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Luke Csermak Demo Reel Breakdown

0:01-0:06, 0:13-0:15      Sword and Stitch (2024)
Individual project using Marvelous Designer Cloth, animated in Maya
 -  Responsible for all animation, cloth design and simulation, and environment
Stitch rig by Gaethan Bracke, sword model by Olenka Denis

0:07-0:12      Down the Clown (2024)
Individual project animated in Maya using Rigid Body Dynamics
 -  Responsible for all animation, dynamic simulation, and environment
Stewart character rig from Animation Mentor

0:16-0:23 The Cahoobicat (2024)
Independent short film. Animated in Clip Studio Paint, composited in After Effects
 -  Responsible for everything

0:24-0:29      Mikey Jackson (2024)
Individual project using Maya XGen hair
 -  Responsible for all animation, XGen hair groom, and video editing
TMNT Rig by Artem Dubyna.

0:30-0:33      Flour sack (2022)
Individual animation Exercise using Clip Studio Paint
 -  Responsible for everything

0:33-37, 0:51-0:57      Stu the Starfish! (2022)
Individual project using Maya
 -  Responsible for character model, texture, and rig, and all animation
 -  Character concept, storyboard, and compositing (including 2D rainbow effect)
Stage assets provided by animation professor Jason Donati

0:37-0:41      TedEd “Aliens Built the Pyramids” (2022)
Collaboration with classmates in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe After Effects
 -  All visual assets in these shots
 -  Storyboards and style development for the larger project

0:41-0:47      Space Chump (2023)
Individual short film using Maya and Substance Painter
     -  Character model, rig, texture, animation
      -  Set model, texture, lighting
      -  Storyboards, character development

0:47-0:50      Baby Paws (2023)
Project under Northeastern University’s Enrollment Management
 -  After effects puppet pinning rig and animation
Illustration provided by Wendy Jia

0:51-0:56      Motorcycle Mania (2023)
- Bike model, texture, rig, and animation in Maya and Substance Painter
- Composited onto Photo backplate with HDRI lighting using Maya render layers and After Effects

0:26-0:29     Ball Bounce
Individual FX Animation Exercise using Krita
 -  Responsible for all everything