Last summer I sat down with St. Louis entrepreneur  Darrick Collier Jr. to meet about an idea that he was working on.

Our initial phone conversation was brief and very confidential prior to our meeting. Something about a “new theater experience”…something about being “unlike anything I’ve ever experienced”… An idea so grand that it was a bit hard to comprehend, but what did come through on the phone was his determination and passion. So I agreed to meet at the Hilton in a back room out of the way of ears and eyes and he proceeded to tell me about the idea. In his words here is the idea.

Have you ever been disappointed by the audio visual presentation at your local movie theater? I have! And so many others share the same sentiment. In the age of Blu-ray and 1080p resolution, many of us can enjoy a superior movie watching experience in the comfort of our own homes. That should not be! When you go to the “big house” you should expect a “BIG SHOW”, and that’s what DINE-A-MO delivers every time! At DINE-A-MO we are passionate about movies. We strive to deliver an unparalleled cinematic getaway experience to our patrons and the only thing that matches our passion for movies is our passion for FOOD. We provide succulent mouth watering dishes to compliment our ultimate entertainment venue. Superior motion picture presentation and amazing cuisine is what makes DINE-A-MO – THE COMPLETE CINEMA DINING EXPERIENCE.

How’s that for determination and passion?

It all starts with an idea!

Check back later for the interior look and feel that we developed.

St. Louis, Missouri based Moh.Visuals, Inc. is a 3D visualization and design company transforming ideas into engaging visual experiences that enable the audience to see a photorealistic representation of their product or concept.

                • Product Illustration

                • Packaging Illustration 

                • Concept Development

                • 3D Virtual Prototyping 

Trial Graphics & Litigation Support 

Seeing is believing! Not only do we layout the facts clearly and concisely, but we convey the emotional impact that will convince your jury.

                • Accident Visualization & Animation

                • Medical, Forensic & Legal Demonstratives

                • Multimedia Presentations

                • Exhibit Boards

Medical & Scientific

We convey complex concept effectively! Moh. worked with Purina Farms to develop a 3D animation of horse digestion for their E-learning website.

                • 3D Photorealistic Anatomical Illustrations

                • Medical Device Illustrations & Animations

Cinematic Animation & Motion Graphics

Our work can be seen in video games, commercials and major corporate promotions. Moh. worked with a prominent ad agency to create the NYE Budweiser countdown in the Big Apple.

                • Spot Animations

                • Cinematic Animation 

                • Character Design & Animation 

                • Motion Graphics

Exhibit & Event

Moh. creates innovative award-winning exhibition design attracting customers and getting you noticed. Our designs are completely original and tailored to fit your needs.

                • Exhibit Design & Illustration

                • Mobile Display

                • Kiosks

                • Experiential Event Illustration

                • Auto Cad Site Layout

Architectural & Environmental 

We create engaging visual experiences! Stop by Tun Tavern at the United States Marine Corps Museum in D.C. and have a cold one. 

                • Thematic Design & Development

                • Interior Architectural Illustration 

                • Exterior Architectural Illustration

                • Interior & Exterior Fly-throughs

Graphic Design

Specializing in print materials and presentations. We have the capabilities to deliver the entire package.

                • Logos, Brochures & Booklets

                • Print & Prepress Coordination

                • Power Point & Keynote Presentations 

                • Large Format Trade Show & Event Graphics 

                • HTML Newsletters

                • Basic Web Development

                • DVD Design & Authoring

Moh.Visuals provides a versatile workflow. We can create original concept designs or collaborate with your designers to deliver high quality photorealistic illustrations, animations & graphic design…we play well with others!

Here’s the article:

More perfect ‘Union’ for Mouse, scribe
Bruckheimer taps Straczynski to adapt vidgame
By MARC GRASER
‘Shattered Union’

The ‘Shattered Union’ vidgame posits an American in which Washington, D.C., has been destroyed, and civil war rages.
In the game, states secede from the U.S. and form their own governments that wage a civil war against each other after Washington, D.C., is wiped out in a nuclear blast and chaos ravages the nation. Players control one of the warring group of states — the California Commonwealth, Republic of Texas and New England Alliance are three of the six — or a European peacekeeping unit sent to reunify America.

The strategy war game, developed by PopTop Software (behind the “Railroad Tycoon” franchise), was published in 2005 by 2K Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two also has an adaptation of “BioShock” set up at Universal.

Straczynski, whose martial-arts actioner “Ninja Assassin” bows Nov. 25 via Warner Bros., is penning a “Silver Surfer” pic at Fox and a “Forbidden Planet” reboot at Warner Bros., and he adapted zombie book “World War Z” at Paramount. He also wrote Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling.”

His Vietnam War drama “They Marched Into Sunlight” is in pre-production at Universal with Paul Greengrass set to helm.

Mike Stenson and Chad Oman will exec produce the project at Jerry Bruckheimer Films, which is readying “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” for the Mouse House to release next summer, based on Ubisoft’s vidgame franchise.

View the full article here:

In case your interested here’s the full cinematic I worked on along with a few other folks. This was done in 2005, so it is quite old.

Although, schools are pumping out visualization artist left and right the fact of the matter is that to be a dependable visualization artist is a huge undertaking in every degree.  Not only do you have to produce a stunning image, but you must also understand what it takes to produce that image.

As I talked to him, I realized that he did not understand the sheer undertaking of hiring and supporting this artist.

Consider this.

The Backbone:

My hardware support consists of multi-processor computers, mass network storage, raid arrays; fail safe backup systems, fiber routers and software with the total cost approaching 30,000 dollars.

The Pipeline:

My pipeline is also another factor in this equation and that consists of how we turn thousand of frames of animation into something you can use quickly. The HD content on our latest project was 50 gigabytes which had to be transferred, stored and backed up.

The Artist:

Obviously, being a top notch artist who understands both visual and technical aspects is critical, but that artist must also be part strategist and part crisis manager.  Several projects that we have worked on end up being like a scene from the movie Apollo 13. Client changes and moving deadlines are but a few factors we have to deal with on the way to producing that jaw dropping visual that gets you the project

As you can see there are a few more things to consider other than the portfolio.

The deliverable on our very latest project consisted of a 3 minute animated fly-through with motion graphics. PowerPoint presentation with a nicely designed printed booklet. Logos and print coordination….and a smile. We are unique and a bit hard to categorize.

Fortunately, we spend nearly all of our time meeting deadlines and creating the best work we feasibly can. Perhaps one day we will have an eloquent PR person, but for now we will just have to get by with pretty pictures.

If you take the development time and add the time it takes to actually get around to posting it on the website you come up with approximately a 6-12 month backlog. Here’s a few more projects we’ve worked on recently and not so recently.

Here’s an “Oldie But Goodie” created for AB.

More to come!

Check out our website:

www.mohvisuals.com

Here are some renderings we did a little while back on a Toyota ride-drive event. We managed to pull this one together in a very short time and still achieve a decent amount of quality…over a holiday mind you. Sometimes the client is in just as much of a pinch as you are and you do what you can for them. Lots of last minute changes and graphic work, but we finished with time to spare. The renders depict a Toyota ride-drive event at various venues around the country and were used in a larger presentation by the marketing agency.