Director of Photography, Producer & Editor

In 2020 I oversaw the production of an updated intro sequence for the Modern Workplace series. For this particular project, we partnered with the Studio Ranger & Fox to make the update.

Microsoft’s web series ‘Modern Workplace’ takes a more in-depth look at what modern businesses are doing to stay on the cutting edge of productivity and efficiency. The 2020 season showcases how new enterprises are using technology to transform their workplaces and culture, and how they’re staying secure in the ever-changing digital environment. We tasked Ranger & Fox with creating a brand new show package that would encapsulate the overall ‘transformative’ theme.

With this season's theme being ‘transform,’ our approach was to create a physical representation of the evolving business landscape. The surface is continuously rotating, shifting, and sliding to reveal new information and drive the story. The surface is always alive, filled with energy, and exists in a full graphic form or subtly behind the footage, where it can flip and rotate to bring on supporting show package elements.

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Below are some of the storyboards, animatics and test animations that were created while working through this project. I oversaw the Post Production work on this particular project by providing direction and producing support.

Preliminary Storyboard by Patrick Flaherty

Revised Storyboard by Ranger & Fox

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Post-production Supervisor - Patrick Flaherty
Executive Producer - Dave Beauparlant
Executive Creative Director - Sue Boivin

Creative | Design | Direction - Ranger & Fox
Design - Jonathan Larson, Nicole Choi
Animation - Jonathan Larson, Nick Scarcella
Music | SFX - Zelig Sound

Selected Works

Alamo DrafthouseGraphic Designor, Animatior, Director & Producer

Meet the new Surface Laptop Go 3UI Production Director

Meet the new Surface Laptop Studio 2UI Production Director

Introducing Surface Duo 2Motion Graphics Designer

Introducing Surface Pro 9UI Production Director

Introducing Surface Laptop 5UI Production Director

Introducing the new Bing in WindowsUI Production Director

Introducing Windows CopilotUI Production Director

Introducing Windows 11Motion Graphics Designer

Make AI simple with AdobeDirector, Producer, Animator & Editor

Introducing Project VolterraMotion Graphics Designer

Adobe | Welcome to SummitDirector & Producer

Introducing Surface Laptop StudioMotion Graphics Designer

Microsoft ListsPost-production Supervisor

Microsoft FormsPost-production Supervisor

Canon EOS R5 & R6Editor & Animation

Oblivion Interactive DisplaysAnimation, Producer & Director

International Rescue CommitteeGraphic Design, Animation, Director & Producer

ExamityAnimation, Director & Producer

United WayEditor & Animation

It’s Not ComplicatedDirector & Producer

Jennie Garth - The Eye SolutionDP, Producer & Editor

Microsoft | Modern WorkplacePost-Production Supervisor & Editor

Four Nights in DecemberProducer, Director, DP & Editor

Alcon - Training VideosDP, Director, Producer & Editor

Alcon - Talking Heads & InterviewsDP, Director, Producer & Editor

2020 Stoke Holiday CardAnimation & Director

Seed & StemAnimation & Director

Blend 3015Animation & Director

Build | Microsoft 365 Intro and OutroPost-production Supervisor

Ignite | Security IntroPost-production Supervisor

Ignite | Teams Intro & OutroPost-production Supervisor

Alcon TVProducer, Director, Editor, & Animation

Alcon Live MeetingsProducer, Director, Editor, & Animation

InvasiveProducer

Microsoft Lists | We got thisPost-production Supervisor

Microsoft PlannerPost-production Supervisor

Microsoft ProjectPost-production Supervisor

Museum MilanoAnimation & Director

Science Addicts, Unite!Animation & Director

Focus.ioAnimation & Director

PixelsAnimation & Director

It's a Trap!Animation & Director

Up In The AirAnimation & Director

Rock Em Sock EmAnimation & Director

Quarantine 2020Graphic Design, Animation & Director

70 Years of AlconAnimation, Director & Producer

Chuck NorrisGraphic Design, Animation, Director

Squish & SquashAnimation & Director

Olly Walk & RunAnimation & Director

Squish & Squash JumpAnimation & Director

Dolly ThrowAnimation & Director

Olly SceneAnimation & Director

EchoNous BiomedGraphic Design, Animation & Director

Live BallotGraphic Design, Animation & Director

Architecture & Nature AcademyGraphic Design & Animation

RotoscopingAnimation

Make Great ArtGraphic Design, Animation, Director & Producer

SystaneAnimation, Director & Producer

Azure Active Directory + Dropbox BusinessPost-production Supervisor

Power BI | Microsoft TeamsEditor & Animation

Cinema 4D BasecampGraphic Design

IBM SmartCityGraphic Design

Sprint Mood BoardsGraphic Design

Converse Logo RevealGraphic Design

Diesel | Dance PlanetGraphic Design

12 KilometersGraphic Design

35 DentonCamera Operator, Producer & Editor

David Crosby & Snarky PuppyCamera Operator, Producer & Editor

DCTA Ribbon CuttingDirector, Producer & Editor

Department of Energy | SWAP 4Editor & Animation

Live From DansDirector, Producer, DP & Editor

#LiveInColor 5KDP, Producer & Editor

Leukemia TexasDP, Director, Producer & Editor

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