IAN M WILMOTH

Generative AI and CGI projects demonstrating art directed photoreal FX and/or live action integration

SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

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

MAYA • AFTER EFFECTS

ROKU TV SERIES TITLES • PICTUREMILL

Animated sequences of flying pages with continuity • Remote work


THE DROP

3D Lead • 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


StRAYS

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

MAYA • PHOTOSHOP • after effects

Universal pictures VFX FEATURE • TECHNICOLOR

Many shots I postvisualized are in the trailer 1:35 to 2:10 including the poster frame • Remote work


gulp, splash, whirlpool

Lead 3D • 3D Modeling • Look Development • Lighting • VFX • Rigging • animation • cfx • post

MAYA • photoshop • NUKE

nestea tv spots • 1st AVE MACHINE

This contains clips from three different spots • Onsite work in NYC


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


second thoughts 3

VFX micro shorts •  personal

AI Director • Editor • Creator • 3d • post

PIXVERSE • KLING • LUMA • MINMAX • VEO • SORA • GOOGLE IMAGEN • FLUX KONTEXT • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • MAYA • SUNO • ELEVENLABS

Any resemblance to real people is strictly coincidental


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


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


falconar

AI Director   •  Editor   •  post

chat gpt image   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  gemini omni video

music video / VFX test •  independent

Preproduction test for a live action music video • the video had not been shot yet, so first I generated a fake video clip to demonstrate how the fire VFX can be added using AI with similar quality to traditional VFX in a fraction of the time • I performed all production tasks


drive by wire

Lead 3D •  modeling  •  look dev  •  3d animation  •  3d tracking •  lighting   •  post

MAYA  •  PFTRACK  •  AFTER EFFECTS

INDYCAR SERIES BROADCAST graphics • TRANSISTOR STUDIOS 

These clips and other similar ones not used here were repurposed in many different configurations for broadcast and promotions • There were custom graphics made for each race on the calendar •  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


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

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.


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


french dog blues

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

MAYA  •  AFTER EFFECTS  •  photoshop

babyshambles music video  •  EMI RECORDS

Remote work


reddit

AI DIRECTOR • EDITOR • CREATOR • POST

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

sHORT dramedyPERSONAL

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


NONEUCLIDIAN dreams

AI Director • Editor • Creator • post

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

VFX loop •  personal

Tip of the hat to MC Escher for the design inspiration  •  I performed all production tasks


batman alley

AI Director • Creator • post

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

VFX short •  personal

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


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


917 heritage

AI Director   •  Editor   •  Creator   •  post

GOOGLE FLOW   •  PHOTOSHOP   •  AFTER EFFECTS   •  TOPAZ

Porsche spec brand film • PERSONAL

This project was an experiment in vibe filmmaking within Google’s Flow AI ecosystem, with no references used •  I was mainly interested in simulating an LED wall with a car   •  As a former Porsche owner / car nerd, believe me I notice every inaccuracy here   •  For a real commercial project final frame render I would definitely use reference for each angle to ensure accuracy and consistency, but this is just about vibes and testing the workflow   •  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


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

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


sundae driver

AI DIRECTOR • color • edit • post

meta ai • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • TOPAZ

ai tools demo content • meta

The project was created as a demo of Meta’s AI tools, they were used for all the AI images, sound, and video • I was responsible for the creative  • I performed all production tasks • 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


PROJECT LONDON

design  •  modeling  •  look dev

MAYA  •  PHOTOSHOP  •  BLENDER

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

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


LX FORTY

Scene layout  •  CFX •  VFX

MAYA

SWISS AIR VFX short  •  MK12

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

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


hp emfp

Lead 3D •  Postvis  •  camera  •  scene layout  • VFX animation  •  modeling  •  rigging  •  look dev  •  Lighting  •  Tracking  • CAD data cleanup • Post

MAYA  •  PFTRACK  •  Photoshop   •  AFTER EFFECTS

hp website content   •  TRANSISTOR

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

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


Neon Destruction

AI Director • Editor • Creator • 3d • post

PIXVERSE • KLING • LUMA • MINMAX • VEO • SORA • GOOGLE IMAGEN • FLUX KONTEXT • PHOTOSHOP • AFTER EFFECTS • MAYA • SUNO • ELEVENLABS

Episodic trailer •  personal work

Trailer for Neon Destruction season 1  •  Neon destruction is a Sci-Fi animated series that was released in 10 weekly mini-webisodes in early 2024  •  It investigates serious questions about society and human nature under the guise of low brow entertainment  •  The editing and post uses traditional live action/VFX filmmaking techniques  •  The show is aimed at Autistic 13-17 year olds  •  The AI Slopera is a new genre which I invented for this project  •  The narrative embraces the chaos and sloppiness of early AI video generations as a punk rock Lo Fi experiment  •  I performed all production tasks