Animation and VFX 2026

Stop Motion animation + handmade doll and set, part 1 2026



Stop motion, hand made puppett - alluminum wire, LA Doll clay, felt, thermoplastic & seashell wings
Temporary title sequence - stop motion and after effetcs


 



 
Promo for misc Heidi singles



   
Recreated and animated Heidi’s old logo from 2010’s
 
Design & motion graphics for Superficial 10th Anniversary Re-release, built almost entirely from archival sources after the original files were lost in a fire.





  



 
WIP / world building for Heidi’s vinyl packaging design for Heidiwood




Russ album art animation
Motion for ISLAA
   

   
 
IG book promo for Spencer Pratt’s book - Art direction by Spencer




Dolan Bailey

BFA, Loyola University of New Orleans, 2018
MFA, Animation, BAU Barcelona, 2024

Motion Graphics Designer, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, VFX / Video Editor, Animator: Stop Motion, 2D (Digital and Hand Drawn), Basic 3D, Photo Retouch
Software: Adobe After Effects (10+ years), Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, full Adobe Creative Suite, Dragon Frame, basic blender knowledge, procreate


Freelance Motion Graphic Designer / Animator, 2019–current
  Kasmin Gallery, 2022
  ISLAA, 2022–2024
  Larrie Gallery, 2022–2024
  10 Percent Pledge, 2026
  Spotify Canvas / Apple Motion / Music Video VFX — Snail Mail, Model Actriz, Jane Deaux, Sedona, Russ, Heidi Montag, Lena Fjortoff, LB199x, Versailles, Summer Banton, Mer Bear, Only Fire, Uffie, 2022–current
  
Chamberlain Coffee, Character Design & Illustration, 2025

Heidi Montag, Motion Graphic / Graphic Designer, Full-time 2024–current

  Screenings:
  Ditchers Eddy, NYC, 2025
  Laser Days Last Time For Everything, NYC, 2025
  Interlace Nightclub 101, NYC, 2025
  Psychic Readings Film Series, NYC, 2026
  Sol Quieto Festival Musica y Poesia CCDX, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025
  Animatex Animation Festival, Cairo, Egypt, 2025
  RPM Experimental Film Festival, Boston, MA, 2026

  Festival Selections & Awards:
  Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada — Best International Animation, 2025
  Luksuz Film Festival, Krško, Slovenia — Special Mention, 2025
  Short Encounters IFF, Preveza, Greece, 2025
  Aigio International Short Film Festival, 2025
  Short Shot Fest, Greece, 2025
  Animasyros International Animation Festival, Syros, Greece, 2025
  Athens International Film Festival, Athens, Greece, 2025
  DOTs International Film Festival, Athens, Greece, 2025
  Balkans Beyond Borders Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2025
  Byblos Film Festival, Byblos, Lebanon, 2025
  VGIK International Student Film Festival, Moscow, 2025
  International Alexandria Short Film Festival, 2025