3D Stage Set Interactive

A model I made of a Christmas stage set (click and drag on it to turn):

Misfits Graphic Theme

I developed a graphic for FCC's Misfits (Christmas) series, using Blender 3D. I don't usually do characters, so this was a novel project for me.

Party in the Pasture!

Here's the promo spot for the upcoming Party in the Pasture at FCC.

Stage Set Time Lapse

Here's a time lapse of lots of people building a stage set at FCC!

See the HD version here.

Series Bumper: Awakening

Here's another setup animation I did for a series at Foothills Community Church.



I used After Effects, some huge earth maps from NASA, and a tutorial from VideoCopilot.net about the blue marble.

The song is "Awakening" from Hillsong United's latest recording "Aftermath," which is great!

Series Bumper: Control Freak

Here's an animation I created in 3D for a message/theme setup for the series "Control Freak" at FCC.

I used Blender to create the scene and animate in 3D. I modeled the controller based on a Sony Playstation DVD controller. The mug and the cell phone models were found in the Blender Repository.

Some final effects, sequence editing, and audio were added using Final Cut Pro.



The song "Control" is by MuteMath. You should definitely buy their music, which is excellent.

Baptism Party at the Lake

My FCC family recently had a baptism party at Lake Keowee. Just when we were planning to begin the evening, a heavy storm drove us back to find shelter. Eventually though, the rains let up, the clouds moved on, the sun emerged, and we witnessed people publicly identifying themselves as followers of Jesus. Submerged in the water to show the burial of Christ, and lifted out to show the new, resurrection life.

Series Bumper: No Guts, No Glory

Phew. I ran into major errors trying to figure this one out. Here is my first run at creating an entirely 3D animation for a series bumper.

Notice the physics simulation on the dog tags, and especially every individual joint on the chain at the end. Add some camera crane animation, DoF, some sound fx, and of course a little Foo Fighters and you'll have something good every time.

I've been using the open-source, completely free 3D program called Blender.

Series Graphic in 3D: No Guts, No Glory

I've been learning bits and pieces of 3D design over the past year, and I recently picked it back up to create some series graphics for FCC.

For the series "No Guts, No Glory" (which starts on Memorial Day weekend and includes Father's Day as well), I used dog tags to give it a US Army vibe. I wanted something with edge, and something that piques every guy's interest. The blood gave it that final punch - that final idea of sacrifice and bravery for something better.

Making a Billboard

I love tackling projects that require expanding into new territory, so I was glad when Foothills Community Church asked me to create content for a billboard campaign called "Could This Be Church." The desire was for it to catch attention, spark curiosity, and direct passers-by to a site (CouldThisBeChurch.com), which would be a landing page to invite people to FCC's services and website.

The team decided that the graphics should convey some of the best unique features of the church in a way that people could notice in the time it takes to drive by. Here's what I put together:
I had a big desire to show so many more pictures - kids enjoying church, teenagers greeting newcomers, small groups meeting, members doing service projects in the community... I could go on. But after sifting through tons of billboard images - good and bad - it became obvious that the best billboards are optimized for the GLANCE. So I kept it to three dominant elements and composed it for clarity and cohesion. Oh, and I adapted the style from a Conan O'Brien billboard I found online:

Finally, different boards require different formats. You can see the last, massive one driving from Seneca to Clemson. I call it the "double-wide." er... double-tall? I don't know...