IAN M WILMOTH

experiential

Projects for immersive live experiences


These projects involve creating CGI elements which are part of a non-traditional-movie-theater live experience, such as concert projections, trade show displays, or theme park attractions. These are some of my favorite projects as the requirements are always entirely custom and it's an interesting new process every time.

It's also cool to imagine people standing around in real life experiencing it.


harry potter forbidden FOREST

Character rigging • CFX • animation

MAYA

warner bros theme park • THINKWELL

Since 2022 this Harry Potter themed experience has been recreated in 12 locations in the USA and internationally, with over 2 million visitors and frequently sold-out dates • The production has involved the planting of over 65,000 trees • Remote work


BEYONCE billboard awards performance

3D modelling • previs • keyframe animation • look dev • CFX / VFX • 3D motion graphics • post

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS

ABC LIVE VISUALS • DIRT EMPIRE

This Broadcast had millions of live viewers on ABC • The song acheived 5x Platinum sales! Onsite work in NYC


aws @ himss las vegas

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

NANO BANANA • VEO • KLING • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

amazon experiential • wildlife

These videos were authored for display on 20 foot tall screens at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Vegas, attended by over 30,000 healthcare professionals • Each video played simultaneously on a different screen • Remote work


upshop @ groceryshop las vegas

AI Director • Editor • post

VEO • Kling • Seedance • Imagen • Nano Banana • Flux • photoshop • After Effects

Upshop experiential • CREO COLLECTIVE

These videos were authored for display on 10 foot tall screens at the Groceryshop trade conference in Vegas • Each video played simultaneously on a different screen • Upshop is a comprehensive suite of AI tools to manage a grocery store chain • Remote work


The ARK

3D modelling • keyframe animation • look dev • CFX/VFX • post

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS

hp dome film • DIRT EMPIRE

This is a teaser/making of a 12 minute long piece sponsored by HP • Displayed on a 60’ immersive dome at the Panorama music festival in NYC in 2017 • Experienced by over 40,000 people during the event • Onsite work in NYC


aston martin f1 launch

3D modelling • keyframe animation • look dev • CFX/VFX • post

MAYA • UNREAL • AFTER EFFECTS

Aston martin racing live event • UNIT9

The wireframe animations were 3D projected onto smoke using lasers • The rendered animations were shown on screens and used in social media edits, such as this one • Remote work


odor busters

Lead 3D • 3D modelling • keyframe animation • look dev • lighting • CFX/VFX • post

MAYA • nuke • AFTER EFFECTS • vray

crest + scope times square Video • 1stAVE MACHINE

They actually shot onions and garlic with a gun and filmed it in slow motion •  This project was made to be displayed on a video billboard in Times Square NYC • Onsite work in NYC


times square waterfall

Lead 3D • 3D modelling • keyframe animation • look dev • lighting • CFX/VFX • post

MAYA • nuke • AFTER EFFECTS

Zyrtec + Walgreens times square VideoTRANSISTOR STUDIOS

This project was authored in various 4k+ resolutions for display on oddly shaped custom video billboards in Times Square NYC • The footage of the actual billboards was taken by me with an old Android phone, while I was on my way to another gig, sorry about the quality • Onsite work in NYC


make.believe

3d modelling • rigging • keyframe animation • look dev • lighting • CFX/VFX • post

MAYA • photoshop • AFTER EFFECTS

SONY times square VIDEO • TRANSISTOR STUDIOS

This project was authored in 8k resolution for display on a video billboard in Times Square NYC • Onsite work in NYC


video cave concept

Lead 3d   •  AI Director • color • post

IMAGEN   •  KLING   •  REDSHIFT   •  CINEMA 4D   •  AFTER EFFECTS

BURNS AND MCDONNELL experiential   •  ASCEND STUDIOS

This is a test render for a project that was rendered at 12,000 pixel horizontal resolution, for display on the world’s first 360° LED video cave • Burns & McDonnell is a multi-billion dollar engineering and commercial architecture company with 13,000+ employees • Creative directed by client • Remote work


BURNS AND MCDONNELL

Lead 3d • 3d modeling • post • look dev • lighting • CFX

REDSHIFT • CINEMA 4D • AFTER EFFECTS

BURNS AND MCDONNELL experiential   •  ASCEND STUDIOS

This content was rendered in 360° panoramic perspective at 12,000 pixel horizontal resolution split seamlessly between four 4k videos. Made for the world’s first 360 LED video wall room, at the headquarters of Burns & McDonnell, a multi-billion dollar engineering and commercial architecture company with 13,000+ employees • The purpose of the room is to do VR walk-throughs of proposed engineering installations with an entire crew at the same time in order to test the designs • Remote work


PEGA WORLD LAS VEGAS experience

Character and prop rigging • animation • mocap integration

MAYA

pegasystems trade show experience • BRICKYARD VFX

This unique 3D forced perspective experience added an exciting new dimension to the 2023 Pega World conference in Las Vegas • Remote work


c.h.o.a. donor wall

Lead 3D • rigging • animation

MAYA • UNREAL engine • AFTER EFFECTS

childrens Hospital of atlanta experience • LUNAR NORTH

Hospital donors can sponsor a life-size virtual creature to populate a prominently located video display • Remote work


THE DROP

Lead 3D • 3d modeling • animation • look dev • lighting • POST

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS • PHOTOSHOP

the IAC center experiential • DIRT EMPIRE

This stop-animation piece was shot frame by frame with DSLR's and composed at 8000 pixels wide for the video wall at the IAC Center in Chelsea • Designed by Frank Gehry, at the time of completion the building had the largest video wall in the world at over 120' long • This clip is only a small horizontal and temporal section of the 15 minute long piece •  Onsite work in NYC