Mold3D Studio

Mold3D Studio is a real-time creative production studio based in Burbank, California. Established as a dedicated commercial studio in 2017, it creates digital environments, characters and animated content for film, television, games, live entertainment and immersive experiences. Its work combines virtual production art services with the technical preparation needed to use assets in interactive engines and production environments.

The studio’s core practice centers on Virtual Art Department services, real-time worldbuilding and final-pixel animation. Its artists build environments, lighting setups and optimized assets in Unreal Engine, supporting productions from early visual development through finished imagery. Services include virtual set layout, camera blocking, look development and environment creation, alongside character modeling and digital sculpting.

These workflows allow production teams to explore sets through virtual cameras, adjust digital scenery interactively and develop lighting before filming. Mold3D also supports in-camera visual effects, where digital environments become part of the shooting process, and provides pipeline consulting, custom tools, shaders and technical direction for real-time production.

Production work

Mold3D contributed virtual art department environment layouts to the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and provided digital environment art, virtual layout and lighting for Disney’s Pinocchio. Its work on Mouse Guard included virtual art department leadership, character and environment creation, and Unreal Engine look development.

For Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 reveal demonstration, Lumen in the Land of Nanite, the studio produced architectural, statue and prop assets showcasing Nanite geometry. In 2021, it wrote, directed and produced Slay, a final-pixel animated short created entirely in Unreal Engine 4.26 and featuring Windwalker Echo.

The studio also applies its production methods beyond film and television. Its portfolio includes concert-screen environments for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, creative direction and look development for Nike x Fortnite Airphoria 2.0, virtual reality environments for Meta Reality Labs, and worldbuilding for Skydance New Media. Across these formats, its work connects digital art creation with the requirements of real-time playback and interactive presentation.