Pencil Group includes 3 agencies in 1 group:1. DigiPencil MVV : the digital innovation agency2. Pencil Creative : the creative agency3. Pencil Venture : the investment agencyWe are independent and will stay independent. We believe independence is key to our business and our people. It keeps us staying true to who we are, liberates our ideas, and makes our people happy.Ideas that matter. Ideas are around us. Anyone can come up with something cool. But do they matter? Do they make any positive...

Lawrence Chau's expansive +20-year portfolio encompasses hosting, acting, writing, TV producing and film-making. He is known most in North America as the series host of the award-winning paranormal series Ghostly Encounters, and in Asia as the anchor/producer of Showbuzz, Singapore's top English entertainment news program.Currently based in Los Angeles, the Chinese Canadian-born journalism graduate boasts numerous international showbiz credits and accolades, including:• Best Dramatic Short...

Originally from California, Nick Lyons’ wanderlust and passion for 3D design and animation led him from Los Angeles to the UK. From creative concepting through to final delivery, Nick leads and art directs projects ranging from film and commercial work to VR and installation. He has a passion for exploring new technology and mediums, and integrating them into his work. Currently living in the land of pasties and clotted cream in Cornwall, UK with his wife Amy and springador...

Uy Le is one of Vietnam’s leading comedians, starting in his home city of Ho Chi Minh, performing in both English & Vietnamese. Dubbed ‘the local comedy champion' by The New York Times, his classic deadpan style of non-sequiturs and wordplay has entertained both local and ex-pat audiences across the region, in countries like Singapore, Shanghai, Thailand, and Cambodia for the past 6 years.He’s an award-winning comedian, a writer, and the leader of Saigon Tếu, a rising stand-up comedy...

A word from our guest:Tim and I are currently Creative Directors at BBC Creative.We've worked together for 13 years.And we've lived together too.In fact, we even hang out in the same gang.Essentially, we're like a modern day Richie and Fonzie.Yet we still aren't sick of the sight of each other. We've worked with great people and terrible people and learnt just as much from both.We've made great work and terrible work and learnt just as much from both. We believe in the power of simplicity.We...

I’m an experienced designer and animator with 15+ years in the industry and for the past years, I've been working as a Director at Tendril. My role is to lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver creative projects navigating through different mediums, from Graphic Design and Branding to Motion Graphics and AR, while collaborating closely with clients to provide and deliver high-end and innovative content and projects.I have worked with brands such as Nike, Microsoft, Google, Intel, Facebook,...

Thanos Kagkalos aka MotionPunk is a 3D artist/motion design director based in Athens, Greece. Driven by curiosity, always on the lookout for new visual languages.IG: https://www.instagram.com/thanu_lee/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/motionpunkTwitter: https://twitter.com/motionpunk1Site: www.motion-punk.com

Tony Zagoraios is a sought after motion designer and an innovative motion graphics director.Tony and his studio Yeti Pictures have built a widely recognized portfolio showcasing a range of styles from two and three-dimensional to mixed media and illustration.Links:yetimotion.comfacebook.com/yetipicturestvinstagram.com/tonyzagoraioslinkedin.com/in/yetipictures

Maxx Burman is the Co Founder of KitBash3D, a company whose mission it is to enable and inspire creators of the virtual frontier. KB3D creates premium 3D assets for movies and video games, and their customers include the largest studios (Disney, Marvel, HBO, Ubisoft, EA, 2K) as well as hundreds of thousands of independent artists and hobbyists in more than 150 countries. In 2022, KitBash3D was named one of Fast Company’s most innovative companies.Prior to running KitBash3d, Maxx spent a...

AKA “Eleven”. I am a film & games industry veteran with over 17 years of industry experience and deep knowledge in lighting, compositing and digital matte painting. Of those 15 years, I worked as a cinematic artist at Blizzard Entertainment. I have mentored artists all around the world in digital matte painting for almost a decade through CGSociety.org/CGMA and co-authored the book d’Artiste: Matte Painting Vol....

Hello!I'm Ben. Animation is still magic to me.The fact that I can think of something, draw it and then bring it to life on the screen never gets old. Unless the client needs 16 new renders before lunch. I've been designing professionally for 10 years and animating for 7.In 2020, I decided to say goodbye to the freelance life so I could focus on my own projects, products & teaching on youtube. I found Animation to be really intimidating when I first sat down in front of after-effects. And...

