IAN M WILMOTH

harry potter forbidden FOREST

Character rigging • CFX • animation

MAYA

warner bros theme park • THINKWELL 2022

Since 2022 this Harry Potter themed experience has been recreated in 16 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 2011

This Broadcast had millions of live viewers on ABC • The song acheived 5x Platinum sales! • I was responsible for the 3-D modeling and some of the 3-D VFX • Onsite work in NYC


futurama

3d modeling • look dev

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP

hulu episodic • ROUGH DRAFT STUDIO 2023

This is the trailer for the season I worked on, when the show was rebooted on Hulu • Made by Matt Groenig, the creator of The Simpsons • I made 3-D assets and texture maps for characters, vehicles, and environments, but I did not work directly on the episodes • Onsite work in LA


aws @ himss las vegas

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

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

amazon experiential • wildlife 2026

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


DISENCHANTMENT

3D previz • 3d modeling • rigging • animation • look dev • lighting • post

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • vray • TOONZ • AFTER EFFECTS

NETFLIX episodic • ROUGH DRAFT STUDIO 2022

Made by Matt Groenig, the creator of Futurama and The Simpsons • I integrated 3D assets into 2D animated scenes, and integrated 2D animated characters into 3D scenes, all made by other artists. Lighting the shots and adjusting shaders. 3D character animation, 3d and 2d Camera animation. Background and environment asset 3d modeling and Look Dev. Final frame compositing, 2D VFX integration • Onsite work in LA


spyo face swap

AI Director • Edit • color • post

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

feature doc • northern souls films 2026

These clips were made as demonstrations and tests of face swapping for a documentary feature about Spyo, a famous but anonymous Danish grafitti artist • the idea is to use AI instead of a mosaic effect in order to preserve the emotions of the facial expression while anonymizing the subject • Remote work


SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

rigging • CFX • animation • scene layout • 3d previz

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS

ROKU TV SERIES TITLES • PICTUREMILL 2024

Animated sequences of flying pages with continuity • Camera Animation • Character Animation • Scene Layout • Remote work


BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 30th celebration

Lead 3D • 3D previz • 3d modeling • rigging • animation • look dev • lighting • cfx

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • REDSHIFT

DISNEY + ABC tv special titles • BAKED STUDIOS 2022

Broadcast on ABC and streamed on Disney+ This was the #1 TV show in the television ratings on it’s debut • I performed all 3D production tasks on the spot other than modeling the book cover details • Remote work


concert video

AI Director • Edit • color • post

NANO BANANA • VEO • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

nenuphars Live visuals • independant 2026

Made for display on an LED video wall during concerts • Remote work


The ARK

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

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS

hp dome film • DIRT EMPIRE 2017

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 2022

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


StRAYS

3D postviz • modeling • rigging • animation • look dev • lighting • vfx • post

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

Universal pictures VFX FEATURE • TECHNICOLOR 2023

Many shots I postvisualized are in the trailer 1:35 to 2:10 including the poster frame • Using assets provided by the client I performed all tasks of 3-D character animation and quickly integrating CGI dogs into live action at 80% quality for postvisualizing shots prior to creating the final frame VFX • work involved camera tracking, roto, removal, and compositing shots out of multiple takes of motion control camera live action • 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 2017

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


KULIPARI

lead 3d • Previs • Rigging • Modeling • animation • cfx • post

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • nuke

netflix ANIMATED FEATURE TEASER • ovfx 2019-2026

The project is a teaser for a 3d feature adaptation of the 2d animated Netflix series • Onsite work in Baltimore


c.h.o.a. donor wall

Lead 3D • rigging • animation

MAYA • UNREAL engine • AFTER EFFECTS

childrens Hospital of atlanta experience • LUNAR NORTH 2023

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


two gates of sleep

Lead 3D • 3D postviz • modeling • rigging • animation • look dev • lighting • vfx • post

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

VFX for FEATURE drama  •  dirt empire 2010

This film was selected for the Cannes Directors Fortnight •  Starring future award-winning director Brady Corbett (The Brutalist)  •  I was responsible for a small number of subtle but narratively consequential photoreal visual effects shots  •  Onsite work in NYC


two gates of sleep

Lead 3D • modeling • Sculpting • look dev • rigged • posed

MAYA • ZBRUSH • PHOTOSHOP

feature film VFX assets • DIRT EMPIRE 2010

These assets were made in 2008 for photoreal integration into an independant live action feature film drama called “Two gates of sleep”, which was a selection of Cannes Directors Fortnight • They were used far from the camera in dark lighting so they didn't have to be that detailed • At the time suitable premade assets were not available for cheap, so they had me do it, as part of doing the complete VFX for the shots the characters were used in • Because it was an art film being directed by a friend from RISD, I lowered my rate and wore many hats • Onsite work in NYC


