micahmonkey Showreel
1:16 min
Responsibilities:
Director/Animator:
Description:
Coca Cola: Gaming Is Good, ROC by Monster with Cristiano Ronaldo: Brand Identity, Quinceañera: Shady Records Branded Content, The Illusionists 2.0: Stereo 3D Event Graphics, Fly Or Die: Rock Mafia Music Video, The Kids Are OK: YLA Music Video, Into The Wild: Connell Cruise Music Video, Things That Go Bump In The Night: Tommy Space Music Video, Forefront: Brand Identity, MicahMonkey: Brand Identity, Who Stole The Mona Lisa?: Astral Artists Short
Eric Clapton: White Christmas
3:19 min
Responsibilities:
Director, Designer, Puppet Fabricator, Animator
Description:
A stop-motion music video about a young prodigy's Christmas wish.
Producer, Writer- John Logsdon
Cinematographer- Dan Ackerman
Lead Animator- Jerold Howard
Scenic Fabricators- Vanessa Pridgen, Doug Cummings, Beth Gavigan, Leslie Gavigan, Lance Woolen, J Mason Buck, Charles Corriea
Costume Design- Anna Chambers-Goldberg
Costume Tailor- Kate Fenker
Machinist- Shami Rinderspacher
Production Assistant- Max Tikhonov
Coca-Cola: Gaming Is Good
1:37 min
Responsibilities:
Design, Lead Animator
Description:
A video challenging misconceptions about video gaming.
Cristiano Ronaldo's ROC by Monster
0:22 min
Responsibilities:
Design, Animation
Description:
Brand identity created for ROC by Monster. This piece capped the end of the Cristiano Ronaldo in Disguise video, produced by Shareability. At launch in 2015, it got 50,000,000 views in a few days making it the most viral piece of branded content at that time.
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AAA Powered by TrueCar
0:30 min
Responsibilities:
Design, 2D Animator
Description:
An advertisement introducing a brand partnership.
Fly or Die: Official Music Video
4:07 min
Responsibilities:
Concept, Design, 2D Animation, Director
Description:
Music video for the pop dynamic duo, Rock Mafia. Sponsored by Coca-Cola and Spotify.
Tribe Society - Kings:
Official Music Video
3:45 min
Responsibilities:
Concept, Design, 2D Animation, Director
Description:
Viral music video dealing with cycles of oppression, police brutality, the rat race and political cycles.
Mako - Coyote:
Official Music Video
3:56 min
Responsibilities:
Concept, Design, Director
Description:
Music video depicting a mystical coyote in a stark, winter landscape on a supernatural journey. 2D animation by Paulo Eric Garinganao.
The Kids R OK: Music Video
2:59 min
Responsibilities:
Concept, Design, Animation, Director
Description:
Music video for Rock Mafia featuring Y.LA and Ya Boy
Who Stole The Mona Lisa?
1:10 min
Responsibilities:
Co-writing with Julian Rodescu, Direction, Animation
Description:
A short animated piece inspired by the actual theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. The story has been embellished and driven by Stravinsky's Firebird. The film has screened with a live score at concerts by Alexandre Moutouskine, The Queens Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Revolution Math
Responsibilities:
Executive Creative Director at Revolution Prep.
Built and led a creative team, managed outside vendors, designed characters, directed story, designed product, helped design an educational video game, directed branding and creative for marketing materials.
Description:
Revolution Prep is an online tutoring company. Revolution Math is product owned by Revolution Prep. It is an online, story-based learning program for elementary students.
Too Many Tables
Responsibilities:
Illustrator, Book Designer
Description:
A children's book written by Abraham Schroeder and published by Ripplegrove Press.
The Princess and the Peanut
Responsibilities:
Illustrator
Description:
A children's book written by Sue Ganz-Schmitt and published by Wild Indigo.
Hansel & Gretel: A Wickedly Delicious Musical Treat
Responsibilities:
Animated Set Design, 2D Animator, Art Director
Description:
A musical theater production for The Valley Performing Arts Center that featured animated sets on a full scale, rear projected screen. Actors performed in front of the screen, interacting with characters and effects.
Brain Juice Concept
Responsibilities:
Creator, Concept Illustrator
Description:
In 2002, Micah's senior thesis film, Brain Juice tied for best in show at The University of the Arts and went on to play at 11 film festivals around the world. It featured the voice talent of Charles Fleischer, (Who Framed Roger Rabit?) and Barbara Gavatos, the lead violinist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Ten years later, it developed into this series concept. The show was pitched to studios in Los Angeles, but was never picked up. Maybe someday. Alas, maybe someday...
Forefront is Alive!! Launch Video
0:57 min
Responsibilities:
Co-Directed with Gil Nevo, Animation
Description:
Brand identity for Forefront featuring YouTube personalities.
The MicahMonkey Revolution
0:57 min
Responsibilities:
Co-Directed with Gene Ewing
Description:
MicahMonkey brand identity animated by Candy Floss and featuring beats by Jericho J.
SHADY XV Quinceañera
Warning - Graphic content
Responsibilities:
Concept, Directed, Animation
Description:
A series celebrating Eminem's Shady Records' 15 year anniversary. The concept was to use melodies from the label's hit songs by Yelawolf, 50 Cent and D12 to create ragtime and psychedelic instrumentals, then animate in a retro style to match. Music adaption by Claes Nystrom.
Birthday Clown
00:30 min
Birthday Girl
00:30 min
Birthday Cake
00:30 min