Scratch Image :: Games. Moving Pictures. Design. - cinematics, animation, modeling, texturing, rigging, visual effects, promotional videos and trailers, editing, compositing, concept art, matte paintings gaming, co-development, outsourcing, mocap

Services: Art

• Cinematics - Full cinematics production (pre-rendered and real-time), including storyboards, animatics, mocap
shoot direction, modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, lighting, VFX, rendering and editing.

• Animation - Character, vehicle and prop animation for pre-rendered sequences
and realtime game use.

• Modeling/Texturing - High poly and low poly characters, sets, environments and props.

• Rigging - Full body and facial rigging for characters, rigging for vehicles, objects and props.

• Visual Effects - Particle effects for pre-rendered games, film and broadcast, as well as
real-time game use.

• Promotional Videos and Trailers - Sizzle videos for internal use and dynamic promotional
trailers for external use.

• HD/SD Editing and Compositing- HD/SD editing and compositing for live action and animation.

• Concept Art/Matte Paintings - Conceptual artwork for characters, objects, sets
and environments.

• Design - Graphic design and 2d/3d animation for DVDs, DVD and CD packaging.

Services: Project Management

• Ease of Communication - Our management team has over 12 years experience communicating
with clients from around the globe. We are available via phone, email and instant message
to answer your questions and implement changes quickly.

• Quality Assurance - Scratch Image has processes in place to provide your product
on-time, within budget, and with the right resource mix to provide blockbuster quality assets
to your production team.

• Proven, Flexible Processes - Our team provides itself on our art creation pipelines that work.
We have built a review, feedback and acceptance loop that have proven successful on past projects.
These processes and pipelines remain flexible to meet the specific needs of our individual clients.

• Master Project Schedule - For each client, our management team creates a master project
schedule that is flexible. We share this schedule with our clients so that our production team and
yours are on the same page.

SCRATCH: from the very beginning or starting point, done or made from scratch.

Brothers, and founders of Scratch Image:

Jeff Spoonhower - Creative Director
jeff@scratchimage.com

Jeff has over over seven years of professional experience as a cinematic artist, director, animator and lighter. His work has been featured in numerous blockbuster video games as well as smaller, more personal film and video productions.

Feel free to contact me at linkedin!

Paul Spoonhower - Director of Business Development and Project Management
paul@scratchimage.com

Paul has over six years of professional experience in the management consulting industry. Throughout the years, Paul has worked for numerous clients in both the public and private sector. Paul's main focus has been on business development, project management and strategic planning. Paul understands what it takes to successfully collaborate with multiple individuals and groups, to deliver a project on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.

Scratch Image has available project managers with experience managing large-scale efforts at the top management consulting firms. Their experience brings best of breed project management to your project.

I invite you to connect via linkedin.

We have had the pleasure of working with many successful development studios, publishers and
producers over the years, including Electronic Arts, THQ, Sony Computer Entertainment
of America and LucasArts.

Client Testimonials

“ Working with Jeff, Paul and their team at Scratch Image has been a pleasure. They do great work at a reasonable rate, their ability to bring characters to life with facial animation that matches our script, and VO has been outstanding. They are easy to work with, open to critiques, they always try to match our direction to the best of their abilities and in a timely manner. We hope to work with Jeff again in the future and continue to develop our working relationship that has produced rendered cinematics for two AAA titles on the PSP, Logan's Shadow, and Resistance Retribution.”
-Gerald Harrison
Art Manager/Senior Artist, Sony Computer Entertainment

“I have had the privilege of working on and off with Jeff in many capacities over the past 3-4 years. I met Jeff 5+ years ago while at EA where he excelled as a character animator and editor. Most recently Jeff has assisted me in more roles than I can list and he has proved to be professional and efficient in all of them. Jeff is an excellent director, animator, lighter and editor but the best thing about Jeff is his attitude. He is more than just a good artist; Jeff is a mentor, critic and friend and I look forward to working with him again in the future.”
-Dustin Hansen
Creative Director, Electronic Arts

“Jeff is one of the most talented cinematic artists I have ever worked with and I would highly recommend him. He has an impeccable eye for all aspects of cinematic filmmaking- timing, motion, camera composition, lighting, and above all, storytelling.”
-Ev Religioso
Cinematics Lead, THQ

“Jeff is what i call a "cinematic guy". He's one of those rare breeds that understands every facet of creating entertainment. He is also a very nice guy and someone who not only will NOT shirk responsibility, but will help take up the slack if needed.”
-Billy Harper
Co-founder, Dreamhive, LLC

"I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Jeff for over 5 years and I can honestly say he’s the best graphic artist and animator I’ve ever worked with. His attention to detail is impeccable and his eye for color and composition never ceases to impress me. Regardless of the type of project, Jeff comes through with fresh ideas and an enthusiasm and professionalism that’s increasingly rare these days. I highly recommend him."
-Jim Parsons
President, Sanctuary Productions, Inc.

“Paul is a very thoughtful, honest, and proactive consultant. He helped set up the infrastructure for our project team, pushed along internal administration, and managed a group of 20+ volunteers in a very short time period. If you're looking for someone to get the job done right, Paul is a great asset!”
-Trang Pham
Accenture

“Paul Spoonhower was an excellent resource to have in his role as course instructor. He had an aptitude for helping others and for teaching a group of his peers. Paul was a major asset to the training environment, as well as, to any project.”
-Christian Rotter
Accenture

“Paul is a detail oriented consultant with a great work ethic. He is very good at managing others as well as a fabulous team player.”
-Brenna Flynn
Accenture

“Paul always demonstrated exceptional knowledge of his product. He traveled and delivered multiple training sessions over an extended period in disparate locations with ease and flexibility. Paul excels at building rapport with both colleagues and customers.”
-Jonathan Garner
K2Share, LLC