Season two of the Emmy Award-winning unscripted short-form sports documentary series “Greatness Code,” reveals what truly drives the world’s greatest athletes to succeed. This season, Lindsey Vonn, Marcus Rashford, Russell Wilson, Leticia Bufoni, Scout Bassett and Bubba Wallace pull back the curtain on a pivotal career moment when they touched greatness. Told through a stylized hybrid of live action and visual effects, “Greatness Code” premieres its second season globally on Friday, May 13 on Apple TV+.

“Greatness Code” is produced for Apple TV+ by Religion of Sports and UNINTERRUPTED.

Director of Animation: Lauren Fisher

A collection of some of my latest art direction work.

A series of short doc pieces explores the unique story of several NFL players draft experiences. It was so special to not only direct the animation but to also conduct the interviews with each of these legendary players. The series was the winner of a 2022 Silver Telly Award.

Watch the rest of the series here.

Production Company: The Famous Group

Client: NFL/Tim Tubito

Director: Lauren Fisher

Animators: Alexis Lim, Chris Newton, Loren McNames, Lauren Fisher

Editor: Dylan Young

Sound: Chris Pinkston

DP’s: Brian Meyers, Drew Shankweiler, Chris Lawhorn, Greg Kessler, LA Drones, Tyler Moses

Emmy Award Winner (Outstanding Post Produced Graphics)

In Greatness Code, memory and metaphor, storytelling and philosophy weave together the dynamic combination of humanity and other wordly greatness. 7 of the worlds greatest athletes share their stories in this Apple Original produced by Religion of Sports and Uninterrupted.

Director: Gotham Chopra

Director of Animation: Lauren Fisher

“Work With What You've Got: Nimble Experimentation in Cinema 4D”

I was so thrilled to be invited to be a speaker in 2020 for Maxon’s 3D Motion & Design Show along side some amazing 3D artists including Johnathan Winbush, Beeple, Chris Schmidt, and Rachel Brickel. I decided for my talk I wanted to focus on native tools in Cinema 4D and techniques that anyone could use from beginner to advanced.

For more episodes visit https://www.3dmotionshow.com/

We brought to our set (1) Mia motion control camera rig on a 20 foot dolly track, (2) Kira robots rigged with wireless LED lights, (6) 15' tall led panels and (60) LED light tubes. All were choreographed and programmed to work in concert with the player’s dynamic movements and personalities. The resulting open is unlike anything else you'll see on game day in the NBA.

CREDITS

Title : “Control”
Client : Boston Celtics
VP of Live Events : Sean Sullivan
Director of Game Presentation : Jake Wendling
Senior Event Producer : Steve Gadsden

Production Company : The Famous Group, LA/NY
Executive Creative Director : Greg Harvey
Executive Producer : Andrew Isaacson
Managing Director : David Kwan
Director : Lauren Fisher
Co-Director : Steve Davis
Producer : Rod Thomas
Production Coordinator : Emily Vecchi
Editor : Steve Davis
Designer : Jose Guardado
Animator : Ray Castillo
Sound Design : Steve Davis

Production Crew :
Line Producers : Jeremy Hartman, Rose Krane
Director of Photography : Connor O’Brien
1st AC : Leonard “Lenny” Walsh
2nd AC / Loader : Taylor Pelletier
Lighting Designer : Artem Aleksashenko
Gaffer : Ben Heald
BB Electric : Roger Marbury
Electricians : Alexander Nelson, Ben Knight
Key Grip : Walter Argo
BB Grip : Lee Hollaway
Grip : Fletcher Burns
Sound Mixer : Keith McManus
Production Assistants : Ethan Fulton, Kendra Pasternak, Larenzal Benbow
Stand-In Player : Khalil Paige
White Basketball : SEASON

MOTORIZED PRECISION :
CEO : Sean Brown
Robot Operators : Shepherd Duff, Brian Davidson

QUINCE IMAGING :
Mark Costello : LED engineer
Brian Barry : LED Engineer

Main Title Sequence for the Facebook Watch Series "Tom Vs. Time"

Design and Animation: Lauren Fisher

Facebook Watch Presents
A Dirty Robber Production for
Religion Of Sports
Director: Gotham Chopra

The world that the Timberwolves inhabit is unlike any other in the NBA. Their style, their home turf and their placement as a team on the brink makes them completely unique. This idea comes to life through a bold visual style, a new type of terrain that uses eye popping color and a set that uses high resolution projection mapping to bring their bold new visual world to life. Modular, brightly colored blue and green projection mapped animations with court paint lines and the bold shapes of their new brand fill a 2-walled corner set. Synced with the players actions, the court pulses, making the once flat plane into a sometimes jagged, sometimes billowing surface. In post we created a distorted digital, cyberpunk and kinetic editorial style. The whole open is unexpected and completely fresh...much like the Wolves new look and feel.

