Applied Self-Direction Introductory Video

Agency: burness

Client: Applied Self-Direction

Role: Direction, Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale was commissioned to create an introductory video for Applied Self-Direction that explained the concept of self-directed care, and how it can positively impact the lives of some long-term care recipients. With input from the teams at burness and Applied Self-Direction, Deer Whale storyboarded, designed, animated, and edited the video in service to this message.

Vivli Introductory / Explainer Video

Agency: burness

Client: Vivli

Role: Direction, Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale was commissioned to create an introductory video for Vivli that explained how and why researchers should use Vivli to re-purpose the data collected during clinical trials. With input from the teams at burness and Vivli, deer whale storyboarded, designed, animated, and edited the video in service to this message.

Series: “Your Brain On…”

Client: NBC News: Better

Role: Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale created the visuals (storyboarded, designed, animated, edited) for a series of 15 videos explaining how the brain affects our daily lives. The series debuted on NBC News’ health and wellness website “NBC News: Better” and focused on the interplay between our brains and life’s varied stimuli including: grief, love, roller coasters, and caffeine. A total of 30+ minutes of footage was created for this series.

ICER - What is the QALY and evLYG

Agency: burness

Client: ICER

Role: Direction, Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale was commissioned to create a video that explains the concepts of the “Quality Adjusted Life Year” and the “Equal Value of Life Years Gained” and these concepts help ICER promote fair prices for medical treatments based on efficacy. With input from the teams at burness and ICER, deer whale storyboarded, designed, animated, and edited the video in service to this message.

PREVENT Introductory / Explainer Video

Agency: burness

Client: PREVENT

Role: Direction, Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale was commissioned to create an introductory video explaining the need to develop ethical guidelines for including pregnant women in vaccine research. With input from the teams at burness and PREVENT, Deer Whale storyboarded, designed, animated, and edited the video in service to this message. The video continues to live on PREVENT’s homepage as an introduction to their mission.

Better New Year’s Resolutions

Client: NBC News: Better

Role: Storyboard, Design, Animation, Edit

Deer Whale created this piece for the health and wellness blog, “NBC News: BETTER.” The video uses a fun and illustrative style to portray key principles of Gretchen Rubin's book "Better than Before." The video has garnered over 76k views on Facebook. Using a voiceover script from NBC News, Deer Whale completed the storyboard, designs, animation, and sound edit.

Art Direction & Lead Animator: Mark Cordell Robinson
Lead Designer & Additional Animation: Nick Polowy