Agency: CMD Agency
Post Production: Cardboard Castle

Thread, particles, smoke, & compositing by Blain Klitzke

DETAILS 001

DETAILS 002

DETAILS 003

DETAILS 004

EAST BOSTON SAVINGS BANK MANUFACTURING

EBSB MANUFACTURING

Credits:
CLIENT: East Boston Savings Bank
Director of Marketing: Lisa Kornachuk

AGENCY: Duffy & Shanley
Chief Creative Officer: Peter Marcionetti
Vice President: Rae Mancini

PRODUCTION:
Executive Producer: Brad Goldthwaite / Emily Fincher
Director: Cooper Johnson
DP: Kevin Fletcher
VFX Supervisors: Dylan Leeds, Brian Smith
Stage: Intersect Video

EDITORIAL: Cardboard Castle Inc
Editor: Dylan Leeds

POST PRODUCTION: Cardboard Castle Inc
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Art Director: Dylan Leeds
VFX Artists: Dylan Leeds, Brian Smith, Blain Klitzke

MANUFACTURING - VFX BREAK DOWN

Breakdown Music:
Pavel Dovgal - Faust

Credits:
CLIENT: East Boston Savings Bank
Director of Marketing: Lisa Kornachuk

AGENCY: Duffy & Shanley
Chief Creative Officer: Peter Marcionetti
Vice President: Rae Mancini

PRODUCTION:
Executive Producer: Brad Goldthwaite / Emily Fincher
Director: Cooper Johnson
DP: Kevin Fletcher
VFX Supervisors: Dylan Leeds, Brian Smith
Stage: Intersect Video

EDITORIAL: Cardboard Castle Inc
Editor: Dylan Leeds

POST PRODUCTION: Cardboard Castle Inc
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Art Director: Dylan Leeds
VFX Artists: Dylan Leeds, Brian Smith, Blain Klitzke

MICROSOFT - ANY GIVEN SURFACE

CMD and Cardboard Castle populates a stadium and makes it rain.

VFX particle work, rain, fog simulations & compositing by Blain Klitzke

Microsoft - Any Given Surface

List of Credits:
Client: Microsoft
Agency: CMD
Creative Director/Director: John O'Connell
Agency Producer: Alex Dean

VFX:
Studio: Cardboard Castle
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Producer: Alicia Johnson
Production Coordinator: Zen Freese
VFX Advisor: Jay Bills
Particles and Fog Simulations: Blain Klitzke

Lead Compositor: Blain Klitzke
3D Crowd Rig: Brian Smith
3D Crowd Placement: Griffen Snow and Brian Smith
Camera Tracking: Jesse Liebhart
Roto: Jesse Liebhart, Griffen Snow, Demeko Brown, Josh Mackey, Jacob Miller

Live Action:
Production Company: Afterall
EP: Ike Martim
Line Producer: Rian Moore
DP: Kevin Fletcher
VFX Supervisor: Cooper Johnson

VFX Support: Jay Bills, Griffen Snow
Director of Photography: Kevin Fletcher
Camera Equipment: Koerner Camera
Location: CenturyLink Field

Microsoft - Any Given Surface - VFX Breakdown

List of Credits:
Client: Microsoft
Agency: CMD
Creative Director/Director: John O'Connell
Agency Producer: Alex Dean

VFX:
Studio: Cardboard Castle
Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Producer: Alicia Johnson
Production Coordinator: Zen Freese
VFX Advisor: Jay Bills
Particles and Fog Simulations: Blain Klitzke

Lead Compositor: Blain Klitzke
3D Crowd Rig: Brian Smith
3D Crowd Placement: Griffen Snow and Brian Smith
Camera Tracking: Jesse Liebhart
Roto: Jesse Liebhart, Griffen Snow, Demeko Brown, Josh Mackey, Jacob Miller

Live Action:
Production Company: Afterall
EP: Ike Martim
Line Producer: Rian Moore
DP: Kevin Fletcher
VFX Supervisor: Cooper Johnson
VFX Support: Jay Bills, Griffen Snow
Director of Photography: Kevin Fletcher
Camera Equipment: Koerner Camera
Location: CenturyLink Field

Music credit:
Artist: Titus 12
Song: Grundy

TIMBERS

Portland Timbers - Logo Build

Concept: Dylan Leeds and Blain Klitzke
Art Direction: Dylan Leeds
Design: Blain Klitzke
Textures and Lighting: Brian Smith and Blain Klitzke
3D Animation: Griffen Snow
Compositing: Dylan Leeds and Blain Klitzke

STYLE FRAME 001

Details: Moss, plants, mushrooms and dynamic spiderweb.

FX - AMERICANS ICE

Style frames for FX television series "Americans".

CONCEPT BOARD 001

CONCEPT BOARD 002

CONCEPT BOARD 003

CONCEPT BOARD 004

CONCEPT BOARD 005

CONCEPT BOARD 006

ADIPRENE

Assisted with Materials, Lighting, and Animation. Special thanks to Brian Smith for crushing this project.

ADIPRENE by Rockport

Client: Rockport
Agency: Sockeye
Production: Cardboard Castle

Special acknowledgment goes out to Brian Smith for his attention to detail and his beautiful textures and lighting.

FX - AMERICANS IDENT

FX - THE AMERICANS - IDENT

FX -THE AMERICANS - IDENT

FX Network:
Stephanie Gibbons - President Marketing & On-Air Promotions, FX Networks
John Varvi - SVP On-Air Promotions, FX networks
Steve Viola - SVP Broadcast Design, FX networks
Garrett Wagner - VP On-Air Promotions, FX networks
Albert Romero - VP Broadcast Design, FX networks
Andre Carbonari - Creative Director, Broadcast Design, FX networks
Dara Barton - Director Production, Broadcast Design, FX networks
Kelly Chang - Director of 3D, Broadcast Design, FX networks

Cardboard Castle:
Cooper Johnson - Creative Director
Alicia Johnson - Executive Producer
Richard Hasson - Lead Producer
Dylan Leeds - Project Lead, Lead Animator, Compositor, Sound Design
Brian Smith - Lead CG Artist, Lighting and Textures
Blain Klitzke - Designer, Lead Compositor, Flag Texures & Cloth Sims
Bayard Baudoin - Character Sculptor
Jesse Liebhart - Animation Support
Griffen Snow - Animation Support

DETAILS 001

DETAILS 002

DETAILS 003

PUMA - Power vs. Accuracy

PUMA - Power vs. Accuracy

Cardboard Castle: all visual effects: ball replacement, full CG shots, breaking dynamics, tracking, rotoscoping, and background replacement. Working with the talented folks over at Juliet Zulu. Filmed by Pretty Bird and directed by Lee Ford.