Video Production & 3D Animation
Long-running creative partnership with Sauce Leopard, a Denver-based hot sauce brand that's been featured on Hot Ones twice (Seasons 18 and 29). I make their videos, 3D product animations, and commercials. They make hot sauce. It works out.
The work spans live action product videos, 3D renders in Unreal Engine, NeRF photogrammetry experiments, and social content. Every new sauce gets its own visual identity — packaging, color palette, energy. It's the kind of ongoing partnership where the creative gets to evolve alongside the brand.
Product photography across the full line. Every bottle has its own personality, so every shot needed its own treatment.
Shot the bottle with a Sony FX3 and one crappy light, then ran it through LumaLab's NeRF tech. Early experiment — turned out surprisingly well.
3D product spot rendered in Unreal Engine for a summer social push. Hot sauce on a beach. It made sense at the time.
3D product spins and animated spots for social and e-commerce. The VW Bus scene for Road Dawg is a personal favorite.
Live-action commercials with fire, motion graphics, and a general disregard for subtlety. Brand teasers to paid social.
Comedy skits and social content. The Gangland spoof series helped build the early audience before anyone cared about the sauce.
Advisory work on retail, e-commerce, and brand positioning as they scaled from DTC to wholesale. Not my core skill set, but helpful when you've watched a brand grow from day one.