WILL BENNETT ART & DESIGN
WILL BENNETT ART & DESIGN
Through connections I've made in San Diego's incredibly talented local music community, I've had the opportunity to put together a number of animations for AV projection screens at concert venues around Southern California. These are prepared through discussion with the artist and careful listening to their music to help create an atmosphere consistent with their personality and their music. Typically, these are looped 2-5 minute videos, but they can be timed to performance cues as well through programs such as Resolume Arena.
CONCERT
VISUALS
CONCERT
VISUALS
Saint Luna
Jamm
Daddy
Shrinkray
MUSIC
VIDEOS
Whether it be looping visualizers for Spotify's canvas feature or full-length videos, I have been tasked by a number of bands to create animations to accompany their music. Often times these are fully 2 dimensional compositions created in After Effects, while other times I'll use 3D animation in conjunction with 2D elements.
MUSIC
VIDEOS
Tommy Ragen
Caravan
The Diz
Cassie B
NEW YEAR'S EVE
A love letter to New York's brownstones, diners, water towers, and old industrial buildings. Music recorded by myself. Made in isolation at the end of 2020.
COFFEE & WEED
Short promotional video for the band Westpark. Illustration in Adobe Photoshop, animation and compositing done in Adobe After After Effects.
MAIN STREET STATION, RVA
An ode to my hometown of Richmond, VA, and the building I would drive by on my way to visit the city. Music recorded with high school bandmate and friend John Cantor.
TURTLE SONG
A combination of 2D and 3D animation, this video for my band The Diz follows a little turtle as he finds motivation to keep going. The song was written by my bandmate on his trip to Hawaii and brought to life in a bedroom recording with bandmates Ian Frankel, Elise Burcham and Sky Feick.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Lumion Pro, Rhinoceros 3D
WHEN WE'RE GONE
One of five videos created for the Westpark album "Throw Up Your Demons", this animated rendering takes the viewer through a battlefield referencing different architectural eras, cultures, and landmarks.
Adobe After Effects, Lumion Pro, Rhinoceros 3D
PROMO
CONTENT
PROMO
CONTENT
Outside of the music scene, I've had the opportunity to create animations as promotional content for non-profits, startups, and design firms.
CAJAS DE CARTON
In 2020, I was hired my a non profit seeking to develop an informational animated video about immigrant child incarceration in the US. Through discussions with the chair of the organization and testimony from children she worked with, I helped write, illustrate, and edit the four minute short.
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro
LOAK CONCEPT SHOE
Commissioned by NFT startup LOAK, I designed and rendered this turntable animation of a "holographic shoe" projecting the company's logo.
Blender, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe After Effects
CORPORATE PROMO - KMD ARCHITECTS
A promotional video for KMD Architects' healthcare division. My first foray into expressive typography and an exercise in communicating text clearly and dynamically.
Adobe After Effects