Rio 18 - Impossible

Animated music video for Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18's single Impossible

Johnny Stimson 'Holding On'

Official music video for Johnny Stimson.

Set in the aftermath of an extravagant party, Johnny Stimson
performs this heartfelt song on a grand piano in an empty and trashed venue.

Black & White live action film.

Shot at Bush Hall in Shepards Bush, London.

Director / Camera / Editor: Stephen Smith
Assistant Camera: Garry Smith
Location Manager: Alix Perry

Released Sept 2015

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Ginkgos - Say it Anyway

Ginkgos - Say it Anyway

Commissioned by G Major MGMT.

TDWT

They Don't Want This - Junoflo

Directed and Edited by Minh Nguyen

Chelsea Right to Work

Two cameras, an original Punk band from the seventies and 2 hours in a rehearsal room. What could possibly go wrong. Great fun. Quick turnaround, massive sound.

Commissioned by Cherry Red Records.

Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning (Official Visualiser)

Agency: I'm Your Boss

Director: Chris Curtis

Art Director: Mario Wagner

Animation: Jack Pell

Rossana - The Entertainer

Rossana - The Entertainer

Client: BaitRecords

Directed by Ângelo Varela, Gonçalo Palma, Alexandre Muge and Rossana

Produced by Luis Pita and Kletick
Concept by Rossana and Rúben Carneiro
Cast: Hannah Mendel, Azeri Agheyeva, Mike Los, and Claire Stenning
DOP/Colour by Ângelo Varela
Camera Assistant: Alexandre Muge
Costume/Set design by Rúben Carneiro
Edit/VFX by Gonçalo Palma
BTS by Paulo Madureira and Rodrigo Santos

The Revivalists (ft Portugal. The Man) 'It Was A Sin'

Official music video for American rock band THE REVIVALISTS
classic song 'It Was A Sin' featuring PORTUGAL. THE MAN.

Award nominated for Best Film 'Misfits & Mavericks' catagory at the Northampton Film Festival 2026

Asleep in the back of his beaten up car, a cut and bruised man
careers along a precarious track, high up in the mountains.

A story about self destructive behaviour after a traumatic event.

Produced by Concord Records
Released Oct 2025

Commissioned by Concord Music Group.

The Budos Band - Overlander

For Budos Band's latest single Overlander I revisited some techniques I developed a little while back, putting a fresh twist on them. The foreground animation's built with a virtual set in Unreal Engine 5.5, comped with a whole load of painting textures developed with sd1.5, while the animated background skies and clouds are all classic After Effects, which also covered the compositing as well as a load of visual effects and messy grading.

Incredible project to work on, thanks to Brian Profilio (@b.profilio.art) for working with me to build on his original artwork for the band's new album VII.

Lane 8 - Childish (Official Music Video)

Really delighted to have worked with Lane 8 and their label This Never Happened on this video for their new single ‘CHILDISH’.

Commissioned by This Never Happened.

WAR

After the collapse, men sacrificed flesh for simulation binding all future sons to an artificial eternity. Women Chose freedom. From the ashes, they forged digital avatars not to rule, but to reveal the truth. For centuries, the battle raged. A war of sexes, of ideologies... Yet neither could see the truth. The virtual world was a cage. The battle, a test. And the architect? Not man. Not woman. A savage god......watching.....learning....

Directed by Ciro Ayala
Produced by John Sterling
Artistic Vision by John Sterling and Ciro Ayala
Executive Producers Victoria Ayala and Ciro Ayala
Edited by Jean-Luc Fortier and Ciro Ayala
CGI VFX and Post Production by Provoke Films
Mixed and Mastered by Dmitriy Redko

2025

Sleeping in Public

Directed by Ciro Ayala

Written and Produced by Jefferson Berry

2025

Steve & Willie - Faithfully (Music Video)

Very honoured to have worked on this video for Steve Perry & Willie Nelson’s new rendition of the Journey hit ‘Faithfully’, released on Dark Horse Records.

You can find out more about the recording here.

The Land Of The Leaf Blower and the Mighty SUV

Directed by Ciro Ayala | Produced by Roger Street Friedman | 2025

Huun-Huur-Tu / Carmen Rizzo / Dhani Harrison - Boidus (Music Video)

Very excited to have worked on this visualiser for Dark Horse Records’ new release from Dhani Harrison, Carmen Rizzo and Huun Huur Tu, called ‘Boidus’, the lead single off their collaborative album ‘Dreamers In The Field’ which you can find out more about here.

