

Joseph Sabo

Mizzou Airlines
This is a short turntable animation of a Mizzou-Branded Airplane. I made the model in Autodesk Maya, the textures in Substance Painter, and rendering in Unreal Engine.
Mr. Beaver plays piano
This is a short sequence of a cartoon beaver about to play the piano for the audience. I tracked the footage using PFTrack. Then I rigged and animated the beaver in Maya. Finally, I composited the render passes in After Effects. *The beaver model is from Digital Tutors. *
Xgen Hair Simulations
These are three animated hair simulations made in Autodesk Maya using Xgen
Iron Man: Test Flight
In this animated scene, Iron Man is trying out his new suit by flying through the city. For this project, I lined up CGI Buildings in Maya, building a city. I rigged and animated Iron Man flying through the buildings. Finally, I composited the final piece in Nuke and made the thruster FX in After Effects. The heads-up display was also made in After Effects.
Switch Game Concept
This is a short product demonstration of the Ellis Library video game for a Nintendo Switch. Modeling, Animation, and Composited Video were made using Autodesk Maya. Textures made in Substance Painter.
nHair Hair Simulations
These are three animated hair simulations made in Autodesk Maya using nHair
Flag
This is a short simulation of a tattered flag in Maya. I used ncloth to create the animation
Saint Louis Science Center: James S. McDonnell Planetarium
This is a promotional video I made during my internship at the Saint Louis Science Center. It is an advertisement for the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. My roles on this piece include producer, storyboard artist, script writer, audio and video editor, and animator.


