MOTION DESIGN


Selected clips from environmental sustainability outreach, documentary films, animated projections to accompany live performance, and installation artwork.








Thrive Framework Series: Values-Based Innovation (2024), video sourcing and editing by BDY Motion, intro and outro by Thrive, animation and motion design by BDY Motion and Lucy Landwehr. 
Thrive series: Did You Know? Water From  Waste: Potable Water Reuse (2023), video sourcing and editing by BDY Motion, intro and outro by Thrive, animation and motion design by BDY Motion.
Thrive Framework: Systems Thinking  (2023), video sourcing and editing by BDY Motion, intro and outro by Thrive, animation and motion design by BDY Motion and Lucy Landwehr.

THRIVE PROJECT


“The THRIVE Project is a for-impact social enterprise whose mission is to ensure the long-term well-being and ‘thrivability’ of all humanity. Our vision is a world beyond sustainability, where all life forms live in harmony.

We believe in global shared value creation and the pursuit of collaborative peaceful partnerships for people, planet, and profit – with purpose and prosperity (The 7P’s).”

              strive2thrive.earth



BDY Motion’s work with THRIVE showcases the video production and animation pipeline: footage sourcing, editing, 2D vector-based animation, 2D hand-drawn animation, compositing, special effects, design and illustration following THRIVE’s color pallete and visual concept guidelines.


Excerpts from All Her Stories (2022), produced by Sarah Nina Hayon, written and performed by Yetta Gottesman, directed by Kristin Lesko, edited by Tim Tsai, motion design by BDY Motion.
Map animation footage from the documentary film Hillbilly (2018), directed by Sally Rubin and Ashley York, motion design by BDY Motion.
           

                                                           

DOCUMENTARY


Highlighted samples from motion design for independent documentary films, including All Her Stories (2022) and Hillbilly (2018).

Samples include:

  • Illustrated and animated maps
  • Still photographs brought to life through camera movement parallax effects
  • After Effects cutout animation and compositing
  • 2D hand-drawn animation.





                                         

ANIMATION


Character animation excerpts from Sevarambes (2020).

Directed by George Kontos

Produced by Marni Films

Animated by Blake Douglas Young (BDY Motion) and George Kontos.

The animation for this film was executed in After Effects. Characters and rigs were made with DUIK. Original artwork such as backgrounds and characters were hand drawn with charcoal, ink, gouache and more by George Kontos.

Promotional video for WRAPPED Studio. Directed, filmed, edited, and composited by BDY Motion.
Trailer for Le Dernier Passage (2015) for the Locarno Film Festival. Editing and sound design by BDY Motion.
Promotionional video (2012) for Spinelli Kilcollin Jewelry. Co-direction and fabrication by BDY Motion and Dwyer Kilcollin. Animation and editing by BDY Motion. Acted by Courtney Wolfe and Yves Spinelli.
Instructional recipe video for Allrecipes.co.uk.  Produced, filmed, edited, composited, and animated by BDY Motion.


VIDEO PRODUCTION


This collection of work includes promotional videos for the brands Wrapped Studio and Spinelli Kilcollin Jewelry, as well as a trailer for the independent film, Le Dernier Passage, and a sample of an instructional cooking video for Allrecipes.co.uk.

This work highlights video production, editing, compositing, sound design, and animation by BDY Motion. 




THANK YOU!

For independent work by Blake Douglas Young, please visit

blakedouglasyoung.com