IAN M WILMOTH

LUMINOUS CITY

Lead  3d •  Previs  •  camera  •  layout  •  animation  •  modeling   •  rigging  •  look dev/lighting  •  post

MAYA  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  NUKE

VFX SHORt •  OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN 2012

In-house film made to promote the studio •  Onsite work in NYC


THE pied PIPER

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

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects • VRAY

animated short • greencard pictures 2008

Directed by JON WATTS (SPIDERMAN) Illustrations by Katy Horan were adapted for use as textures • The actor in the video is by Cat Stevens’ son Yoriyos, who also wrote and performed the soundtrack • Onsite work in NYC


Dr everybody

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

series teaser • Ultropolis films 2025

The Dr Everything IP was created by Mike Webber • I performed all production tasks based on a rough storyboard by Mike


batman alley

AI Director • Creator • post

WHISK • NANO BANANA • FLUX • PHOTOSHOP • SORA • VEO • PIXVERSE • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ • SUNO • ELEVENLABS

VFX short •  personaL 2025

The AI used in this project was shown photographs I took personally of graffiti in the famous Batman Alley in Sao Paulo Brazil, in order to inform the aesthetic  •  The voice over text is by Alan Watts  •  Any resemblance to real people is strictly coincidental  •  I performed all production tasks


mr. toad’s wild philosophy

AI Director • Editor • Creator • post

PIXVERSE • NANO BANANA • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ • SUNO • ELEVENLABS

animated micro short • personal 2025

I was inspired to do this by my work on a pitch for a 3-D VFX film version of Wind in the Willows, that was made for Spiderman franchise director Jon Watts using traditional CGI • This literally took hours instead of weeks for the pitch that we made back in the day, which was also not nearly as dynamic • I performed all production tasks • Remote work


stories from a moron

3D LEAD   •  AI Director   •  Editor   •  post

gpt image   •  seedance   •  pixverse   •  AFTER EFFECTs •  Photoshop   •  TOPAZ

tv show pilot • big lost films 2026

Created in collaboration with the IP’s creator  •  adaptation of a best selling comedy book  •  I performed all production tasks


THEORY OF EVERYTHING

3D LEAD   •  AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

MAYA   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  IMAGEN   •  KLING

anime VFX + AI short •  personal 2002-2024

The story is about psychology  •  This project involves compositing 3-D animation with AI generated video, which as far as I know was a world first in 2024  •  I performed all production tasks


ENDOSCOPISES

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

MAYA   •  ZBRUSH  •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  vray

VFX SHORT  •  greencard pictures 2006

Vimeo staff pick  •  This project was shot on 8mm B&W film  •  The actor is Cat Stevens’ son Yoriyos, who also write and performed the soundtrack  •  Remote work


porsche story

3D LEAD   •  AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

gpt image   •  seedance   •  pixverse   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  TOPAZ

hisrtorical reenactment • PERSONAL 2026

True story based on photos taken in real life at the event depicted •  I created the video using CHAT GPT IMAGE and SEEDANCE for the car shots  •  PIXVERSE for the other shots  •  I performed all production tasks


SHOOTING STAR

Lead 3d • 3d modeling  •  character rigging  •  animation  •  Look dev  •  lighting  •  layout  •  camera  •  dynamics

MAYA   •  pftrack  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  after effects

BAG RAIDERS MUSIC VIDEO  •  MODULAR RECORDS 2009

This video became the basis of a hugely popular meme  •  The official Youtube upload has hit over 150 million views  •  Work was performed remote/onsite hybrid in NYC


kafka vs. Shakespeare

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

WHISK   •  NANO BANANA   •  VEO   •  SUNO   •  HUME   •  TOPAZ

animated micro short • personal 2025

What if Kafka directed a film adaptation of Shakespeare's sonnet 18? I performed all production tasks


Bon Bon in the trees

3D LEAD • AI Director • Edit • Color • post

MAYA • zbrush • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • NANO BANANA • KLING 01 • VEO • ELEVENLABS • SUNO

Studio promo film • pixelsgarden 2026

The project was a studio promo animated short intended to achieve Western CGI production values for the Vietnamese local market • It was fully pre-visualized and animated in 3-D then AI was used as style transfer to create the final render based on a single fully realized frame with 3d fur groomed and full geometry foliage with volumetric light in the background • This was a vast time savings because the single frame took an hour to render • I performed all production tasks • Remote work


KIDS

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

MAYA • PFTRACK • AFTER EFFECTS • PHOTOSHOP

MGMT MUSIC VIDEO • PARTIZAN 2008

This song became a certified Platinum hit, the video went viral and has over 200 million views on Youtube • I did invisible VFX to fix issues on 20 live action shots • EG In the poster frame there is a BG replacement because the band was just in the backyard of a house • Onsite work in NYC


infernal safari

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

chat gpt image   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  seedance   •  KLING

AI short •  personal 2026

The story is about psychology  •  using Jungian theory to embody memetic warfare as a magic battle •  I performed all production tasks


