Dave Merson Hess is an L.A.-based animation filmmaker and visdev artist.
Dave believes strongly in animated storytelling as a vital space for visual experimentation.
He enjoys making squiggly lines., in a way that makes people exclaim, "this feels like a lost Nick cartoon from the '90s!".
This registered owner of several glue sticks is known to employ collage and other analog/mixed media techniques.
Dave is available for bookings.
You can contact him to discuss things like:
Short-form Animated Content Creation • 2D Series or Feature Development (Art Direction, VisDev) • Pitching • Background Design • Hand-Drawn Effects Animation • The Luca/AD trade
He enjoys making squiggly lines., in a way that makes people exclaim, "this feels like a lost Nick cartoon from the '90s!".
This registered owner of several glue sticks is known to employ collage and other analog/mixed media techniques.
Dave is available for bookings.
You can contact him to discuss things like:
Short-form Animated Content Creation • 2D Series or Feature Development (Art Direction, VisDev) • Pitching • Background Design • Hand-Drawn Effects Animation • The Luca/AD trade
SELECT CREDITS/ROLES
Hot Topic, Inc
motion graphic artist for 300+ campaigns (2021- )
Kaleidos Creative
motion designer for collection launch videos (2025)
Spellbook.zip
creative director / digital brush development (2023- )
Hellavision Television
guest art director for the "Earth" episode (2023)
contributor to various episodes (2018- )
FOX Entertainment
promotion animator (2023)
Hot Topic, Inc
motion graphic artist for 300+ campaigns (2021- )
Kaleidos Creative
motion designer for collection launch videos (2025)
Spellbook.zip
creative director / digital brush development (2023- )
Hellavision Television
guest art director for the "Earth" episode (2023)
contributor to various episodes (2018- )
FOX Entertainment
promotion animator (2023)
Bento Box Entertainment
short filmmaker for A Studio Digital (2022)
California Institute of the Arts
special faculty, Collage Under The Camera (2022)
Course on visual development + animation techniques for multiplane projects
NETFLIX Animation
animator & visdev artist on Storybots: Answer Time (2021)
Velvet Two Stripes:
"This House Is Build On Sand"
music video director (2021)
Los Mundos: "Frutos Rojos"
music video director (2020)
NETFLIX
animator for quarterly company films (2019-2020)
Howler Bros
animator / bumper director (2018; 2020)
Steve Madden / 5Towns Music
animated social content creator (2018)
TIFF x Instagram
two-time finalist (2016, 2017)
Dead Oceans/Secretly Group
music video director (2015, 2018)
Night Heron Animation
lead animator / art director (2015-2018)
Aurora Picture Show
animation educator (2014-2018)
short filmmaker for A Studio Digital (2022)
California Institute of the Arts
special faculty, Collage Under The Camera (2022)
Course on visual development + animation techniques for multiplane projects
NETFLIX Animation
animator & visdev artist on Storybots: Answer Time (2021)
Velvet Two Stripes:
"This House Is Build On Sand"
music video director (2021)
Los Mundos: "Frutos Rojos"
music video director (2020)
NETFLIX
animator for quarterly company films (2019-2020)
Howler Bros
animator / bumper director (2018; 2020)
Steve Madden / 5Towns Music
animated social content creator (2018)
TIFF x Instagram
two-time finalist (2016, 2017)
Dead Oceans/Secretly Group
music video director (2015, 2018)
Night Heron Animation
lead animator / art director (2015-2018)
Aurora Picture Show
animation educator (2014-2018)
