Zack Citro | Motion

I'm Zack, an animator and 3D artist.
I bring ideas to life.

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Client : Nike
Production Company : Legwork + Hovercraft

My Roll : 3D + 2D Animation.

Client : Cobra Golf
‍Production Company : Legwork + Futuristic Films
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My Roll : 2D + 3D Animation + Assets, TFD + Particles, animation, editing, and compositing.

Client : Oreck + Hoover
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : Animation, TFD + X-Particles Simulations, 3D assets, Rendering, Compositing.

Client : Nissan
‍Ad Agency : TBWA
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : 3D asset creation, animation, compositing.

Client : Stok
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : 3D animation, texturing, rendering and compositing.

Client : Moto Metal
‍Ad Agency : Factory
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : 3D Animation / asset creation, render, editing and compositing.

Client : Einstein Bros Bagels
‍AdAgency : Fear Not
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : General 3D, Character Modeling / Rigging, Animation, Compositing.

Client : Smartwool
Production Company : Legwork
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My Roll : 3D animation / asset creation, rendering, compositing.

During my time freelancing, I've had the privilege of collaborating on these projects with the exceptionally talented and creative Elastic / A52 team. (click thumbnails for full credits)

Client: Norton
Agency: Gen Digital/ID8
Design Studio: Elastic
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My Roll : 2D Animation and particles pop-up messages.
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Blumhouse Productions
Design Studio: Elastic
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My Roll : 3D Animation support, compositing.

The UnXplained
Studio: Elastic
Creative Director: Duncan Elms
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My Roll: Animation + Compositing support.

Client: ESPN College Football
Agency: Arts and Letters Creative Co.
Design Studio: Elastic
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My Roll : Footage on screens, rendering.

Client: Masterclass
Agency: Anomaly
Design Studio: Elastic
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My Roll : Lead animation.

The Guilded Age
Design Studio: Elastic
Creative Director: Lisa Bolan
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My Roll : 2D animation support.

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Client : Moto Metal

Ad Agency : Factory

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : Style frames, 3D animation / asset creation, snake rig, render, edit and composite.

This was one of my favorite projects. Moto Metal and Factory asked us to create print ads, as well as a short promotional video to match the print ad style. Creative Director Nick Tolve.

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Client : STōK

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : 3D Animation, Texturing, Render & Composite.

Original design frames were created by Brandon Lee Smith with Octane, and the animation was blocked out by Kevin Liotti. After a few rounds of reconfiguring how the Rube Goldberg machine worked Ben Chwirka and myself did the final pass of asset creation, animation, and texturing. After rendering everything out the scribbles and text were composited in from Art Director Mike Scorano and Creative Director Aaron Ray.

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Client : Einstein Bagels

Ad Agency : Fear Not

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : General 3D, Character Modeling / Rigging, Animation, Compositing.

Another really fun project to work on. Einstein Brothers needed some videos to show off their new product, Twist n’ Dip bagels, “the worlds funnest bagel”. Concept, design and character design from creative director Aaron Ray, Ben Chwirka and I were put in charge of creating and animating all the 3D assets and compositing everything together.

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Client : Smartwool
Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : All 3D.
Creative Direction, 2D animation, compositing, editing Aaron Ray.

Client : Smartwool
Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : 3D animation, editing, compositing.
Creative Direction Mike Scorano.

3D Rigs and Builds in C4D.

Additional 3D renders I created with C4D + Redshift using modified versions of the project files.

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Client : Cobra Golf

Production Company : Legwork + Futurisitic Films

My Roll : 3D Animaiton + Assets, TFD + Particle simulations, 2D animation, compositing, editing.

Addtional Credit: Shawn Astrom, Creative Director Aaron Ray.

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Client : Oreck + Hoover

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : Animation, TFD + X-Particles Simulations, 3D assets, Rendering, Compositing.

Addition Creds - Shawn Astrom. Creative direction Aaron Ray and Mike Scorano.

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Client : Nissan

Ad Agency : TBWA

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : 3D asset creation and Animation

Creative Director Aaron Ray developed the style frames while Ben Chwirka, myself, and Dan Bucknam handed the 3D asset creation and animation.

Nissan Zero Gravity Seats : Almost entirely done in 3D, there were two characters we created which had a little bit of rigging and animation. Some of the challenges we faced for this project were the transitions between each of the scenes, along with trying to get the car and driver to match the 2D lighting style we were going for.

“To help explain the benefits of Zero Gravity Seats, this new animated spot for Nissan opens on a drive through the country and quickly takes the viewer on a brief journey into outer space to explore the principles that informed the technology. Taking cues from sci-fi films and graphics novels, the visual design came to life through a combination of full 3D animation and 2D styling.”

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Client : Reebok

Production Company : Legwork

My Roll : 3D, Animation, Rendering, Compositing.

These videos were displayed in Reebok retail stores on vertically inset panels. Each shoe is specifically designed for a certain environment. Big thanks to Shawn Astrom for helping out with the 3D design and introducing me to Corona Render!

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Production Company - Legwork
These digital towers were featured in the Nike SOHO store in New York City. My role involved creating the animations and ensuring that the GFX elements were accurately mapped to the provided template. To aid visualization, I developed a 3D mockup to preview the graphics in context.
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Production Company - Legwork + Hovercraft
SNKRS XPRESS was an interactive Nike experience designed for superfans in Toronto, Canada. I was responsible for the ticker board animations and provided animated assets for the custom app developed by our interactive team.
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Production Company - Legwork + Hovercraft
The Nike Air Hangar was an immersive experience where visitors entered a massive cube outfitted with interactive LED screens. Guests could perform a slam dunk while multiple cameras captured their movements from various angles. I contributed assets to support the interactive team in bringing this experience to life.
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Production Company - Legwork
This project utilized transparent video screens to celebrate 30 years of Nike Air. As the screen moved across the shoes, animations representing each shoe’s style would play. I was responsible for animating the 2D graphics, collaborating with other animators at Legwork Studio to execute the final visuals.

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Production Company - Legwork
These videos were designed as Instagram Stories, with animations transitioning seamlessly between each tap. I was responsible for animating the assets alongside other animators at Legwork. A selection of the 3D assets was provided by ManVsMachine.