Made For Digital asked Studio Whoohoo to create a leader for a Middle-Eastern Netflix show called "1001 nights".

Joery Verweij created a 2D illustrated landscape with an ancient Persian city.
The illustration was animated by Studio Whoohoo!.

Production company OVP asked Studio Whoohoo to create animations for the third season of their popular tv show Mindf*ck.

Joery Verweij created all of the animation assets and storyboards.

Click here to watch a small compilation of the Mindf*ck show animations.

Listerine asked us to make an animated video promoting their most recent products.

The Listerine video is created as a scrollable web video. This called for one smooth transition throughout the whole video. Highlighting all the best features of Listerine.

Joery Verweij created the storyboard for this video. Click here to watch the full video.

The Cyber Security Academy in Den Haag asked Studio Whoohoo to create an explanimation to promote their cyber security masterclasses.

Joery Verweij directed this movie. He also wrote the script, created all of the animation assets and the moving storyboard.

For more information about the Cyber Security Academy click here.

Click here to watch the full animation.

Video production company Mr. Frank asked Joery to do the art direction for a promo video for security company Securitas called 'Securitas Studio Sessions'.

Joery designed and created a video wall wich showed content about all of the security ins and outs.

Click here to check out some of the video's.

Joery was asked by Amsterdam based production company DPPLR to do the art direction for a commercial for dutch bank Knab.

Click here to check out the video, or here for more information on the project.

Project SAM asked Jeroen Peter and Joery Verweij to create a banner to promote a combined package deal for their virtual instruments.

Niels de Fouw from Studio Whoohoo animated our illustration into a looping cinemagraph that you can see here.

Check out the full illustration on my illustrations page.

Project SAM asked Studio Whoohoo to create a trailer video for ‘SWING MORE’! their latest virtual instrument for Kontakt.

The trailer takes place in New York in the 50s, at that moment when the sun goes down, the stars pop up and the jazzy tunes slowly take over the city.

Click here to watch the video. Sit back, pump up your speakers and enjoy the jazzy notes in to the night.

Production company OVP asked Studio Whoohoo to create animations to be used in the tv hit show Mindf*ck.

Joery Verweij created all of the animation assets and storyboards.

Click here to watch a small compilation of the Mindf*ck show animations.

Joery Verweij was asked by production company We Film to create a moving storyboard for a short video about products that aid in creating a better world.

The short video shows us exerpts from the daily life of a young girl named Billy. We see her use products that better the world in her own playful rebellious way. The video was initiated by ABN Amro.

You can check out the final video here

Tropic City is a collection of furniture and homeware designed by artist Jolan van der Wiel. To showcase his work, the Dutch designer created an installation for Amsterdam's National Maritime Museum, using sounds and temperature to produce an artificial tropical environment.

Joery Verweij was asked by Jolan van der Wiel to create conceptual art for the development of his work and a poster design to promote his exposition.

To read more about this exposition click here

Forces for Architecture is a research lab that explores how natural phenomena can serve the built environment. Various experiments have been conducted in the lab, resulting in conceptual models, materials and 'building skins’ that respond to natural forces.

I was asked by artist Jolan van der Wiel to create a conceptual short film to promote the models he and his team at 'Benthem Crouwel Architects' had developed.

My role was setting up the project, helping out on set during the shoot and the most part of the post production (editing and sound).

Studio WhooHoo! asked me to help out with a campaign they where doing
for K-SWISS Global Brands for the release of the classic Tongue Twister.

In collaboration with Whoohoo I designed the posters, and helped with the editing and concepts for videos and GIFs for the Tongue Twister campaign, which is released all over Europe.

Bloed, Zweet en Spotlights is A 6-part series about two dutch musicals called 'De Tweeling' and 'The Bodyguard'.
The series shows the big contrast in the lives of the actors and crew on stage and behind the curtains.

My part was to help develop the concept for the leader as well as making all of the drawings/matte paintings featured in it. I was also involved in the storyboard and animatic processes.

Take a look at some of the digital matte paintings at my illustrations page.
Click here for he video.

A commercial for Hema for the holiday season of 2015 I did the art direction for.

'Bloed, Zweet en Aria's' is A 6-part series about the dutch royal opera.
The series shows the big contrast in the lives of the actors and crew on stage and behind the curtains.

My part was to help develop the concept for the leader as well as making all of the drawings/matte paintings featured in it. I was also involved in the storyboard and animatic processes.

