I was involved with creating a unique digital collectible for Alex Ovechkin. For context, he passed Wayne Gretzky for most goals scored in NHL history. I was tasked with creating/animating the elements that would make this extra special.

This is also the first ever 1-of-1 mythic highlight on NHL Breakaway has been auctioned off. As part of the NHL Breakaway project, this work stands out as one of my proudest achievements, showcasing not only my technical skills in After Effects and animation design, but also my ability to translate a cultural sports moment into a lasting digital artifact.

Specifically for this project, I wore the hat of both a video editor and an motion designer. As I created the signature animation, and the rings, which in real time pulse together.

The signature gets animated in and has its own animation.

For this sequence of the animation, I did sound design and the animation for the pulsing of the rings and the explosion of the signature that happens in this frame, as well as create a custom explosion animation occuring behind the signature for this composition.

Here’s the full highlight that showcases all of the elements that I was responsible for.

Including:
•Composition and pulsing of the rings
•Signature creation + animation
•Custon explosion of the rings and signature
•Highlight placement
•Video Overlay
•Custom explosion happening in the background
•Typography on the coin at the end of video
•Correct ‘895’ graphic placement
•Signature animation back together in the ending frame