Final Finish

Smoke Reel

About

After your edit, color and graphics steps are complete, take the elements of your spot to the next level. Drive Thru’s SMOKE and FLAME are up-to-date with all the latest tools, allowing our skilled artists to make your spot flawless.  Sit back and let our seasoned staff integrate the final touches, turning your vision into a polished showpiece.

Equipment:
- Smoke Advanced 2011 & Flame Advanced 2011: extension 1
- 5 burn nodes for rendering

Flame Artist
Bob George, Flame Artist

Smoke/VFX Artist
Derek Johnson, Smoke/VFX Artist

Derek Johnson joined Drive Thru Editorial in 2008. He has worked on commercial projects for brands such as Best Buy, FedEx and Target, among others. Derek started his career almost 12 years ago with a job in the duplication department. He quickly learned creative editing skills in Final Cut Pro and was soon given his own edit suite. As Derek continued to develop his skill set, he made the transition to SMOKE  artist, a job that he has performed for the last five years.  Derek has worked with ad agencies big and small, including BBDO, Carmichael Lynch and Fallon, and on projects shot by Academy Award-nominee DP Wally Pfister.