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Are We at War Yet?

Are We at War Yet?

MEDIA DESIGNER

KOGOD THEATRE, CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, APR 24

THE TEAM:

Director: Yury Urnov

Writer: Mikhail Durnenkov

Set: Sophia Tepermeister

Lighting: Mike Riggs

Costume: Donni Rotunno

Media: Timothy Kelly

Sound + Composition: Michael Kiley

Assistant Media: Amelia Talbot

Assistant Director / Dramaturg: Hudson White

Intimacy Director: Teresa Spencer

CAST:

Raymond Zajic

Mars Burggraf

William Nash

Amberley Kuo

Kiefer Cure

Cy Escalera

PRESS

“Much like the grainy CCTV footage shown as its viewers file in, Are We at War Yet? is a disorienting mirror that UMD’s American audiences may find glimpses of themselves in—and we may find that it is we ourselves, not the “people outside,” who are the most dangerous of all.”

DC Theater Arts

Photos

Photos by Sophia Tepermeister

SHOWREEL

Composition by Michael Kiley

DRAFTING


Material Body 01 + Pulse

Material Body 01 + Pulse

MEDIA DESIGNER

CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, FEB 24

THE TEAM:

Choreographed by MK Ford

Scenic Design by Shartoya Jn. Baptiste

Lighting Design by Mike Riggs

Media Design by Timothy Kelly

Assistant Media Designer: Amelia Talbot

Costume Design by Becca Janney

Music by Peter Pattengill

Sound by Evan Thanicatt

Featuring: Bree Breeden, Christina Collins, Emilia Bruno, Britt Falcon & Kaela Lawrence

Photos

Photos by Shartoya Jn. Baptiste, MK Ford, Charlene Cowan

video

Videography by MK Ford


Albert Herring

Albert Herring

PROJECTION DESIGNER

KAY THEATRE, CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, OCT 23

THE TEAM:

Composer: Benjamin Britten

Conductor: Joseph Mechavich

Director: Stephanie Sadownik

Scenic & Lighting Designer: Christina Kouni Laverty

Projections Designer: Timothy Kelly

Costume Designer: Moyenda Kulemeka

Photos

Photos by Dave Andrews & Lisa Helfert

SHOWREEL


"BIRTHDAY"

"BIRTHDAY"

Created with Christina Laverty, Bailey Hammett and Daniel Miranontes.

No, I will not provide any further context..

Mi Vida, In Rhythm

Mi Vida, In Rhythm

MEDIA DESIGNER

KOGOD THEATRE, CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, OCT 23

THE TEAM:

Choreographer: Gerson Lanza

Set: Shartoya Jnr Baptiste

Lighting: Scott Monnin

Costume: Cody Von Ruden

Media: Timothy Kelly

Sound: Roni Lancaster

CAST:

Lleyton Beinhaker

Charlene Cowan

Isabella Grady

Gerson Lanza

Ellington Carthan

Delorean Fullington

research

Photos

Photos by Shartoya Jar Baptiste, Timothy Kelly and MK Ford

SHOWREEL

Footage by MK Ford and Timothy Kelly

DRAFTING


El Bodegón de la Bruja

El Bodegón de la Bruja

MEDIA DESIGNER

KOGOD THEATRE, CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, OCT 23

THE TEAM:

Choreographer: Javi Padilla

Set: Shartoya Jnr Baptiste

Lighting: Scott Monnin

Costume: Cody Von Ruden

Media: Timothy Kelly

Sound: Roni Lancaster

CAST:

Christina Collins

Kevin Clark

Javier Padilla

Caleb Wein

Daniel Miramontes

Birtney Falcon

Avital Dreslin

Debanshi Chowdhuri

Isabella Grady

Emily Adams

Charlene Cowan

Emily Sheridan

Photos

Photos by Shartoya Jar Baptiste, Timothy Kelly and MK Ford

SHOWREEL

Footage by MK Ford and Timothy Kelly

SPRING PORTFOLIO REVIEW (YEAR 1)

SPRING PORTFOLIO REVIEW (YEAR 1)

For Spring Portfolio Review 2023, I created an interactive games cartridge system where each section of my portfolio was unlocked by inserting a different cartridge into a custom made console.

Each section then contains a series of mini-games / galleries / videos based on my work during the year, which can be played using a custom-mapped bluetooth Switch controller.

3D Models made with Vectorworks, and printed with Cura.

Cartridges are a start connector in a 3d printed enclosure, with a different pin shorted to ground on each one. An arduino inside the “Timstation”, reads which pin has shorted, and sends the relevant number to Isadora as serial data, where the correct scene is triggered.

