(EA-Vancouver, BC)In my four years at EA, I had the opportunity to participate in five different motion capture shoots at EA Canada's studio in Burnaby, BC, as part of a small team, usually consisting of the game designer and game producer. I helped direct and provide input from an animation perspective on anything from logistics to performance. I had the privilege of directing the entire "Head Coach 09" session. During day, five of our October 2006 shoot, I actually got suited up myself to help out with a few group shots that were needed for some pregame intro things we were doing for Madden, 08. At the end of the day I even got to perform a few touchdown celebrations. Easily one of my biggest highlights from my time at EA. In the above video, I went old school with my impersonation of Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, father of the touchdown dance, and his famous wobbly legged TD celebration from the 1970s. It was a fun experience.
