Douglas McGinness III

Douglas McGinness III is founder and director of Animated Company, an AI creative studio in London. Clients include Apple, Nike, Google, Epic Games, BBC, and Paramount. His work has been recognised with a D&AD Wood Pencil and screened at the Festival de Cannes. With more than two decades in animation, VFX, and motion design, Douglas' work combines studio practice with toolmaking. Animated Company's flagship product, Fossa, is an AI animation suite that leverages art direction with generative AI video. He writes and speaks on AI in animation and how studios can adopt AI into their existing pipelines.