My Passion

Official music video for "Passíónið Mitt" (My Passion) by Diva Vox

Music Video Credits: Directed by Ciro Ayala

Written by Diva Vox

DP: Jón Þór Stefánsson

Executive Producer: Victoriya Ayala

Producers: Elín Ragnarsdóttir and Ciro Ayala

Editor: Jean-Luc Fortier

CGI VFX by Provoke Films

Produced by СИЛА VISIONARY ART (Iceland)
 

De La Soul - Rock Co. Kane Flow

This music video I animated for De La Soul & MF DOOM sees the group come to life as Wrestling superheroes battling aliens in an epic and darkly comic piece, where Hip-Hop meets superhero action.

The big challenge of this project was bringing back Hip Hop legends Trugoy the Dove and MF DOOM, two icons of the genre who have sadly since passed. We knew we didn’t want to go down the road of AI and Deepfaking, instead opting to create a fully animated video, with re-imagined versions of all the characters, no small undertaking.

Posdnuos (of De La Soul) had a clear vision of the vibe and comedic tone of the video, looking to recreate the group’s look during the grind date’s release over 20 years ago (with a wrestling superhero twist). We took influence from various superhero films and media, and drew upon hours of classic wrestling footage for reference. After months of animating, rendering and complex Visual effects work, we were finally able to bring De La Soul & MF DOOM to the big screen just as they were in 2004. 

Commissioned by BMG.

Never Not Raving - Locked Groove

Never Not Raving – Locked Groove

Music Video & Visual Identity Design | Conceptual Club Culture Aesthetic

Overview

Never Not Raving is a music video and motion design project created for Locked Groove, developed to capture the euphoric repetition and intensity of late-night club culture. The visuals explore a hypnotic aesthetic rooted in techno minimalism, rave iconography, and audiovisual feedback loops, aligning closely with the track’s emotional tone.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Visual Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop

Visual Style & Concept

This project riffs on the nostalgic language of warehouse raves and early 2000s club flyers, combining gritty texture maps, fluid simulation, and strobe-heavy sequencing. The video plays with looping camera moves, modular typography, and light-reactive forms to immerse the viewer in a space between memory and motion.

The project also included the development of a visual identity system for the release, extending the core look across short clips, teaser loops, and social assets.

Process Highlights

• Built a club-inspired visual language using modular 3D forms and rhythmic timing.

• Designed looping sequences to simulate live VJ effects in post.

• Developed visual motifs around the idea of echo, energy, and obsession.

• Extended the design into a social-ready visual system for marketing the track.

Credits

Client: Locked Groove
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Until Venus Returns - Futurepast Zine

Until Venus Returns

Commissioned Music Video & Cover Art | 3D Animation + Mythological Themes

Overview

Until Venus Returns was a commissioned project developed in late 2017, inspired by the mythological return of Venus — the Roman goddess of love. I aimed to explore the intersection of digital constructs and ancient mythology, crafting a visual narrative that reimagines Venus through the lens of technology, glitch, and space-time aesthetics.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Visual Style & Concept

The project draws on themes of love, isolation, and rebirth, filtered through a futuristic and cosmic visual identity. Venus is reinterpreted as a being emerging from a world of glitch, starlight, and data, with a surreal blend of character animation, outer-world landscapes, and abstract tech motifs.

Frames from the animation were repurposed as high-impact single covers, each one distilling the mood and tone of the video into a single image.

Process Highlights

• Directed and produced a fully animated 3D music video, combining narrative flow with atmospheric world-building.

• Designed three single cover artworks using selected video stills.

• Integrated glitch effects, particle simulations, and digital decay to reinforce the theme of technological myth.

• Developed a visual arc that evokes the goddess archetype while embracing digital surrealism.

Outcome

The final output included a music video and three cover artworks, designed for both digital release and promotional visuals. The work has been featured on Behance and served as an early example of my interest in combining mythology, motion design, and speculative sci-fi imagery.

Credits

Client: Futurepast Zine
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner / Ordos
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Music Video The Spaceship Takes Off 2N3055

Video concept, script, storyboard, visuals and motion graphics, editing. 