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CREDITS
Title: New Terrain
Client: Minnesota Timberwolves
Executive Producer, Live Programming and Entertainment: Chadwick Folkestad
Production Company: The Famous Group, LA/NY
Executive Creative Director: Greg Harvey
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Managing Director: David Kwan
Director: Lauren Fisher
Supervising Producer: Asheley Hu
Producer: Chad Hanson
Director of Photography: Boyd Hobbs
Editor: Pete Leininger
Design + VFX: Lauren Fisher
Sound Design: Pete Leininger
Music: APM
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CREW:
Production Manager: Jon Steinhorst
1st Assistant Camera: Chris Savage
Gaffer: Matt Muegge
Best Boy Electric: Mike Winn
Key Grip: Jeff Fischer
Best Boy Grip: Dean Woyctke
Grip: Bill Draheim
Consultants: Quince Imaging
Projectionist: Anthony Magdon
Computer Tech: Eric Gazzillo

Self-Initiated Typography Experiment

Client: NCAA
Production Company: The Famous Group

Creative Director:
Lauren Fisher

Executie Producer
Andrew Isaacson

Senior Producer
Misty Gentle

Associate Producer
Rod Thomas

Production Assistant
Emily Vecchi

Animators:
Luis Gonzalez
Cole Boggess
Dallas Holloway
Harumi Shibano
Lauren Fisher
Hemu Karadkar
Adam Singer
Ray Castillo

Editor:
Steve Davis

Sound Editing & Design
Danny Olson

Sound Mixing
Kill The Messenger

The Famous Group

Executive Creative Director:
Greg Harvey

Creative Director:
Hemu Karadkar

Series concept for Bleacher Report social showcasing a different NFL player for each video.

A BOLD, ANALOG, DIY/ ZINE-INSPIRED DESIGN
Edgy, analog, zine-inspired modular design.
Big bold type, analog textures, blocks of color.
Halftone, carbon copy, black and white base with accents of colors.
Very forgiving to varying quality in social posts.
Hints of stylized 3D elements to anchor chapter heads/themes and add
production value

A completely groundbreaking view of Celtics basketball plays out in BOSTON RISING as we create the first Drone powered game day open. On our set we used a synchronized group of piloted drones to not only act as lights and set pieces, but also as cameras that captured dynamic angles in our futuristic set. Our anchor camera was operated by our skilled DP (on skates!) as the players trained and seemingly choreographed with the movements of 2 smaller drones and the large "heavy lifter", powered up with a giant remote operated spotlight. The story of this rising Boston team is ignited through the next level technology taking flight with them.

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CREDITS

Title : Boston Rising
Client : Boston Celtics
VP of Live Events : Sean Sullivan
Senior Event Producer : Steve Gadsden
Director of Game Presentation : Jake Wendling
Production Company : The Famous Group, LA/NY
Executive Creative Director : Greg Harvey
Executive Producer : Andrew Isaacson
Managing Director : David Kwan
Director : Lauren Fisher
Co-Director : Steve Davis
Director of Photography : Connor O’Brien
Supervising Producer : Asheley Hu
Producers : Grant Aronson, Rod Thomas
Post Producer : Misty Gentle
Editor : Steve Davis
Designer(s) : Jose Guardado
Animators : Chris Villa
Sound Design : Steve Davis
Sound Mix : Ryan Sak
Colorist : Loren White
Music : audiomachine - End of Humanity
Social Media Supervisor : Tony Rago
Social Media Coordinator : Jessica Whitney

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CREW

Production Supervisor : Rose Krane
1st Assistant Camera : Leonard Walsh
Gaffer : Ben Heald
Best Boy Electric : Dan Houlihan
Key Grip : Alec Roy
Best Boy Grip : Lee Holloway
Production Assistants : Tom Hernquist, Donny D, Justin Thau
Stand-in : Kyle Casey

DRONE CREW

Strato Aerial Productions
Camera Operators : Andrew Garrett, Dan Coplan, Ryan Chan
Drone Pilots : Colin Burgess, Corey Gineris, Aaron Cohan
Drone Coordinator : Jonathan Park

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A self-initiated series of animations.

