Youtube Doodle (Yoodle)


August 27, 2024 Youtube logo animation



On August 27, 2024 the youtube logo transformed into a photo animation celebrating the photo-a-day genre of videos. I challenged myself to do some photo sequencing animation with complex camera movement, to show the “bts” of making a photo-a-day video.

Director, animator: Nik Arthur
Talent: Toko Hosoya
Styling: Toko Hosoya
Artist Management: Ben Wittkugel
Producer: May Azcue
Art Director: Andrew Lebov
Art Director: Yeojin Shin
Art Director: Jesse Lefkowitz




Psycho Films


Rebrand for Psycho Films



Exploring the traditional experimental animation technique of animating with sand, I depict abstract scenes of neurons splitting, growing, and firing signals inside the brain. The inverted image of sand on a light mat creates an x-ray-like glowing image, reminiscent of low quality microscopic imagery. 

Type design by Eddie Mandell
Thanks Psycho Team
BTS





VICE - Ice


Commissioned logo ID for VICE TV



Through chiselling, smashing, moulding, and melting ice I created a new logo animation for VICE’s tv channel, to be shown between programs. For this animation I used several differenttechniques such as stop motion, rotoscope, and frame by frame. Captured solely on my scanner bed.

Thanks to the VICE team.
BTS



SSENSE XX ACNE STUDIOS


SSENSE has partnered with Acne Studios to create a unique product for their 20th anniversary. They asked Nik Arthur and Norman Wong to create a video showcasing it.



Director: Nik Arthur x Norman Wong
Production Company: Denim
Executive Producer: Christian Tyler
Producer: Alex Dall’Orso
Producer: Cameron Frengopoulos
Coordinator: Connor Brown
Director of Photography: Tristan Clarke-McMurchy
Production Designer: Michael Leach
PA Gennelle Cruz
Editor: Nicolas Houghton
Sound/BTS: Kristie Muller
Tech: @anilmohabir



Dominic Fike - Slime


Accompanying a preview for a new song for Dominic Fike, I cultured physarum polycephalum (slime mold) in a CD jewel case and scanned it every 10 minutes for a few days.



Creative Direction by Jack Begert and Reed Bennet.
Toko Hosoya gave me excellent guidance and Enoch Ncube helped babysit my slime.

  
These were some my favourite research pieces I did for this project.










3 experimental animations for Resavoir’s Resavoir LP.

Thank you to Will, Crystal, INTL Anthem.




Resavoir, Blutopia


Music Video, 3:41. 2023

Small puddles choreograph themselves into simple and complex shapes.

IG Post + BTS







Resavoir, Sunset


Music Video, 3:00. 2023

As blue changes to yellow, orange, and red, steam clouds roam around a window and take shape, with the sunset as their audience.

IG Post + BTS






Resavoir, Sunday Morning


Music Video, 3:31. 2023

A water droplet mimics the movements of hard working hydrangea pollinators. Each droplet was placed carefully with a syringe and a lot of patience.




Animations and art for Ghost Orchard’s Rainbow Music LP, 2022. 

Thank you to Sam, Ben, Jared, Emi Takahashi, Emily Allan, Alex Verni.

Ghost Orchard - Jessamine


Music Video, 2:33.

Made in collaboration with Emi Takahashi

Using chlorophyl printing, hand-drawn and digital animation frames were impressioned into beds of leaves.

More + Making Of




   

Rainbow Music

Front and back cover

Pastel on paper, 2022

More + Physicals





Ghost Orchard - Rest

Music Video, 2:28. 

a pastel murmuration

More + Making Of




Ghost Orchard - Bruise


Music Video, 2:08.

Thank you to Alexander Verni

More + Making Of





Zoopraxiscope animations and resulting artifacts for Makaya McCraven’s In These Times, 2022.

Thank you to Caroline Waxse, Makaya McCraven, and Emily Allan.

Makaya McCraven - So Ubuji


Music Video, 3:01

Laser cut, laser etched acrylic.

Thank you to Emily Allan for lasers.

More + Making Of




Makaya McCraven - Dream Another


Music Video, 3:13

Laser etched slate, blue and red transfer paper.

More + Making Of




Makaya McCraven - Seventh String


Music Video, 3:05.

Laser etched plywood.

More + Making Of





Various animation, video and creative direction for MONEYPHONE’s World Peace Inside Me.

Thanks to the expansive team including Enoch Ncube, David May, Kostadin Kolev, Emily Allan, Anisha Sandhu, Sarah Ruest, Chris Yellen, and many more.
CBA Cover, 2022



Kosta and Anisha, NYC 2021
World Peace Icons, NYC 2021


London, 2022




MONEYPHONE - Mink


Music Video, two channels, 3:36

Directed by David May
AD: Nik Arthur
DP: Nik Arthur & David May
Sony FS7 Camera Operator: Erik Valentic
GoPro: TC
Produced by Sarah Ruest
Production Company: Underscore Studios
Key PA: Jahliya Daley Extras casting by Underscore Studios
0.5 Casting by Elie Kimbe & Sarah Ruest
Styling by Eno & Louisa Thewes
VFX: Rene Gibson Edited by Nik Arthur & David May
Starring: TC, Ella, Cyan, Chelsea & Abigail.
Dance Routine by Rakeem Hardy & Jessica Mak
Special thank you to Brian Kennedy and Denzel Arthur







MONEYPHONE - Coming Back Around


Music Video, 3:06

Directed by David May
Co-Directed by Chris Yellen & Nik Arthur
Director of Photography: Kostadin Kolev
Editor: Nik Arthur
B CAM: Ayodeji
Producer: Emily Allan
Stylist: Eno









Various animation, video and creative direction for Jon Waltz’s My Golden Horse. 2021-2022.

Thanks to Jon, Emily Allan, Kostadin Kolev, Enoch Ncube, David May, and many more.

My Golden Horse Animated Cover

Gold Leaf and laser etched black acrylic
2021. Assistance from Emily Allan.



Asics Animation

Sharpie and paint on medical bandage
2021

My Golden Horse Cover

Gold Leaf and laser etched black acrylic
2021



Trainwreck animation

Bleached raw denim, 2021. Thank you Eske.




JON WALTZ - DWN4


Music Video, 9 channels, 3:36

Directed by Nik Arthur
Edited by Nik Arthur
Produced by Emily Allan
DOP Kostadin Kolev
MUA Joanna Tence
Styling Enoch Ncube, David May
Casting by Triple
Camera Op: Abby Chevalier, Janine Josseph, Jeff Tence, Kosta Kolev, Kelsey Duplain, Spencer Wither, Teddy Kolev, Triple, Quinn Scriven






A series of animations for the lyric videos of Umi’s album Forest In The City, 2022.

Thank you to creative director Eddie Mandell, as well as Nick Dap, Emily Allan, Toko Hosoya, and Umi.
sorry

Decaying leaf
2022


moonlit room

wet ink on acetate, inkjet prints
2022
bird’s eye view

Painted acetate, satellite image laser prints
2022


whatever u like

wet papertowel prints, oiled inkjet prints
2022