Steven J. Brooks
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ABOUT DEMO REELS
These are my current demo reels.
They cover my work as a visual effects artist in Los Angeles from 2002
to 2008.
These reels look much better in Standard Definition as
Quicktime movies off the main part of my web site StevenJBrooks.com
You can also stream them in Flash Video or watch in MPeG1.
Below are full descriptions of the content of all 3 reels.
It's sort of difficult to keep an accurate time count on many mobile video
players, and I strongly suggest that you go to my main site StevenJBrooks.com
to look at them for real.
DEMO REEL SHOT BREAKDOWNS
Intro Demo Reel
Steven J. Brooks - 818-415-6728
StevenJBrooks.com
00:00 - Slate
Looks just like my Business card. (Standard Def Version)
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
00:05 - Threshold, Roaches Scamper Crane Up Deck
Animated the roaches.
Eden FX, CBS, Paramount 2005
Lightwave
00:14 - Dragon Storm, Dragon Flies Up
Set Background and Lights Tweaked Camera and Dragon
Animation.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
00:16 - The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise gets shot
Painted out him getting shot (squibbed blood pack) so he could get
shot half a second later.
Flash Filmworks, Warner Brothers 2004
Digital Fusion
00:17 - Into the Blue, Guy hangs in mid air in mirror
Painted out rig holding him up.
Flash Filmworks, 2004
Digital Fusion
00:18 - Rapid Exchange, Grappling Hook comes through wall
Animation Lighting and Camera for shot, Modeling breaking up the
wall object for major pieces of debris.
UFO Films, 2002
Lightwave
00:18 - Active Adventures, Frisbee flies from blimp to kids hand
Composite artist for shot, 3D animator and modeler for the
Frisbee.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Networks (Disney Channel – Toon Disney
/ Jetix - ABC), 2008
Lightwave, After Effects
00:19 - High School Musical 2 - Ride with the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Payoff Spot, Disneyland Balloons Wipe
Composite Artist for shot created from all original footage.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
00:20 - The Drew Carey Green Screen Show, Drew and Kaitlin
Olson on simulated Zeppelin deck with the “Sky Captian and the
World of Tomorrow” look.
Matte Cutter and Rotoscope Artist, pulling out actors from
background so color effects, environment and animation can be
added to, on, and around them.
Acme Filmworks, The WB, 2004
After Effects
00:21 - Power Rangers Strength In Numbers Marathon, Count
Down to Number 1 Episode
Composite Artist, Comped Multiple shots together, Tracked Jetix
Logo and Winning power Ranger Series into Monitors, Created
Graphic for the countdown.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel / Jetix 2007
After Effects
00:23 - Golden Rule Entertainment, Toy Train pulls Dog in Coal
Car through the clouds
3D animator and composite artist for shot, Modeler of the film
object.
Gorilla Pictures, Golden Rule Entertainment, 2008
Lightwave, After Effects
00:25 - Kim Possible Get into the Spirit Marathon, Kim Jumps in
front of billboard
Composite Artist, Comped together shots to make her jump in front
of graphic, with crowd in background.
Gorilla pictures, Disney Channel Toon Disney 2006
After Effects
00:26 - Tarzan Swing Spot, Tarzan Jane and Monkey Swing as it
says Swing
Composite Artist, Multiple shots through the Vine Letterbox Effect,
Created and Animated the Indiana Jones effect Lettering.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney, Toon Disney. 2007
After Effects
00:27 - The Legend Of Sasquatch, Girl Flies To Mother Sasquatch
Composite Artists Composited the Necklace on the girl after the
final render had been completed.
