I Designed and animated several 15 second openings for Aarti Party starrring Aarti Sequeira. Aarti is such a fun and beautiful person who cooks wonderful Indian food so the designs created reflect both her heritage and great personality.
Show: Aarti Party
Client: Food Network
Design/Animation: Nelson Diaz
Director: Jason Connolly
Producer: Mark Dissin
Nelson Diaz Animation Reel 2010 from Nelson Diaz on Vimeo.
My reel is comprised of work I’ve done for children’s cartoon shows such as: 3rd and Bird, and Ellen’s Acres.
It also has personal projects that are traditionally animated and designed in Flash.
The Animation varies from After Effects to Flash animation.
3rd and Bird airs on Cbeebies in the UK and is soon to be airing in the US via Disney and Ellen’s Acres premiered weekly on Cartoon Network Video and in the United Kingdom, the show airs on Cartoonito.
Nick Jr. Role Models Campaign- Narcis Monturiol from Nelson Diaz on Vimeo.
I worked with Alfalfa Studio as their lead animator to bring this 45 secs piece to life.
I animated this spot entirely in After Effects.
Narcis Monturiol was the inventor of first combustion engine-driven submarine.
These videos were dreamed up by Nick Jr. along with Rafael Esquer of Alfalfa to present children with powerful role models they can look up to and learn from for Hispanic Heritage month!
Coqui from Nelson Diaz on Vimeo.
This is my Award Winning Student Film.
It’s a Puerto Rican allegory about Tainos and frogs.
-Winner of Dusty Film festival, Outstanding achievement in Traditional animation
-Winner of Pre and Post Production grants, SVA animation program
-1st Honorable Mention, ASIFA-EAST animation festival
-Animators Ink. 5th Anniversary Bash
-East Lansing Children’s Film Festival
-Queens International Film Festival
-Boston Latino Film Festival
-Black Bear Film Festival