Motion Graphics and Video Editing

Note: publishing date of this page is when this page was originally made and does not reflect the date of when these videos were individually posted.

2017 Reel showing samples of both client work and personal projects. Showcasing work in After Effects and Cinema4D
Motion Graphics Reel 2017 from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Filming and editing video footage in Adobe Premiere. Practiced warp stabilizer effects and color grading. 
St. George Trip from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Whiteboard template example for Google Docs. I used a pre-animated After Effects template to create the video.
Sketch Animation Template Video from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Adding 3D text into footage using 3D camera tracking in After Effects and Cinema4D. Footage from Jared Leisek on Youtube
Portland 3D Camera Tracking Text from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Tron Legacy Opening Credits. I decided to revisit an old project I originally did in Photoshop and re-animated it using After Effects.
Tron Opening Credits from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

3D Depth of Field effect using 2D image
3D Image from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Corporate marketing video using an after effects template and icon packs.

Corporate Marketing Video from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Commercial for Volkl Skis. Video footage is from Videoblocks. Music by "Nero"

Volkl 30sec from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Compositing exercise using various stock footage and using greenscreen and 3D camera tracking in After Effects. Clearly, my degree wasn't in Acting.
star wars trailer from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.


volkl rtm84 from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.


volkl kendo 2 from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

Swanson's pyramid from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.
Motion graphics with moving text. Audio is from the show "Parks and Recreation".

Commercial Idea for the Lamborghini Aventador. 

Image Editing

Examples of product photography editing using Photoshop to crop and white out the background, remove dust particles and reflections, and any other necessary edits.

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Bedtime Storyboard

This was a group pre-production project. I designed Sammy and drew the pirate scene frames.

Compositing

A fan made trailer I composited for Star Wars Ep. 7. I used various video footage from Videoblocks.

3D Modeling

3D model of Sinestro I created using Maya and Mudbox.

3D Models created using Maya.

Figure Drawings

Lighting and Texturing

Lighting scenes in Maya. Used the same scene that I modeled earlier and applied different lighting setups.


lighting reel from Matt McGrath on Vimeo.

This scene was downloaded from a website (can't remember what it was called) and I did the texture and lighting.

A 3D model from DOTA that I textured using photoshop and applied in Maya.