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Motion Director

Motion Director

Motion Director

Ryan DeCarlo

I shape how brands move.

 

I've spent 15 years in motion design, pioneering "cinematic scrolling," a UX technique now built into nearly every modern web design platform, through Motorola's MotoMaker with Digitas NY. One Show Award winner.

 

Since then, I've led motion for Apple (Pay, Card, and Music), Google, Nike, Disney, the NFL, Snapchat, ESPN, Cisco, and Dodge. Work spans four Super Bowl campaigns with J.Lo and Keanu Reeves, global keynotes across the US, Japan, and Germany, film title sequences, broadcast branding, and motion design systems.

 

I work at the overlap of concept and craft. I can set the vision, lead the team, and jump into editing, 3D, or 2D when the shot needs it. What drives me most isn't any one craft, it's being in the process. Evolving the story from first idea to final frame, and making sure every motion and editorial decision has a real reason behind it.

 

I've been rebuilding my production pipeline around AI, not experimenting with it, but genuinely rethinking how the work gets made.

If you're working on something interesting, I'd like to hear about it.

Shoot me an email here: ryandecarlo@gmail.com or LinkedIn

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Clients

Apple

Google

Meta

Zillow

Personio

Nike

Motorola

Ford

NFL

AT&T

Disney

Snap

F1

ESPN

Experience

Huge

Snap

Digitas

AKQA

Instrument

Razorfish

Framestore

Los York

FX

Imaginary Forces

WeAreRoyale

Omnicom

Create Advertising

Nice Shoes

The Mill

Recognitions

Webby Awards

One Show Award

Communicator Awards

New York Design Awards

Golden Trailer Award

Key Art Award

MUSE Creative Awards

Vega Awards

NYX Awards

Viddy Awards

Hermes Creative Awards

AVA Digital Awards

MarCom Awards

DotComm Awards

Adobe Awards

Art Directors Club

NYSSSA Award

Los Angeles Cinema Film Festival, Awarded Best Director (Experimental)

Big Apple Film Festival

The Block Film Festival

Capital Region Media Arts Festival

 

Computer Art Magazine

Stash Magazine

Dexigner Recognition

SourceEcreative Recognition

MotionSickness Recognition

Strictly ShowReels Recognition

Voyage LA Publication

Premium Beats Publication

 

Best of 2008: Thesis, School of VISUAL ARTS, NY

Top 15 with Honors, School of VISUAL ARTS, NY

What I'm Good At

My work spans Creative Direction, Art Direction, Concepting, Styleframes, Editing, Sound Design, 2D Design in After Effects, and 3D Design in Cinema 4D. I’ve been trusted by clients across industries to deliver across every stage of the creative pipeline. 

Interested in working together? Let's talk.

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