This animation was created for the class "Contemporary Media" displaying what happens in the body during a myocardial infarction. This video is intended for adults over 40 who may be at risk of experiencing a heart attack. I blended 2D and 3D animations using Autodesk Maya, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects. I created and animated all artwork excluding the heart model, which was supplied by our professor, Craig Foster. I animated the beat cycle of the heart and created the shader to match the style of my work created in Illustrator.

I made this animation as an independent study so that I could further explore molecular animation. This video gives a brief overview of the molecular mechanics behind muscle contraction intended for an audience of college students studying biology. I used accurate molecular models obtained from the Protein Databank and other sources. I rigged, animated, and shaded them using Maya. Other artwork was created in Illustrator and animated using After Effects.

This animation was also an independent study in which I decided to focus on rigging and animating a 3D human form. I decided to animate 3 common exercises, jumping jacks, walking, and lunging. 

"Laparoscopic Cholescyscectomy" was my first formal animation, the final project for the class "3D Animation of Biomedical Forms". The most challenging aspect of this project was figuring out how to use n-cloth, with no previous experience with dynamics, and try to replicate the look of connective tissue. I modeled, animated, and shaded all forms using Maya.