John Albert Burnham

JAB Media Services.com

Freelance operator/artist

Digital Content Creation / Multimedia

- Automotive Technical Training -

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Animation

(2D/3D)

Compositing

(Rotoscope)

Web

(Word Press)

Pro Audio

(Live / Studio)

Image rendered in: Arnold

CAD modeler: Unknown

Learning About JAB

John Albert Burnham - JAB

Note: Thank you for your interest in the JABmediaservcies.com website. This site is dedicated to the introduction and promotion of the artistic computer skills of John Albert Burnham and his career through the years in the automotive technical training industry. Since his web url is based around his initials of JAB, any reference to him from now forward will be stated with the tagline JAB.

Covid-19 and the JAB Skillsets

Full time employment for JAB ended before 2020. Coming 2020, freelancing was the only way to go at that point and work was scarce. During the Covid-19 scare, when everyone was "staying home" JAB decided to use that time to educate himself on many of the new software packages that had become available to him at that time. The most powerful of them was the new (packaged with Maya!) render engine "Arnold". Up to 2020, most all 3D projects JAB rendered (especially in MAYA) was with the Mental Ray or the Maya renderer. The only exception was with Team Detroit where they had V-Ray supplied to us for all Ford BAP images. V-Ray IS amazing, but JAB did not have access to it independently.

JAB took the Covid-19 "downtime" to dive headfirst into learning the Arnold renderer and the vast AOV processes that make an animation production so much easier to do using them! A breath of fresh air! Arnold is an amazing engine and tied together with Maya and 3DS Max it was a major update to the JAB skillset list and continues to advance!

It's important to mention, that JAB's desire to advance didn't stop there. Along with Maya 2020 and Arnold, JAB also became very efficient with a few other amazing programs too, including Luxion KeyShot Pro and Autodesk VRED Professional. Both incredible programs to add to the JAB list. Not surprisingly, rotoscoping and motion-tracking skills were also increased by learning Boris FX Silhouette and Mocha Pro respectively. These programs require tireless use to become really efficient at them but understanding how they work and how to implement the process on any foreseeable project is always a plus.

Employers:

Working directly on-site for an employer has always been priority for JAB, but he has also been a (side project) freelancer dating back to the year 2000. Typically offering his services on smaller, typically non-automotive projects (and the like) with the majority of them being vector-based images before the Covid-19 pandemic hitting.

Full time employment for JAB included:

  • Digital Animation Corporation
  • The Ross Roy Group
  • Word Pictures, Inc.
  • Raytheon Production Services
  • Team Detroit, Inc.
  • Nissan Automotive
  • XMCO

Interesting facts about JAB:

  • Over 30-year career in the multi-media and digital content creation
  • Fell into 3D animation directly out of broadcasting school
  • Is 90% self-taught
  • Began his 3D career in 1988 on a 8-bit Dubner CBG2 3D computer system
  • Composited the first set of 2D animated Jumbotron ball-races for the Palace of Auburn Hills (Detroit Pistons)
  • Began learning Autodesk 3DS Max in 1998
  • Began learning Autodesk Maya in 2005 (Raytheon)
  • Performed data-pull (acquisition) in 2012 while at the Virtual Garage (Nissan)
  • Attended meetings at the HQ of General Motors, AC Delco and SAAB (Word Pictures, Inc)
  • Learned vector-based animation programs to author dozens of technical training CD-ROM programs (Word Pictures, Inc)
  • Attended multiple Las Vegas tradeshows to display our interactive titles (Word Pictures, Inc)
  • Created an oil sump animation used in the 2010 North American Auto Show in Detroit (Raytheon)
  • Experienced Team Center (multiple locations)
  • Worked "on-site" during all military projects (TACOM or XMCO)
  • Obtained audio experience during studio and live events I've been part of all my life
  • Lifelong musician (drums/vocals)
  • His blanket jabmediaservices.com DBA started in 2000
  • Is looking to work

JAB Media Services

DCC / MM Services

Highlighted services are currently offered

Graphics

  • Graphics
  • Illustration (drawn or exported)
  • Color correction
  • Photo Retouching

Rotoscoping (SFX)

Reel coming soon

  • Object removal / replacement
  • Motion tracking
  • Slow motion effects
  • After Effects / Boris FX Continuum / Silhouette / Video Co-Pilot

Animation

Reel coming soon

  • 2D Animation
  • 3D Animation
  • Modeling / texturing / animating / lighting / rendering
  • Photorealistic rendering
  • Arnold / Keyshot / VRed / Substance
  • After Effects / Resolve / Maya / 3D Max / Blender
  • Licensing for most software is acquired using monthly cloud license agreements. Allowing service fee expenses that are directly proportional to overhead to be under control.