Best Animation Nominees

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

Seedance • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

parody • personal 2025

A quick test of multi shot prompting • I performed all production tasks • Remote work


toon TRUCK tests

Lead 3d   •  AI DIRECTOR   •  post

MAYA   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  seedance AI   •  Seedream AI

VFX short •  personal 2006-2026

I made this project out of frustration with the character designs in Pixar's “Cars”  •  In my opinion, the front of a car already forms a face without putting eyes on the window  •  I performed all production tasks  •  I entirely 3D modeled this truck from scratch and used multiple 3D renders as references to create the consistent AI generations of the truck.


race car legends IW-01

3D LEAD   •  AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

UNREAL   •  MAYA   •  NANO BANANA   •  KLING   •  VEO   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  TOPAZ

FAKE TV intro • PERSONAL 2026

This project is based on a real 3-D model that I designed and built  •  I created the video using NANO BANANA and KLING 01 to style transfer video captures of me driving a “real” Lancia rally car in a simulator  •  VEO for the other shots  •  I performed all production tasks


LX FORTY

Scene layout  •  CFX •  VFX

MAYA

SWISS AIR VFX short  •  MK12 2009

Dir. Marc Forster (James Bond)   •  I worked on the sequences with pyramids   •  Remote work


vesperal

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

chat gpt image   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  seedance   •  KLING

AI short •  personal 2026

The story is about psychology  •  using Jungian theory to embody the inevitable transition from evening into night as a dragon battle between heroic underdogs and a corrupt monarch •  I performed all production tasks


ruler of everyrthing

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

MAYA  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  photoshop

tally hall music video   •  awesome+modest 2005

Onsite work in NYC  •  This video went viral and has been viewed millions of times on YouTube, despite being for an independent artist.


mona lisa

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

chat gpt2 • pixverse • TOPAZ • ELEVENLABS

micro short • personal 2026

A quick test of multi shot prompting and consistent audio • I performed all production tasks • Remote work


french dog blues

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

MAYA  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  photoshop

babyshambles music video  •  EMI RECORDS 2007

Remote work


white light

Lead 3D •  Previs  •  Modeling  •  Look Dev  •  Animation  •  VFX  •  post

MAYA  •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS

supersystem music video  •  TOUCH AND GO RECORDS 2006

Onsite work in NYC


JONATHAN WATTS HAS A HANGOVER

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

MAYA   •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  PHOTOSHOP •  VRAY

VFX short  •  park pictures 2008

This was directed by Marvel director Jake Schreir (Thunderbolts) and stars Marvel director Jonathan Watts (Spiderman)   •  Remote work


NORTH AMERICAN SCUM

Lead 3d • on-set VFX supervisor • post

AFTER EFFECTS • MAYA

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Music Video • EMI RECORDS 2007

I was the post production supervisor on the live action shoot, and I overrode the DP to shoot on black scrim instead of green screen because of the reflecting spill, saving the project • I rotoscoped most of the outer space shots, as well as doing all the 3DVFX • Onsite work in NYC


reddit

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

sHORT dramedy • PERSONAL 2025

Inspired by a real Reddit discussion • I performed all production tasks


grandfather

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

MAYA  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  photoshop

the #12 looks like you music video   •  eyeball records 2007

Remote work  •  A bootleg of this video taped off of MTV Headbangers Ball went viral and was viewed millions of times on YouTube, but was taken down


BABY

Lead 3d • modeling • riging • animation  • lighting   •  look dev   •  cfx

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS

DEVENDRA BANHART MUSIC VIDEO • LOOSEWORLD 2009

Onsite work in NYC


WIND IN THE WILLOWS

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

MAYA   •  ZBRUSH  •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  PHOTOSHOP •  vray • kling

FEATURE PITCH  •  Jonathan watts (spiderman director) 2012-2025

This clip was made to support a pitch for a feature film, updating “The Wind in the Willows” classic animation using CGI but retaining a stop motion feel   •  Some of the shots use 3-D composited into live action and other shots use AI • Remote work


battle of the sexes

AI Director • Edit • color • post

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

anime short • personal 2026

This is just a fun project, which was mainly intended as a test of Seedance for generating anime style • The story is about psychology


battle of the sexes ii

3D LEAD   •  AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  seedream   •  seedance   •  veo

anime VFX short •  personal 2002-2026

This project was based on a traditional 3d render that I made, edited and animated with AI  •  I performed all production tasks


oswyn & smidge

AI Director • Creator • post

NANO BANANA • PHOTOSHOP • kling • VEO • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ • SUNO • ELEVENLABS

animated short •  personal 2026

Any resemblance to real IP is strictly coincidental  •  I performed all production tasks


a knights tapestry

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

NANO BANANA • VEO • kling • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ • suno

movie parody • PERSONAL 2026

I performed all production tasks


burned

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

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

shawn amos music video • awesome + modest 2007

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 Melbourne IFF, the Brooklyn Art Museum, and the NEXT festival in Romania, in various formats including a 2 screen installation. Remote Work.