Nathan Mckenna

Film · Commercials · Brands

Nathan
Mckenna

弘法筆を選ばず

Concept artDigital matte paintingCharacter designAI-assisted ideation

Emmy-winning work, twenty years in the VFX industry.

In focus BMW · “Heart of Joy” Octowaltz

Selected projects

Recent works

Recent work across character design, concept art, digital matte painting and AI-assisted visual development.

Projects

Corcept Therapeutics — Cortisol In Control — Two Films

Corcept Therapeutics

Cortisol In Control — Two Films · 2025
Tiffany & Co. — With Love, Since 1837

Tiffany & Co.

With Love, Since 1837 · 2024
Hoka — “Bird's Eye”

Hoka

“Bird's Eye” · 2024
Virgin Voyages — Pitch Concept Art — Traditional & AI Tools

Virgin Voyages

Pitch Concept Art — Traditional & AI Tools · 2024
Publix — Best Friends — Character Design Pitch

Publix

Best Friends — Character Design Pitch · 2025
Mountain Dew — “Having a Blast!” — Super Bowl

Mountain Dew

“Having a Blast!” — Super Bowl · 2024
Paramount+ — Mountain — Super Bowl

Paramount+

Mountain — Super Bowl · 2024
Honda — Prologue — “Dream in Motion” with Zhu

Honda

Prologue — “Dream in Motion” with Zhu · 2023
Nike — Megan Thee Stallion — “New Hotties”

Nike

Megan Thee Stallion — “New Hotties” · 2022
Nissan — “Thrill Driver”

Nissan

“Thrill Driver” · 2022
Apple TV+ — Schmigadoon!

Apple TV+

Schmigadoon! · 2021
John Lewis & Partners — Christmas Ad 2021 “Unexpected Guest”

John Lewis & Partners

Christmas Ad 2021 “Unexpected Guest” · 2021
Mountain Dew — Game Fuel — “Underdog”

Mountain Dew

Game Fuel — “Underdog” · 2019
JAY-Z — “The Story of O.J.”

JAY-Z

“The Story of O.J.” · 2017
The Chemical Brothers ft. Beck — “Wide Open”

The Chemical Brothers ft. Beck

“Wide Open” · 2016
The Last Kingdom — Illustration

The Last Kingdom

Illustration · 2015
Da Vinci's Demons — Title Sequence — Emmy Winner

Da Vinci's Demons

Title Sequence — Emmy Winner · 2013

Awards

  • Emmy AwardOutstanding Main Title Design — Da Vinci's Demons2013
  • BAFTA NominationTelevision Craft, Titles — Da Vinci's Demons2015
  • BAFTA NominationTelevision Craft, Titles & Graphic Identity — The Last Kingdom2016
  • AICP Post Awards shortlistCharacter Design — Disney Best Christmas Ever2026
  • AICP Show shortlistCharacter Design — BMW Heart of Joy2026
  • Special Edi for Visual EffectsSwiss prize for advertising and corporate film2012

Studios

Untold Studios · The Mill · Framestore · MPC · Buck · House of Parliament · Nineteen Twenty · Jamm Visual · Huge Designs · Parasol Island · ETC · Blue Man World · Banquet VFX · ARC Creative · Scholar · STRAY · Nathan Love · Family Office Los Angeles

Clients

BMW · Disney · Apple · Nike · Tiffany & Co. · Squarespace · Paramount+ · Honda · Nissan · Amazon · Mountain Dew · John Lewis · Hoka · Virgin Voyages · JAY-Z · Apple TV+ · Highland Park · Starz · Blue Bunny · Corcept Therapeutics · Publix · Lay's · Extra Gum · Uber Eats · Center Parcs · Purdey’s · Blue Man Group