Showreel 2011

A compilation of my best work up till 2011 in motion graphics.

The music was written and produced by myself, and all work within this clip is my own.

Thank you to everyone who made it possible.

All rights reserved 2012 Daniel West

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CASTLE IN THE AIR

a promotional video for my logo/website

KISS

KISS - a film which focuses on the duality of life, which then incorporates the process of thought. the sound track was also aimed to capture the emotion of the viewer with symphonic and orchestral composition which I've composed. which allows the viewer to form their own idea about the project.

"We are all influenced by external factors, and this shapes us to the person who we are today, through a systematic process we find a way to recognise these external factors and process it to form part of who we are"

Created by: Niel van der Westhuizen
Special thanks to: Pluto Panoussis

KEEP IT POSTED ADVERT

Keep it Posted Advert
This project was about promoting yourself and intrigue the viewer to search you on the net.

Search: Daniel West

RECREATION

This short film is a animated short film which started off with exploring the possibilities of what After Effects has to offer. I now realise that the program itself is limited by the imagination of the creator.

This short film deals mostly with travel, and how one can begin with something so small as a black dot and end up with an horizon ahead of themselves. Much like the steps it took in exploring this program

THE PLAYER trailor

Release date: 25th November 2011
The Open Window Collewge, Irene, Pretoria, South Africa

Director: Niel van der Westhuizen
Team:

Chantel van der Vyver (Camera/Art Director)
Trish Lawrie (Director of Photography/Cinemographer)

Player: Franco Strydom
Girlfriend: Anri Coetzee

THIS IS GOODBYE - SO MANY REASONS (music video)

Director: Niel van der Westhuizen (Daniel West © 2011)
www.danielwest.co.za

Assistant: Johan Stegmann
Make up: Cheney Calitz
Music recorded: Riviera Evolving Sound

Actors:
Desre Roos
Lourens van der Merwe
Martin Prinsloo
Nagelique Smit
Jacques Viljoen
Rodney Binneman
Sello Makhae
Xavier Loubser

Special thanks to:
Musicboys
Northpark Mall
Billy the Bums
Best Care

TURNIPIA

A short Stop motion animation
The plot goes that a turnip is grown and prepared to be dinner, but the turnip has other plans

ZWARTKOP RACEDAY JULY 2011

A Second year film: documentary of Zwartkop Race day July 2010

Team:
Amelia Reynders
DeWet Nienaber
Niel van der Westhuizen
Shandre Schoombee

DEKAT TV - Willem Boschoff

Project: Dekat TV - Willem Boshoff
Aired: November 3rd 2011

Team:
Cinematography - Niel van der Westhuizen, Wilene van Driel, Elaine Joubert
Edit - Niel van der westhuizen, Wilene van Driel, Elaine Joubert

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

DEKAT TV - PPC Beeldhou

Project: Dekat TV PPC Beeldhou Kompetiesie
Aired: 10th November 2011

Created by: Niel van der Westhuizen

Lourens van der Merwe Mr SA 2012 Finalist Promotional video

Lourens van der Merwe, a semi finalist in the Mr South Africa 2012

Created by Daniel West

Editor Driector of Supermodels SA Magazine: Jamie Jonk
Photographer: Yolandie Grieve

Music: Franz Ferdinant - Take me Out
Images used: Grant Mcinlay, Daniel West, Yolandie Grieve