I Want to Laugh Until I Cry

Music by Diego Philips

Concept and Animation by Paolo Russo

Seen You Before - Music Video

Seen You Before – FuturePast Zine

Looping Music Video for Digital Single | Memory, Distortion & Repetition

Overview

Seen You Before is a looping short music video commissioned by FuturePast Zine for the release of a digital single. Created as a social promo asset for Spotify and Instagram, the piece explores how memory distorts perspective, drawing visual inspiration from Inception-style recursion and spatial paradox.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Environment Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D (Camera Mapping), After Effects

Visual Style & Concept

Built around the concept of memory loops and fractured timelines, the video features a seemingly ordinary room that subtly shifts and reconfigures each time the camera passes through a door. Though the setting appears unchanged, the objects, lighting, and spatial relationships morph with each cycle, creating a disorienting and poetic sense of déjà vu.

By using camera mapping techniques in Cinema 4D, I was able to texture the space with photographic realism while allowing for animated distortions and transitions. The result is a seamless, loopable video that plays with time, space, and perception — echoing the emotional ambiguity of the track it accompanies.

Process Highlights

• Used camera mapping to project real-world textures onto 3D geometry.

• Built a seamless loop that evolves subtly on each pass-through.

• Composited in After Effects to layer distortion effects and spatial transitions.

• Designed specifically for loop playback on social media platforms like Instagram and Spotify Canvas.

Credits

Client: FuturePast Zine
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Quadra 163 - Music Video

Quadra 163 – Fabrice Lig – Spin Coaster

Official Music Video | Brutalist Sci-Fi Environments & Motion Design

Overview

Quadra 163 is a music video created for electronic music artist Fabrice Lig, designed to visually accompany his track Spin Coaster. The piece explores a surreal, post-human narrative set within an abandoned space base—a lone survivor travels to an empty colony in space, they walk inside a vast, brutalist structure, wandering through empty architectural echoes until encountering a single living symbol: a solitary tree.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Environment Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects

Visual Style & Concept

This video draws from themes of isolation, memory, and renewal. The environment—an immense brutalist warehouse-meets-space station—evokes feelings of past technological collapse and quiet resilience. Cinematic camera movement and slow-building tension guide the viewer through stark, symmetrical corridors toward a moment of emotional release.

The final encounter with the lone tree acts as a counterpoint to the mechanical world—suggesting survival, rebirth, or even hallucination. The visuals reflect the tension and energy of Spin Coaster through minimal colour, fog, and rhythmic animation.

Process Highlights

• Designed and animated a sci-fi-inspired brutalist environment using Cinema 4D.

• Synchronized camera and object movement with Fabrice Lig’s electronic track.

• Created a visual narrative using light, fog, and architectural repetition.

• Used After Effects for post-processing, color grading, and atmospheric enhancement.

Credits

Client: Fabrice Lig
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop

Soma - Music Video

SOMA – Locked Groove

Official Music Video | Dystopian Motion Design Inspired by Brave New World*

Overview

SOMA is a commissioned music video for Locked Groove, visually inspired by the dystopian drug from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. The video explores themes of conformity, control, and emotional sedation through minimalist character design, cyclical motion, and a stripped-down visual language.

Role & Tools

Role: Director, Animator, Concept Designer
Tools Used: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop

Visual Style & Concept

The concept follows a set of test tube–like figures who ingest a mysterious pill—SOMA—and become entranced in a system of synchronized movement and enforced calm. The narrative unfolds in a two-tone colour palette, emphasizing restriction, duality, and repetition.

Motion loops, grid systems, and sterile environments reflect the dehumanizing effects of artificial bliss. Rather than dramatizing rebellion, the video focuses on the beautiful emptiness of compliance, subtly echoing the mood and structure of the track.

Process Highlights

• Developed a loop-driven visual system with modular, emotionally neutral characters.

• Used two-tone colour design to reinforce the binary logic of control vs. chaos.

• Synced animation to musical shifts while maintaining narrative ambiguity.

• Delivered a final piece that acts as both music video and visual essay on sedated modernity.

Credits

Client: Locked Groove - Hotflush Records
Direction & Animation: Jacob Faulkner (Ordos)
Software: Cinema 4D, After Effects, Photoshop

Stop Motion Demo Reel

Sizzle Reel of Stop Motion Goodies

Commissioned by Various Artists Management.

Music Video The City Flight 2N3055

Concept, script, motion graphics, editing.

Danny Groenland - World Outside

Hand drawn ink animation with simulated 3D depth

Danny Groenland - Never Going Home

Narrative driven animated muisc video on climate change.

