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Veronica Mars Main Titles

The opening title sequence for the newest installment of the cult classic television series Veronica Mars, on Hulu.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment, Pace Pictures

Music: Chrissie Hynde

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VFX Reel 2020

Motion GFX, design, VFX & animation from the past year.

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The Oscars Statue: How It's Made

Director: Artem Agafonov

Production Company: Navigo Productions

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HCL Banking

Production Company: Unarmed Media

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VFX Reel 2019

A mixture of VFX, design, motion graphics & animation.

Undercover Brother 2

The ending credit sequence to Universal & Imagine Entertainment’s Undercover Brother 2 (2019).

Netflix

Editor Steven Addair

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

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Something So Rare | Trailer

This four-part documentary series directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Cynthia Wade, features individuals living with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), rare blood cancers.

Director: Cynthia Wade

Production Company: ModOp Films

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Where I'm From

Director: Blair Getz Mezibov

Director of Photography: Jack Shanahan

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Nat Geo Wild Special: 24 Hours Of Reality

This one hour special on National Geographic Wild highlights the events of the live global broadcast presented by Al Gore on the current climate crisis. Guests and performances include Bryan Cranston, Foo Fighters, U2, David Crosby, Michael Fassbender, Jeff Goldblum, Trent Reznor & more.

The show open was featured on The Daily Show with guest Al Gore, in December of 2018.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

Narration: Téa Leoni

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Break My Stride (Lyric Video)

Over 3.5 Million views on YouTube. The official lyric video for Matthew Wilder’s classic hit.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

Client: Sony

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The Unknown

The opening scene to The Unknown, a documentary series following four individuals living with rare blood cancers called myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Director: Cynthia Wade

Production Company: ModOp Films

Fluid Sim

Logo animation using a particle simulator attempting to mimic the motion of water.

Cadent

A branding video about the industry and cutting-edge tech of the largest independent platform for advanced TV advertising and monetization.

Production Company: Frames Matter

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Animation Reel 2016

Moon Mirrors illustration: Sharon Shattuck

31

Rob Zombie's horror film about five carnival workers who are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned compound where they are forced to participate in a violent quest called 31. (2016)

Director: Rob Zombie
Visual Effects: SHOCKBOX VFX
Digital Compositor: Craig Newton

Parallax Reel

Created entirely from still photography, the parallax effect is achieved by breaking an image apart in 3D space, painting out background elements, projection mapping, and animating the camera inside Adobe After Effects.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

Up For Air | Trailer

Shot over a period of five years, Up For Air follows pole vaulter Jerry Cahill as he faces a double-lung transplant, the world's most dangerous solid-organ transplant. Surviving 23 years past his life expectancy with Cystic Fibrosis, Jerry’s spent his entire life battling against the odds.

Director: Artem Agafonov

Director of Photography: Erik Shirai

Music by: Dan Rosen

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Millennium

A branding video for a global investment management firm.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

Make It Wearable | Wearable Sound With Richie Hawtin

An Intel sponsored series developed by Vice media.

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24 Hours Of Reality Show Open 2015

The main title sequence for the live 24-hour event broadcast on the effects of global warming. Hosted by Al Gore, the show features an array of artists, celebrities, political leaders and scientists. Broadcast live in over 75 countries worldwide with more than 100 million online views.

Narration: Morgan Freeman

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

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PBS | The Italian Americans

A PBS four-hour documentary series about the Italian experience and evolution in America from the late nineteenth century to today.

Writer, Director: John Maggio

Narrated by: Stanley Tucci

Image restoration, Animation: Craig Newton

Episode 1 - La Famiglia

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Moon Mirrors

"The Apollo 11 landing was a chance to do some cool moon science, and the findings are cleverly animated in this documentary by Sharon Shattuck and Ian Cheney. The film weaves the tale of Narcissus with the story of how astronauts planted retroreflector mirrors on the moon (called the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment)." -Nadine Ajaka, The Atlantic

Director: Ian Cheney & Sharon Shattuck

Illustrations: Sharon Shattuck

Bridgewater Chocolate

Director: Artem Agafonov

Director of Photography: Erik Shirai

Production Company: Navigo Productions

Neil Young Intro

Musical guest title intro for 24 Hours Of Reality: The World Is Watching.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment

The State of Eugenics | Trailer

Between 1933 and 1974, the state of North Carolina ran one of the most aggressive eugenics programs, sterilizing more than 7,600 men, women and children. The film follows the journey of survivors, legislators and journalists who insist the state confront its role in the tragic, forced sterilization of thousands of Americans thought to have “undesirable” genetics.

PBS (2017)

Director: Dawn Sinclair Shapiro

Editor: Daniel Lawrence

Main title & animation by: Mindbomb Films

Additional animation: Craig Newton

Hep Free | Trailer

This short documentary explores the lives of four individuals who are affected by Hepatitis C.

Director: Cynthia Wade

Production Company: ModOp Films

KLEPTO BISMOL™

Fake billboard. Fake bird flock & eyes. Real empathy. A short parody from the comedic mind of Justin Noto.

Director: Justin Noto

Animator: Mack Williams

Production Company: AGON Creative

VFX: Craig Newton

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24 Hours Of Reality Show Reel 2015

A 24-hour live broadcast featuring an array of artists, celebrities, political leaders and climate experts on the effects of global warming. Hosted by Al Gore and broadcast in over 75 countries worldwide with more than 100 million online views.

Production Company: ShoulderHill Entertainment