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I created several of the animated sequences for ‘Lucky,’ a documentary that aired on HBO last month.
The documentary, by Jeffrey Blitz, aired on July 19th as part of HBO’s summer of documentaries. ‘Lucky’ focuses on “chronicling the many, and often sobering, effects winning a big jackpot can have on a person” (Television review: ‘Lucky’ on HBO by the Los Angeles Times).

The above character design is Miss Lotto. She was one of the characters that never made it into the final cut. Miss Lotto is a very simple cut-out character composited and animated in After Effects. Miss Lotto was drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom, lightly textured in Photoshop, cut out and then all her girly bits were imported into After Effects.

Lucky premiered at Sundance 2010.

Some more freelance illustration work I did for Walter Robot. The illustrations include a retro styled phone, television, LCD watch and a fictional YAWNS store-front complete with cars and trolleys. This prop and environment design and illustration work was for a commercial treatment. All illustrations created in Photoshop.

Manifestations, my animated film with music by Welsh composer, Ceri Frost, is a finalist in the Reel 13 Shorts Online Competition. The winner will be aired on television on PBS’ Channel 13 in New York next weekend, Aug 15th.

You can vote for Manifestations here: http://www.thirteen.org/sites/reel13/category/vote/.

Many thanks to Colleen McHugh and Reel 13!