3D + MOTION + VFX by Gavin Holmes

MOTION GRAPHICS DEMO...

This is a montage of Gavin's 2d and 3d animation work over the past year. Music is by Plastic Bertrand.

iPAD 2 – WEATH...

The Weather Channel app for iPad is the third most popular app as of this writing. Working within the Apple style guides, we kept the ...

WEATHER SOCIAL...

The Weather Channel tapped POVm+m to design and animate a promo spot for their 'Social' app that appears on weather.com and their mobile platforms. Based ...

GMC STATION IDs...

It was an incredible opportunity to be able to animate these station IDs for Gospel Music Channel. Storyboards were designed by Josh Branam, and POVm+m ...

PIRATES OF THE CARIB...

This is a montage of backgrounds that Gavin created for a Verizon/POTC micro-site based on style frames from Moxie using Cinema 4d. Sound design was ...

BRUCE HAMPTON BASICA...

This is an opening that Gavin Holmes designed and animated for a Guillotine Pictures documentary about Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.) that sets the tone for ...

KINDLE FIRE...

Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet made news this past holiday season for it's price point and features. The Weather Channel sold a :15, :08, and :05 ...

MOE’S SOUTHWES...

This is a cut down of a longer image piece for Moe's. Gavin was lead animator and directed the expanded storyboard phase of the project. ...

HTC WILDFIRE...

Gavin designed and animated this spot in Cinema 4d and After Effects. Sound design was done by Chris Basta.

TARGET:LIFE...

This is a summer-themed, consumer POV spot for Target demonstrating how the brand connects with children and vice versa. It was shot entirely on an iPhone, and the old-style footage ...

HGTV SEASONAL RE-BRA...

This is a compilation of elements that delivered as part of a package for a seasonal re-brand for HGTV. It was animated in Flame using ...

GA POWER: BUGS...

The lightning bugs were built, rigged, and tracked in 3ds Max using noise controllers for position, rotation, and light emission. The bugs were then composited ...

HISTORY CHANNEL – HOW THE STATES GOT THEIR SHAPES

HISTORY CHANNEL R...

Gavin was the lead 3d animator and compositer on this co-branded promo for History Channel's show, "How The States Got Their Shapes". The design and ...

EARTHLINK STORYBOOK...

Gavin animated the camera, flyswatter, and front half of the spot with additional assistance from D. Hoffmeyer who animated the back half and provided the ...

LAKELAND REGIONAL...

This commercial spot for Lakeland Regional Hospital uses a 3d butterfly as a metaphor for new life. Gavin animated the butterfly and text-outlined flower in ...

DISCOVERY HEALTH BRA...

Discovery Health came to Riot to create a broadcast package for a block of shows called "Be Well" featuring Sara Snow and Dan Ho. Gavin ...

RIOT MICROSITE...

Gavin co-produced, shot, and edited this project for Riot Atlanta's holiday microsite. Each clip can be played at any time to create a unique soundscape. LINK

CNN MOST QUOTED...

As part of CNN's "Trust" initiative, Gavin animated quotes over this spot using After Effects and 3ds Max for the text ribbon effect. It required ...

BAE SYSTEMS...

Gavin created this in 3DS Max and After Effects as an attract loop for BAE in a tradeshow booth.

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR...

Prior to Christiane Amanpour's departure from CNN, Gavin did the final conform and composite for this emotional promotion. Smoke and light elements were generated in ...

DHC STATION IDs...

These IDs were for the launch of Discovery Home Channel. Using the 3 blocks from the logo I designed and created character sketches relating to ...

INSTAGRAM GRID...

So, here is a link to my Instagram grid that shows some of the shots that I have been taking over the past few months. ...

CNN – MYSTERY ...

Liam Neeson voiced this show presented by CNN. I combined editorial with extruded 3d text in Flame to create a shimmery and faceted world for ...

GATORADE: NATURAL SE...

I was involved as a creative consultant for this spot which was directed by Scott Salamon and Brandon Danowski. It featured a young athlete, Chris ...

MARINES...

This is a spot I animated in flame for the National Museum of the Marine Corps to help raise donations for the building. The technique ...

BRIDGESTONE GOLF...

This spot was a facility wide project because of the tight deadline that was required. I served as animation supervisor and also did final compositing ...

VFX DEMO...

A montage and breakdown of a few of the visual effects shots that I have done at Riot including product replacement, paint, and roto.

