IAN M WILMOTH

Projects focused on narrative and sequences with continuity

THE pied PIPER

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

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects • VRAY

animated short • greencard pictures

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


futurama

3d modeling • look dev

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP

hulu episodic • ROUGH DRAFT STUDIO

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


DISENCHANTMENT

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

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • vray • TOONZ • AFTER EFFECTS

NETFLIX episodic • ROUGH DRAFT STUDIOS

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


challenges

AI Director • Edit • color • post

NANO BANANA • seedance • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

babolat spec spot • projective film

This project combines live action, CGI VFX, and AI video generation and post • I created the final video based on storyboards + footage provided by client • Babolat is the oldest racquet sports company in the world, founded 1875 • Remote work


Best Animation Nominees

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

Seedance • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

parody • personal

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


Dr everybody

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

series teaser • Ultropolis films

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


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

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


oswyn & smidge

AI Director • Creator • post

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

animated short •  personal

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


reddit

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

sHORT dramedyPERSONAL WORK

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


anime demo

AI Director • Edit • color • post

Seedance • seedream • photoshop • After Effects • topaz

anime short • variance vc

I performed all production tasks based on a script and art direction provided by the client as a workflow demo • multi shot prompting


kafka vs. Shakespeare

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

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

animated micro short • personal

What if Kafka directed a film adaptation of Shakespeare's sonnet 18? 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

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


a knights tapestry

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

movie parodyPERSONAL

I performed all production tasks


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

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


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)

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


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

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


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

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


battle of the sexes

AI Director • Edit • color • post

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

anime short • personal

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


KIDS

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

MAYA • PFTRACK • AFTER EFFECTS • PHOTOSHOP

MGMT MUSIC VIDEO • PARTIZAN

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

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


vesperal

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

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

AI short •  personal

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


a knights tapestry

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

movie parodyPERSONAL

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

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


THEORY OF EVERYTHING

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

MAYA   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  IMAGEN   •  KLING

anime VFX + AI short •  personal

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