Lay's "Put A Smile On" (Portrait Gallery) :30 TVC

 I made this animatic in Adobe After Effects from a b&w storyboard I drew for a Lay's :30 spot.

“Between Humanity And Technology”

What makes us human? The UW Center for Neurotechnology partners with the Philosophy Department to examine the ethics of tomorrow.

Action Chase Sequence

Quick Set Design for Pearson Commercial

Here's a quick-and-dirty set design I did for a Pearson Education commercial in 2018.

Storyboards for Sprint / Pivot "Go Home" Stop-Motion TV Commercial

Sprint / Pivot "Go Home" TV Commercial directed by PES (2007).

Here's the completed commercial:

Excerpt from "Untitled Fairy Tale" Directed by Hannah Fidell

Color illustration work for Homeless Health Care Los Angeles' website.

Tesla "Battery Launch" Animatic

Animatic to demonstrate tablet visualization concept for Tesla.

"Barbershop" Storyboards

King Kong Promo Video (Adobe After Effects)

I recently put together this little promo video animatic composed of still photographs.

Beemans - Rocketeer Animatic

Caricatures

Storyboard frames from a promo for this years Nickelodeon “Kids Choice Awards” featuring John Cena. Director Mike G's completed spot can be seen here:

Portion of Kevin Hart "What Now" Opening Title Sequence

Storyboards for Verizon Data Dunk "The Coach" featuring Draymond Green

Another short animatic

Another short animatic.

This one from some quick illustrations I did for a forthcoming children's book written by a friend of the family.

Thanks for watching!

"Big Bear Lake: Experience The Great Outdoors!" Animatic

Just completed another short animatic (animated storyboard). Thanks for watching!

"The Last Bullet" Movie Poster "One-Sheet"

Car Commercial Animatic

Here's my latest animatic. This began as a series of static storyboard frames that I animated in Adobe After Effects. Thanks for watching!

"Bench Made" Storyboard Animatic by Ed Cook

Here's another project that began as a set of storyboards I drew, built into an animatic in Photoshop, and animated in Adobe After Effects.

A. Rudin has been making high-end upholstery & "bench made" custom furniture in Los Angeles for four generations. Getting to know the Rudin company, I was really impressed by the quality and craftsmanship that goes into their product.

It was great working with the Director, Evan Rudin, who did a wonderful job turning the basic boards into a beautiful finished film. You can see it here: A. Rudin "Bench Made" Video

Storyboards for Google Cast “Now for Audio” Spot

Recently I storyboarded a new spot for Google Cast. Here's a page of simple b/w shooting boards. The spot was directed by Hiro Murai.

Bringing Storyboards To Life - Animatics

This project began as a set of storyboards I drew and built into an animatic in Photoshop. I've animated it in Adobe After Effects.

Bringing Storyboards To Life

Recently I've begun animating my storyboards using Adobe After Effects. This subtle example is from an interactive educational game for the web. Color and a bit of motion can increase the impact of your storyboards!

Storyboards I did for Astute Graphics (Adobe Illustrator)

As the video is unavailable, here is a still frame as it was shot.

Cartoon style illustrations

Storyboards for hockey-themed TV spot (Nivea skin moisturizer) for Russian market

Kellogg's Raisin Bran: "Your Sunny" / Directed by Kieran Walsh / Wild Plum

Big Burger! (Carl's Jr.)

"The Last Bullet" DVD Wrap

Wallykazam!

"Hawk" on the pitcher's mound - Character Design

iPhone Icons Done In Adobe Illustrator

Most Popular Music Videos

I've added Carly Rae Jepsen to this sampling of some of the music artists (and their songs/videos) for whom I've had the privilege to do storyboards.

Set Illustration

Street Scene

Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes

Here are a few sample pages of storyboards I drew in April for Adam Lambert's "Never Close Our Eyes" Music Video. It was directed by Dori Oskowitz for PrettyBird.

Dori and the team did a fantastic job! The completed video can be seen here: 

Dr. Pepper Cherry - featuring Fergie

Dr. Pepper: “Cherry” TV spot featuring Fergie. Directed by Paul Hunter for PrettyBird

Samsung: “Balancing Act” TV Ad

Samsung: “Balancing Act” directed by Raf Wathion. Client: Rabbit USA

ASICS GEL-Lyte33™ TV Spot

A recent commercial for ASICS GEL-Lyte33 running shoes. Directed by Ken Fox.

Motorola :15 TV Commercial (16x9)

"Ultimatum" (1992)

"America The Beautiful"

"America The Beautiful" Western Hemiphere Travel Initiative PSA for Zoo Productions. Director: Sam Crawford.

Muppets "Teen Stress" Finished 30-second PSA

Muppets "Teen Stress" Theatrical PSA

Theatrical Advertisement for the Will Rogers Institute starring the Muppets and Teri Hatcher.