Freddy Arenas is an
independent director
Offering animation and live-action production services from his studio at the Pencil Factory in Brooklyn, NY.
Freddy's work focuses on the semantics of the visual language; he strives to create poetic relationships between image and meaning to convey ideas innovatively.
Throughout his career, he has created projects for clients such as The New York Times, MTV, Google, and HBO Documentaries.
Freddy is continuously experimenting with new techniques and concepts that push forward production methods and storytelling devices. He shares his findings and showcases his creative process via Tumblr and most recently, Instagram.
Sweatshop
The Sweatshop is a dedicated Tumblr page for personal illustrations, quick animations, gifs, and other drawing explorations.
A place to share a newly discovered interest for live action and visual effects. Full disclosure, there may be an occasional ceramics pic or an NYC skyline popping up now and then.
Selected Press
Accolades
ADC Global Award 2015
Art Directors Club • Animation [Gold]
F5 Showcase 2015
F5 & Motionographer.com • Official Selection
Creative Review Annual 2015
Creative Review Magazine UK • Feature The Annual
ADC Global Award 2014
Art Directors Club • Animation [Bronze]
BDA World Gold 2011
Broadcast Design Association • General Entertainment Bumper [Silver]
BDA World Gold 2008
Broadcast Design Association • Art Direction And Design: ID [Silver]
BDA World Gold 2008
Broadcast Design Association • Total Package Design: On-Air [Bronze]
BDA World Gold 2007
Broadcast Design Association • Art Direction And Design: Campaign [Gold]
BDA World Gold 2006
Broadcast Design Association • Open [Bronze]