Gorilla Pictures, Golden Rule Entertainment 2006
After Effects
00:29 - High School Musical 2 - Ride with the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Payoff Spot, Kids wave as car window rolls down
Composite Artist, Comped and Painted together the kids, window,
reflection.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
00:30 - Dark Water, Sinks water turns dark
Paint and Roto Artist, painting out clear water (especially errant
splashes) and rotoing water to be darkened.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures, 2004
Digital Fusion
00:32 - The Last Sentinel, soldier gets his head blown off and falls
to ground, (2 shots)
Composite Artist, Comped out head, Comped in practical elements
shot to simulate head exploding. Added tracers, blood spurts and
practical explosion elements.
Gorilla Pictures, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2007
After Effects
00:33 - Maximum Velocity, Plane flies overhead and pink glow
comes out
3D animator, Set Environment and Lighting, Tweaked Animation
and Camera, Ran Energy Effect 3D model backwards.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2003
Lightwave
00:36 - The Guardian, Boat battered by waves
Roto Artist, Rotoing Boat Set (including the ropes) so that the
ocean could be added in.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures, 2006
Digital Fusion
00:39 - Slate
Looks just like my business card
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
Composite Demo Reel
Steven J. Brooks - 818-415-6728
StevenJBrooks.com
00:00 - Slate
Looks like my business card, but there is a compositing sign
down the street.
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
00:06 - Threshold, Fish Swim into “Crop Circle” Pattern
Besides being the 3D artist, I comped the shot, this is the full
length version.
Eden FX, CBS, Paramount, 2005
After Effects, Lightwave
00:20 - The Guardian, Swimmers Dives and Rescues (3 non
sequential shots)
Paint and Roto Artist, Painting out safety gear and painting in
background deck objects, Cutting mattes for actors and ropes
using spline roto and wire removal techniques, painting out
background sets and reflections.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures, 2006
Digital Fusion
00:32 - High School Musical 2 - Ride with the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Entry Spot, Balloon Wipe of Family at Disneyland
Composite Artist, Created Balloon Wipe from original footage,
time ramped Bridge shot to match look for spot established in
Final Cut, Effected fireworks shot to add to practical simulated
fireworks lighting on family
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
00:37 - The Last Samurai, Troupe rides into town
Part of Paint and Roto crew that removed 20th century Japan
from background
Flash Filmworks, Warner Brothers 2004
Digital Fusion
00:41 - Man of the House, Cheerleaders and coaches on field
Part of crew that rotoed out sky, Part of crew that tracked in and
stabilized crowd into stands, Spline animated shadows for
cheerleaders on ground
Flash Filmworks, 2004
Digital Fusion
00:44 - Active Adventures, Girl With Turkey Baster Reverse
Wipe
Composite artist for shot, worked with practical elements to
create a reverse wipe.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Networks (Disney Channel - Toon
Disney / Jetix - ABC), Kraft, 2008
After Effects
00:46 - The Last Sentinel, woman gets blown to the ground by
explosion,
Composite Artist, Amped up explosion with practical elements,
painted out errant debris.
Gorilla Pictures, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2007
After Effects
00:48 - The Last Sentinel, woman and man jump out window
shoot hole in parking lot. (3 sequential shots)
Composite Artist, Amped up explosion with practical elements,
painted out errant debris on parking lot, Painted out wire rigs
from all angles, added muzzle flashes.
Gorilla Pictures, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2007
After Effects
00:50 - The Last Samurai, Stars ride through explosions on
horses, and soldiers falling off of horses in battle (2 shots).
Paint and Roto as part of the face replacement team, cleaning
up the explosions and face replacement areas. Rotoscope
horses in battle fro composite of battle elements.
Flash Filmworks, Warner Brothers 2004
Digital Fusion
00:53 - The Guardian, Sailors on Deck in violent storm
Paint and Roto Artist, Painting out safety gear and out
background sets, Cutting mattes for actors and ropes using
spline roto and wire removal techniques.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures, 2006
Digital Fusion
00:55 - Velocitors, 3D animated toys fighting (2 shots)
Composited 3D animation.
