Freelance motion Graphic designer
Crafting Stories
Frame by Frame.
I'm Rick Yaeger — a freelance motion designer and VFX compositor based in Vancouver. I specialize in video editing, visual effects compositing in Foundry Nuke X, and motion design built in Adobe After Effects. Whether it's seamless VFX for broadcast or motion graphics that stop the scroll, I bring technical precision and a sharp creative eye to every frame. Browse the reels below to see what I've been building.
What I Do
Lower Thirds
Lower-third designs for Talk About It (featuring Jason Bateman), an Abbotsford Canucks broadcast-graphics test piece, and Marvel Contest of Champions character reveals — built to read fast and match each show's tone.
Logo Animation + Branding
Logo animation and branding work for Discover Langley City, The Fab Pad, and Talk About It — marks built to move without losing what makes them recognizable standing still.
Social Media + Ads
Social and ad motion for Marvel Contest of Champions — champion intro reveals, a crystal-opening reward animation, and in-app ability callouts made to grab attention in a five-second scroll.
Visual Storytelling
A cross-disciplinary look at motion design and storytelling — from broadcast editing to 3D parallax animation, character rigging, and interactive museum installation.
VFX Compositing in Nuke
Compositing breakdowns across five core techniques — set extension, green screen keying, wire removal, rotoscoping, and rotopaint/cleanup — each shown from raw plate to final shot.
Title Design
Title work for Marvel Contest of Champions and Hallmark's Christmas Everyday — bold kinetic marquees, softer script treatments. Same goal: set the mood before anything else happens.
Motion Design Experiments
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