Expressive Virtual Production Director, Cinematic Animator, and Senior Motion Designer with over 17 years of experience. I paint purposeful beauty in motion, combining Unreal Engine 5 mastery with meticulous shot design and traditional cinematography to engineer world-class, emotionally resonant sequences.

Ultan Courtney

• Senior Broadcast Designer (RTÉ): Spent over 17 years directing 360-degree marketing campaigns, program packaging, and full network channel rebrands.

• In-House Motion Graphics (Sony Pictures Imageworks): Relocated to Canada on a full VFS scholarship, contributing to over 80 shots across seven lighting teams on the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

• Pipeline Innovation (Epic Games Fellowship): Completed the Epic Games Fellowship and co-led the 2021 IBC Accelerator team, developing a real-time remote production pipeline for global broadcasters.

• Broadcast Delivery (BBC Three): Evolved real-time proofs-of-concept into original IP, culminating in the hybrid live-action/VFX short Galaxy Dance, broadcast on BBC Three in 2024.

• Virtual Art Department (Studio Ulster & Screen Ireland): Completed advanced VAD training, focusing on ICVFX environment design, directing on-stage actors, and previs. Current science fiction development materials are actively backed by Screen Ireland.

• Real-Time & Layout: Unreal Engine 5 (Sequencer, Control Rig, Previs, VAD)

• Post-Production: Motion Graphics, After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D, Typography

• Cinematography: Scene Blocking, Performance Capture, Multi-Camera Setup, Lighting