Animator

This was a co-branded piece, so the challenge was not inventing a new visual language from scratch. In 2021, I animated a video for a VMware and Microsoft collaboration, working with Stoke Group and the VMware team to make sure the final piece felt unified from both sides.
A lot of the job was adaptation. VMware already had an established motion system, so I used that as the foundation and built the animation around it rather than forcing a different style on top. The end result was a clean collaboration video that stayed on-brand and held together across teams.

  • Worked with Stoke Group and VMware across production and review.
  • Built the animation using VMware's established motion branding as the visual foundation.
  • Helped shape a co-branded video that needed to feel consistent across both Microsoft and VMware.

VMware
Microsoft

Animator - Patrick Flaherty

Creative Director | Stoke Group - Brian Barrus
Sr Art Director | Stoke Group - Hannah Davidson
Sr Director | Stoke Group - Sarah Ekins
Sales Director | Stoke Group - Debbie Brannelly

Selected Works

Alamo DrafthouseGraphic Designer, Animatior, Director & Producer
Adobe | Welcome to SummitDirector & Producer
Introducing Windows 11Motion Graphics Designer
Oblivion Interactive DisplaysAnimator, Producer & Director
Meet the new Surface Laptop Go 3UI Production Director
Introducing Copilot+ PCsUI Production Director, Asst Director & Producer
Meet the new Surface Copilot+ PCsUI Production Director
Introducing RecallDirector, Producer, UI Production Director
Introducing Surface Duo 2Motion Graphics Designer
Introducing Surface Pro 9UI Production Director
Make AI simple with AdobeDirector, Producer, Animator & Editor
Introducing Windows CopilotUI Production Director
Introducing Project VolterraMotion Graphics Designer
Introducing Surface Laptop StudioMotion Graphics Designer
Introducing Surface Laptop 5UI Production Director
StorytellingDirector, Producer, Animator
Microsoft ListsPost-production Supervisor
Microsoft FormsPost-Production Supervisor
Canon EOS R5 & R6Editor & Animator
International Rescue CommitteeGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
ExamityDirector, Producer & Animator
United WayEditor & Animator
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
AI CompanionDirector, Producer, Motion Designer & Editor
Talks & WorkshopsSpeaker & Presenter
2020 Stoke Holiday CardAnimator & 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
Cinema 4D BasecampArt, Animation & Graphic Design
Quarantine 2020Graphic Design, Animation & Director
70 Years of AlconAnimation, Director & Producer
Chuck NorrisGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
Character Animation Bootcamp - School of MotionGraphic Designer, Animator, Director & Producer
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
Power BI | Microsoft TeamsEditor & Animation
35 DentonCamera Operator, Producer & Editor
David Crosby & Snarky PuppyCamera Operator, Producer & Editor
DCTA Ribbon CuttingDirector, Producer & Editor
Live From DansDirector, Producer, DP & Editor
#LiveInColor 5KDP, Producer & Editor
Leukemia TexasDP, Director, Producer & Editor

  

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