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How to Build A Brick Road And Other Texture Ramblings
Today, Chris Schmidt shows us how to make a realistic brick road using Cinema 4D using Mograph tools and noise textures. He also goes over how to texture the bricks using displacement to make them jagged and random looking. Follow … Continue reading → […]
Basics of Seamless Looping Animation Part 2
In part 2 of this looping series, I show you how to seamlessly loop animations in Cinema 4D. Then, I show you the process on how I compress them into an Animated GIF. I included my Photoshop Action for automatically … Continue reading → […]
Explode and Shatter With Cinema 4D And Cloth Dynamics
In this video, Chris shows you how to quickly explode and shatter objects using Cinema 4D’s Cloth Dynamics. Do you like this guy as much as I do? You can follow Chris on twitter, here. Example Animation Related posts:Shatter Tutorial … Continue reading → […]
Ministry of Sound Headphone Spot Breakdown
I’m sure by now you have seen this excellent Headphone spot by Paul Clements. It’s full of beautifully animated and composited scenes made with Mograph and Cinema 4D. Today, Paul posted a breakdown video of how he animated many of … Continue reading → […]
Five Second Project “Pinball”
What Are Five Second Projects? We all want to make original work for our demo reel or portfolio. But, sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Here is your chance. Use the … Continue reading → […]
Basics of Seamless Looping Animation Part 1
You may have seen my page of Tiny Animations that feature a bunch of simple animations from Cinema 4D and After Effects. They have been really fun to make, and I got a few questions about how to seamlessly loop … Continue reading → […]
How To Use The Proximal Shader in Cinema 4D
In this video, Chris Schmidt shows you how to setup and use the Proximal Shader to set up different special effects and texture tricks. There are some really fun examples in this one. Related posts:Use Sprites to Build A Fast-To-Render … Continue reading → […]
Questions About My Process
I answered a few questions about how I make stuff from a student named Dale Williams for a school project of his and I thought I would share some of the answers here on the blog. How would you describe … Continue reading → […]
Love What You Do, Or Leave
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Intro to UVs in BodyPaint
Today Chris unravels the complicated world of UVs. There is a lot to know about working with UVs. But today Chris will try and explain enough for the average user to start working with it and model a piggy bank. … Continue reading → […]

Motionographer

This Idea Is Not Working by Henrique Barone
After we were initially sent Henrique Barone’s stellar short, This Idea Is Not Working, our jaws hit floor. We immediately wanted to share it with our Motionographer readers, so got the engine warmed up and put things in motion. Then, something happened: we found out it’s a student piece. Jeepers! We scratched our head and [...]Posted on Motionographer […]
The Witcher 2: Ice Bomb Trailer
Jaw-dropping trailer created by Platige Image for CD Projekt RED’s forthcoming Xbox 360/PC title, The Witcher 2. WARNING: Extreme gore. Credits and more info here. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
Kristof Luyckx: Bird Benny
Check it out the hilarious (but NSFW) Bird Benny! By Kristof Luyckx and sound design by David Kamp. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
Bill Maher’s ‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ by Fraser Davidson
Earlier this week, we posted Fraser Davidson’s slick, type-driven animation, Irritable Bowl Syndrome: an infographic piece inspired by a cutting excerpt taken from Bill Maher’s book, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.” With the Superbowl only 10 days away, once again, sports fans [...]Posted on Motionographe […]
Miguel A. Salek Updates
The inimitable Miguel A. Salek updates his effects reel. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
ManvsMachine: More4 Rebrand
ManvsMachine created this lovely rebrand for Channel 4′s More4. The logo morphs through a series of flips, folds and reveals, reflecting the range of content on the channel. It works as both a punchy onscreen element and as a series of “flippers” in real-world art installations. Credits Concept, design & direction: ManvsMachine Music: Guy Connelly [...]P […]
See No Evil February Event
Wednesday February 8th See No Evil presents an evening with BAFTA nominated David Prosser & Kristian Andrews from StudioAKA. Free entry, prizes, and music provided by Hear No Evil. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
Style Frames: The Art of The Pitch
Stash is launching a new design conference dubbed Style Frames. The event takes place in Buenos Aires on May 10-11 and will focus on the complex world of pitching. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
Cinemetrics — film data visualization
Frederic Brodbeck’s Cinemetrics analyzes movie data to create visual fingerprints. Posted on MotionographerPosted on Motionographer […]
Plenty for AXN LatinAmerica
I recently stumbled upon “Criminal Minds,” Plenty’s latest addition to their repertoire. I love the way they united analog and digital by using a 3d subject with hand-painted typography. They definitely achieved the controlled-chaos look that this piece needed to convey. Check out Plenty’s site for a very thorough breakdown of their process. Posted on Motion […]