Hello! I’m Dane Zarra. With a degree in Illustration from SVA, I’ve since grown as a Motion Graphics Animator with diverse skills that drive my visual problem-solving. In my previous roles, I executed client deliverables by editing footage or film teasers and incorporating custom motion graphics, VFX, animation, and illustrations. I've also implemented Red Giant and Element 3D plugins into my workflow.

For my character animation work, I file prepped, rigged (with DUIK), and composited scenes for the Official Ozzy Osbourne & Motörhead 30th Anniversary Hellraiser Music Video, Emmy-winning HBO Documentary: 38 At The Garden, and other client content explainers. For The Grio: "Juneteenth: Celebrating Centuries of Black Excellence," I also illustrated all the animated character designs and backgrounds. I have included all these skills in many explainer videos and social media campaigns for clients from Disney, CNN, Microsoft, Software One, PwC, and Discovery. I have also worked with agencies such as Casual Films, Hey Beautiful Jerk, 160/90, Postscript Creative, Mammoth Advertising, and Ghost Atomic Pictures.

When I’m not animating, designing, or illustrating, I play music. You can find me lugging around a guitar with way too many effect pedals. My approach is to blend caustic post-punk riffs, synth-like textures, and drone loops. I play in the band Big Oil, and previously in the bands Oil Bay, Rainwater, and Caged Animals. My quarantine hobby was learning to make edible pizza - which as of now, is the extent of my cooking prowess.