A collection of my work from 2018-2022
Creative Director: Loren Judah
Art Director: Carlo Sa
Lead Animator/Designer: Jake Ferguson
Character Animation: Patrick Clarke
Modeler: Joel Berard
Compositing: Jared Norby, Jake Ferguson
Created at We Are Royale
From the summer of 2021 to the winter of 2023, I conceptualized, designed, and built final posters and animations for IMAX.
The films included, but were not limited to, the below.
Dune
Spider-man: No Way Home
Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Thor: Love and Thunder
Nope
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Thursday Night Football takes on a new home this season streaming on Amazon Prime Video! We kicked it off with an unique intro for the NFL that scores big, bringing the stadium to the homescreen for the first time on a streaming platform.
Our lineup of designers, animators and illustrators tackled Prime’s creative brief with our cinematic approach to create something very untraditional for the NFL while using old school design techniques. Referencing Saul Bass and Krazy Kat, we merged 2D cut-out drawings with 3D CGI to highlight the nostalgia of repping fans’ favorite football teams while rooting for Prime’s new features like alternate streams and real-time stats. With each week comes new easter eggs and a soundtrack to drive the visual. We interchanged the jerseys, highlighted the stars and storylines to keep superfans fired up and freezing frames every Thursday night.
created with imaginary forces
executive creative director: peter frankfurt
creative director: grant lau
technical director: jake ferguson
managing director/ep: tiffani manabat
editors: ian gibson, chris hall, marty pugeda
lead animation: jahmad rollins
cel animators: dimitrov lyuben, matt everton, taik lee
storyboard artists: tyler gibb, jaclyn bautista
designers: angela zhu, steve fuller, chris salvador, kathy liang
lead designer: ned piyadarakorn
2d: nader husseini, christian arnsparger, nick baquero,
alphonse swineheart, lilly lin, ella lee, cindy shon
3d: kevin sanchez
animators: nader husseini, christian arnsparger, lilly lin
illustrator: tomoki echigo
previz: siddarth john
head of production: ryan burcham
senior producer: sean sullivan
assistant producer: nic luong
coordinator: aaron carlos, cameron davison
Water, earth, fire, air—the 2005 original TV series is making a comeback. We teased the debut of Avatar: The Last Airbender for Netflix’s global TUDUM live event with a nod to the original animation.
Bending into action, we considered a critical approach for a cult-classic story. Crafting a simple sequence that builds anticipation with stunning visuals. Expressing the behavior of each element, we channeled the energy of ancient practices. Huge fans ourselves, we were ecstatic to be a part of such a long-awaited release. As the title reveals itself, we see how the light shines on the new age of Aang, The Last Airbender.
created with imaginary forces
creative director: anthony gibbs, tosh kodama
designer/animator: jake ferguson, scott bell, christoph gabathuler, caleb ollivant, alex rupert
editor: lexi gunvaldson
compositor: martin karlsson
storyboards: gordan kljucec
producer: jordan sharon
coordinator: jake fritz
sound design: eleven sound
When showrunner Rafe Judkins asked us to design a main title that would introduce the fantasy series to the screen, we embraced the idea of weaving themes of magic and matriarchy into the opening. Starting with the breaking of the world, a single strand of horizon snaps, bursting into an array of jewel-toned threads as they layer into a loom of cosmic scale. Within our concept of a vast tapestry, power is channeled and patterns emerge. The seven Ajah colors of the female Aes Sedai entwine before the image unravels to reveal our reimagined logo: an endless serpent spiral. And so “The wheel weaves as the wheel wills…”, all to begin the cycle again. Transport into The Wheel of Time’s epic adventure, streaming now on Amazon Prime.
creative director: karin fong
designers/animators: russ gautier, henry chang, jake ferguson
designers: brandon savoy, frederic colin
animators: danil krivoruchko, merrill hall, brandon lester
editor: zach kilroy
compositor: martin karlsson
flame artist: rod basham
logotype designer: isabell hacker
illustrator: ella lee
design intern: ailis o’reilly
producer: renee robson
coordinator: jake kirk
Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Main Title Design in the 68th Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
PROJECT - Jessica Jones Title Sequence
CLIENT - Netflix
OBJECTIVE - Design and animate a title sequence for Jessica Jones, Marvel’s latest installment on Netflix.