Tigar-Hare, Mattel 2004
Digital Fusion
00:57 - High School Musical Ride With the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Payoff Spot, Multi shot HSM 2 actors, Disneyland
Parade, Logos (starts and ends with the shots of the HSM stars
in hallway)
Composite Artist, Comped Multiple shots together, Paint / Roto /
Key elements for wipes of Water, HMS 2 Logo, Cheerleader.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
01:02 - High School Musical Ride With the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Entry Spot, Disney Castle in clouds with trip
details text
Composite Artist, Comped Multiple shots together, Created the
text and effects, added the fireworks elements from practical
brought in logos from static art.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
01:03 - Tarzan Swing Spot, Tarzan Jane and Monkey Swing as
it says Swing
Composite Artist, Created the Indiana Jones effect Lettering
and animated it, Key and Roto animated characters to make
composite, applied Toon Disney Logos.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney, Toon Disney. 2007
After Effects
01:09 - The Guardian, Man flailing hurt drowning, rescuer pops
from behind in the rough sea
Paint and Roto artist, Painted out Kevin Costner swimming up
to victim, painted out reflections of lighting from set in goggles,
rotoed to clean out background in wave tank and pull actors for
more 3D water effects.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures 2006
Digital Fusion
01:15 - Dark Water, Toilet water overflows dark
Paint and Roto Artist, painting out clear water (especially errant
splashes) and rotoing water to be darkened
Flash Filmworks Disney, 2004
Digital Fusion
01:17 - The Last Samurai, Gatling Gun guns down Samurai
Roto masks of Samurai and Horses.
Flash Filmworks, Warner Brothers 2004
Digital Fusion
01:20 - Man of the House, Cheerleaders and coaches on field
Part of crew that tracked in and stabilized crowd into stands
Flash Filmworks, 2004
Digital Fusion
01:22 - Dark Water, Girl trapped in mucky washing machine
Paint and Roto Artist, prepared key and clean area of gunky
front of washing machine for insertion of Girl.
Flash Filmworks
Digital Fusion
01:24 - The Guardian, Camera dollies around rescue helicopter
in flight in major storm
Paint and Roto artist, Painted out reflections of set and lighting
in windows, visors and gear, cut mask for exterior environment
to be added.
Flash Filmworks, Touchstone Pictures 2006
Digital Fusion
01:27 - The Last Sentinel, 2 rebels get shot up in front of van by
robo troops (8 shots)
Composite Artist, Created 2D animated composite of bullet
holes in van that was then placed over van in shots using 3D
planes in After Effects and then tracked on to the van. I also
added some Blood Spatters, Tracers, and Muzzle Flares to
these shots. Note how the bullet holes match in the different
environments as they accumulate, and even come through
clearly when sent off to the Scope Screen compositor.
Gorilla Pictures, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2007
After Effects
01:40 - The Legend Of Sasquatch, 2 Girls in clearing by
stream, and Cave crane down establishing shot. (2 3D
animated shots)
Composite Artists Both Shots, Fixed faces on rocks that
flickered during render process, added new rendered water to
second shot.
Gorilla Pictures, Golden Rule Entertainment 2006
After Effects
01:49 - The Last Sentinel, Camera dollies around Katee
Sackhoff in “Control Room”
Composite Artist, Tracked Screen into monitor.
Gorilla Pictures, Sci Fi Channel Original Picture, 2007
After Effects
01:52 - High School Musical Ride With the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Entry Spot, Enter Online Montage (3 shots)
Composite Artist, Comped Multiple shots together, Tracked
Screen into monitor. Took Mock up of Web site from HSM 2
division, created mock web page in browser for spot, Created
and animated all key graphics.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
01:55 - High School Musical Ride With the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Entry Spot, Product Interior Shot
Composite Artist, Tracked Screen into monitor. Painted, Keyed
and Rotoed to clean up extra elements in background outside
car window.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
01:58 - High School Musical Ride With the Wildcats
Sweepstakes Entry Spot, Flash Photo at Disneyland
Composite Artist, Created Flash Effect in Camera, Created
Cheerleader Wipe all from original shot elements.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Honda Odyssey
2007
After Effects
02:02 - Slate
Looks like my business card, but there is a compositing sign
down the street.
