Show open, bump and secret ingredient animations for Cooking Channel series, “Cook Like an Iron Chef” with celebrity chef, Michael Symon. This was one of those pieces that miraculously came together at next to the last minute. I had pitched a number of ideas to show producers but none of them resonated with them. Running out of time, in a somewhat desperate move, I gave one of the PAs on the show a 5D and said, “Shoot anything that looks cool.” I found some crunching hard rock tracks and voila, a show package is born. Not my favorite way to work but sometimes that added sense of urgency helps get the job done.
October 2010