Swamp Ape Studios 2012 Show Reel 

features Flash, Visual Effects, and Stop-Motion Animation from our client work including; Machine Head's Locust music video, and Million Dollar Mystery.



Swamp Ape Studios 2011 Show Reel

Features Flash, CG and Stop-Motion Animation from our animation team who have worked on such hit shows as; Yo Gabba Gabba!, Moral Orel, and Robot Chicken.



Here are a few individual reels, and client work for Machine Head's video Locust.

Steve Nichols:



 Anthony Di Ninno:



Swamp Ape Studios VFX work for Machine Head's music video Locust.

Swamp Ape is proud to announce our new partnership with F/X Artist Jason Rosen & Concept Designer Steve Ellis's Practical Effects shop Skinwalker Studios. Bringing everything to the table from maquette/ miniature fabrication, to concept designs. These mad monster-makers have been contributing countless works of art to our in house properties including; Monstroville, and most recently our "untitled" alien vampire Sci-fi Horror film Art Directed by Paul Gerrard (Battle: LA).

Swamp Ape recently wrapped up production on a client project, a 2D Flash sizzle reel for NYC based TV writer's game show pitch to Warner Brothers called Million Dollar Mystery. He approached us to produce an entire 60 sec animation done in a cartoon retro style. We handled every aspect including; Design, Animation, Sound & Post.



The team included; Australian based Art Director Chris Kennett, Flash Director Kris Boban who also did all of the post including editing, and Music Composer Gregory Hinde (Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) created the Music, Sound FX, plus recorded the Voice Over.

We're currently developing a short teaser for our 2D Flash Adventure/Comedy Norse myth show Metal Heads, Art Directed by Dave MacDougall.
This is our homage to the old Saturday morning cartoons from the 80's that holds a special place in our hearts from our childhoods, including Dungeons & Dragons.

Fully articulated Locust creature puppet built by Monster Effects	.

It's been a while....if you haven't already seen it, here's the music video LOCUST for the heavy metal band Machine Head on Roadrunner Records, we completed last year. Swamp Ape Studios handled all the VFX, and we hired our pals mad monster-maker's Mark Villalobos & Ron Karkoska, over at LA's Make-Up FX house Monster Effects to build & perform the Practical Locust Creature. The video was also Art Directed by Concept Artist Paul Gerrard (Battle: LA, Paradise Lost).

Ron Karkoska & Mark Villalobos puppeteering the Locust creature.

CLICK HERE to watch the video now! 

Swamp Ape Studios has been hard at work for the past several months creating an arsenal of Special Visual Effects shots for the upcoming Machine Head video Locust, headed by  Director Mike Sloat for Roadrunner Records.

Swamp Ape Founder/Producer Von Kreep, was hired during pre-production by Art Director Paul Gerrard (Battle: LA) as VFX Producer. Von brought the creative team together to give Paul's nightmarish 2D artwork into terrifying  three dimensional life . The entire digital workload including; CG modeling/surfacing, animating a swarm of locusts, compositing, and much more is being handled by LA based VFX Supervisor/Artist Adam Lima.


Being a long time fan of old school practical creature FX, Von enlisted the help from his pal's over at LA's make-up effects shop Monster Effects, headed by Mark Villalobos to build a life size fully articulated locust creature puppet.


Swamp Ape is thrilled to be involved on a such fun project, where we get the opportunity to create cool visuals that accompany a brutal metal song, along side other creative like minded horror fans.

Go HERE for an update including the final video!