DIGITAL ARTIST & DIRECTOR
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HELLO, MY NAME IS JĀNIS MELDERIS, AND I'M A LONDON-BASED freelance DIGITAL ARTIST AND DIRECTOR. I WORK ACROSS CGI, AI, AND MIXED MEDIA - FROM LEADING PROJECTS TO HANDS-ON CRAFTING AND EXECUTION.
previously:
art director / 3d artist / designer at builders club
education:
design academy eindhoven
BA M&C MEDIA AND CULTURE
(Distinction)
CLIENTS I HAVE WORKED WITH:
ADIDAS
APPLE
BALENCIAGA
BEATS BY DRE
CA$HAPP
CHANEL
DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA & BALLET
ESTÉE LAUDER
EWG MODELS
FINLANDIA
LATVIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART
NIKE
ON RUNNING
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VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA − VISUAL STORYTELLING − DIRECTION − CGI − AI − FILM − ANIMATION − MIXED MEDIA −
NIKE - AIRMAX SPRING 2023
2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, RND
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PHOTOGRAPHER:
JORDAN HEMMINGWAY
PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
POST PRODUCER:
JAMES LOWREY
EDIT & POST PRODUCTION:
MONUMENTAL FX
SOUND DESIGN:
CHRIS BANKS
LIMINAL TASTE
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, ANIMATION, MODELLING
SELF INITIATED, DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH MIKE LAMONT
CHANEL - WW21
2021
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMSHAUSER
PRODUCER:
MERVE KURT
ART DIRECTION, ANIMATION:
NATALIE LIU
SUMMER 24'
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, PHOTOGRAPHY, POST PRODUCTION
DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH SASHA GUDKOVA
APPLE BEATS - BEHIND THE DESIGN
2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, POST PRODUCTION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
LIVE ACTION PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
3D & ANIMATION:
AKSHAY DEPALA, DUMITRU THEODOR,
ERIC GENESIS, EVAN GROSPIRON, JAMES SPINK
EDIT & GRADE:
AVENUES STUDIO
SOUND DESIGN:
CHRIS BANKS
AI EXPERIMENTS
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, 3D & AI DESIGN
SELF INITIATED
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2023
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION / 3D DESIGN / ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
ON RUNNING - GAME ON
2022
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION, VFX SUPERVISION, 3D DESIGN
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
HELEN RANDALL
LIVE ACTION PRODUCER:
ERINN FITZGERALD
3D & ANIMATION:
KWAN CHOW, aKSHAY DEPALA,
ERIC GENESIS, EVAN GROSPIRON,
GERARD COQUEMONT, HAYDEN MARTIN,
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
LION SAUTERLEUTE
EDIT & GRADE:
OKAY STUDIO
SOUND:
JAMES KELLY
NIKE - CENTRE POMPIDOU - 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS
2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
PRODUCER:
STUART NEILSON
3D & ANIMATION:
ERIC GENESIS, DUMITRU THEODOR,
EVAN GROSPIRON, TYLER GERARD,
DIMITRII KORNIENKO, NEDAS GADLIAUSKAS,
HAYDEN MARTIN, KSENIA RYBE
BALENCIAGA - FW21 VIRTUAL SHOW
2020
ROLE:
3D DESIGN, ANIMATION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMSHAUSER
PRODUCER:
VALTTERI LAIHANEN
3D, ANIMATION:
MYKOLAS CIB, ANATOLIK BELIKOV,
LIL ARTY, ROMAIN GUILLON
ADIDAS SUSTAINABILITY
2019
ROLE:
3D DESIGN, ANIMATION, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
3D / ANIMATION:
ANGELINA TOROS, GEORGE BARRETT,
NIKITA SHESTAKOV
ADIDAS ORIGINALS - ZX FW20
2020
ROLE:
3D DESIGN, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
ANTAR WALKER
PRODUCER:
SVET LAPCHEVA
3D:
ANGELINA TOROS, LUCA STRUCHEN,
NATALIE LIU
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2024
ROLE:
ART DIRECTION
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMHAUSER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
PRODUCER:
HARRIET MACDONALd
LEAD ARTIST / ART DIRECTOR:
DAN HOOPERT
3D / ANIMATION:
DUMITRU THEODOR, NEDAS GADLIAUSKAS,
CHRIS CHANSON, GIOVANNI MAURO,
ARTUR SHEKHANOV, GEORGE BARRETT,
DIMITRII KORNIENKO, EDWINA JOEL,
ALEX WHYLES
APPLE BEATS - STUDIO BUDS
2021
ROLE:
3D DESIGN, ANIMATION, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR:
JULIEN SIMHAUSER
PRODUCER:
MERVE KURT
ART DIRECTOR:
ANGELINA TOROS
3D / ANIMATION:
DIMITRII KORNIENKO, LIL ARTY
Elite models virtual
2021
ROLE:
3D DESIGN, ANIMATION, COMPOSITING
DONE AT BUILDERS CLUB
CREATIVE DIRECTOR:
JONAS HEGI
PRODUCER:
LAUREN EGEN
ART DIRECTOR:
MIKE LAMONT
3D / ANIMATION:
AKSHAY DEPALA, LIL ARTY,
GEORGE BARRETT, LUCA STRUCHEN
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