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
3D Demo Reel
Steven J. Brooks - 818-415-6728
StevenJBrooks.com
00:00 - Slate
Looks like my business card, but there is a 3D sign rotating in
the background.
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
00:06 - La Popular
24 X 18 Digital Photograph ©2006, Steven J. Brooks
Shown at Cannibal Flower Nov. 2007, Art Share April 2008,
Donated to Pharmaka Small Wonders Fund raiser show Dec.
2007
00:10 - Un Popular (E34-0001)
24 X 18 Digital Print ©2007 Steven J. Brooks
Shown at Cannibal Flower Dec. 2007, Art Share April 2008
Lightwave, Freehand, Photoshop
00:15 - Un Popular as Dusk (E34-0001.1)
24 X 18 Digital Print ©2008 Steven J. Brooks
Shown at Cannibal Flower Jan. 2008, Art Share April 2008
Lightwave, Freehand, Photoshop
00:19 - Threshold, Roaches Form “Crop Circle” Pattern
Animator of the roaches, Creator of the circular pattern rig that
could be used for anything from Roaches to Fish (to etc...),
painted the maps for the blood puddle and tracks with
Photoshop.
Eden FX, CBS, Paramount 2005
Lightwave
00:32 - Welcome to Scandalous Los Angeles Sign (E34-0002,
E34-0002.0.1)
Widescreen NTSC / DivX, Hour or 20 minute loop ©2008
Steven J. Brooks
Designed, Modeled, Animated and Comped the piece,
Photographed L.A. and clouds.
Shown in a light box with a 9 inch screen at Cannibal Flower,
March 2008 (Hour Version)
Mailed with my December 2007 Mailer Overweight Edition April
2008 (20 Min. Version)
Lightwave, After Effects, Freehand
00:42 - Golden Rule Entertainment, Company Film Opening
Logo
3D animator and composite artist for shot. Modeled film object.
Designer of the Golden Rule Logo.
Gorilla Pictures, Golden Rule Entertainment, 2008
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator
00:48 - The Butt Liquors Sign (E34-0000.1)
NTSC 28 minute or 3 minute loop ©2006 Steven J. Brooks
Designed Modeled and Animated the shot. Photographed sky.
Used Flash to animate the cigarette smoke.
Shown in a light box with a 9 inch screen at Cannibal Flower,
May 2008 (28 Min Version)
Included withArt Page Magazine Limited Edition DVD, June
2006 and Projected on screen at Gallery Revisited for the Art
Page Magazine Show, June 2006(3 Min Version)
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator, Flash
00:53 - Dragon Storm, Dragon Egg Meteor streaks towards
planet
Set Background and Lights, Tweaked Camera, Volumetrics and
Meteor Animation.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
00:56 - Dragon Storm, Dragon Flies Across Landscape and
Flies Right at you (2 shots)
Set and animated Background Forest and Lights, Tweaked
Camera and Dragon Cycle Animation, Reanimated Tail.
Animated Dragons Face.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
01:02 - Dragon Storm, Dragon gets Shot down, (2 Shots}
Set Background and Lights Tweaked Camera and Dragon
Animation, Animated Spear and Bushes
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
01:05 - The Last Samurai, Rider Shoots Arrow / Soldiers Get
shot with arrows(2 shots)
Animated arrows being shot and hitting, including camera
lighting and tracking arrow. Painted out tracking markers and
Flash Filmworks, Warner Brothers 2004
Lightwave, Digital Fusion
01:07 - Dragon Storm, Arrow hits tree as King ducks and Arrow
shoots archer in neck (2 shots)
Animated and composited shot, including camera, lighting and
tracking. Modified Arrow object for shot.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
01:09 - Silent Warnings, Alien starts teleport energy field, as
person steps out of the way
Animated Alien, Set lighting and camera, Ran Teleport
Scene/object, Composited shot.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
01:10 - Silent Warnings, SUV drives past Porterville sign
Modeled and Animated sign including lighting camera and
tracking.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects, BouJou
01:12 - I'm Still Alive, Reenactment animation of SUV runs over
man and football player gets spine snapped (2 shots).
