NUEVA GENSTUDIOS
Independent creative studio · Austin, Texas

Human vision.
New possibilities.

Stories with soul. Worlds beyond the ordinary.
We bring creative direction, AI tools, and video production into one imaginative practice.

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Claymation-style cowboy playing güiro beneath colorful star piñatas on a Christmas night
Featured project / Music & animation

Cumbia Navideña

IMAGINATION, WITH INTENTION.CREATIVE DIRECTION / ANIMATION / VIDEO
Inside the featured project

Cumbia Navideña — the trailer

36 seconds / Official trailer
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The craft behind the movement

It starts with
getting to know them.

For Cumbia Navideña, we worked closely with the artist to plan the character’s physical movements and bring his personality into the animation. We wanted the character to feel like him: the way he carries himself, the way he performs, and the little things that make him who he is. We planned that movement frame by frame, image by image, giving each gesture a purpose.

01 / Character

Plan the personality.

Before we decide how a character moves, we get to know who they are. Where are they from? What was their upbringing like? What have they been through? Those details help us set their intentions and understand how they would react in a moment. Even when you don’t see their whole story on screen, it’s there in the character.

02 / Performance

Make movement feel natural.

We look at how the artist moves in real life: their gestures, their expressions, and the way they perform. We talk about who inspires them and who we imagine the character moving like. Then we work through those choices frame by frame, image by image, until the movement feels natural and their personality comes through.

03 / World building

Build the scene.

Where does the action take place, and what does the magic feel like there? We gather inspiration from all around us and think about every little detail that makes that world feel alive: the colors, the light, the objects, and the spaces the characters move through. Camera placement and framing help us bring you into that world and let you feel what’s happening.

Selected AI-assisted development renders from Cumbia Navideña.

01 / The possibilities

New tools.
Deeply human stories.

Technology expands what we can imagine. Filmmaking gives it form. Nueva Gen Studios combines AI-assisted image creation and animation with physical movement modeling, camera work, film setup, character planning, and editing.

Selected explorations

A world in every frame

MUSIC VISUALS · AI-ASSISTED ANIMATION
A festive world inspired by Christmas in the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico.

Two claymation-style students sharing a smile while working in a classroom

A Quiet First Crush

STORY IN DEVELOPMENT · TWO DEVELOPMENT STILLS
A coming-of-age story of friendship, music, and first love in the Rio Grande Valley.

The repertoire / Future concepts

Stories taking shape.

Original worlds in development. A first look at the characters and visual directions behind our future storytelling.

01 / Narrative concept · In developmentClaymation-inspired visual development

A Quiet First Crush

In the early-2000s Rio Grande Valley, Seba and JuanDi find connection in school hallways, music, and the ordinary moments that start to mean everything. A coming-of-age story about friendship, identity, and the courage to let someone see you.

These projects are in development. Each story is represented by two selected concept images; further scenes remain in exploration.

02 / What we create

From a spark of an idea
to a world of its own.

For artists, brands, and storytellers looking for a distinctive visual voice. Each project starts with your story and finds the right creative approach to bring it to life.

01

Music videos & visual stories

Concept development, creative direction, and editing that connect sound, performance, and a strong visual narrative.

02

AI-assisted animation

Character planning and stylized sequences shaped by modeled physical movement, performance reference, and careful direction. Natural gestures and expressive timing are central to the work.

03

Motion & campaign content

Trailers, visualizers, and short-form creative that extend a project’s world across digital platforms.

03 / Behind the vision

An artist’s eye.
A filmmaker’s instinct.

Nueva Gen Studios is an independent creative practice bringing film, music, culture, and imagination into conversation. Every project begins with a story, a character, and a point of view.

Our approach is grounded in filmmaking: character planning, physical performance, cameras, film setups, and editing guide the work. AI tools become part of that production process, with close attention to natural movement, expression, and continuity.

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04 / Start a conversation

What are you
imagining?

A music video, a character, an entirely new world. Tell us what you have in mind.

Build a short project brief here, then send it by Instagram to Nueva Gen Studios.

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