I am a self-taught video editor and have created countless video projects, both personally and professionally, since 2004. I have extensive experience using a variety of video editing, audio production, and animation programs. My creative and technical experience has given me the expertise to plan and execute every step of the video production process, independently and with teams.
I offer services in Video Editing, Production, Animation, Direction, Compositing, Online Broadcasting, and Technical Consulting. With two decades of video production experience, this are samples of my work from throughout my career. Additionally, you will find other videos in other sections of my portfolio, such as the Interactive Media section, documenting my other works. Enjoy!
Rebuilt To Scale
Rebuilt To Scale is a 3D animation tribute based on Built To Scale, the first minigame from the Nintendo DS game Rhythm Heaven. Rebuilt To Scale was developed in Autodesk Maya, rendered with Maya & VRay, and composited with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. I created all aspects of the project from start to finish.
Rebuilt To Scale was well received by online communities. Soon after its initial completion in early 2019, I was invited to do a short scene based on Rebuilt To Scale for the Rhythm Heaven Reanimated collaborative project, which released in 2020. When released on Newgrounds, it earned a feature on the front page and was the 9th highest voted video of its release day.
Online Broadcasting
I am well versed in online streaming technologies and have engaged in a variety of diverse online programming initiatives for both myself and other clients.
In 2015, I was contracted by major Canadian TV Station TSN – The Sports Network to develop their infrastructure for online broadcasting and training their staff to livestream on Twitch. I accomplished this, trained their staff, as well as wrote their broadcasting guide in 2 days.
In 2020, I began streaming myself on my SuperSparkplug channel, starting with several Charity Streams that raised a few hundred dollars in COVID-19 Relief for UHN Hospitals. Since then, I’ve pushed my production skills to create a diverse range of unique Gaming, Art, and Charity live streams. My streaming skills have not only led me to train other people and organizations how to use of online broadcasting technologies, but greatly improved my ability to teach classes online, such as when I taught for Humber College. I further enhance my broadcast productions with my video production, animation, and graphic design skills. I’ve also partnered with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to produce and direct my Spark Comic Jam in 2020 & 2021.
After joining the Hand Eye Society as its Director of Technology in 2020, I spearheaded our new online programming strategy to engage our community during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This included regular Hand Eye Hangouts, as well as making a live Twitch Show alongside our many festivals featuring Guest Speakers from around the world. As a result, I became the Co-Founder, Co-Producer, Production Coordinator, Technical Director, and regular Host of several Hand Eye Society broadcasting shows such as Comics X Games, Super FESTival, Wordplay, and more. This was a successful part of my strategy to transition several of our events into digital platforms. In doing so, I also personally trained the staff of the Hand Eye Society and and partner organizations in online broadcasting technologies and practices.
I stream at http://twitch.tv/supersparkplug, and keep an archive of all my past shows. Hand Eye Society content can be found on their Twitch, with archives of past events in their Collections.
All For One (Animation)
An award-nominated ‘Three Musketeers’ inspired drama about LGBTQ+ University students, All For One vlogs its story to a fictional audience that interacts with its characters. I was contracted by Cherrydale Productions to design and animate motion graphics representing the fictional audience using Adobe After Effects and Premier Pro for Episodes 17, 19, and 20 of All For One’s Second Season on KindaTV.
The Wonderful 101 – Fan Commercial
This fan-commercial attempts to advertise The Wonderful 101 video game like a marketing firm. As such, this video was designed to adhere to Nintendo’s default marketing guidelines for Wii U products. This short fan-advert/trailer makes note of game’s humor and pulse-pounding action while inspiring viewers to “Be a Hero”.
I developed this short in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, with the footage captured by my Elgato Game Capture HD. I performed the voiceover, which I recorded and mixed in Logic Pro X. The Wii U Console & Gamepad are original 3D models of the Game Console I designed and rendered in Autodesk Maya.
Sp//dr Vs Mysterio (Sound Design)
In 2019, Japanese Animator Ryusuke Furuya created an original Animation of SP//dr, a Marvel Comics character that’s a female alternate universe version of Spider-Man. However, the animation was completely silent. For fun, I decided to correct this one day and added sound design to his animation using my own sound effect archives. This added touch helps make the reality of Furuya’s fantastic animations come alive.
Claudette McGowan Animation
In 2021, I was approached and commissioned by the ICTC to create an animated short about the life of accomplished Black Canadian trailblazer Claudette McGowan. I worked with my client to plan, storyboard, and animate the project based on a provided script.
CIM2 Research Documentation Videos
As a student, I was the Multimedia Research Assistant for Ryerson University’s CIM2 and RML Multimedia Research Labs from 2010 – 2015. I scripted, directed, filmed, and edited all documentation videos for their computer engineering research projects by graduate students under Dr. Ling Guan. I directly coordinated and consulted with graduate students, researchers, and University staff to ensure all videos accurately portrayed the function of each project. Videos created for the laboratories were shown at technology conferences, Ryerson University faculty, and business partners.
I also contributed graphic models and 3D assets to the laboratory’s projects and developed short interactive features. Laboratory projects included prototype computer vision, virtual reality, CAVE technology, 3D displays, augmented reality, medical technology, robotics, gesture recognition software, and communications projects.
Some of my videos from this position are compiled in a collection on my Vimeo Channel.
BL33P – Mock Promo Video
A mock advertisement developed for the Ryerson Supercourse. BL33P was a mock project for a repair dispatch service that would repair phones and other technologies in-store or on-site. Created with Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Logic Pro, with voice-over by me. Music by Sam Legros.