ROLE - Designer, Animator
In the main titles for Marvel's Jessica Jones, director Michelle Dougherty and team were tasked to create a heightened, stylized world within the world of this gritty Netflix series. Using a live action plate of paint and incorporating it onto photographs and other filmed elements, the director created a moody, painterly rendition of Jessica Jones' New York, where we see darkness at every turn.
Creative Director: Michelle Dougherty
Executive Producer: Ben Apley
Producer: Keith Bryant
Lead Designer: Arisu Kashiwagi
Animators: Thomas McMahan, Eric Demeusy, Jacob Ferguson
Designers: Joan Lau, Robin Roepstorff, Joseph Ahn, Wes Yang, Kris Fortin, Charles Khoury
Illustrators: David Mack, Arisu Kashiwagi
Editors: Michael Radtke, Danielle White
Flame Artist: Rod Basham
Director of Photography: Dan Kanes
Photographers: Sean Dougherty, Sidney Prawatyotin
Coordinator: Nicole Zschiesche
Completed at Imaginary Forces.
Emmy Winner for Outstanding Main Title Design in the 70th Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
CLIENT - STARZ/MRC
ROLE - Lead Animator/Designer
In collaboration with STARZ and MRC the team at Imaginary Forces created the main title for the trans-dimensional thriller, Counterpart.
Production Techniques: 3D elements modeled, animated, and rendered in C4D + Octane. All compositing done in After Effects.
Director: Karin Fong
Lead Animator/ Designer: Jake Ferguson
Editor: Zach Kilroy
Animator/Compositor: Kiyoon Nam
Designers: Filipe Carvalho, Nathan Lee
Flame Artist: Rod Basham
Additional Visual Researches: Wes Yang, David Orwasky
Producer: Maggie Robinson
Head of Production: Franceska Bucci
Executive Producer: Chris Hill
Press
CLIENT: RIOT Games
ROLE: Creative Director
The new RIOT Games logo animation celebrates the gaming community coming together and rushing towards a collaborative future. The cell-animated style is rooted in Riot's traditional hand drawn fundamentals that have been with the brand since its inception. This illustrative Riot of energy springs into action with a driving force to unify the masses.
created with imaginary forces
Creative Director: Jake Ferguson
Art Director: Ned Piyadarakorn
Lead Animator: Jahmad Rollins
Animator/Compositor: Kiyoon Nam
Designers: Ash Moon, Kathy Liang
Visual Research: Daniel Kwon
Producer: Ryan Burcham
Head of Production: Franceska Bucci
“VS MACHINES” is a tribute film to Japan’s first ever Olympic badminton doubles Gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo. Directed by Alan Williams in collaboration with WPP, the film explores a futuristic dystopia where competition is the main reason for existence. Learn more about SKII Beauty Is #NoCompetition Campaign
Created at Imaginary Forces
Creative Director: Alan Williams
Producers: Christine Hernandez, Jon Hassell, Aleen Kim, Jared Libitsky
Writters: Leo Savage, Alan Williams
Lead Design & Art Direction: Russ Gautier
CG Technical Direction: Russ Gautier, Meng-Yang Lu
Lead Animator: James Gardner
CG Character Design: Kelton Cram
Animators & Compositors: James Gardner, Jake Ferguson, Henry Chang, Sekani Solomon, Blaise Hossain
Matt Shadis, Jesse Bafia, Daniel Onassis
Character Animation : Evan Mayfield, Matt Parent
Edited by Jeremiah Shuff, Lexi Gunvaldson
VFX Animation: Russ Gautier
Storyboards: Tyler Gibb
Researcher & Translator : Sakuya Mio
production coordinator: Tucker Reese
Executive Producer: Jon Hassell
Executive Creative Director: Peter Frankfurt
Movies are all about entering worlds unimaginable and with our campaign for Cinemark XD, we sought to create a visual that not only captivated the audience with dynamic landscapes, but put viewers in the movie theater seats themselves.
created with imaginary forces
creative director: alan williams
designer: jake ferguson, anna chen, charlie proctor,
fernando lazzari, jason dunn
3D/animation artist: jake ferguson, charlie proctor, anna chen
editor: lexi gunvaldson
producer: keith bryant
modeler: kent floris
copywriter: josh chesler
storyboards: tyler gibb
composer: musikvergnuegen
audio mix: SSI Post
head of production: ryan burcham
coordinator: jake fritz
TITLE - Night Hunter
OBJECTIVE - Manipulate plant scan data and facial scan data to create a night lit scene.