Danny Groenland - Mr. Loaded

Narrative driven music video inspired by anti-capitalist propaganda

Chubby Checker - The Twist (Official Music Video)

Hey time traveler - grab your dancing shoes and journey with us through the ages! We had a blast teaming up with ABKCO to produce & direct the animated music video for Chubby Checker's iconic hit, "The Twist." Our story follows a groovy kid from the '60s who discovers that twisting isn't just a dance - it's a time machine! From prehistoric bash to futuristic fiesta, the Twist proves it's the ultimate dance craze that transcends time.

Commissioned by ABKCO Music & Records.

The Endless Parade - Diane

Hand drawn single shot video using loops to drive the narrative

It's You

Silent film inspired low-budget music video

Commissioned by Independant.

Mixed Media Music Video

Mixed media animated music video for Oi Va Voi.

God knows when- David Armarda

God Knows when, David Armarda

DOP and edit by me

Jennie - Like JENNIE (Peggy Gou remix)

A punchy, high energy music video inspired by 80s anime for Jennie's song - Like JENNIE (Peggy Gou remix).

Directed by Animate Jack

Commissioned by Sony Music .

IVY 'Did it Make You Feel Like a Man

A striking, captivating approach to a serious topic

Sex Swing - King Romans Casino

Official Video for Sex Swing - King Romans Casino 

D3LTA 'Signals'

Roisino directs a simple yet captivating storytelling visual for Greek indie band D3lta that plays on the heartstrings of those who have ever felt slightly different from the crowd.

The focus of the video for Signals is a ballerina who breaks from the norm by incorporating new forms of emotive dance with traditional ballet during an audition.

Juxtaposed with a band performance in a gurngy rehearsal space, the scenes clash and yet marry together to conclusively celebrate the rebellious spirit of an individualistic performer.

Commissioned by Autonomy Music Group.

Brava

Low Budget Music Video

shot and directed by Marieta Petchanska

Produced by SELESTE

Commissioned by Universal Music Latino.

Rubens - Nim Przykryje Kurz

Official music video for Rubens - Nim Przykryje Kurz

Commissioned by Sony Music .

Al Horner @ The Skeleton Choir - Well, Would You Look At That

Official music video for Al Horner & The Skeleton Choir 

Fishlord - Junebugs

Official video for Fishlord - Junebugs

Sex Swing - Pat Jasan

Official video for Sex Swing - Pat Jasan

Sophie and the Giants 'Red Light'

For her new project for Sophie and the Giants, Roisino orchestrates a mesmerizing dance-driven visual experience, blending bold lighting transitions, vibrant colour palettes, and a sultry silhouette sequence that amplifies the artist’s allure.

Mastering the interplay of light and shadow, the video captures both raw dance-pop energy and high fashion sensual mystique, making it an exciting visual spectacle.

This latest high-energy dance video is another testament to Roisino's ability to merge artistry with adrenaline, creating a striking visual.

Commissioned by Universal Germany.

Oxlade Visualliser

Oxlade,- Intoxycated visualiser

Directed shot and edited by me.

Mercury Heart

Official animated video to "Mercury Heart" from the album "Baboon Moon" (Sony, 2011)

Commissioned by Sony Music Entertainment.

Tony Allen - Secret Agent

Tony Allen, hailed by Brian Eno as “perhaps the greatest drummer who ever lived,” was a pioneer of Afrobeat and a global music icon. Known for his groundbreaking work with Fela Kuti and collaborations with artists such as Damon Albarn, Tony’s rhythmic innovations shaped modern music and continue to inspire musicians worldwide.

WILDERNESS worked with World Circuit Records to create a new animated music video for a remaster of Tony Allen’s classic track “Secret Agent”. We aimed to celebrate his lyrics and capture the energy of Afrobeat through vibrant visuals, bold colours and dynamic motion.

Commissioned by World Circuit Records.

Sam Steele - Live Session

A live session with Manchester-based guitar pop artist Sam Steele and his band, featuring three tracks performed at Dead Basic Studios. Filmed and produced by Wilderness Studio, the session captures the energy and warmth of Sam’s sound in an intimate setting.

Alia Lara - Kindgdom

90s RnB flavoured music video we filmed for Alia Lara in London studio space and rooftop location.

Broken Wings

Rock video with a more stylised Indie B movie film look and story of a 'child' discovered locked away in a basement and freed. Love working on these more story driven projects with a more creative look.

Rejjie Snow | A COLORS CLOSE-UP

Rejjie Snow (@rejjiesnow) shares how growing up surrounded by dance, graffiti, and the arts shaped his creativity, and reveals how his artistic process begins with a visual spark.

