TED-ED: Light (Animated Short)
CLIENT TED-Ed YEAR 2011 ROLE I was the Director, Designer and Animator with an assist from Cynthea Satsuki on backgrounds (cyntheasatsuki.com) Written by Physicist Colm Kelleher. Read More
Zombies Ate My Neighbors: The TV Intro (early 90s 4:3 CRT Version)
CLIENT Me! It was a personal project! A labor of love! YEAR 2022 ABOUT One of my favorite video games for the SNES was Zombies Ate My Neighbors, and I always thought it should have an 80s/90s Saturday Morning style TV intro a la Thundercats or TMNT. I was lucky enough to have friends and… Read More
Character Animation Reel
YEAR 2019 CLIENTS Hallmark, Food Network, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TED-ed, Ford, Verizon, Sesame Street, Career Builder PROJECTS Kung Fu Panda 2: Secrets of the Masters, Ten Dollar Dinners w/ Melissa D’Arabian Aarti Party Big Bite w/ Guy Fieri Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest 2010 3rd and Bird Ellen’s Acres Read More
About
Animator | Illustrator | Dork Nelsfarts is... Nelson Diaz. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY. This round man with a big head is... An excited and team oriented Creative Director. An award winning Animator. A passionate Character Designer. An dedicated educator. A tired Dad and Husband. who has worked for clients such as Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, McDonalds, Hallmark,… Read More
Hallmark Halloween
"Scare off" Hallmark Halloween E-Card Working with the art director and his team I designed and animated this spot featuring two rival jack-o-lanterns who have a scare off. The inspiration for the spot was Edward Gorey's marvelously cross hatched illustrations of the macabre. In the end his influence ended up featuring more prominently in the… Read More