Waterboys is a feature length roadtrip comedy movie I did the production design for.

A film about a father reluctant to be the responsible adult
and his son who should take life a little less seriously.

The movie premieres in The Netherlands on December 1st 2016.

For more information please visit the movie facebook page.

I was asked by Marijn Molenaar, an Amsterdam based art director,
to help create a cocktail bar for a commercial promoting various drinks by company Diageo.

In addition to designing the cocktail bar I also helped out on set during the shoot and with the preparation for the art deprtment.

I was asked to re-design a couple of interior spaces at TSO Munt Square, an Amsterdam based company that provides office spaces for startup companies.

Amongst other things I designed and created a faux vault room which served as a conference room, a graphic styled entrance with phone booths and a cozy 'living room' corner in the main office space with game consoles built in a firewood wall!

Erkhii Mergen, or Why the Marmot Doesn't Have a Thumb is a short dark comedy about a Mongolian man draging a dead horse through a grim city.
This short magic realism film is almost a litteral depiction of the dutch saying 'to drag a dead horse' which means as much as trying to progress at something but not making any progress.

I was asked by director Thessa Meijer and production company Venfilm. to do the art direction for this film.

Amongst other things I had to design and make a crashed meteorite,
it could actually smoke and glow on set!

'Bloed, Zweet en Snaren' is A 6-part series about the Dutch Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the people playing there. Studio WhooHoo! and i created the leader for this series.

My part was to help develop the concept for the leader as well as making all of the drawings/matte paintings featured in it.

All About Phones asked me to design and make an intro as well as an outro for their web videos. I also made some bumpers for in between their videos.

Click the image on the left to see the motion graphics leader i made for them.

Journey of a Raindrop is an abstract short film that leads the viewer through a landscape of natural forces and material experiments:
a journey through life as seen from the seemingly simple viewpoint of a raindrop.

Thijs Schreuder Rinnooy Kan and myself were asked to create this short abstract narrative by Jolan van der Wiel as part of his year long study into various forces of nature.

All About Networks is a multimedia review company based in Amsterdam. They asked me to make a mural for their new office space.

I went for a flat design tree with it's leaves blowing off to the side. The leaves are the company's logo.

Studio WhooHoo! and i created an animation for IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). In the animation we show how IUCN helps to save species by connecting habitats.

We used a combination of 2D drawn worlds in combination with 3D sculpted/modeled elements that have handdrawn textures.

Amongst other things i made 3D sculptures, painted textures, styleframe's, color scheme's and the soundtrack.

Watch this animation here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page and click on the "info" button underneath the video.

After creating the leader for the series Bloed, Zweet & Snaren, De Haaien asked Studio WhooHoo! to create a leader for the follow up series called Bloed, Zweet & Blaren.
'Bloed, Zweet en Blaren' is a 6-part reality series about international ballet dancers and their hectic, stressful and passionate daily lives.

Besides being the production designer on this project, it was the first commercial project i made digital sculptures for. You can watch this video here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page and click on the "info" button underneath the video.

Thanks to a succesful crowdfunding campaign we resumed our work at De Moerheks, a feature length motion picture directed by Thijs Schreuder and produced by Fu Works. After laying the foundation for this magic realism movie in 2012, we now had the means for another month and a half of brainstorming and drawing. You can see some of the results on my illustrations page.
We are currently working on a test scene witch we will finsh somewhere in the beginning of next year.

Click here to watch our crowdfunding video for De Moerheks, it features some of my work and shows the method we want to use in producing this movie.

I was asked to be the art director for a new television series in dutch theme park De Efteling . The first 50 episodes will be broadcasted at the end of this year.

Het mysterie van.. is a mystical fantasy drama in witch a group of detectives have to solve crimes in the mythical world they live in.

I can't feature the video material on my website since i don't have the rights,
instead i made a slideshow of making-of photo's. You can watch it here.

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

' Werkveld' is the new videoclip of Kraantje Pappie where i have worked as an art director. Sil van der Woerd directed the clip and the song is produced by Nightwatch/Noisia.
The video clip was created in co-operation with the infantry.

Amongst other things i prepared the sets, managed the props and helped creating
particle- and reflection effects. You can watch this video here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

'Gone Back' is a 80 min psychological drama movie where i have worked on as an art director, it was directed by Ernest Meholli. Production designer Janneke Jacobs created an artisctic concept for the film. My role as the art director was contributing to this concept and realising it by, amongst other things; making sure all of the props were there,
preparing the sets, special prop making and designing.

