AKIRA THOMPSON

Title sequence pitch frames for a high budget series on Hulu. We won the job but ultimately went in a different creative direction.

Puma/Usain Bolt commercial concept.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise concept frames. An interpretation of a digital landscape attacked by a virus.

Concept frames for a Japanese cosmetic company- a skin lightening product (ಠ_ಠ). We worked on the final spot as well.

Early pitch frames for a joint project between The New York Times and GE. The Times sent out 1 million Google Cardboard devices to its paper subscribers. This film 'The Nature of Industry' was one of the first films developed for the Google Cardboard. I was happy to help pitch, concept, look-develop and animate this VR piece. The NY Times project was later awarded a Cannes Lion Grand Prix Award (best in category).

See it here.

Fun 2D end tag concepts for Kraft.

Title sequence concepts for 'Casanova' - a series developed by Amazon. 

End tag concept

Title sequence concepts for 'Casanova' - a series developed by Amazon. Highlighting some of the cheekier aspects of 18th century European culture.

Styleframe for a strange Budweiser product 'Bloodweiser' - essentially blood red food coloring to squirt into your beer on Halloween...

Title sequence concepts for 'Casanova' - a series developed by Amazon.  A filmic look showcasing the craftsmanship of the time.

Title sequence concepts for 'Casanova' - a series developed by Amazon. 

Concept frame for an unnamed project involving children and their imaginary friends.

Futuristic user interface design for various projects.

Styleframes for HBO's The Leftovers promo piece.

Glassy pitch frames for a Verizon FIOS package.

Pitch frames for a Verizon FIOS package.

3 sets of concept images for Downy.

2 sets of concepts for a VH1 Soul network promo.

VR concept work for United Airlines.

Concept work for a Toyota Prius commercial in which the vehicle drives through the Game of Life board game.