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November, 2011
Here are two animated advertizements that I created using Adobe Flash for use in two different Google AdWords campaigns.
I designed this ad to promote my book "Princess Etheria and the Battling Bucks". I created the graphic of the book using InDesign using an illustration that I painted specially for the story. |
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I created this ad to promote my online art gallery and store www.resteddy.com. |
March 2011
This animation is an instructional video on how to build a woodstrip epoxy canoe. I created it using Adobe Flash for Bear Mountain Boats in Peterborough in March of 2011. When you click the image, you will be taken to my Youtube page. |
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In early 2007, IBM introduced a contest that was open to all of its employees worldwide. The idea was simple, employees could submit a short video on a specific theme, and the entries would be made available for everyone to rate. Prizes would be awarded for the top-rated videos.
The response from the employees was, quite simply, incredible. There were more than 500 entries, and a lot of positive buzz throughout the company throughout the ratings period. Naturally, they decided to run the contest again in early 2008, and the response was just as wide-spread.
Below, you will find my contributions for each year's theme. Instead of creating a video with human actors, I decided to use the contest as an opportunity to develop my animation skills in Macromedia Flash. To watch a movie, click on its thumbnails to launch the Windows Media Player.
Energy and the Environment The second video contest was all about the Environment. The company wanted us to tell a story about how we were going green, either personally or through a company project. I chose to speak about the problems of commuting to work, and one possible solution (no, it's not unemployment). My daughter Violet got a chance to help out with this video by providing the voice of my co-worker Ruth. Where it took me several takes to get my own voice work just right, she nailed hers in the very first try each time! |
Third place winner in 2008!!! |
Innovation that Matters The theme of the first video contest was Innovation. In my entry, I wanted to take a classic puzzle that everyone was familiar with (the Sword in the Stone), and show an innovative solution to it. I wanted a cute and cuddly animal to do the work, and figured that, in the animal kingdom, there was no animal more innovative than the raccoon. |
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