Studio Cartoons Deluxe specializes in hand-drawn, frame-by-frame
animation, artwork, & lettering for contemporary mediums, branding,
and apparel — commonly exploring retro cartoon & comic aesthetics in sci-fi, fantasy, psychedelia, horror, surf, snow, & motorsport.
See my artist feature and interview here on Type7
︎US representation Totally Reps
NYC
︎US representation Statement Of NYC
︎US representation Hero Complex Gallery Los Angeles
︎UK, Europe & Australia Choreus (Jacky Winter)
James@cartoonsdeluxe.studio
+47 950 18 243
︎What I do ︎︎︎
2D animation
illustration
directing
comp artist
2D FX animation
motion design
music composition
︎What I do it with︎︎︎
ToonBoom Harmony
After Effects
Procreate
︎Awards︎︎︎
Red Dot Design Award 2023
Brand Design
Kassa (EY Doberman)
D&AD 2023
Shortlisted
Kassa (EY Doberman)
Visuelt 2023
Nomination
Kassa (EY Doberman)
Visuelt 2022
Gold in Omgivelsesdesign
"Utstillingsdesign ‘Ulv! Ulv!’"
Visuelt 2022
Diplom i Program Design & Title Sequence
"Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2021 Vignette"
Gullblyanten 2021 (presented in 2022)
Bronse in Identitet
"ULV! ULV!" exhibition for NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet
Art Directors Club 2020
Merit Award in the prestigious brand design category
"Matstreif Identity" (SDG)
Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Illustrations
"Vipps" (SDG)
Visuelt 2020
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Matstreif Identity"
Visuelt 2019
Gold for Best Reklame/Promo (advertisement)
"Obos Nabohjelp"
Visuelt 2019
Nominated for Best Identity Film
"Gullblyanten 2017"
Gullblyanten 2018
Diplom i Håndverk (Honorable Mention in Craftsmanship)
"Gullblyanten 2017 Identity"
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2018
Nominated for best Advertisement
"Obos Nabohjelp"
Gullbranson 2018
Gold - Våghalsen(Daredevil)
Nomination - Best Animated Film
Nomination - Best Promo
"Gullblyanten 2017"
Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Identity
"DOA fest"
Visuelt 2017
Diplom - Moving Image - Tittelsekvens
"Snekker Andersen & Julenissen"
Visuelt 2015
Diplom - Reklame
"McDonalds 20kr"
Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Presenting byHands"
Visuelt 2014
Diplom - Open Class
"Visuelt 2013 / Studio Crawl Pop-Up Exhibition at Toxic Invitation"
Visuelt 2014
Gold - Reklame
"NAF Summer"
Visuelt 2014
Gold - Moving Image - Identitet
"TV2 Zebra Rebrand"
Visuelt 2012
Diploma - Moving Image - Informasjonsfilm
"Jean Paul: School of Preppy"
Sølvtaggen 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"
Gullblyanten 2012
Gold
"Norwegian Airlines: Local Heroes of Norway"
BATTERY ENERGY DRINK
I was one of 4 directors asked to partake in a campaign for Battery Energy Drink where we each made separate films in different styles to match different themes based on the core demographics of their largest consumer groups.
“The GAMER”
The premise I was given was to depict the gamer girl. This 17 second clip that was inserted between live action shots to show the immediate surge of energy that hits when once the character takes a drink.
The premise was to depict the character based on mash-up clips in reference to the opening titles of classic retro Saturday morning cartoons and anime from the 80’s.
client: Battery Energy Drink
Agency: Anorak
Production: Animasjonsdepartementet
CD: John Christian Alpenes
Animation director: Myself
Storyboard, animatic: Myself
Tiedowns: Joel Stenbäck
Final line/cleanup: Myself
FX animation, color & comp: Myself
Not the official music and sound.