Animation was created by Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Zinsser
Description: Zinsser created a series of videos to focus on a different primer product. The idea was to showcase how Zinsser primer is superior to other primers because of the coverage capabilities. This video was a lot of fun to work on. The Love and Robots team provided the design and I brought it to life.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade
Editor: Ariana De Simone
Produced by Claire Smalley
Client: DVC
Description: This is a fun edit driven video with graphic accents. DVC loves incorporating bouncy, playful dynamic typography and animation we continued that look throughout this video.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade and Tafka Baez
Illustration by Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Description: This is a Director’s cut of the original spot. The Director wanted to a version to share on their reel with fun illustration to make this world feel more colorful and fun.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade and Tyler Nelson
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Smoothie King
Description: Smoothie King recently kicked off a new line of products, a protein bowl! We showcased this product with a fun, dynamic spot.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade, cup model and animation created by The Mill
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Smoothie King
Description: Smoothie King recently kicked off a national tour to celebrate coffee, culture and creativity. We worked with the Gertrude team to develop four unique launch videos for each city. Local artists were commissioned to create these wonderful character illustrations and we brought them to life!
Animation and Design was created by Kathryn Schade
Produced by Danny Holladay
Creative Director Jeff McBride
Client: Benefit Cosmetics
Description: This is a social video showcasing Benefits new eye brow marker. The client wanted a fun, playful way of showcasing their product in a graphic world, while tying in a couple footage clips at the end.
Post-Production:Optimus
Editor: Hugo Escobar
Producer: Alex Campbell
Colorist:Colin Cubr
Creative Director: Luis Mayorga
Creative Director: Tyler Nelson
Illustrator: Annatafka Baez
Animation and Design: Kathryn Schade
Description: This clip is from a short film called “Paper Flower” directed by Joe Minoso. In this section of the film they wanted to showcase an illustrated world of vibrant color and characters. I animated everything in this scene and helped with design support.
Animation was created by Tyler Nelson and Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Nanos
Description: Explainer video on how to train with Nanos. I had a lot of fun working on the character animation throughout the video.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Allstate
Description: Allstate wanted to explore a fun new design style to base their videos off of. This video explores the grid motif they used in their previous videos, but in a more stylized way. I modernized the grid look by simplifying it and making it more dynamic. They moved forward with this animation for all videos in the campaign.
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Allstate
Description: Allstate wanted to explore a fun new design style to base their videos off of. This video explores the use of a circular shape, which was different from what they had used before which was more grid focused. This wasn't the style they landed on but a fun piece to animate!
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: UPS Healthcare
Description: The client wanted a video that would incorporate two clips side by side using the hexagon motif to transition us from clip to clip. The goal was to make the video feel modern in a subtle way as well as energetic.
Animation was created by Tyler Nelson and Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Animal Restaurant
Description: Animal Restaurant is a cute game you play on your phone. This video was created to promote the game. I got to animate an array of animal characters, so cute and fun!
Animation was created by Kathryn Schade and Tyler Nelson
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Client: CME Group
Description: Tyler and I teamed up to create this fun video for CME group. We divided up the scenes and worked alongside each other to develop the animation. My focus was on character animation, icon animation, the end-card as well as stitching the scenes together.
Animation and Illustration created by Kathryn Schade
Description: Pride month is unbelievably exciting, especially in Chicago! I wanted to show my support, and create something fun for the event.
Animation was created by Luis Mayorga, Tyler Nelson and Kathryn Schade
Creative Directed by Tyler Nelson
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Borden Cheese
Description: This was a fun project for the superbowl, it premiered online. This took a whole team to complete, I worked on animating the characters.
Character Animation and Illustration by Kathryn Schade
Client: Alka Seltzer
Description: The thought was to bring fizz bubbles to life through character animation at the beginning of the spot. Unfortunately this didn’t make the cut!
Animation by Kathryn Schade and Mike Ciacciarelli
Creative Directed by Mike Ciacciarelli
Produced by Alex Cambell
Client: Incogmeato
Description: Incogmeato is a new line of next-generation, plant-based protein that looks, cooks, and tastes just like meat. We worked with Weber Shandwick to develop these fun spots that not only showcase the cutest little animated characters, but also the BEST looking food!
Animation / Artwork by Kathryn Schade
Movie: Donnie Darko
Camp Kuleshov Contest: Assistant, Design Chapter 2019 - Winning Video
Description: Camp Kuleshov is an AICE sponsored contest that occurs once a year in Chicago. The Design chapter was asked to create a title sequence for a movie.
Design and Animation created by Kathryn Schade
Description: Every few months, Optimus hires runners to assist with various client services. Through social media, we can quickly relay this information to potential candidates.
Animation / Design created by Kathryn Schade
Client: Nike Chicago
Description: Instagram promotional video, inspired by women that embody the true spirit of the legendary Air Force 1, the @nikesportswear Force is Female Collection dropped 1.11.
