@aaronjray

Animation director, designer, illustrator. Once upon a time founder and director of animation @legwork

 Denver
aaronjray.com
Joined February 2010
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‘Good News For People Who Love Bad News: 20th Anniversary Digital Expanded Edition’ available to stream now. Featuring remixes by Poolside, Jacknife Lee, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden, Dan the Automator and more Deluxe Edition available for preorder now modestmouse.lnk.to/GoodNews
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Excited to share a new spot I directed in a series for mobile gaming company @skillz. Thanks to the amazing team that worked with me to bring it together!
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New work! Check out the full video here: vimeo.com/893387517
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A few laughs on this slide during Aaron’s presentation 😅
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Hey hey! Looking for character/background/styleframe designers for anime-ish style project. Hit me up with portfolios! #characterdesign #backgrounddesign #styleframes
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To clarify, this is for a commercial animation project. Looking for portfolios with character dev, character sheets, art direction/styleframes, background design etc, not just 1-off illustrations. #motiondesign.
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This is so nice!
STUDIOAKA@STUDIOAKA10 May 2023
Proud to announce that our very own @wyckns directed @netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’s Animated Title Sequence with her signature illustrative style and minimalistic elegance. Check out the full clip on our Instagram! #queencharlotte #titlesequence #openingcredits
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theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655…

Xencelabs’ first display drawing tablet should worry Wacom

The Pen Display 24 is almost just half the price of the Cintiq Pro 27.

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I’m excited to share the official music video for Sydney Clapp’s haunting, slow-burn single Chrysalis. Full video: youtu.be/v8VPzqv64gs
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Coming up. 🎵🎥
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Happy Valentines Day.
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Here’s a set of #styleframes that didn’t survive, tweaked slightly postmortem for fun.☠️
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Excited about the shots we captured yesterday. #musicvideo
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🙌🏼👊🏼 @denveregotist
The Denver Egotist@denveregotist24 Aug 2022
Denver’s Aaron Ray Directs + Designs Thirst Trap Animated Spot for Coors Light dlvr.it/SX9Pyj
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I had a blast directing and designing this fun spot for @coorslight and @mischief_usa! #deathtomosquitoes. thedrum.com/news/2022/07/27/…

Coors Light drowns out ‘the ultimate buzzkill’ with new Thirst Trap to catch mosquitoes

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I did some talkin' on the School of Motion podcast about career and industry. Thanks for having me on @SchoolOfMotion + @Oddernod. schoolofmotion.com/blog/legw…

Legwork or Legend? The Career of Aaron Ray

What does it take to build a legendary career? A LOT of legwork. Director/Illustrator Aaron Ray talks about his work and journey through motion design, and shares his fresh perspective on the...

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1 of 2. Hey #3dartists and #3dmotiondesign folks. Question, are you comfortable/capable with modeling, lookdev, and animation? Or, do you prefer to stick with one of those things? I know on bigger productions it’s common to have specialists, but that doesn’t always make sense...
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2 of 2. I’m thinking about the best way to assemble teams for mid to smaller sized projects, is it wrong of me to think I could have people on a project that handle all of it?
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Whimsical weirdness for a new @netflix Storybots music video, another fun one with @CoatofArmsPOST.
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So good @Steve_Savalle, I didn't see that back when it was posted. So many good points to work towards!
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@motionographer18 Apr 2022
One of our most popular articles of the year so far as @Steve_Savalle gives us: The 12 Principles of Freelance bit.ly/3jLfreV #MotionDesign #Motionographer #SteveSavalle #Animation #12principlesofanimation #freelance #presonaldevelopment

The 12 Principles of Freelance

Steven Savalle uses an industry blueprint to help freelancers thrive at work and become the best version of themselves.

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