Chris Zachary

Motion Designer. Director. Animator. 

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Here's another gif from my recent project with Vibe-It. This shot show the inner workings of the software...except that's confidential!

You can watch the full video here: https://vimeo.com/152109966/

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http://chriszachary.me http://pivvot.co http://vibe-itmobile.com

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For a soon-to-be released project at 502 Media Group, I needed to do some fairly extensive animation with a 3-legged stool. So after much trial and error, I built this faux 3d stool rig in After Effects. 

For an in-depth write-up of how I accomplished this, check out my blog post: http://wp.me/p7cYOp-17

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502mediagroup.com

My internet presence:

My Website | Twitter | Instagram | Dribbble | Tumblr

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I had the amazing chance to work with Vibe-It to produce this piece to explain the company and its revolutionary enterprise feedback software solutions. Our mission was to 1) communicate clearly, simply, and beautifully the solution that Vibe-It can provide to enterprises, 2) attract investors to the company, 3) create an informative visual face to the Vibe-It solution.

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Client: Vibe-It Studio: Pivvot Creative Direction, Illustration, Animation, Sound Design: Chris Zachary

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chriszachary.me pivvot.co vibeitfeedback.com

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This is my submission to the first (Star Wars themed) round of the "If I was in a" character animation challenge. And if you happen to think that this is a spoiler, sorry...you should have seen the movie by now :)

Thanks to Timmy Allen for the idea and encouraging me to push myself to learn new skills and techniques!

You can see the HD version (with sound) here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BAlJKcKrK1R/

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In honor of the new year, I am thrilled to announce my first ever motion design reel! These are some of the major projects that I’ve worked on over the last year or so. Unless otherwise noted, I was responsible for all elements of these projects except for the voiceover and music.   

Portfolio: http://chriszachary.me 

Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsupchris 

Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/chriszachary 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstheonlychris/

The majority of these videos were done with 502 Media Group in Manhattan, KS. Other projects were done through my creative studio, Pivvot, or as personal projects. 

http://502mediagroup.com

http://pivvot.co 

http://chriszachary.me 

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Merry Christmas to all of you! I hope you have a great holiday season and get refreshed and ready to dive headlong into the new year!

Watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/150000988

God bless, ~Chris

http://chriszachary.me

http://twitter.com/wsupchris

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A couple of my good friends (twins) turn 21 today so I decided to make them this goofy little animation to help practice my character animation.

One of them is a drummer and the other one likes to jam on a ukulele. I really wanted to record a ukulele/drum version of happy birthday and have them play to it, but time didn’t allow for that! Instead, I just found the strangest happy birthday song I could to use as the music…don’t ask why.

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Wanted to practice my ball-bouncing skills and I got a bit carried away experimenting with different weights and bounce types.

Really fun exercise that is scarily easy to spend a lot of time on!

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I had the awesome opportunity to work with 502 Media Group to completely rebrand and remarket Flint Hills Foster Teen Camps - all within 48 hours - for the first ever Brand Boost event. (www.brandboost.org)

This is their new logo that I got to animate! (Designed by Tara Noel https://twitter.com/tarantinoel)

It was incredible to work with our team to tell the story of this organization...especially knowing our hard work was going to an amazing cause.

www.502mediagroup.com

www.fhftc.org

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Lift Off!

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I'm excited to release my latest video - this one for an awesome cause!

We at 502 Media Group are putting on a 48 hour event to help boost the marketing of one local nonprofit. (Check out more information at brandboost.org)

This video was a challenge to produce for a couple reasons: 1) It had an incredibly short deadline - but I didn't want to sacrifice quality. 2) The fast moving timeline of the whole project meant script changes and more script changes - even after the video was "completed". 3) I was (and am still) working on a bunch of other equally important things.

Love to hear your thoughts!

Client - 502 Media Group (internal) Illustration, Animation, Sound Design & Mixing - Chris Zachary ----------------------- chriszachary.me 502mediagroup.com brandboost.org

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Sunset drive. 

Trying to branch out with my design and animation techniques. I wish I would have had more time to do some cool wispy animation on the clouds but that’ll have to wait till next time!

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Piestar Explained

Piestar is an innovative new web application that simplifies collecting and organizing project impact data. I created this animation with 502 Media Group to provide an explanation of how Piestar can streamline your project reporting needs.

Client - Piestar Agency - 502 Media Group Script, Illustration, Animation, Sound Design & Mixing - Chris Zachary

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What better way to start a Friday than releasing a new video! I'm excited to show everyone what I've been working on recently

You can watch the full video here: https://vimeo.com/134948136

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Yet another illusion revealed.

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The endless pursuit.

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The first two of four videos I am creating for the Center for Food Integrity with 502 Media Group in Manhattan, KS.

Client - Center for Food Integrity Agency - 502 Media Group Illustration, Animation, Sound Design & Mixing - Chris Zachary

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