Dell MX series This is a series of spots I producer and directed for the new MX servers released by Dell in 2018. Well, I also did the lighting and compositing on them....not quite the one man shop as I had some great artists help me out in specific areas. Jackon Miller did an [...]
DellEMC 14G
AdminGibbs2017-10-04T04:10:59+00:00This the 3rd generation of Dell servers I get t work on. This one has all the bells and whistles you could want in your server room apparently. I wish we had these as our render farm! This was a fun spot to direct, and I got to work with great artists. A lot [...]
RED Awards 2016
AdminGibbs2016-11-01T04:25:23+00:00We worked with ad agency Brand Apart and creative director Blaine Hogan to come up with a fresh new style for Chick-fil-A Red Awards ceremony. After several rounds of research, we settled on what we called the "prismatic" look. Geometric shapes break the screen up as light leaks creep into the frame. There was [...]
Dell IDrac Quicksync
AdminGibbs2017-10-04T04:47:50+00:00Spot I directed for Dell that shows off some of the new technology found in the 13th generation Dell servers. Great work from Wenie Rahardja on the shattering fx side (done in softimage), as well as Tim Crowson on the lighting and rendering. [...]
Dell FX Architecture
AdminGibbs2016-10-21T04:46:48+00:00This is my latest Dell project to see the light of day. I've worked on many Dell spots over the years, but unfortunately most of them don't make it to the surface. Usually, these are internal spots that are meant for Dell executives or high profile clients of Dell. This project started out as such. It [...]
We Both Know Colbie Caillat
AdminGibbs2016-10-21T04:46:48+00:00Top music video director Roman White approached Magnetic Dreams to help create set and set extensions for his "we both know" music video. The song is set to be part of the soundtrack for the movie "Safe Haven". I would say that 80% of the video was shot over green screen, with a [...]
Yellow Day
AdminGibbs2016-10-21T04:46:48+00:00Yellow Day is an independent movie presenting a fictional story that takes pace in a real location, Camp Grace in Mobile, Alabama. The movie alternates between cg imagery and footage. The animation section takes us into a more metaphorical world. I handled a good portion of the cg compositing for the show. We delivered [...]