Animated scene completely, to narration of event, Modified
skeletal model to shatter vertebra.
Super 78, UPN, 2005
Lightwave
01:16 - Conkaline's Glam-O-Rama, (Model in next 4 shots)
3D Model ©2005 / 2006 Steven J. Brooks
Lightwave, Illustrator
01:16 - Conkaline's 3200 Magnolia Block - Burbank
8X10 Digital Print, ©2005 Steven J. Brooks
3D model placed in real scene, photographed with a Palm Pilot.
Shown at Cannibal Flower ?2006
Image used for Art Postcard Coupon (see on my web site) Dec.
2005
Lightwave, Photoshop
01:17 - Conkaline's at the Regent on Gallery Row in Downtown
L.A. (cARToon-0000)
30X24 Digital Print, ©2006 Steven J. Brooks
I did it all, Photographed the Regent, Placed the 3D Model in
the shot, Drew the Paper Doll for the woman figure (by hand)
and the clothing (Adobe Illustrator), and comped it all together
and effected it with Photoshop.
Shown at Cannibal Flower March 2006, The Hive April 2006
Lightwave, Photoshop, Illustrator
01:18 - Orange Conkaline's Glam – O – Rama (SGR-0000.1)
24X18 Digital Print, ©2006 Steven J. Brooks
This is the Photoshop colored in version of the Black and White
11X8.5 Conkaline's that was run in Art Page Magazine.
Shown at Cannibal Flower ?2006, The Hive ?2006, Avenue 50
Studios March 2008
Lightwave, Photoshop, Illustrator
01:20 - Just Like Mommie, (cARToon-0002)
17X11 Digital Print ©2007 Steven J. Brooks
Motivation: The daughter of the woman on my business card
tried to recreate that with herself with her cameraphone in front
of the office one day.
I photographed the sky and tree, I drew Morticia by hand,
colored her in Photoshop. I Modeled the light poles, Conkaline's
Facade and ColorInAble.com sign.
There is no compositing in this image at all, it's rendered
directly out of Lightwave (No, I didn't even use the compositing
features of Lightwave!!!).
Shown at Cannibal Flower Oct. 2007
Lightwave
01:22 - Rapid Exchange, Duffel Bag lowered from one plane to
another on tether (4 shots)
Animation Lighting and Camera for shot, Boning tether cable for
flexibility to flop around mid air.
UFO Films,
Lightwave
01:25 - Active Adventures, Bamboo Sign pops out of ground
and boy puts on skates (2 shots)
Modeled and Animated 3D elements (Sign, Frisbee), and
Composited shots.
Gorilla Pictures, Disney Networks (Disney Channel - Toon
Disney / Jetix - ABC), Kraft, 2008
Lightwave, After Effects
01:28 - Threshold, Fish Form Circular Pattern (In context, shot
was cut in two)
Animator and compositor of the fish, Creator of the circular
pattern rig that could be used for anything from Roaches to
Fish.
Eden FX, CBS, Paramount 2005
Lightwave, After Effects
01:35 - Dragon Storm, Camera flies into burning castle.
Modeling, I destroyed the castle object, Beefed up the texture
maps for close up rendering in area near window, built fire
objects in windows. Animated shot including lighting, camera,
volumetrics, . Built main composite for shot.
UFO Films, Sci Fi Channel Original Movie 2004
Lightwave, After Effects
01:40 - Slate
Looks like my business card, but there is a 3D sign rotating in
the background.
Lightwave, After Effects, Illustrator/Freehand
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