John Michaels

Developed an architectural plan for an Off The Grid retrofit. Researched and modeled the hardware, landscape, and structure. Composed into a 3D scene.

Conceptualized and designed multiple scrolling banners for website, created artwork for promotional campaign and stylized T-shirt graphics.

Created a series of 2D corporate logos for use on letterhead and business cards to update the company’s image for the 21st century.

Modeled and animated 3D designs for a Dubstep music video, and created album cover artwork.

Took an existing 2D logo, converted to 3D and surfaced. Rendered to requested specifications for website and commercial.

Created a series of 3D animated bumpers for the network.

Operated camera, set up lighting, designed graphics and audio for a documentary on Arizona’s millennium quarter.

Animated short trivia segments in a multiple-choice format to engage viewers in Arizona’s history.

In-the-field action camera work and audio engineering for a news segment on the House vs. Senate softball game.

Generated the graphics, edited the video and provided 3D samples for a documentary on the state’s broadcast legislative internship program.

Assisted coworker with fact-finding, full motion graphics, camera work, lighting, music acquisition and audio engineering for a documentary about famous political women in Arizona.

Operated the camera, set up lighting, designed graphics and performed audio leveling for a documentary on why Arizona does not participate in daylight saving time.

Set up lighting and camera for an interview in this documentary on the Fort Huachuca Army base.

Provided camera work and audio engineering for the newly created network’s introductory documentary. Interviewed the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate.

Miscellaneous camera work, lighting, audio engineering, and graphics for this documentary on the legislative pages.

Animated the introduction for segments where a legislator is being interviewed.

Operated the camera, set up lighting and audio for the presentation, and provided general assistance for the luncheon and news segment.

Operated the camera, set up lighting, graphics and audio engineering for a documentary on the Capitol’s “Request to Speak” computer system.

Animated the 3D introduction for a weekly news program inspired by Jay Leno’s Jaywalking segment.

Ambitious short film about one man’s revenge against a crime family utilizing a single actor. I operated the camera, performed all editing, computer graphics, audio engineering, music, direction, cinematography, lighting, Foley, visual effects, and UI design.

Miscellaneous camera work, computer graphics, video editing, audio engineering, music, Automated Dialogue Replacement, Foley, props, UI design, art direction, and visual effects for this short film about two undercover narcotics officers.

Operated camera, edited video and designed audio for this short film where a man’s life flashes before his eyes.