FX Reel - Stylized

CONTACT INFO: ollie.y.yao@gmail.com

1. Twin Sparks - Animated Short Film

Twin Sparks is an animated short film I directed with Heather Yun, which premiered in May 2023. I also created the stylized look of the film from concept to completion, designing the look of the effects animation in Photoshop and using Houdini, Blender, and Nuke to bring our vision of a moving painting to life. 

2. Ode to Playing Outside - Short Film

Responsible for all aspects. Ode to Playing Outside is a mini short I directed and created in 2026, using a variety of mixed media animations. For the bubble effect, I animated it in 2D using Procreate Dreams, then brought it into Houdini to give the bubbles a textured paintmap look, using a custom UV setup in order to have the textures 'stick' to the bubbles instead of sliding behind them.

3. Effects Animation Experiments

Responsible for all aspects. Various effects animation experiments in Procreate Dreams.

Music is "I Lost All My Eggs" by Shawn Wasabi.