Joshua Duane Grai Project Breakdowns

Fantastic Four • Rise of the Silver Surfer ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Syntheyes, Boujou & Maya on Macintosh OS.
Responsible for:         • I was part of a team that worked on the tunnel sequence. I motion
                           tracked two scenes using Syntheyes to track and Boujou to solve.
                         • I also worked on the animation blocking for all vehicles which was
                           utilized for effects passes.
Additonal Credits        Giant Killer Robot - Producing Company
                         FOX - Rights

 

Radix Productions • Radix Logo Animation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya, Shake & Photoshop on Windows & Macintosh OS.
Responsible for:         • Concept & Storyboard
                         • Modeling, texturing & animation of all surfaces
                         • Lighting & rendering of all surfaces
                         • Composite & animation for all elements
Additonal Credits        Unknown - Music

 

WhaleBack Systems • Whale Vignettes ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya, After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Tweaking of the whale model to make it match what the client
                           was looking for. (i.e. Model surface and texture)
                         • Whale rig & skin
                         • Whale Animation
                         • Lighting & rendering of the whale
                         • Composite of all elements
Additonal Credits        Michael Herzog - Creative Director
                         Ted Butler - Music

 

Gyrus • Halo Logo Animation •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Design & animation of all elements on a four hour deadline
Additional Credits       ??? - Music

 

Personal Project • Field Composite •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya, Photoshop & Shake on Windows and Macintosh OS.
Responsible for:         • Composite of all elements (animation, tracking, mattes, cleanplates)
                         • Modeling, texturing & animation of all surfaces not
                           including the creature
                         • Lighting & rendering of all surfaces

Additional Credits       Steve Madureira - Creature Animation & Rig
                         John Cboins - Creature Model
                         Pio Ravago - Creature Texture

                         THQ - Creature rights
                         Linkin Park - Music

 

Personal Project • Tower Composite •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya, Photoshop & Shake on Windows and Macintosh OS.
Responsible for:         • Composite of all elements (animation, tracking, mattes, cleanplates)
                         • Modeling, texturing & animation of all surfaces not
                           including the creature
                         • Lighting & rendering of all surfaces
Additional Credits       Steve Madureira - Creature Animation & Rig
                         John Cboins - Creature Model
                         Pio Ravago - Creature Texture
                         THQ - Creature rights

                         The September Sessions Band - Music

 

Alcatel-Lucent • LTE Animation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Concept & Storyboard
                         • Design & animation of all elements
Additional Credits       Michael Herzog - Creative Director
                         ??? - Music

 

Accela Communications • Video Whitepaper Intro ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Concept & Storyboard
                         • Design & animation of all elements
Additional Credits       
??? - Music

 

Accela Communications • AccelaWorks Video •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Concept & Storyboard
                         • Design & animation of all elements
Additonal Credits        Michael Herzog - Creative Director
                         Michael Herzog - Music
                         ??? - Music

 

Accela Communications • Lobby Welcome Video •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Design & animation of all elements
Additonal Credits        Michael Herzog - Creative Director
                         ??? - Music

 

Personal Project • Inventor Composite/Motion Tracking ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya, Photoshop, Shake & Syntheyes on Windows and Macintosh OS.
Responsible for:         • Composite of all elements
                         • Modeling, texturing & animation of all surfaces not
                           including the scorpian
                         • Motion tracking
                         • Lighting & rendering of all surfaces
Additional Credits       John Doe - Scorpian Animation
                         Russ Schwenkler - Scorpian Model
                         Kyle Wood - Scorpian Rig
                         Lucas Fulton - Scorpian Animation
                         St. Germain - Music

 

WhaleBack Systems • Changing Background ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              After Effects & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Composite for all elements (animation, mattes, cleanplates)
                         • Image deconstruction
Additonal Credits        Michael Herzog - Creative Director                          
                         ??? - Music

 

Accela Communications • General Electric Washer ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Created in:              Maya & Photoshop on Windows OS.
Responsible for:         • Modeling, texturing & animation of all surfaces
                         • Lighting & rendering of all surfaces
Additonal Credits        Michael Herzog - Creative Director
                         Ted Butler - Music

 

Joshua Duane Grai 267.640.8050 joshua@jdgrai.com