Barney’s World! New Series

This new 2024 series was a blast to work on. As the Comp/FX supervisor I built out all the AFX templates needed for the HUGE amount of FX needed for a show like this.

Barney is all about MAGIC! The challenge of this production was how to implement such a high volume of FX into the production, in a way that was feasible, cost effective, and manageable by any AFX operator.

To manage this, I made 100+ After Effects project templates, these included transitions, glows, spells, light rays, transformations and even liquid/gaseous FX.

The team were able to use these templates to build out shots with any given FX as needed, I focused on making them easy to use, plugin light, and customizable. Overall we were able to get through and huge volume of shots, while maintaining quality & consistency. Even through revisions and different artists working on them.

This project I think highlights more than others, how I view my role as a supervisor;

• I took the challenges given by the project coordinators and client,

• made a feasible plan, taking into account the skillset of my team

• Implemented a strategy that involved up front heavy lifting by myself in template building, but insured long term success for my team with both ease-of-use and consistency

• Delivered a high quality product, on time

It was great to be a part of Barney’s FIRST foray in 3D, I got to build so many of his iconic FX and build the style for hopefully many years to come. Barney’s World is up on YouTube and is racking up millions of views which feels fantastic