Daniel Sake

I'm a Film graduate working as a freelance director and graphic artist, specializing in animation, illustration, and motion design. My experience as a 2D generalist comes from producing commissioned animation and promotional art — often solo or leading small teams — for art and entertainment projects such as films, documentaries, animated series, TV shows, festivals, streamers, games and musicians.
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Most recently at Copa Studio, I've been working as a compositing supervisor, lead compositor, and AE VFX artist on Internationally acclaimed animated series such as Jorel’s Brother (Cartoon Network, hboMAX), Ico Bit Zip (Discovery Kids), Wake Up, Carlo! (Netflix), and Trunk Train: The Movie (Universal, Disney+).
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In motion design, I specialize in art direction, motion graphics, and title sequences for feature-length documentaries, including Rafael Saar’s Yorimatã (2014), and Susanna Lira’s Intolerância.Doc (2016), Mussum: Um Filme do Cacildis (2019), and Jessie & Colombo (2023).
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As an independent creator, I often develop original animations and artwork for both clients and personal projects. My first animated short, The Yellow Generation (2014), won Best Animated Short at the Wasteland Film Festival (Wasteland Weekend) and was featured in ten festivals, including Rio Film Festival’s Première Brasil, Anima Mundi, Animation Block Party (NY), and several Fantastic Film Festivals across Latin America. One of my most recognized animations is the music video Piranha for the band Biltre, with whom I’ve collaborated multiple times, creating posters, animation loops, logos, and an album cover. For my latest commissioned music video, Pessoas Fritas by Billy Crocanty, I delivered a hybrid live-action and animation project, where I brought together everything I’ve learned so far. I handled the script, storyboard, direction, art direction, editing, post-production, VFX, animation, and compositing.
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Languages:
• Native Brazillian Portuguese
• Fluent Spanish
• Fluent English
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Software Proficiency:
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere
• Toon Boom Harmony
• Krita
• TVPaint
• Aseprite
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Specialties:
• Cinematic Language and Storytelling
• Creative Direction
• Storyboard
• Concept Art
• Art Direction
• Illustration
• Cel Animation
• Cut-out Animation
• 3D Animation
• Compositing
• VFX
• Motion Design