Minyanville

Lead 3D • modeling • Sculpting • look dev • rigged • lighting • Animation

MAYA • ZBRUSH • PHOTOSHOP

episodic assets • fox business 2007

These characters hosted the “Minyanville” TV show on FOXBusiness that ran for over 1000 weekly episodes •  I created this animation by hand for the show’s pitch, including the lip sync, but motion capture animation was used for the TV episodes and I was not involved in the series production •  I performed all production tasks •  Remote work


THE DROP

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

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS • PHOTOSHOP

the IAC center experiential • DIRT EMPIRE 2009

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


BURNS AND MCDONNELL

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

REDSHIFT • CINEMA 4D • AFTER EFFECTS

BURNS AND MCDONNELL experiential   •  ASCEND STUDIOS 2024

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 2023

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


PROJECT LONDON

design  •  modeling  •  look dev

MAYA  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  BLENDER

VFX FEATURE (Excerpt)  •  DIR. IAN HUBERT (YOUTUBE FAMOUS) + Spiral productions 2013

Youtube viral phenom Ian Hubert's feature debut  •  This is a supercut of the most interesting shots featuring my work, which had 12 minutes of screen time in total- mostly as a virtual set  •  Remote work


upshop @ groceryshop las vegas

AI Director • Edit • color • post

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

Upshop experiential • CREO COLLECTIVE 2025

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

I created the final videos based on rough storyboards and design / motion graphics assets provided by client, performing all editing and post • Remote work


THE ISLAND IS ENCHANTED WITH YOU

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

MAYA   •  ZBRUSH  •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  PHOTOSHOP

vfx short •  unity productions foundation 2014

NSFW. This film has screened in numerous festivals and museums worldwide, including the Louvre in Paris, the Berlin IFF, the Brooklyn Art Museum, and the NEXT festival in Romania, in various formats including a 2 screen installation. Remote Work.


last play at shea

3d modeling  •  rigging  •  animation  •  layout  •  post  •  look dev

MAYA  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  photoshop

feature doc  •  awesome + modest 2010

Onsite work in NYC •  Illustrations were provided by client for use as texture maps on 3D models that I created in a fake paper style •  Theatrical release doc starring Billy Joel


waiting for superman

Lead 3d • 3D previz • modeling • rigging • animation • look dev • lighting • vfx • POST

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

feature doc •  awesome + modest 2010

Using illustrations provided by the client I performed all 3-D and post tasks in these clips from the award-winning feature documentary “Waiting for Superman” •  Remote work


make.believe

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

MAYA • photoshop • AFTER EFFECTS

SONY times square VIDEO • TRANSISTOR 2008

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


BUBBLE Trubble

Lead 3D •  cFX   •  Modeling  •  rigging  •  look dev  •  lighting  •  animation  •  post

MAYA  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  AFTER EFFECTS

VFX FEATURE trailer  • GMD three 2009

NOTE: I worked on the shots used in the trailer as proof of concept, and edited the trailer, but the film was never finished because of budget problems  •  Virtual prosthetics I made were going to be used in over 100 VFX shots  •  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 Video • TRANSISTOR 2008

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


Ice Road Truckers

Lead 3D • modeling • look dev • rigged • lighting • Animation

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP

history channel episodic • guerilla animation 2008

I modeled trucks and environments for accident recreation segments of the popular TV show • Stock mashes were modified to replicate real trucks from the show •  Remote work


deadliest catch

Lead 3D • modeling • look dev • rigged • lighting • Animation

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP

history channel episodic • guerilla animation 2011

I modeled boats and props for accident recreation segments of the popular TV show • Stock meshes were modified to replicate real boats from the show •  Remote work


hey girl

tracking • roto • animation • vfx • post

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

mtv episodic • mtv 2013

Comedy show • Work involved camera tracking, roto, object removal, replacement, and compositing shots for multiple episodes • adding 2d and 3d motion graphics and VFX cartoony gags • Onsite work in NYC