Athens, GR

George
Akalidis

George Akalidis, 3D Motion Designer based in Athens, working across animation, look development, lighting and 3D for broadcast, product and campaign work.

Role
3D Motion Designer
Tools
Cinema 4D · Octane · After Effects
Based
Athens, Greece
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2026 Reel

3D Motion Design · Look Development · Lighting · Texturing · Simulation · Compositing

3D Motion Design/Look Development/Lighting/Texturing/Simulation/Compositing/
3D Motion Design/Look Development/Lighting/Texturing/Simulation/Compositing/
Selected Work

Projects

01 — Look Development · Lighting · Camera Animation2026

NBAFinals

Project

Individual contribution from an NBA Finals project, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on look development, lighting and camera animation. I developed the visual appearance of the shots through materials, shading and lighting, while also contributing to the camera movement and final shot animation.

This work represents only the shots and frames I personally contributed to, not the studio's full project delivery.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2026
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer
02 — Look Development · Lighting · Texturing2024

GoogleChromebook

Project

Individual contribution from a Google Chromebook campaign, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on look development, lighting and texturing. I developed the visual appearance of the scenes through materials, shading, composition and lighting.

The final animation was produced by another studio. The work presented here focuses on the frames and visual development I personally worked on.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2024
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer
03 — Look Development · Animation2026

USPS

Project

Individual contribution from a USPS campaign, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on look development and animation. I built the lighting, materials and shading for the key assets, then animated the final sequences shown here.

This clip includes only the shots I personally worked on, not the studio's full campaign delivery.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2026
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer
04 — 3D Motion Design · Animation2025

SimplyJuice

Project

Individual contribution from a Simply Juice campaign, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on 3D motion design and animation, developing the movement, timing and visual treatment of the 3D elements featured in the final shots.

This clip includes only the shots I personally worked on, not the studio's full project delivery.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2025
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer, After Effects
05 — Concept Development · 3D Motion Design · Lighting2025

SINS

Project

Personal project developed at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on concept development, 3D motion design and lighting. I developed the visual direction of the scenes, created the 3D motion and shaped the final look through lighting.

The work presented here focuses on the scenes I personally developed.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2025
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer, After Effects
06 — 3D Motion Design · Look Development2025

Niarchos30 Years

Project

Individual contribution from a project celebrating 30 years of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work focused on 3D motion design and look development, developing stylized environments and shaping the visual appearance of the scenes through materials, lighting and composition.

The project combines stylized 3D environments with a more illustrative and cinematic visual language.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2025
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer
07 — Title Sequence · Style Development2024

TERROR

Project

Styleframe development for the opening titles of a television series project intended for Netflix.

My work focused on developing the visual language and styleframes for the title sequence, exploring the atmosphere, composition, lighting and overall cinematic direction.

The project was ultimately discontinued before production.

Year
2024
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer
08 — 3D Tracking · Compositing2026

Allwyn

Project

Individual contribution from an Allwyn campaign, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work focused primarily on 3D tracking and compositing, integrating 3D elements into live-action footage and developing the final visual compositions.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2026
Software
After Effects, Cinema 4D
09 — 3D Tracking · Compositing2023

Betano

Project

Individual contribution from a Betano campaign, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work focused primarily on 3D tracking and compositing, combining 3D elements with live-action footage and refining the final compositions in post-production.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2023
Software
After Effects, Cinema 4D
10 — Simulation · Texturing · Lighting2023

MEGAChannel

Project

Individual contribution from a MEGA Channel project, produced at Yeti Pictures in Athens.

My work on this project focused on 3D simulation, texturing and lighting. I developed the physical behavior of the elements, refined their materials and shaped the final look through studio-style lighting.

This clip includes only the shots I personally worked on, not the studio's full project delivery.

Studio
Yeti Pictures (Athens)
Year
2023
Software
Cinema 4D, Octane Renderer