Music Video for Tilly Kingston

A music video I Directed and shot for Tilly Kingston.

The Sexy Christians - Congomat (Official Video)

Analogue Music Video For The Sexy Christians Shot in Athens, Greece.

Music Video | YOUR FUTURE IS METAL

Motion graphics doodles

Music Video | YOUR FUTURE IS METAL

Custom hand drawn motion graphics doodles for the music video: Do you want to dance

Big Empty House

This lyric video also tells the story of a couple growing apart. The decaying house is the metaphor of their relationship.

Little Space

Mix of live action and paper cut stop motion music video for Coruja Jones single Little Space. 

Live filming by John Grey, paper cut animation by myself using a mixture of machine and hand cut processes. Final shots composited in After Effects.

Music video for south sudanese rapper TR CRAZE

Example of a music video edited and shot by me.

Music video for rapper Swav'o

Music video filmed and edited by me.

Music video for rapper Airklipz

A music video filmed and edited by me.

music video for rapper Asap risky

Music video shot and edited by me.

Game Show

Inspired by both the Cambridge Analytica and the Edward Snowden scandals of personal data being illegally mined and sold for nefarious political use, the song connects news audio (performed by CNN's Clarissa Ward, BBC's Nick Beake and the actor Rory Kinnear) with the sung perspective of a citizen who has lost control of what he or she is sharing. 

The accompanying animated video depicts a surveillance state through the concept of a dystopian game show, featuring players from both sides of US politics, social media kingpins, and other world leaders.

I was commissioned by Remote Control Agency and Tom Hickox to create an animated music video for Tom's latest release, 'Game Show.' Drawing from the inspiration behind the track, I set out to visually capture the essence of the lyrics. The concept was sparked by reimagining the iconic hammer scene from Pink Floyd's The Wall, but with CCTV cameras replacing the hammers. I aimed to blend various mixed-media elements, all within a predominantly black-and-white aesthetic, to evoke the mood and tone of the song.

Commissioned by Remote Control Agency.

Lost in Music - Chloe Jane

In this project, I took on video editing and color grading for Chloe Jane’s Lost In Music, capturing its disco-romantic essence. Using Premiere Pro, I enhanced the visuals with warm, vibrant hues and dreamy overlays to evoke a nostalgic yet modern feel. The pacing was carefully synchronized with the track’s groove, blending music and visuals into a captivating experience that celebrates the magic of the dance floor.

Director + Creative Director: @cor.ece
Video Editor: @nataliafromearth
DP: @lunatictony

Hellbound

This was a video project where the client hired me to edit the music after filming and do color grading to the whole video matching all the clips and scenes.

Commissioned by Record Makers.

Only When Your Lonely

For this music video I designed the whole video from no ideas to a full video. The music artist and I collaborated on this video together to come up with the look, style, vibe, and overall scene order.

I designed concepts and samples would send them to the client and they would send back notes until we reached our goal. This video is the end result and we are both fully proud of it.

Commissioned by Othernaut Music Management.

Something's Gotta Give

A music video about the "heart" will and desires.

Commissioned by frtyfve.

Tumble- Polvito

Commissioned by songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer Polvito to do the animated sequences in his music video. 'Tumble' is about a car crash he experienced and the almost psychedelic eupohoria at being alive after a near death experience, and the sense of seeing the world afresh afterwards.

"Freak" Music video Directing

Directing & Editing of Kamille "Freak" Music video / Short movie 

TEAM 

Artist @kamille 
Directed & edited by Me @laurietb
Creative Director & edit VFX by @itscamheyes
DOP by @aureliabergs
Assist DOP @joomoore89666
Audio by @patricepaudio
Photographer @uncleashraf
Stylist @natalie.ruvimbo 
Runner @ayobamicmm
The spies  @simplysayo @rileasa @t0nit0ne @taztazz @justttjuiceee @grace_ajilore 
The man on the run @tomimusic

Hashtag - Iwan Rheon

Music video for renowned Welsh musician and actor Iwan Rheon for his new album I Should’ve Never Got to Space. The video follows an imaginary billionaire leaving for space after several cataclysms destroyed Earth. Alone in space he has to confront what he had lost and what he took for granted all his life.

Calon Rew- Casi Wyn

Calon Rew (Ice Heart) is Christmas music video for Welsh folk musician Casi Wyn, in collaboration with Efa Bloose Mason, and Gemma Green Hope. Shown on S4C and BBC iPlayer.