The movie premiered in may 2013 at the EYE filmmuseum and is now being prepared
for an international release in cinema's and film contests.

Visit the Gone Back website for more information, images and the latest news updates.

'Bloed, Zweet en Snaren' is A 6-part series about the Dutch Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the people playing there. Studio WhooHoo! and i created the leader for this series in only 2 weeks.

My part was to help develop the concept for the leader as well as making all of the drawings/matte paintings featured in it. You can watch the leader here ,
or take a look at some of the digital paintings at my illustrations page.

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

Producer Ruben van Leer asked me to be the head of the art department for a leader
for the dance event 'Sensation' by ID&T .
This leader was directed by Sylvester Lindemulder.

The theme of this years edition of Sensation was 'Into the Wild'.
Thats why we made a stylistic leader that was at the same time close to nature through the dance choreography and other elements like dusty floors, a snake and tribal costumes. My part was working with the concept and designing the sets, amongst which a gigantic light table for a model to lay on with a real life snake.

Take a look at the leader here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

In the past few years i've been asked by the Dutch Filmacademy to teach, consult and aid their first year students in workshops about the combination of the visual effects- and art departments.

In 2011 this workshop lasted for a couple of days and in 2012 it lasted for a small week.
This year however, students had almost a full month to complete two assignments.
The fist one was about creating a high end 2D styleframe or movie still inspired by the movie 'Prometheus' by director Ridley Scott. The second assignment was to create a short movie inspired by one of his other movies, 'Blade Runner'.
All sudents had to work on these assignments without a budget and with very little equipment in groups of up to 7 people, making teamwork the most essential part of the workshop.

Yim & Yoyo is a 25 min kids movie directed by Anna van Keimpema, produced by
Volt Films and funded by KRO Jeugd. Janneke Jacobs and i formed a production designer duo that led the art department.

Yim & Yoyo has been awarded the children's jury prize for best film for children up to 12 years at the 59th Short Oberhausen Film festival.

The story is about Yim, a 10 year old Chinese boy, and his imaginary friend Yoyo, a drawn panda bear. Together they experiencing lots of exciting adventures.
The movie is a combination of live action footage and 2D animation. When Yim wanders of in his drawings with his friend Yoyo, they journey through a fantastical 2D drawn world.

You can view the full movie here(english subtitles not yet available), or watch a short summary video of our art departments work here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

ELIA (The European League of Institutes of the Arts) organized a movie contest for European film students: 'Language through lenses'. to promote multilingualism in Europe. Director Jamille van Wijngaarden and producer Wibout Warnaar started producing an entry movie called 'Snow White' in the summer of 2012. It's a parody on the classic Snow White fairy tale in which Snow White and the seven dwarves cant understand eachothers language. You can watch this short movie here.

I was asked to be a coach for the art department of this short movie.
My role was mainly consulting and coaching production designer Sanne Houwing.

Snow White was awarded with the international first prize during Prix Europa,
the annual festival for the best television-, radio- and online productions.
You can read an article about this here.

I was asked by Limelights, an Amsterdam based company working on events and photography, to help create an interactive greenscreen project for ASML.
ASML is a company that produces microelectronics. This greenscreen experience project was set up for an event they had organized for all of their employees and associates.

Together with Limelights and Studio WhooHoo! we created a short video of a ride on a microrobot through the laboratories of ASML. It was set up in a way it could be live keyed on location, so that the visitors could see themselves flying on the robot while they were being filmed in a greenscreen setting. It was a fun project full of technical challenges.
You can watch a short summary video of this project here .

For more information on this project, visit my videos page.

In collaboration with photographer Michiel Meeuwis i've made a latex frame
to create a plastic unreal effect on a photoshoot for United Nude
Click here to see one of the results.

For more info on Michiels work, visit his website.

I was asked by Johnny Loco to help them with a photoshoot by making a kind of freeform storyboard. Johnny Loco is a company that sells products like bikes, bags and shades.

This was the first time had to make a storyboard for a photoshoot, a board without a clear narrative and concisting of scattered ideas for the crew on the photoshoot.
You can see a small part of this storyboard here
and one of the eventual photographs of the shoot here.

After lots of coding, styling and uploading, my website is finally finished! I hope you'll all enjoy it. I will update this news section frequently, so do come back to check out moreprojects or news items.

If you have any comments or suggestions, Please let me know.