VFX BREAKDOWNS
CREDITS:
Client: Baskin-Robbins
Agency: 22Squared
Post: DI Post
Director: John Poloquin
Producers: Colin Minihan, Meika Wagner
Editors: Ben Winter, Ben Knechtel
VFX/Compositing: Karl Hein
10/24/2024 — Comments are off for this post.
“IF” Movie Promotion
06/23/2023 — Comments are off for this post.
Connecting Creativity
PREVIZ (Using Unreal Engine 5 + Metahumans)
VFX BREAKDOWNS
CREDITS
Client: Instagram
Post: DI Post
Director: John Poliquin
Producer: Colin Minihan
Director of Photography: Santiago Cantillo
Editors: Ben Winter | Brandon Bernier
3D Animation: Tony Copolillo | Karl Hein
Compositing: Tony Copolillo | Karl Hein
03/27/2018 — Comments are off for this post.
Meet the Mitchells
The JamesCare Explorers is a program at the hospital designed to help kids cope with the emotional stress they can experience when one of their parents is diagnosed with cancer. The James approached Spacejunk to create a video that could serve as an overview to show to kids, both at the hospital and abroad. I oversaw the entire production of this piece—from concept, to scriptwriting, art direction, directing the live-action puppet shoot, and all of post-production (all-in-all about 8 months).
We landed on the idea of using puppets because of the fantastic examples already in place, thanks to Jim Henson and programs like Avenue Q. We centered the story around a family of puppets, the Mitchells, and follow them as they all learned to cope with the mother’s diagnosis. We also decided to shoot it in a typical, three-camera sitcom style.
The puppets were custom made, in collaboration between The James, Spacejunk, Joel Jackson, and Bo Pacheco (link).
The set was also custom built five feet off the ground to accommodate the puppeteers. Production ran over the course of a week at Central Grip & Lighting in Columbus.
Director: Karl Hein
Producers: Richard Charney, Christa Cox
Line Producer: Andy Murphy-Young
Production Coordinator: Mike Gillespie
Production Asst. : Isabella Silveira
Continuity: Belle Fransisco
DP: Wayne Sells
Asst. Cameras: Andy Eggert, Alberto Vigilietta
Video Supervisor: Brian Wells
Key Grip: Brad Keplinger
Gaffer: Jared Greene
Wardrobe: Kelly Lane
Prod. Designer: Heather Glass-Oaks
Set Designer: Shane Bonnette
Audio: Jay Alton
Editors: Kurt Keaner, Xavier McAllister
Colorist: Kurt Keaner
Sound Design: Kody Orris
Puppet Designs: Joel Jackson
Puppet Fabrication: Bo Pacheco
PUPPETEERS
Spencer Lott - Ben
Heather Asch - Taylor
Sam Gold - David
Chris Palmieri - Maria
Beth Josephsen - Maria (ADR)
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07/05/2017 — Comments are off for this post.
ADAS 360
Safelite wanted to showcase their industry-leading Automated Driving recalibration technology, and looked to Spacejunk to create a video that delivered their message while also pushing their creative boundaries. The final concept direction involved a complex 360° “bullet-time” shoot with talent and putting them in full CG environments in post-production.
Every stage of the process had to be planned out and visualized before it went into production. That included a heavy R&D period where we created full CG tests of the spot, developed the CG environments, and educated ourselves on the intricacies of a bullet-time shoot. We captured all of the footage in a 2-day shoot. We then took all of the shots into post, where each frame was cut out and stabilized before finally going into final compositing and color correction.
Director: Karl Hein
Producer: Richard Charney
Production Asst.: Nick Lantz
Production Asst.: Sam Thompson
DP: Brent Jackson
1st AC: Mitch Martinez
2nd ACs: Rob Lakis, Umair Jangda
Key Grips: Dean Hayashi, David Jefferies
Best Boy Grip: Jason Thompson
Gaffer: Jason Perkins
Best Boy Electric: Jerod Nawrocki
Wardrobe Stylist: Christine Lee
H/MU: Jennifer Walker
Prod. Designer: Alexis Schuknecht
Technical Director: Brian Finney
Rotoscoping: Trace VFX
3D Artists: Karl Hein, Jeremy Patterson, John Peterson
02/02/2017 — Comments are off for this post.
Food Insecurity mini-doc
The Ohio State University was making food insecurity a focus of their philanthropic arm and looked to Spacejunk to help them produce a video that helped raise awareness of this very serious issue. This project was a collaborative effort between myself and two other directors, Brent Jackson and Mike Beaumont. All three of us needed to quickly learn about the issue and how we could approach such a complex subject. We chose to have our interviews speak into the camera and combined that with a black-and-white grade to make sure the message was as impactful and direct as possible.
Awards
Best in Show - Columbus Society of Communicating Arts Creative Best Awards
Best in Category (Video) - Columbus Society of Communicating Arts Creative Best Awards
Silver ADDY - Public Service Online Film
Silver ADDY - Branded Content & Entertainment
Credits
Creative Director: Mike Beaumont
Directors: Karl Hein, Brent Jackson
Director of Photography: Brent Jackson
Producer: Richard Charney
Food Stylist: Alexis Schuknecht
Editors: Kurt Keaner, Karl Hein
Motion Designers: Karl Hein, Alex Trimpe
On-Location Sound: Jay Alton, Jon Fintel
Grip & Lighting: Jared Greene, Brad Keplinger
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08/30/2016 — Comments are off for this post.
Not There
This is a short film that I created as part of the Spacejunk Satellite Series (with a ton of help from the entire creative and production departments at SJ, Central Grip and Lighting, Ohio HD video, and the Harrisons for coming through in a pinch).
The story follows a family as they struggle with a loved one with a mental illness.
Writer & Director: Karl Hein
Producer: Mike Gillespie
Prod. Coordinator: Allison Maier
DP: Brent Jackson
AC: Todd Robles
Prod. Designer: Alexis Schucknecht
Audio: Kody Orris
Editor: Karl Hein
Color: Karl Hein
CAST
Tom - Daniel Kiely
Kate - Tiffany Arnold
Ellie - Riley McKenna Bintz
Jay - David Gaylor
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