Senior stop motion creator + animator based in the Pacific Northwest (Corvallis, Oregon).
HELLO! I create work full of wonder that makes an impact. I am a freelance stop motion animator, with skills in live action video, photography, and motion design as well. Nothing gets me excited more than making extremely creative work for a company that does good for the world. I’m especially interested in helping to combat plastic pollution and climate change.
My biggest creative passion is stop motion, but I love to keep my work varied between live action video, motion graphics, photography, and drone content.
I’m a reasonable perfectionist with a whatever-it-takes mentality. My greatest skill is problem solving. I love quickly coming up with multiple creative solutions at the first hint of a problem on the fly, even if I’m just at home and the door won’t stay open, or a prop needs to float off the ground.
I am addicted to Google Maps, I’m weirdly good at that one arcade basketball game and I own the world record for career sneezes (probably). I am really bad at tying my shoes and looking for things. My perfect day: A killer hike, an ocean session, some brewery hopping, followed by back to back movies at the movie theater. Oh also days are now officially 57 hours long.
Open for local work in the greater Corvallis, Eugene, Portland, and Willamette Valley area.
Open to travel worldwide - send me somewhere cool plz.
KIND WORDS
“I appreciate all that you’ve helped bring to Seed and the environmental community. The positive energy and attitude that you carry with you is unforgettably palpable. I can’t express my gratitude enough for the work that you put into those 3 videos.”
“We LOVE the stop-motion video you created to display the Crest/Oral-B Recycle On Us program, and think it describes the process perfectly in a visually compelling way.”
“KAI!!!! In awe of you. This is absolutely adorable. I cannot wait to see all the stuff you'll be able to create with our rebranded assets next.”
Dude this is EPIC!! Our team is absolutely blown away. Thanks again for absolutely crushing this. Been showing these to lots of friends and the feedback has been outstanding. Great work, we can't wait to get this out there!
“I think it gave me goosebumps. Thanks for making us look like a legit brand :). I’m thrilled with the video, and I know it’s going to add so much value to my little brand. Thanks again. I’m so glad I found you!”
You nailed it. It’s perfect. I’m in love with it. Very excited to share this with the world.
“BRO. THESE ARE STRAIGHT FIIIIIRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE. you killed it and im so happy with how these look overall.”
“Kai is a class act. He's a thoughtful and kind communicator and presented high-quality, creative ideas that supported our goals. Not only was the stop motion dazzling, Kai sets very clear terms, timeline, and expectations that he blew out of the water. Definitely want to work together again in the future if he isn't overwhelmed with new clients.”
“Thanks so much, it turned out awesome!! Really stoked on it. Very professional work and in all areas. Will definitely be working with you for all future stop motions.”
“This is the client’s first commercial EVER and they’re really happy on how it turned out. Thank you so much.”
“Thank you so much for your hard work and talents on our latest projects. The clients have been so happy with their videos. We truly appreciate your professionalism and creativity.”
“I just saw the Owyhee film. OMG, it's incredible. The imagery, the message, the everything is great. I am sharing wide and far today with other groups that are focused on the Owyhee as well to share in their networks. I hope you are submitting it to some touring outdoor film festivals.”
“STARVING! Showed the video to the office and we are all drooling over the food. Love how they turned out - and the fun elements.”
Great job on the shoot! It was really well executed. We're really happy with how these turned out and looking forward to continuing that momentum.
“This is great! Thanks everyone - you’re all so creative and talented and it was fun to work with y’all! Thanks for helping to make my random idea a reality! This was really fun.”
“Kai over delivered on a quick timeline. Great judgment and high quality deliverables. Hope to work with him again.”
“Kai provided amazing photography of a live event that couldn't be repeated. He was versatile and worked with both dogs and people. Will absolutely work with Kai again the next time we need stellar photography.”
“Blown away! You're truly a wizard at your craft. Already showed my family in excitement and they're super impressed as well.”
“Kai I can’t thank you enough for your efforts on these. They came out so good and the BLG fam is stoked.”
“You did an amazing job! Thanks for all your hard work and creativity. Looking forward to working with you on more projects.”
“Kai is extremely talented. He's very quick to respond, open to feedback, and communicative. I have no hesitation to hire him again when I'm ready for additional video work. Thank you, Kai!”
“Kai is a top-tier professional, that I/we're lucky to have. A thorough, complete communicator; creative; artistic; technically capable; detail oriented; responsive - I was struggling to find a stop-motion creator who had the vision and experience necessary to capture our story and was fortunate to find Kai!“
Since you’ve made it down this far, I thought you would like to know what my last meal on Earth would be: a potato-themed buffet: French fries, mashed potatoes, hashbrowns, home fries, some potato food that hasn’t been invented yet.