Senior Motion Designer & Creative Technologist — Vancouver, BC

Laine
Butler

12+ years delivering cinematic motion, interactive A/V installations, and real-time generative systems for brands, cultural institutions, and live performance. Credits on Netflix, Paramount+, MUTEK, and iHeart Radio.

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12+
Years
100+
Projects
1K+
Shots supervised
Showreel
Vimeo · 2022
Professional Experience
3 roles

Professional
History

Freelance
May 2022 – Present
Vancouver, BC
Senior Motion Designer, 3D Artist & Creative Technologist
Holt Renfrew · Future Primitives · Daydream · Im4lab · 10star · Modern Biology · Refraction
  • Delivered 100+ projects across motion graphics, 3D animation, compositing, and interactive installations with turnaround times of 1–4 weeks, maintaining 5 consistent retainer clients
  • Created Chroma Fold, four custom digital artworks for Holt Renfrew's national Winter 2022 "Live in the Moment" campaign, displayed in storefronts across every Canadian location
  • Designed motion content for large-scale LED displays in Bangkok with Refraction, optimized for high-resolution multi-panel installations
  • Composited and animated sensor-driven visual systems for Im4lab's large-scale interactive installation
  • Created social content, explainer videos, and Lottie animations for UI/UX integration for Future Primitives
  • Produced architectural 3D renders for 10star's Marriott Bonvoy brand activation
  • Designed and animated live performance visuals for Modern Biology, synchronized with real-time audio
  • Integrated AI tools (Midjourney, Runway ML, ComfyUI, Stable Diffusion) into production pipelines for rapid concept development and asset generation
Sprung Studios
July 2021 – May 2022
Vancouver, BC
UX/UI Motion Designer
  • Collaborated with video game studios and art directors to design and deliver motion assets optimized for game engines under NDA
  • Enhanced user experiences by integrating motion design principles into UI/UX workflows, improving interaction feedback and visual polish
Titmouse Animation
April 2017 – July 2021
Vancouver, BC
Digital Composite Supervisor / Artist
  • Supervised a team of 12 compositors on the Paramount+ series The Harper House, delivering 1,000+ shots on schedule and under budget
  • Established compositing standards and quality-control processes that improved team efficiency and reduced revision cycles
Credits — Star Trek: Lower Decks (Netflix)  ·  Teen Titans Go! To the Movies  ·  Captain Underpants  ·  Q-Force  ·  Cleopatra in Space  ·  Home
Selected Work
10 commissions

Commissions &
Performances

2025
Kohlenstoff presents · Michael Gary Dean
Cymatiques III — A/V Performance
Phi Centre, Montréal
2024
Refraction × Towns
Visual Artist & Composer
Public Records, New York City
2024
Visual Artist & Motion Designer
OSMOSi: 422 Unprocessable Entity
Orpheum Annex, Vancouver
2023
MUTEK / Société des arts technologiques
Union — Visual & Technical Artist
Montréal
2022
Holt Renfrew
Chroma Fold — Live in the Moment Campaign
National, Canada
2022
Vancouver Mural Festival
VMF Winter Arts — AR Installation
Downtown Vancouver
2021
Neo Shibuya TV
30 Second Museum
Tokyo
2018
Bass Coast Music Festival
Live A/V Performance
Merritt, BC
2017
iHeart Jingle Ball · Ria Mae
Visual Artist
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
2016
New Forms Festival
Visual Artist
Vancouver
Skills & Tools

Tools &
Expertise

Motion & 3D
  • After Effects
  • Cinema 4D
  • Redshift
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Trapcode Suite
  • Lottie Animation
Real-Time & Interactive
  • TouchDesigner
  • Resolume Arena
  • Projection Mapping
  • Sensor-Driven Installations
  • Real-Time A/V Pipelines
AI-Augmented
  • Midjourney
  • Runway ML
  • ComfyUI
  • Stable Diffusion
  • Claude / ChatGPT
Audio & Sound
  • Ableton Live
  • Pro Tools
  • Sound Design
  • Modular Synthesis
Direction & Workflow
  • Creative Direction
  • Team Leadership
  • Client Management
  • Storyboarding
  • Figma / Frame.io
  • Notion / Jira
Practice

Working at the intersection of moving image,
generative systems, and spatial sound — building environments that respond, evolve, and perform.

Press & Media
3 features

Press &
Features

2022
Arts Help
The Art of Sound: An Interview with Laine Butler
artshelp.com ↗ 2022
Vancouver Mural Festival
VMF Winter Arts — Featured Artist (Ashwell Woodland)
vanmuralfest.ca ↗
2016
BeatRoute Magazine
6 New Forms Festival 2016 Must-See Acts
Print / Archive
Community & Practice

Community,
Teaching & Background

Community
Co-Founder & Board Treasurer — Chapel Sound Arts Foundation Vancouver, BC · 2017 – Present
  • Co-founded nonprofit arts foundation supporting emerging and equity-seeking artists through programming, grants, and community events
  • Organized technical workshops in TouchDesigner and modular synthesis; facilitated recruitment of national and international artists
Workshops & Teaching
Interactive Art Workshop using TouchDesigner — Salt Spring Island, BC 2025
Intro to A/V Performances with TouchDesigner — Fountains Festival 2023
TouchDesigner YVR — Artist Talk 2023
Exploring Hybrid Creative Processes — Vancouver Creative Technology 2021
Residencies
MiNute — Roberts Creek, BC 2024
Refraction & Lens/Orb Fellowship — Online 2023
Brief Encounters — Gastown, Vancouver 2017
21st Century Renaissance Artist Residency — Ismaili Centre, Burnaby 2016
Education
Berklee College of Music Certificate — Introduction to Game Audio
2012
Art Institute of Vancouver Certificate — Electronic Music
2010

Let's
work
together

Available for freelance projects, creative direction, and live A/V collaborations. Based in Vancouver, BC — working internationally.

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