Hi there, I’m Steven Phillips.
I direct, style and create content in 2D and 3D.

I love leading a team and working on the UX of a digital product just as much as I enjoy diving deep into the details of a hyper realistic 3D scene.

I’m comfortable with all stages of the creative process from pitch decks to post production, with a particular fondness for the early stages of a project - creating treatments, look development, storyboards and fully animated previz content.

My career began in Product Design and I honed my digital skillset working in Architectural Visualization. I pivoted in my 30s to work in Fashion Tech and then spent some very exciting and illuminating years as a UX Creative Lead. 

I moved to NYC in my 40s to work on commercial Motion and Marketing projects, explored real-time VR and gained a solid understanding of AI generated content.

Jump to the About page for my background and career, or scroll down to see the latest things I’ve been working on.

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 Director

  • Binyan Studios
    Creative Director

  • Neoteny Service Design
    UX and Service Designer

  • Floodslicer
    3D Creative Lead

  • Squint Opera
    Motion Creative Lead

Recent Projects

Toyota CHR-X | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation

Guinness | TVC
Art Direction, Previz Animation

AI and 3D Campaign Case Study
Creative Direction, AI, 3D, Retouching

UX/UI Examples
Creative Direction, Design

AI Fashion Week | Finalist
AI Imagery, Post Production

The Killers | Music video (VMA Nominated)
Art Direction, Previz, VFX, Post Production

Current Focus | 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 throughout 2024.

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

For more specific details on the sort of work I can offer, check the Services page