Nothing more enjoyable than working on a gif about hot dogs, and then finding out the day you post it that it is National Hot Dog Day. Grace Pedersen’s design is more than enough inspiration to run on, and Andy Martin’s animation leaves me plenty of room for kinetic and tactile sound. The piece allowed me to go beyond the crashing of the hot dog cart and add cerebral atmosphere.
Sound + Music: Ned Porter
Design: Grace Pedersen
Animation: Andy Martin
First off, don’t text and skate. The skater is in his own insular world until he is rudely awakened by a stop sign, so I broke the sound design into two sections. Before he hits the sign, all of the sounds are abstract—the sloshing of a water bottle, the swelling of a violin tremolo. Practical sound effects come in only after he hits the pole—the sound of a pole and a cracked cell-phone. When we’re on our phones— whether in a car, skating, or biking, we move through the world muffled and disconnected. This loop is a tiny reminder to feel your weight, speed, and space.
Sound + Music: Ned Porter
Design: Louis Wes
Animation: Andy Martin
I had the pleasure to collaborate with the incredibly talented illustrator and animator, Carmela Caldart. I composed the music to sound like a person’s imagination, emphasizing that while the explorer sits on dry land, their mind is underwater.
Sound + Music: Ned Porter
Illustration + Motion: Carmela Caldart
Textures: Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk
This Thanksgiving, walk around like you own the place.
Motion + Sound: Ned Porter
Textures: Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk
The last installment of my motion + sound series, “Of a Mind,” exploring how our thoughts and convictions are amplified and magnified in the age of anxiety.
Motion + Sound by yours truly
Textures by Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk
Part three of my motion + sound series, “Of a Mind,” exploring the disorienting and transformative effect of the age of anxiety.
Motion + Sound by yours truly
Textures by Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk
Part two of my motion + sound series, “Of a Mind,” reflecting on how this age of anxiety divides, disorients, upends, and transforms our thinking.
Motion + Sound by yours truly
Textures by Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk
"We Are of a Mind" is the first installation in my weekly motion + sound series called “Of a Mind.” It combines my two loves, creative sound and motion graphics, giving me the chance to A) make cool stuff for my lovely friends, and B) create visual essays about overwhelming and contradictory thinking in the age of anxiety (i.e. right now).
Motion + Sound by yours truly
Textures by Ariel Costa
Used Ray Dynamic Texture by Sander Von Dijk