Taking advantage of the 160 foot wide video boards at ATT Stadium, we give Cowboys fans an intimate glimpse directly into the eyes of their favorite players to see their dedication and fight to be the best.

CREDITS:
Dallas Cowboys
Cory Miller - Director of Event Presentation
Jake Kelso- Manager of Event Presentation

The Famous Group
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Creative Director: Lauren Fisher
Editor: Steve Davis

Director: Lauren Fisher
Animation: Lauren Fisher
Producer: Grant Aronson
Director of Photography: Boyd Hobbs

Voiceover Artist: Stefan Dezil

CREDITS:
Client: NBA
Production Company: Mad Man Inc.
Executive Producer: Adriana Madrigal
Art Director/Designer: Lauren Fisher

Animation: Lauren Fisher & Ray Castillo

CREDITS:
Boston Celtics
Jake Wendling - Director of Game Presentation & Events
Steven Gadsden - Producer of Game Presentation & Events
The Famous Group
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Producer: Brian Grigsby
Creative Directors: Lauren Fisher & Steve Davis
Editor: Steve Davis

Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Animators: Lauren Fisher, Andres Barajas, Luis Gonzalez, Skye Estes
Designers: Lauren Fisher, John Lin, Ryan Levitus
Production Crew:
Producer: Steve Oare
Production Super: Adam Whaley-Tobin
2nd AC / Data: Shawn Gauvain
Gaffer: Carlos Bermudez
Director of Photography: Connor O'Brien
BB Electric: Deidre Lally
Electric: Derek Whittington
Key Grip / Jib: Wally Argo
BB Grip: Malachi Bibel
Grip: John Kaplan
Sound: David Williams
PA: Jared Larner, Alberto Santos, Owen Miller
5 Ton: Bob Nadrowski

An ongoing personal project which includes prints and animations for the love of basketball.

Credits:
Client: Atlanta Hawks
Vice President, Production and Creative: David Schindler
Campaign: 3D Court Projection Mapping
Production Company: The Famous Group, LA/NY
ECD: Greg Harvey
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Producer: Misty Gentle
Editor: Steve Davis
Designer: Lauren Fisher, John Lin
Animators: Harumi Shibano, Luis Gonzalez, Clayton Anderson, Lauren Fisher, Cole Boggess
Live Action Director: Lauren Fisher
Director of Photography: Connor O'Brien
3D Scanning: Scanable

Produced by The Famous Group
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Cinematographer: Connor O'Brien
Line Producer: Stan Sawicki
Post Producer: Nick Molo
Editor: Parker Wilson
Additional Animation: Aziz Dosmetov

Production Company: The Famous Group
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson

Live-Action
Director: Lauren Fisher
DP: Boyd Hobbs
Line Producer : Kara Toussaint
Producer: Nick Molo

Post
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Design: John Lin, Lauren Fisher
Animation: Luis Gonzalez, Mike Cahill, Cole Boggess, Lauren Fisher
Editor: Steve Davis

Credits:
Client: Atlanta Hawks
Vice President, Production and Creative: David Schindler
Campaign: 3D Court Projection Mapping
Production Company: The Famous Group, LA/NY
ECD: Greg Harvey
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Producer: Kara Toussaint
Editor: Steve Davis
Designer: John Lin, Lauren Fisher
Animators: Mike Cahill, Andres Barajas, Lauren Fisher
Live Action Director: Lauren Fisher
Director of Photography: Boyd Hobbs
Lighting Technician: Rob Shawver
Music: Man of Steel (Dirty Dubstep)
Court Projection by Quince Imaging

Working with the young and exciting Panthers team meant bringing something fresh to the screen for the game day open. Utilizing a hand drawn, fresh design style for the typography and animation was a perfect combination with the unique locker room footage we captured of the players banging on the legendary (and gigantic) Keep Pounding drum.

