About Dennis
Senior Motion Designer / 3D Artist with 15+ years of production experience
I started out making short films with friends while attending Vancouver Film School in the early 2000s, just as video was revolutionizing filmmaking. I continued to direct and edit shorts in Vancouver and Montreal and eventually started working in TV.
In 2008, I won a Leo Award for Best Picture Editing.
The next logical step for me was learning out how to add visual effects and graphics to my work so I dove in to After Effects and Photoshop, and eventually the full Creative Suite. At the same time, I was gaining experience working with agencies and clients such as Walmart, Frank & Oak, Chipotle, and National Bank.
When we all found ourselves suddenly trapped inside in 2020, I finally tackled what I considered the apex of motion graphics and visual effects: 3D. I spent the next few years diving deep into Blender and eventually began creating 3D animation, product visualization and architectural work for clients.
And now we all suddenly find ourselves with a whole new way of working - generative AI. But far from the single-prompt-masterpiece-machine we feared, AI functions best by providing assistance to traditional pipelines, not by replacing them.
Plus, I’m personally not about to let the robots have all the fun!
From shooting and editing on miniDV and Final Cut Pro to learning today’s latest node-based 3D and AI pipelines, I’ve been a creative storyteller for over 20 years and I know how to get things made!
Give me the brief. I'll figure out what it should look like, build whatever needs to be built, animate it, edit it, and get you a finished piece.
