Brian Long
Senior creative lead and hands-on motion / 3D specialist.
I turn complex products and half-formed ideas into clear visual systems, with hands-on motion, 3D and custom AI-assisted production tools.
Founder + Creative Lead, Nifty Studio
AI systems + custom production tools
Client · Year
Project title
Work
A curated front row of product CGI, motion systems, documentary graphics and technical visualization.
Start with eight featured projects, or browse the complete selected-work collection.
AWS Startup Partner Summit
Amazon Web Services
Lead 3D and visual development for a 50-second, 10:3 keynote opener.
LedBuilt
Bauer Supreme Fuse
Bauer Hockey
Creative direction and 3D for a reusable product-launch system.
Creative Direction3D
SNC Freedom Fighter
Sierra Nevada Corporation
CAD to five finished 4K shots under a tight trade-show deadline.
DirectedBuilt
The Next Step: Seven Summits
Hylke Knot and Jur Rademakers
Graphics, terrain maps and titles for a global documentary journey.
LedDirectedBuilt
American Murder: Laci Peterson
Netflix
Animation on a three-part documentary package and reusable toolkit.
Show PackageAnimation
Blacoh Industries
Blacoh Industries
3D direction that makes pressure and fluid behavior visible.
DirectedBuilt
CORE Electric: PSPS Safety
CORE Electric
Creative direction and animation for public-safety communication.
Creative DirectionAnimation
The North Face: Lhotse
The North Face
Creative direction and animation for a mountain documentary.
Film GraphicsMaps
About
I’ve always been the figure-outer.
I’m drawn to understanding how things work and how to explain them clearly.
That instinct started with maps, bikes and gear, then grew into 15+ years across motion design, 3D, product visualization, film graphics and live experiences.
I work as a director-maker. I can find the visual direction, present the idea, build the team and production plan, then stay close to the work in After Effects and Cinema 4D.
Leads
Creative direction, teams and production from pitch through delivery.
Directs
Motion systems, product stories, film graphics and live screens.
Builds
3D, animation, maps, templates and practical production tools.
AI + custom production systems
I build custom AI tools and scripts for production and project management with Hank, my custom local AI system built on OpenClaw.
Hank has become an invaluable part of my toolbox for client work, solving technical problems and keeping projects on track. I make the creative calls and own the final craft.
Inside Cinema 4D
I’m developing a bridge that sends scene context to Hank and brings approved actions back into Cinema 4D. It turns a general AI conversation into a scene-aware tool with explicit controls and undo.
- Read scene context
- Review the plan
- Run approved actions
Working prototype. Live Cinema 4D validation is ongoing.
Selected clients
- Amazon Web Services
- Netflix
- Nike
- The North Face
- Lionsgate
- American Express
- Ford
- Cartoon Network / Adult Swim
- Atlanta Hawks
- Bauer Hockey
- New Belgium Brewing
- Leica Geosystems
- BOA Technology
- Sierra Nevada Corporation
Outside the studio, I’m usually with my daughters, on a bike, in the mountains or paying too much attention to how a piece of gear works.
Experience, selected impact and tools
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