bantaray.com - Home of freelance editor Stephen Banta

Vortex Tennis launched a new product line in 2009 and wanted a series of commercials produced for the 2009 U.S. Open. Under the company David Otta Productions I served as a visual effects artist rotoscoping (frame-by-frame) around the racket making the racket colored and the spot black and white. I also created the end logo in 3D and added a particle system in After Effects..

Vortex Tennis Spot 1

Vortex Tennis Spot 2

Chicken Banks Scene 5

Me and Spiel - Animated Short

Digital Publication Marketing Promo

Flash Animation

Adobe AfterEffects CS3

Adobe Flash CS3

Compositing

Character/Scene/Prop Design

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3

Rotoscoping

Cinema 4D

Animated Shorts/Animated Viral Web Videos

Final Cut Pro / DVD Studio Pro

Vortex Tennis Commercial Spots - Rotoscoping Artist/3D logo treatment

There is nothing more fun, than animating shorts for fun or for viral marketing. From concept to completion I am skilled at writing, illustrating and animating using advanced software.

I enjoy using animation as a comedic tool for storytelling. Imagine what a cartoon could do on your site.

Several years ago I merged motion graphics into my work, and now its hard not to use it. Working in a 3D space is so limitless than working in 2D, and it affords many options, and it doesn't increase post production time.