Co-Founder and Creative Director of Animation at Cream Studio. Vast experience working with advertising and marketing agencies, as well as tv, social, web and branded content. Specialty in full-service concept development, motion design, product and brand awareness, and bringing creative language into visual experiences.Cream Studio is a boutique motion design and animation studio with a diverse skillset. Visit our work at www.wearecream.com

Justin showed interest in photography when his parents struggled to picture him in frame as he constantly wanted to play with the camera. He fondly remembers being a kid, he used to crash Lego sets together while filming it. He was amazed from watching the slow motion of bricks flying all over the place. As he reached adulthood, he took a science degree yet ended up missing most of the classes for he found joy in building a pedal go-kart to compete in a big race. These are the few of many...

You're here to do you, says Dan, a multi disciplined individual in the world of art, communication and entertainment.Among the first generation of Vietnamese American, he cultivated his sense of artistic creativity from childhood through constant drawing and music listening. He is knee deep in public art, he believes in public centricity when it comes to the role of art in society. His visual art sense lead him to professional career in the advertising industry. He is always on the move to...

Michal is a Polish born, Warsaw based director, creative director, co-creator and a partner at Juice. A full-service visual and audio powerhouse where he puts his cinematography and design skills to craft immersive stories for brands and widely known entertainments.Michal started with design discipline then quickly immersed into motion picture and the world of VFX. He earned the opportunities to work on projects for Ubisoft, Nike, BMW, Toyota, Audi, Mitsubishi and many more.In this episode...

"I am a Passionate film maker dedicated to mastering my craft.I prefer to be working with like minded people." - Philip.20 years as an Australian Cinematographer based in Australia working globally. Philip Rang has spent 20 years of lighting Australian, French, Indian and Asian TVCs and Music videos in some of the most extreme conditions. Coming up through the camera ranks in the Australian film industry as a camera technician then working with the BBC at Ealing Film Studios as a camera...

As an end-to-end producer, Olivia helps put together as many aspects of a film production into reality. Be it TVC, branded content, music video, documentary, TV show, you name it because she LOVES anything to do with storytelling using visual as a medium.For more than 15 years in the film industry, Olivia's professional experience wouldn't be made possible without her personal and primary trait: bringing people together for whatever reason, it doesn't have to be media, doesn't have to be...

Joshua Roberts, founder at Level Interactive, generously gave us an extensive view at his creative journey. For more than a decade, he had spent most of his working life in different organisations ranging in size from startups to enterprises, with Acer Global being one of those. Until 2018, Josh founded his own company.From a passionate young magician who needed to design his own shows to a present-day creative director in the field of communication, Josh's journey of self development...

Vladislav Solovjov is an Art Director & Director born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Currently, he is based in London, UK. He’s been in the industry of art and CG for more than 13 years.Clients: Nike, Adobe, Mercedes, Kenzo, Lenovo, Red Bull, THX, NFL, Festival de Cannes, PWC and Paramount Pict. Collaborators: Video Copilot, Golden Wolf, Tendril, Future Deluxe, Platige Image, Fish Ladder, Triglass Prod., Psyop etc.His passion extends from design and 3D animation to direction and editing....

Jayce Tham co-founded CreativesAtWork in 2012 to match media freelancers to potential project owners and provide project management services to ensure that her clients are able to access the right skillsets to create high-quality creative products. With over ten years of experience in industry development in the media industry prior to setting up CreativesAtWork, Jayce oversees the business development aspect of the Company. Since the inception of the Company, they matched 300 projects to...

A globally-minded connector of people and developer of effective creative ideas and strategies – driving award-winning outcomes and change for organisations, brands, events, industries and in the community.He has a passion for people and strategy and thrive in positions of leadership; engaging with the diverse skills and backgrounds of my teams, clients and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.He has two streams to my career: marketing and events. Mark has spent more than 30 years at the senior...

Started as a Student Academy Award Winner, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Curry Tian has held various roles including 3d motion designer, concept/digital artist, illustrator, animator, photographer, creative director at studios internationally. Born and raised in China, she is aiming to bridge the gap between eastern and western culture, video art and film, expanding beyond into 3d motion graphic and alternative modes of storytelling.

Trung Bao is a Hanoi-born, multi-disciplinary artist specializing in voice, visual art, design, and performance. His videos have reached 50,000,000 total views online. Winning some of the biggest beatbox competitions in the world, he was the first to place Vietnam on the international map and became respected worldwide. Trung has performed around the world with the legendary Jazz musician Nguyen Le. He has also founded a creative studio: Fustic.studio, and produces visuals & experiences...

Martin Reiher is a creative strategist and natural problem-solver with international experience at the senior level. Co-founder of Meesta and strategic partner of The Panics and amp in Asia. Passionate about team leadership for positive change in complex environments through the application of design and systems thinking. He is overseeing all operations at Meesta and building partnerships across Europe and Asia to expedite growth ambitions for customers with a strong focus on lifestyle...