Terra - Unreal Engine Short film
Terra is a short film that I used to demonstrate and begin learning the filmmaking possibilities of Unreal Engine. My goal was to tell a fun and minimal story using these vast new tools.
I wanted to start simple, using all Quixel Megascans and Epic Marketplace content.
This was created on a 2016 iMac without the breadth of visual enhancements that come from a Ray-Traced render GPU, but I wanted to see how much I could push the look working with the basics.
All of the sound and original score was created by Andrew Morgan Smith, accompanied by a music track by Mas Donkey.
VFX Reel 2020
Simulation - Trailer
Writer / Director
In 2017, four potentially habitable planets were discovered around a distant star. The first colony vessel NOSTOS now travels to create the first human civilization outside of the solar system. In 12 hours, the main crew will go into hyper-sleep for the distant journey across the void.
Reyna, the leading scientists aboard, sits in the observation deck, scouring the Helix Nebula, looking for something she's never seen before. She activates a simulation in the room which places her in the environment of a memory she once had at Fort Tilden beach.
Tom, an android aboard the ship is asked to join Reyna, as she seeks to elicit a recognition of intimacy within the synthetic being.
A young woman's wild imagination of the relationship she truly desires in 1950s Kansas.
Writer/Director: Brydie O'Connor
Producers: Brydie O'Connor & Danielle Hogerty
Director of Photography: Brian J. Hollars
1st Assistant Camera: John Paterini
Camera Operator: Adea Lennox
Lighting Assistant: Daisy Rosato
Production/Costume Designer: Jillian Taylor Nelson
Props Designer: Lilly Scheibelhut
HMU: Cynthia Naughton
1st Assistant Director: Sarah Kahm
2nd Assistant Director: Taylor Weber
Production Assistant: Mengxue Luo
Editor: J. Thomas Wilson
Colorist: Jeff Spot
Sound Design: Camille Thomas & Romain Sturma
Composer: John Paterini
Set Photographer: Kelby Reck
Featuring "You've Got Me Running in Circles" by Sonny Cleveland
Festivals // Awards:
ONLINE PREMIERE Girls in Film 2020
WINNER Best Short Film Kansas City FilmFest International 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION NIGHTSTREAM co-presented by NewFest 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION NewFilmmakers NY 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION The Bush Films 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION Tallgrass Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION DC Independent Film Festival 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION Soho Horror Film Festival 2020
Fates
Editing / VFX / Filmmaker
Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, Fates dissects women’s suffrage in America. Left in societal filth, these 6 women rise from the dust to thrive under shocking circumstances.
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SPEAK
Editing
This is a song about the things you can't say. Thank you for watching and listening. follow me on the interwebs! http://waking--dreams.com http://instagram.com/geenakaye http://facebook.com/geenakayemusic http://soundcloud.com/geenakaye http://geenakaye.bandcamp.com/ Song credits: Music and Lyrics by Geena Kaye Produced by Andrew Campbell http://ursaemusic.com/ Mixed and mastered by Reuben Raman http://soundfarm.sg/ Video credits: Director/Cinematography by Brian Hollars http://brianhollars.com/ Produced by Oriana Suarez Di Cristofaro https://www.instagram.com/orianasd/ Edited by J.
WADE - Mock Promo
Animation / Motion Graphics
Meet WADE, a character in the upcoming animated short film The Birthday Greeting.
Animation by J. Thomas Wilson
NIGHT'S STILL YOUNG - Trailer
Edit / Color
Night’s Still Young recounts the story of 26-year Kate, whose terminal illness has prompted her to die with dignity. The film centers around Kate’s last night on earth, a birthday party turned farewell party. With the support of a longtime friend and her brother, Kate, says farewell to the world on her terms.
OWL CITY "LUCID DREAM" - MUSIC VIDEO
VFX
Lucid Dream" is part of Reel 2 from Owl City's upcoming album, Cinematic. Discover more about Cinematic at http://owlcitymusic.com.
LANA DEL REY - COMPLEX COVER:
Edit / VFX / GFX
NDT / LOGIC - COMPLEX COVER:
Edit / VFX / Color
Maryland MC Logic and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson join forces to speculate about the future of music and humanity, through the lens of the MC's third studio album, 'Everybody.'
VINCE STAPLES - COMPLEX COVER:
Edit / VFX / Color
The Complex Cover is our latest video series, in which we've reinvented our print magazine covers into a multi-platform digital and social media experience, bringing fans a candid look into the lives of the most interesting pop culture figure today. Watch for exclusive in-depth interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and exclusive content.
I GOT A STORY TO TELL
Directing / Edit / Animation
When Denzel Curry's "Ultimate" started playing during a show in Knoxville, he decided to take things to another level. For our first episode of I Got A Story To Tell, the Florida rapper told us how he narrowly avoided death when the wall he climbed wasn't a wall at all.
SOFIA RITCHY - COMPLEX COVER:
Edit / VFX / Color
Check out the December/January cover shoot with Sofia Richie. Subscribe to Complex Originals on YouTube: https://goo.gl/43ac5w Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/ComplexMag https://www.facebook.com/complex http://instagram.com/complexmag https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America.
COMPLEX CON - 2016
Motion Graphics / Edit
KYLIE JENNER - COMPLEX COVER:
Edit / VFX / Color
Check out the October/November cover shoot with Kylie Jenner. (https://goo.gl/glgrhd) Subscribe to Complex Originals on YouTube: https://goo.gl/43ac5w Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/ComplexMag https://www.facebook.com/complex http://instagram.com/complexmag https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America.