SCREENSHOTS

STUDIO CONCEPTUAL WORK

STUDIO CONCEPTUAL WORK

EMOTIONAL RESPONSE: GROUNDED

EMOTIONAL RESPONSE: AMERICAN SONG

CONTENT MOCKUP: THE MOUNTAINTOP

2: THE LOCOMOTION (WITH ME)

2: THE LOCOMOTION (WITH ME)

“2: The Locomotion (With Me)” is a sequel to Edward Muybridge’s seminal ‘Animal Locomotion’ series of photos. In the piece, I perform a series of stock movements (running, falling, jumping, star jumps, forwards roll) as dictated by the audience via an iPad, and a Rokoko suit captures my movement which is mapped onto an almost-nude 3d scan of myself in Unity and routed via NDI to Isadora, which captures individual frames of the motion and displays them side by side, superimposed on the same grid background that Muybridge used in his original photos.

I was interested in using modern technology to recreate what is often (albeit incorrectly) considered one of the first instances of motion capture, and in continuing to explore the idea of cruelty to performer (I went into this in full knowledge the audience would have me repeat painful or difficult motions, or try to make me do multiple at once - and they did.). The title is a pun on the line “Come on, come on. Do the loco-motion with me”, from the song “Loco-motion”, originally recorded in 1962 by Little Eva - but most known by Kylie Minogue’s cover.

Photos by Mark Williams

An example of Muybridge’s original work.

Rain and Zoe Save the World (R&D)

Rain and Zoe Save the World (R&D)

LIGHTING / VIDEO

R&D, THE CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE UMD, MARCH 23

CREATIVES

Playwright Crystal Skillman
Composer Bobby Cronin
Choreographers Orange Grove Dance
Producers Drew and Dane + Clayton Howe
Illustrations Taylor Verrett
Lighting/Video Timothy Kelly
Sound Leo Grierson

Additional support VidCo, Tori Schumann, Andres Poch + Andrew Cissna

Cast

Winnie Ho
Kim Schraf
Shaquille Stewart
Matthew Vaky

VECTORWORKS

VECTORWORKS

3D MODELLING

DRAFTING EXAMPLE

PORTFOLIO REVIEW HEADSHOTS

PORTFOLIO REVIEW HEADSHOTS

Headshots for the UMD MFA Design Program Portfolio Review Website. Taken with Mark Williams

Playing Wolves

Playing Wolves

Part of the Jim Henson Awared for Puppetry

In this scene presentation from Leo Grierson’s work “Playing Wolves," the theme of identity is explored through the use of both physical and digital puppetry. In one version of the scene, the characters of Lux and Kendra meet to play their stuffed animal game of "wolves." In the second presentation, the wolf game is played out with just their bodies, while their wolf alter egos are suspended above them, controlled through motion capture. Each version of the scene presents a different way to approach the perception we have of identity - and what aspects of identity we influence control over, and which seem to act without our knowledge.

My role in this presentation included adapting, texture painting and rigging the 3D models and integrating the live Rokoko motion capture into the video design using Unity and Isadora.

Written and Directed by Leo Grierson

Media Design Leo Grierson and Timothy Kelly

Starring Leo Grierson and Jordan Embrack

Photos by Mark Williams

ive been through the desert on a horse with no name and all I got was this lousy t shirt

ive been through the desert on a horse with no name and all I got was this lousy t shirt

This piece comprises of the performer, a small goblin-type creature (a stock character named Doozy, from Adobe Mixamo) standing idly next to a campfire in a hilly terrain, which upon closer inspection is made of the same UV texture as himself; i.e. he stands in an environment made up of his own unwrapped flesh. Every time the viewer-participant triggers it, a radio (also skinned with this texture) falls from the sky at a random location around the performer and begins to play the song A Horse With No Name by America. Upon each radio drop, the performer reacts startled, and then commences a twist-style dance, which he continues until the next radio drop which restarts this sequence. Each radio dropped also increases the speed at which the performers movements happen.

READ MY ESSAY ON THE PIECE

GO ON, DO ONE OF YOUR FAMOUS BACKFLIPS

GO ON, DO ONE OF YOUR FAMOUS BACKFLIPS

Often, I like to do silly little bits to annoy my friends and colleagues (it’s a personality flaw I will not change) and one of my favourites is to constantly tell people to ‘do one of their famous backflips’ when I know full well they can’t.

In this project I’ve turned the tables on myself.

Rokoko motion capture of me trying to learn to do a backwards somersault, while another, better version of me does backflips from Adobe Mixamo stock animation.