This is a collection of work from the past few years for various clients.

The tune is an edit of "Work it" by the amazing Nicholas Jaar from the Nico's Bluewave Edits Record.
Listen to more of his music here nicolasjaar.net and here csa.fm

Australia's sports channel ONE asked me to design four different opening titles that would introduce their feature length segments: Movies, Documentaries, Adventure and Action.

Client: Network Ten / ONE
Direction, DOP, Design: Nelson Alves
Compositing: Luke Simshauser, Nelson Alves

The great people at DMCI Initiative asked me to create three different christmas idents for their client Fox Classics.

Client: DMCI
3D, Design & Direction: Nelson Alves
Creative Director: Nathan Drabsch
Producer: Amy Nguyen
Sound Design: ismstudios.com.au

Mighty Nice asked me to direct one of their channel idents for SBS.

Every designer was given a sound bite and an open brief.
I wanted to capture the nostalgia of the Mr. Whippy sound with some hand made stop motion.

Client: SBS
Director: Nelson Alves
Design: Softly Dunstan
Producer: Fi Patterson
Creative Director: Darren Price

Yesyou are a great new band from Brisbane and were in need of visuals for their amazing new track. The song reminded me of a nostalgic cruise ship holiday in the seventies. I happen to be a collector of old film. Great match I reckon.

Check out their site for more tunes.

Client: Bossy Music
Director & Editor: Nelson Alves
Music: YESYOU

Channel Eleven asked me to direct and animate a few of their 5 second playoffs.
The brief was simple: Do what you like using the Eleven logo elements.

Design & Animation: Nelson Alves
Audio: Nelson Alves
Ufo storyboard: Sze Lok

On this project I assisted the director Darren Price with conceptualizing the ideas and visual effects. I also directed the shoot.

A single artists hand is seen drawing the many different images with a variety of pens. However, there is a little visual trickery in the final TVC which is stitched together from multiple illustrations - each individually created by various illustrators.

Client: Mighty Nice
Director: Darren Price
Live Action Director: Nelson Alves
VFX: Nelson Alves

The label Feral Media gave me an open brief to direct this Clip for the Sydney Indie band Alpen that was shot on a digital still camera that was attached above my head.
The clip was selected for RESFEST 10 and was published on Motion +61 DVD Vol.2.

Client: Feral Media Label
Direction: Nelson Alves
Post Production:  Nelson Alves
Assistant directors:  Claire Madiot, Julie De Paoli

MCM entertainment commissioned me to design and direct the opening titles for for their live music Show "Kia Soul Live at the Chapel" that aired on Channel 7 and Channel [V].

Client: MCM Entertainment
Direction & Post: Nelson Alves
DOP:  Brycen Horne
DOP Assistant:  Zane Kamat
Producer: Claire Madiot, Julie De Paoli
Audio: Big Bang & Fuzz
Channel Producer: Ashley Wawn

Sci Fi Channel asked me to revamp some of their on air titles for their "Sci Fi presents" promos.

Client: SciFi Channel
Design Director: Nelson Alves
Channel Director: Toscha Irving

A small stop motion clip that I did for TV1 who needed a logo and a unique opening sequence to package their classic show cut-downs.

Client: TV1
Designer: Nelson Alves

I worked on this project at Sopp where we collaborated with Dael Oates from Prodigy Films to create this TV Commercial to promote Bigponds Ringtones.
We mixed Computer Graphics with Stop motion elements.

Creative Director: Dael Oates
Designer/Motion Directors: Thorsten Kulp & Nelson Alves

Channel V asked me to design new titles for the V-Independent Countdown.

Client: XYZ Networks
Design and Direction: Nelson Alves
DOP: Ash Bolland
Assistants: Claire Madiot, Julie De Paoli

Host Advertising asked us at Sopp to come up with a concept and direct four online clips for McKenna bourbon.
The idea was created around the tag line "The Urban Spirit" and displays different scenarios of an urban get together.

Client: Host Advertising
Design & Direction: Thorsten Kulp, Nelson Alves
Post and Edit: Nelson Alves

Concept and Design for the Create, Assemble, Deliver Roadshow of Adobe Australia.

Client: Adobe Australia
Design & Animation: Nelson Alves