Bill O'Neil - Director
O'Neil Productions

Rap artist, Talib Kweli shot entirely on green screen. 

Composited entirely in After Effects. See Green Screen rough cut below.
Big Ten Basketball 2006
Big Ten Basketball 2005     Alternate Cut View Green Screen Rough cut

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 After Effects Tutorials
Big Ten spot Talib Kweli Walter E. Smithe spots Sarah Erickson Elvira

Back to Bed Jingle composed by Bill O'Neil

Stop-Motion m&ms rotoscoped over live action. Tedious work!

May the furniture be with you... Walter E. Smithe commercial

 Smithe Furniture Garage Band Spoof. Shot separately on Green Screen and composited in After Effects. Tim Smithe sings the jingle.

Walter E. Smithe Brothers face off against Tony Esposito, Denis Savard and Stan Mikita.

Back to Bed

m&m's

Smithe Lamp Battle

Smithe Garage Band

Smithe Blackhawks
Bill O'Neil Sand Angels Bill O'Neil Director After Effects Smithe Commercial spot

Blitz League Title treatment for Promo. The most ripped off tutorial in the history of the games.

Smithe Groovy Lounge Mix created in After Effects

Midway Games

Smithe Lounge Mix

Feldco Installers

Feldco Chop

Kernel Seasons
Chicago Home Fitness TrueSpace William O'Neil Director Edwardos Kernel Seasons Spot
Turtle Wax Jet Wash Spot Midway Video for "Blitz Pro" (Playstation2) Created entirely in After Effects Midway Games Opening Movie for Blitz Pro Walter E. Smithe performs double back flip off chair
Turtle Wax NFL BLITZ NFL BLITZ 2 Peapod Smithe Olympics
35mm Film Motion Graphics HD 24p Special Effects ARM 4000 XL
Puppets shot separately over green and composited entirely in After Effects 3D. KFC commercial. This kid was a great actor! Blue Chip Casino spot shot using The Brevis 35mm lens adaptor. Briggs and Riley Travelware spot. Shot entirely on Green Screen Emmy award winning Smithe Babies spot. Composited in After Effects.
Smithe Puppets KFC Blue Chip Casino Kaehler Luggage Smithe Babies
Music by Bill O'Neil Back to Bed commercial Jim Tianis After Effects Yuppie Rap
Field of Dreams at Wrigly Field with Ernie Banks and Billy Williams YouTube Montgomery Flea Market sensation Sammy Stephens teaching the Smithe Brothers how to dance. Unitrin Direct Insurance spot. Retro scenes shot on green screen. Unitrin Direct Insurance spot. Music Video Unitrin Direct Insurance spot. Shot in Wilmette, Illinois Music by Bill O'Neil
Ernie Banks Sammy Stephens Unitrin Direct Insurance "Retro" Unitrin Direct "Click Click" Unitrin Direct "Pull Over"
Billy Williams Cubs Montgomery Flea Market Short Films Beautiful Girls Music by Bill O'Neil
Yuppie Rap music video from 1990. Written by Mike Saad. Directed by and starring Bill O'Neil. Short film shot in one hour starring Jim Tianis  

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