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Responding to Line of Duty Death

Sometimes the best way to present information that is complex is through animated graphics. Line of Duty Death is a difficult topic to build training for because of the emotions and trauma that are included. These two animations set the tone and provide information with care, but not too overly emotional.

This animation was made for an instructional design contract I was on for a bank. I had to remake it because of proprietary ownership. I wrote the script, sketched the illustrations in pencil and vectorized them in Adobe Illustrator, built the animation in Adobe After Effects, and recorded the voiceover in Adobe Audition.

This was a difficult video to make – because I had to keep taking it in and out of focus to make it look amateurish. This video was used to introduce the training team to the company, using “The Office” style gimmicks and shooting. It was a lot of fun coming up with stereotypes of what people think training does when classes aren’t going on.

Created with my Nikon D810 videographer kit and Adobe Premiere.

A promotion video for my paintball team, SAS Woodsball, Arizona chapter. I enjoyed timing the visuals to the action to give the video a nicely timed and polished feel.

Created with my iPhone 11 Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Audition, and Premiere.

Responding to Line of Duty Death

Investing in training is investing in your people and your organization.

It is also more than just telling people what to do, it is empowering them to know why and how best to accomplish what you ask them to do.