Interactivity

  • Flash / Authorware
  • Training, testing and remediation
  • No 3rd party needed for asset creation
  • SCORM compliant with most LMS systems
  • Macromedia / Adobe
  • Although Macromedia programs are now obsolete, Flash has been re-released by Adobe as "Animate" which is essentially the same program minus the security risks that ruined Flash. Authorware was unique in it's user friendly GUI and powerful abilities. A program I learned from the ground up and eventually released (for my employer) nearly a dozen technical training CD-ROMs for General Motors and AC Delco.

Video editing

  • Corporate / Training videos
  • Music videos
  • Includes compositing
  • Avid / Apple / NHC / Wondershare / Adobe
  • MC1000 / Final Cut Pro / VideoPad Pro / Filmora / After Effects

Audio

  • Engineering (Live or Studio)
  • Mixing
  • Mastering
  • Digital mixers; UI16, CQ20, X32, XR18
  • Soundcraft, Allen Heath, Behringer
  • Ableton / ProTools / Studio one / Audition / Audacity

Compositing

Reel TBD

  • Multi-layer compositions
  • Green screen matting
  • Resolution adjustments
  • After Effects / Boris FX Continuum / Silhouette / Video Co-Pilot

Illustration

Overview

Since 1993, I have been creating illustration images in one form or another for the US military, the automotive industry or for other business uses. Although most of my experience has been using Adobe Illustrator, I also have a fair amount of time in with Corel Draw!

Since all military projects are subject to extreme security measures, I do not have the work I did for them in my possession.Illustrations shown on this site have been created from random images I personally choose to "create" for demo purposes.

Software Experience

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Corel Draw!
  • Creo (minimal experience)

Application Experience

  • Automotive - Collision procedure support art
  • Military - Field user manual support art
  • Color art for musical bands logo use
  • Profile art for 3D extrusions and path animations

Example 1

Illustration can be created from supplied sketched go-by's or from creating overlay drawings using a photo (example 1) as the goby.

Data courtesy of: Unknown

Created in: Adobe Illustrator

Example 2

Illustrations can also be created quickly from 3D CAD files (example 2) by exporting the vector information as an .eps file or in a native Illustrator format.

Data courtesy of: General Motors, Inc

Data courtesy of: General Motors, Inc

Did you know?

Using Autodesk Maya

Can a piston engine be completely animated with only two set rotational keyframes?

Yes! It's true! Camshafts, pistons, rods, valves, lifters and pretty much anything else can be animated from just two rotational keyframes for the crankshaft's rotation. Those two key frames make up the 360° cycle and act as a driver to animate everything else associated with it.

The coolest thing about it is that if you change the speed of the crankshaft animation, everything directly proportional to it changes also.

This is accomplished with:

  • MEL scripts
  • Driven Keys
  • Parenting constraints
  • Aim constraints
  • Patients (lol)

John, pointing to the screen of a Corvette kiosk at the 2010 North American Auto show in Detroit Michigan. Traveling the path of oil inside the LS9 (Blue Devil) engine, the animation reveals how the attached sump system prevents the engine from oil starvation at high RPMs. Basically, the same method aircraft use in their engines. It was a proud moment to have this animation be chosen for the show.

John Albert Burnham

313 - 296 - 2823

john.b@jabmediaservices.com

John Albert Burnham

Freelance Multimedia Artist

Plymouth, Michigan, 48170


john.b@jabmediaservices.com

313 - 298 - 2823

  • Graphics
  • Illustration
  • 3D animation and rendering
  • 2D animation and composting
  • Pro - Audio
  • Automotive Repair

* All images shown on the site were created by John Albert Burnham either privately or during previous projects while employed.

* All images shown on the site are copyright protected by the listed corporate owners.

Image reuse is strictly prohibited.

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