Above is an excerpt from the event opener for Gauntlet 2024, a summer event averaging around 3,000 students. The branding had a fun 90s and y2k vibe that I wanted to match the motion style to. I watched a bunch of footage of old 90s computers starting up, as well as screenshots of websites from the 90s and early 2000s. I incorporated all the old sounds into my sound design for the opener as well. I also added several effects to give the animation that old computer, lower resolution look.

The vision of the opener is that an old computer boots up and asks the students questions, which they interact with by waving the flashlights they were given in the air. Sound design was added, while the music was provided live during the event by the band.

Additionally, I also created a 3D version of the Gauntlet "G" in Blender to use for event and social assets. In After Effects, I also figured out a way to recreate the old DVD idle screen that would appear and used the Gauntlet logo in place of the "DVD" symbol. Below are additional countdowns and social assets that I created for the summer event.

Gauntlet 2024

Motion Design | Video Editing | Sound Design