Produced by The Famous Group
Director/Art Director/Designer/Animator: Lauren Fisher
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Cinematographer: Connor O'Brien
Key Grip: John Merrick
Production Assistant: Ben Carter

Post Producer: Brandon Grabowski
Editor: Josh Snider
End Logo Animation: Daniel Miller

The awesome people over at Whirled asked me to work with them on the graphics for a really amazing and unique special live event in which top YouTube personalities went to the White House and interviewed the President.  I was responsible for designing and animating the show package as well as the animated visuals that were used during the show itself.  Seeing Obama standing in front of the graphics I designed was so cool!
Credits

Directors // Scott T. Chan + Dennis Liu

Producer // Jenna Cedicci

Editor // Jaron Halmy

Animation // Lauren Fisher

Production Design // Kalae Gam

Color // Apache

Copywriter // Heather Larimer

Agency Producers // Wilson Meng + Steffi Binder

5 days, 5 locations, 7 commercials!

On a Monday in January, I was asked by The Famous Group to come up with a series of ideas to pitch for these commercials and by Friday we were on the phone with Frank Supovitz,  finalizing and green lighting what would be one of the most exciting projects of my career. While other ad agencies and production firms had already put the finishing touches on their Super Bowl XLVIII ads, The Famous Group and myself had just begun the process of creating a series of “real-time” content films for the NFL to be shown on the stadium’s four giant HD LED video boards while the game is in progress.

The shorts included scenes of local landmarks, players, fans and pre-game events shot in New York and New Jersey during the week leading up to the game, and were combined with footage of key moments from the game itself to compete the segments. The work carried a “Together We Make Super Bowl” tagline, playing off the NFL’s current "Together We Make Football” branding.

CAMERAS: Novo Si2k, Canon C300, Canon 5D, GoPro Hero 3

CREDITS:

Client: NFL
Campaign: “Together We Make Super Bowl” real-time content films at Super Bowl XLVIII
NFL Senior Vice President, Events: Frank Supovitz
NFL Director, Event Presentation: Sammy Choi
Production Company: The Famous Group, Culver City, CA, New York, NY
Executive Creative Director: Greg Harvey
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Creative Director: Hemu Karadkar
Managing Director: David Kwan

“Together We Make Super Bowl” real-time content films
Director: Lauren Fisher
Producers: Brandon Grabowski, Will Hyde, Randy Strauss
Cinematographer: Connor O'Brien
First AC: Miklos Buk
Camera Operator: Steve Davis
Editors: Jaron Halmy, Lilka Hara, Stephanie Andreou
Line Producer: Jennifer Pearlman
Production Assistants: Jaime Pizarro, Christoph Berges, Isiah Brightly, Johnny Jarrett Graham, Gavin Quarto

The A...ATL...Hotlanta....a town with many nicknames, Atlanta is a famous crossroads steeped in history. A new type of welcoming campaign uses a bold art style to unite Atlanta Hawks fans and the legendary team. Bringing together the famous southern hospitality with an edgy and aggressive Hawks basketball vibe. Welcome to Hawklanta!

For the scenics, our crew ran around Atlanta with real ATL Hawks fans, utilizing GoPro, 16mm and 8mm cameras and a Canon 5D to create the feel of a gritty grassroots movement. All of the players were shot on a green screen sound stage with a RED camera.

For The Famous Group:
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Editor: Jaron Halmy
Producer: Nick Molo
Director of Photography: Connor O'Brien
Additional Animation: Ken Quemuel

The city, the dome, the fans and the legendary stars of the Rams all take the spotlight in a fresh and exciting look at the science, details, mechanics and insider lingo in this exciting game day open. We went inside the Rams training room at their practice facility as well as having the players fully suited up for a green screen shoot in order to bring a close-up look to the fans.

Produced by The Famous Group
Art Director: Lauren Fisher
Executive Producer: Andrew Isaacson
Cinematographer: Connor O'Brien
Producer: Will Hyde
Editor: Pete Leininger
Additional Animation: Mike Cahill

On behalf of Indomina Media I had the pleasure of creative directing the marketing materials for Ice-T's epic documentary "Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap".  In addition to the trailer, we teamed up with Cold Open in Venice to create the award-winning key art.

The folks over at Wipit came to me with the challenge of presenting their Boost Mobile Wallet app in a succinct way. Utilizing some footage that Boost had shot for their overall marketing campaigns, I created the story of Boost Mobile Wallet's users in their every day lives. Working closely with Wipit's creative director I edited and animated the piece. Other aspects included finding music and voice talent within a limited budget and shooting pick-up shots of the app and card in use.

Credits:
Lauren Fisher- Art Director, Editor, Animator, Additional Photography
Kabir Singh- Voiceover Artist

Wipit:
Nate Lu- Creative Director
Wipit Design Team- App Screen Design