SOFTWARE USED - Zbrush, Substance Painter, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, Photoshop.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES - Face created by combining multiple scan data sources and further sculpted in Zbrush. Textures from the same scans finessed in Photoshop and Substance Painter. Face paint created in substance + post application in Photoshop. Skin shader created in Octane for C4D. Plant shader made in octane based on Megascans textures. All lighting and rendering done with Octane for Cinema 4D. Compositing done in Photoshop.
CONCEPT - Its said that the specter of a man, plagued with his sins, is damned to roam the forest in an eternal night. His sight and taste stripped away, but his hunger insatiable. The fabled Night Hunter mindlessly stalks the forest for anyone to devour. Sightings of him have gone back to the earliest records, and its speculated that his body paint is ever changing, ever evolving. Its said that when his purgatory began, he was bare, and young. The locals believe that with every soul he claims, he gains a new mark and his form ages.
SKI-II ‘VS Rules’ follows competitive surfer Mahina Maeda’s journey of learning and redefining beauty standards. The film pays homage to Maeda’s rich, cultural upbringing where the beauty of competition fuels her determination for success at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Director: Alan Williams
Producers: Christine Hernandez, Jon Hassell
Art Director: Jake Ferguson
Lead Cel Animator: Jahmad Rollins
Lead Animator: Henry Chang
Lead Designer: Ella Lee
Character Design: Henry Chang
CG Lead: Jake Ferguson
Technical Director: Meng-Yang Lu
CG Modeling: Kent Floris
Animators & Compositors: Jake Ferguson, Isaac Taracks, Kiyoon Nam, Henry Chang, Ned Piyadarakorn, John Dougherty
Editors: Jeremiah Shuff, Lexi Gunvaldson
VFX Animation: Russ Gautier
Storyboards: Tyler Gibb
Title Design & Illustration: Daae Kim
Researcher & Translator: Sakuya mio
Portrait of Mahina Maeda Painted by: Ikenaga Yasunari
Production Coordinator: Tucker Reese
Executive Producer: Jon Hassell
Writers: Leo Savage, Alan Williams
CLIENT - Marvel Studios
ROLE - Designer, Animator
created with elastic
Creative Director: Lisa Bolan
Art Director: Nadia Tzuo
Color & Stereo TD: Andrew YoungDesigners: Carlo Sa, Tnaya Witmer, Benjamin Woodlock, Min Shi
Compositors/Animators: Jake Ferguson, Gabriel Perez, Tnaya Witmer, Jon Fitz, Takayuki Sato, Yongsub Song
3D Artists: Colton Smrz, Josh Dyer, Mike Dupree, Joao Rosa
CG Leads: Andy Wilkoff, Max Ulichney
Editor: Rachel Fowler
Created at Elastic.
OFFF Barcelona 2018 Main Title - Gemini
CLIENT - OFFF
ROLE - Creative Director
Over the course of two and a half months, we put together a team to create the Main Title for OFFF Barcelona 2018.
We paralleled the Greek myth of Gemini with a metaphorical tour through the history of human media. “The medium is the message” is a quote that inspired us to dynamically show the importance of undying human creativity in perfect unison with the imperfect tools that we use to communicate.
Main Title Sequence by GIANTSTEP
Directors - Jake Ferguson, Heebok Lee
Producer - Barrett Brown
Editor - Zach Kilroy
Talent - Christiane Shillito (aka Ulorin Vex)
Music and Sound Design - Box of Toys Audio
Houdini Technical Director - Serjan Burlak
Art Direction
Sasha Vinogradova
Carlo Sa
Chadwick Halbritter
Felix Soletic
Kaya Thomas
Seth Garnes
Eric Keller
All works (art direction, motion design, video and film production, etc) © Jake Ferguson 2024.
Please do not reproduce any works (art direction, motion design, video and film production, etc) without the expressed written consent of Jake Ferguson.
