Film Industry
About
[EN]Riley Axon is a visual artist working across film and design, combining analogue process with AI-assisted tools. Their practice is driven by curiosity and experimentation, exploring identity, belonging, and queerness through process-led visual work.
With two years of in-house experience at a film production company, Riley understands the rhythm of set life and pre-production, moving quickly, thinking clearly, and adapting in real time. Working closely with directors and production teams, Riley develops treatments, visual research, storyboards, social media content, and location research that help ideas gain clarity and projects establish their tone early on.
Riley works as a creative partner within production teams, supporting directors by shaping visual language early and helping ideas become concrete. Often acting as a bridge between intuition and structure, Riley translates abstract concepts into shared visual concepts that align teams and strengthen creative decisions.
[DE]
Riley Axon ist eine visuelle Künstlerin, die an der Schnittstelle von Film, Design und neuen Bildsystemen arbeitet und analoge Prozesse mit KI-gestützten Werkzeugen verbindet. Geleitet von Neugier und Experimentierfreude entstehen visuelle Welten, die sich mit Identität, Zugehörigkeit und Queerness auseinandersetzen und den Prozess ebenso wertschätzen wie das Ergebnis.
Mit zwei Jahren Inhouse-Erfahrung in einer Filmproduktionsfirma kennt Riley den Rhythmus von Set und Vorproduktion und arbeitet schnell, fokussiert und anpassungsfähig. In enger Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseur*innen und Produktionsteams entwickelt Riley Treatments, visuelle Recherchen, Storyboards, Behind-the-Scenes-Inhalte und Location-Recherchen, die Ideen schärfen und Projekten früh eine klare visuelle Richtung geben.
Riley versteht sich als kreative Partnerin innerhalb von Produktionsteams und unterstützt Regisseur*innen dabei, visuelle Sprachen früh zu formen und Ideen greifbar zu machen. Als verbindendes Element zwischen Intuition und Struktur übersetzt Riley abstrakte Konzepte in gemeinsame visuelle Referenzen, richtet Teams aus, stärkt kreative Entscheidungen und schafft eine stabile Grundlage, noch bevor ein Projekt das Set erreicht.
Work Experience
- In-house Creative,
Robot,
Cape Town,
2023 - 2026
- Contributed to the creative development of commercial and cultural film projects through research and treatments.
- Produced pitch decks, storyboards, and AI-assisted visualisations to support directors during pre-production.
- Captured and edited BTS content for social and promotional use.
- Supported production teams with location research, decks and presentation materials.
- Creative Research,
dir. Ayanda Duma
prod. Robot
Remote, 2026.
- Creative Research,
dir. Ryan Hing
prod. Sublime Film
Cape Town, 2025.
- BTS package,
dir. Priya,
prod. 400SEATS
Cape Town, 2025.
- Creative Research,
dir. Andréa Katzeff
prod. TwinFilm
Cape Town, 2024.
Education
- AI Filmmaking Course,
Curious Refuge, 2025.
AI-assisted storytelling, storyboarding, and post-production workflows.
- Graphic Design,
Academy of Digital Arts, 2022.
- Concept-led visual communication and design fundamentals.
- Business Acumen for Artists,
Cape Town Creative Academy, 2022.
- Pricing, contracts, and soft skills needed for a creative practice.
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Software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Runway
- Nano Banana Pro
- Figma
Behind the Scenes
- Puma x Maglera
- Vans x Little Simz
- Woolworths
- Nancy Ajram, Warana Eh
- Decathlon
- Audi
- Simple Be
- Jacamo
- Pepco
- Nancy
- The Ceder
- Bramley
- VW
- Ackermans
BTS. Packages [VID&IMG]
Portfolio
Detailed Summary
Storyboards
- Revlon
- Lays
- L’Oreal
- MTN
- Elvive
- Ackermans
- Pepco
- Steers
- Defy
- Halls
- Standard Bank
- Dettol
- Strongbow
Creative Research
- Anatomy
- Balmain x Disney
- Moonchild Sanelley
- Defy
- Standard Bank
- Debonairs
- Kotex
- L'Oreal
- Lays
- MTN
- Revlon | Live Boldly
- Elvive
- One Wall Street
- Pick’n Pay
- Supersport
- Ackermans Summer
- VVSSA Touareg
- Audi
- Sunny | Project Anthem
- Ackermans Baby
- Ackermans Brand
- Steers
- Nido
- Woolworths
- Balmain x Disney
- Karri Card
- Season Series
- Dettol Winter Soap
- Strongbow
- KFC
Directors Treatments
- Anatomy
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Maybelline New York
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Bash
-
Balmain x Disney
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Ackermans
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Pepco
-
Steers
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One Wall Street
-
VW Touareg
-
Moonchild Sanelly MV
-
Halls
-
Nido
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Revlon
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Woolworths
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Strongbow
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MTN
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Debonairs
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Telkom
- Dettol
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Directors
- KC Locke
- Zandi Tisani
- Ciel Rose
- Ayanda Duma
- Ehsan Bhatti
- Adriaan Louw
- Jason Fielkov
- Andréa Katzeff
- Nick Riley Bentham
- Priya Patel
- Craig Moore
- Nelis Botha
- Ryan Hing
- TwoFold
Location Decks
- Adidas Supernova
- Balmain x Disney
- Butterfinger
- Cheez-It
- Eurojackpot
- Rolls-Royce
- Bash
- Floating parade
- Hellmans
- Fifa
- Ploom
- Huawei
- Renault
- Nubank
- Hyundai Archery
- JBL
- Bank of Ireland
- Oral-B
- Orangina
- BEATS
- Marshall JHB & CPT
- Lindor
- Courvoisier
- LG
- OLX
- Hermes
- Verbund
- Friso
- Linkedin
- Miller
- Mami Wata
- Motorola
- No Abyss No Peace
- Pepsi
- Postfinance
- Quickbooks
- Rexonna
- Standard Bank
- Tide Evo
- UBS
- Vanquish
- Veet
- Vraylar
- VW
- Nancy
- Xdemvy
- Party Rings
- Pardon / Wanda
- Decathlon
- Project Nam
- Rexulti
- Bebat
- Lexus
- Sam Fender MV
- Dreamies
- Turtlewax
- LisaxTyla
- 30 feet of dust
- Freemans
- Somersby