CONTACT ME
Michael McDermott Design
Somewhere in
Riverside, RI 02915
Tel : +1-774-365-9767
Email : admin@mmdesignri.com
Music Composition
Production
Editing
Recording
Voice-Overs
AUDIO
Product Photography
Image Editing
Lightroom
Image Enhancement
Image Manipulation
PHOTOGRAPHY
Pre-Production
Post Production
Editing
Scripting
VIDEO
Identity Development
Logo Design
Business Card, Letterhead, Brochure, Mailing label and Envelope Design
BRANDING
HTML/CSS
Dreamweaver/Muse
Shopify/CMS
Flash/Actionscript
Standard and Rich Media Web Banner Development.
WEB DESIGN
Search Engine Optimization
Social Media Integration
Campaign Development
MARKETING
Print and Digital Design
Vector Illustration
Packaging
Typography
Prepress/Production
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Flash Development
Motion Graphics
Animatics/Sizzles
Lightwave. 3D modeling
Kinetic Typography
2D & 3D ANIMATION
WHO AM I?
My name is Michael McDermott. I was born on June 6, 1984 in Providence, RI. Growing up, I was always the creative one. Whether it was in art class or at home writing stories, I always enjoyed spending my free time using my imagination. Creating has always been one of my most enjoyable hobbies and throughout my childhood and adolescent years, it has led me to take up things like music composition, song writing, choreography and even some video game design.
Ever since I was a child I always dreamed of having a career where I would get to put my extensive imagination to work every day. I consider it a blessing that I made up my mind to pursue a career in Design. Traveling this path I have discovered something I am not only quite skillful in, but found something that genuinely makes me happy.
SELECTED WORKS
PRINT DESIGN
PRINT DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
GRAPHICS/PRINT
PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY
SCENIC PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
MOTION GRAPHICS
ANIMATIC
BABY ALIVE
Animatics are completely hand drawn storyboards of a promo spot or a sizzle. They are essential to the production process as it allows you to foresee potential problems and correct them before moving into production.
During my internship with Hasbro's Cake Mix Studios I turned the Baby Alive Storyboard pictured below the video (click to enlarge) into a full motion graphics piece demonstrating what the final production may look like.
SIZZLES, SUPERS AND ISLANDS
SPIDERMAN POWERWEBS
A Sizzle is a production piece made solely for an in house audience (such as a company's marketing department) to generate “heat” or buzz about the product. Hence the name "Sizzle."
Supers or "call-outs" are super-imposed words or graphics that sit in front of a scene in a television spot or sizzle.
Islands are what make up the final scene of a production spot.
They include the branding, title, and logo/trademarks of the products company.
During my internship with Hasbro's Cake Mix Studios I created this video incorporating all three of the above.
VIDEO PRODUCTION
VIDEO PRODUCTION
HOW TO PERFORM CPR
"How To Perform CPR" is a fully scripted, shot, edited and rendered production I created while studying video production at New England Institute of Technology.
The production techniques I've acquired in addition to music composition and voice over acting complete this mixed and edited product.
MUSIC PRODUCTION
Music composition and production have always been close to my heart. Over the years I have gained extensive knowledge of essential sound tools such as Adobe Audition, Compressor and a vast amount of DAW synthesizers such as FL Studio. While in school, I honed my audio editing skills and combined my love for music with the wisdom I have gained. On this page you will find numerous samples of my work.
LOGO DESIGN
LOGO DESIGN
WEB DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL MEDIA (DESIGNER/AUTHOR)
FLASH/ANIMATED BANNERS
E-MAIL DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/
BANNERS/EMAIL
3D ANIMATION
This project is the culmination of my work in 3D modeling and animation. The electronic cigarette was created using NewTek Lightwave and Adobe Illustrator. The video was then edited in Adobe After Effects.
Combining precise modeling with sleek textures, I rounded the final composition out with astounding camera angles and a custom music track and voice over.
3D MODELING
3D MODELING
DOMINOES & CHROME
DOMINOES
The dominoes pictured on the left were created using NewTek Lightwave and Adobe Photoshop. After modeling and texturing the pieces, I then added lighting and shadows to complete the scene.
CHROME
Created Using only NewTek Lightwave, I modeled this 3D rendering of three primitive shapes on a checkered canvas,
and then textured them with a sleek, custom chrome finish.
GRAPHICS/PRINT
PHOTOGRAPHY
VIDEO
AUDIO
LOGO
WEB/SOCIAL MEDIA/EMAIL
3D