Hi there, I’m Steven Phillips.
I’m a digital artist and designer.
I bring ideas to life with clear messaging and sophisticated visuals.
I have worked in design, animation and film for over 20 years now and have found that the best use of my skillset is where strategy and creativity intersect.
I am a bit of a guru when it comes to Previz work for Film, TV and Music Videos.
I also enjoy designing solutions for interactive physical and digital experiences.
I love immerse myself in the world of a brand, the mind of another creative team or the wants and needs of an end user. I have a unique knack for interpreting and communicating their thoughts to align with the project’s budget and timing.
I’m comfortable with all stages of the creative process from pitch decks to post production, regularly creating treatments, storyboards and fully animated previz content for films, or user journeys, wireframes and final artwork for digital tools.
I am also very much ok with using the latest and greatest AI tools to speed up the creative process.
Primary Skillset
Creative Direction
Art Direction
3D CGI Images
Storyboarding
Film Previz / Animatics
3D Animation
Motion Graphics
AI content generation
UX, UI and Product Design
Experience
Idealis Creative
Creative Director / Art DirectorBinyan Studios
Creative DirectorNeoteny Service Design
UX and Service DesignerFloodslicer
3D Creative LeadSquint Opera
Motion Creative Lead
Recent Projects
Toyota CHR-X | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation
Guinness | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation
Honda | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Pitchviz, AI Imagery
MG EV | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Pitchviz
Selley’s | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz, Techviz, Animation
Tourism | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz Animation, Physics Simulation
Target | TVC (Private link, email for password)
Previz, Design
How to blend AI & 3D | Case Study
Creative Direction, AI, 3D, Retouching
The Killers | Music video (VMA Nominated)
Art Direction, Previz, VFX, Post Production
Short Film
While still working on freelance projects as they come my way, I have taken on the challenge of directing (well, essentially animating) a self initiated Short Film.
The goal is to bring together my primary creative interests - fashion, filmmaking, music - into one cohesive piece of work that best presents my personal creative perspective. A glimpse into the body of work I intend to create in this new chapter of my creative life. Production has started, and I have begun documenting my process with the intention of sharing some content as a YouTube channel - when I manage to get the courage up to upload it :)
Follow along here as I share progress updates.
日の出 (Hinode)
Direction, Previz, Treatment, Animation
Work in progress
These are treatments, 3D CG experiments, spec work and films I’m working on now or things I hope to work on when there’s time and budget.
VR Photography Concept
Art Direction, Coding, Previz, Treatment
Unobserved
Art Direction, Treatment
Uninhibited
Art Direction, Treatment
The Dark | Brand Film
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment
The Dark | Runway Film
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment
Dancer
Art Direction, Previz, Treatment
Spec Fashion Campaigns
Art Direction, AI, 3D
Scrapyard
Art Direction, 3D, AI, Treatment
3D Characters
3D, Rendering, Animation
Automotive Explorations
3D, Photogrammetry, Gaussian Splatting
2001 - 2023
A collection of other things from the past 20 years