Art direction & visual worlds
I use references, rough drawings and colour studies to find a project’s look. Then I develop the characters, environments and key images that hold it together.
See Casoola ↗One imagination.
Many ways to make it.
Bastien Soria
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I’m Bastien Soria. I’ve been drawing and making things since I was a kid.
I’m a French designer and art director, and SORIART is my independent studio. Over 13 years of professional work, illustration and storyboarding have led me into art direction, 3D, motion design and film. I work with brands, directors, agencies and animation studios.
I like moving between those disciplines. Sometimes it starts with a drawing or a camera idea. Sometimes it’s about building a world, making an image move, or finding a practical way to get a difficult shot made.
What I bring
to a project.
Drawing, developing
and making things move.
Storyboards, animatics & staging
Framing, acting, camera movement and rhythm. I draw storyboards and build animatics for commercials, music videos and series. When a scene needs it, I use 3D blocking to work out the space and the camera.
Explore the storyboards ↗Illustration, design & key visuals
Concept art, campaign key visuals, posters, maps and environments. I take drawings through to finished images, paying attention to composition, light and how they’ll be used.
See Fortnite × Tyler, The Creator ↗3D & motion design
Animation in 2D and 3D, from graphic sequences to product films and teasers. I work in Blender and After Effects, moving between design, animation, lighting and compositing.
See Genesis Casino ↗Editing, campaigns & delivery
Finding the right cut and giving each shot enough time. I edit and finish campaign films, explainers and social content, including graphic elements and versions in 16:9, 4:5 and 9:16.
See CoinPoker ↗Creative workflows, AI & automation
I build tools when they help the work: After Effects templates, scripts, automation and AI image or video workflows. I test them on real production problems, then work directly on the images and the finish.
See the La Chica process ↗Independent.
Comfortable in a team.
I’m happy working on one part of a larger production, or taking a smaller project from its first idea to delivery. We work out what’s needed and where I can be useful.
My work moves between advertising, music videos, games and iGaming. It includes projects for Snoop Dogg, Audemars Piguet, Fortnite and Discord with Temple Caché, as well as ongoing campaigns for CoinPoker and LeoVegas.
