Lance Clayton
3D, Animator, Editor, Editor / Motion Designer, Editor / Motion Designer, Motion Designer, VFX & Compositing
Sydney
Biography
Senior Motion Designer
Lance Clayton is a senior motion designer with a sharp eye for animation and design. Across the past decade, he’s built a reputation for combining elegant, purposeful design with dynamic motion — creating standout pieces for leading brands and organisations. Equally comfortable taking a project from concept to final delivery, Lance is known for his impeccable reliability and thrives in fast-paced environments, always delivering with professionalism and consistency.
When not alongside you and your team on a brief – Lance is the founder of Mello – a boutique design and animation studio — where he oversees both the creative team and its projects.
A fastidious animator, and known for crafting slick, engaging animations that flow with elegance — Lance shines whether telling stories, explaining concepts, bringing grandeur to a live event, or anything in between.
A meticulous animator, Lance is recognised for crafting sleek, engaging work that moves with grace and clarity — whether telling stories, explaining complex ideas, adding energy to a live event, or anything in between. His depth of experience also brings a high level of technical proficiency – Lance is one of the most technically proficient animators a team could draw from – ensuring even the most complex projects are approached methodically and run smoothly to avoid unforeseen challenges that can slow a project right when you need to deliver!
Known for his strong sense of timing and detail, Lance approaches each project with a clear focus on simplicity, style, and quality. He’s as comfortable developing ideas alongside clients as he is jumping in to finesse an existing brief, bringing flexibility and a collaborative mindset to the process.
Clients value Lance not just for his technical skill, but for the passion and pride he pours into his work — something that shines through in the results. If you need an animator who can solve challenges, elevate your project and be fun to work with along the way, Lance is your guy.
Software
- After Effects
- Cinema 4D
- Premiere
- Rive
- Cavalry
- Figma
- emerging AI tools
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Reviews
Lance was introduced to me 5 years ago, and came highly recommended as both a videographer and an animator.
Lance is that perfect combination of brilliance, reliability, punctuality and humility
Lance’s genius and innate understanding of our values and how that translates to our diverse audiences through the images and animations he creates for us is second to none.
Lance and his talents are one of the world’s best kept secrets and I would rather like to keep it that way – when you work with him you will find he is a national treasure you wish you could clone
Lynne Strong National Program Manager Art4Agriculture
I’ve worked with Lance on a number of VR projects over the years. He’s a talented designer and a great guy to work with. Lance has the creative vision and the ability to articulate those ideas to the rest of the team. During production, he is able to harness his technical skills to create motion graphics, UI elements and sound to really enhance the overall user experience.
I would highly recommend Lance for any production!
Kei Onishi vantageinteractive.com.au