The Official Website of Amanda Theiler
Recent Motion Work
Film and Motion
These are some select examples of my video production and motion graphics production work. Some of these pieces where done while interning at IONA Group in Morton, IL, and others were done on my own. If you are interested in having me shoot and/or edit a video or film of any kind for you, please let me know by emailing me at amandaATamandano2.com (be sure to replace AT with @) and I will get back to you within three days. I am especially interested in music video or experimental work.
Skills
Operating Camera Equipment
Lighting Equipment
Some Sound Equipment
Final Cut Pro
Adobe AfterEffects
Compositing
2D Animation
2 1/2 D Animation
Green Screen
Video Editing
Some Sound Editing
Color Correction
iDVD
DVD Studio Pro
GarageBand (minor sound editing)
Shot Lists
Shot Schedules
Storyboarding
Production
Director of Photography
"Girl Anachronism" Kinetic Typography
Date: April 2009
Client: Self
This is a kinetic type piece that I made for the song "Girl Anachronism" by the Dresden Dolls. I only worked with the first few lines of the song and am hoping to finish it at some point. This was my first try doing kinetic typography and I really liked it. I used After Effects to create the piece. You may view it by clicking on the still below.
Winter Dew Tour Motion Graphic Commercial
Date: November/December 2008
Client: Independent Study on Motion Graphics
This was a short 2.5D motion graphic I made as a fake commercial for the Action Sports Winter Dew Tour. The photos used were from sxc.hu stock footage site and I did the animation for using Adobe AfterEffects. It won "Best Overall" at the iBradley Media Festival in 2009. To view the piece, please click on the still below.
Brutal Skatewear Motion Graphic Promotion
Date: November 2008
Client: Independent Study on Motion Graphics
This 2.5D motion graphic was made for a company called Brutal Skatewear. The graphics were all created from scratch, including the type, and animated in Adobe AfterEffects. To create the type I used the Bodoni font and arranged different letters together to spell out "Brutal". To view the piece, please click on the still below.
Element Skateboard Titles
Date: November 2008
Client: Independent Study on Motion Graphics
The focus of this piece was to create some interesting name titles. I used several videos of Element Skateboard riders and experimented with using different effects Adobe AfterEffects to get a stylized look. To view the piece, please click on the still below.
Birdhouse "The Beginning" Skate Video Trailer
Date: July 2008
Client: Birdhouse Skateboards Contest
The footage used in this piece was from Birdhouse Skateboard's video in May 2008. The contest was to make a promotional trailer for their new skate video entitled "The Beginning". The red graphic at the beginning and end was made by Birdhouse and I did all of the editing in Final Cut Pro. The music used is "We Are Rockstars" by Does It Offend You Yeah. To view the piece, click on the still below.
Marketpoint Resource Promotional Video
Date: June 2008
Client: Pioneer
This is a promotional video for Pioneer's Marketpoint Resource that I worked on while interning at IONA Group in Morton, IL. I did most of the editing, as well as color correction, script preparation, shot list, shot order, and helped with shooting. Click on the still below to view the video.
10 Ways to Kill Yourself
Date: December 2007
Client: Video Production Class
'10 Ways To Kill Yourself' is a dark comedy short about a man who has decided to end his life, but he just can't seem to get it quite right and continually messes it up. I came up with the idea for the story as part of my video production class and this was created as my final project with three other students. The video was shot over a period of about three to four weeks and I did all of the post production for it, as well as the scriptwriting, shot listing, scheduling, and producing. 10 Ways To Kill Yourself won first place at the iBradley Media Festival in Spring 2008 in the Video category. To view the short, please click on the still below.
"Some Postman" Music Video
Date: November 2007
Client: Video Production Class
This was a music video made in one of my video production classes to the song "Some Postman" by the Presidents of the United States of America. I was the group leader and came up with the idea, framed most of the shots, and did editing and color correction. The video was shot using three different cameras simultaneously to reduce the shooting time. To view the video, please click on the still below.
