Lead Producer | 2020 to present | Commissioned interactive production for Meta
Overview
Studio Syro is an independent creative studio specializing in immersive storytelling, VR animation, and mixed reality experiences. As Lead Producer, I run production for an international team building interactive worlds with Quill and real-time engines.
Studio Syro’s work combines art and technology in virtual reality, mixed reality, and real-time 3D, with a focus on cinematic storytelling.
Quill
Studio Syro’s animated experiences are made in Quill, a VR illustration and animation tool. Working natively in VR gives the worlds their hand-painted look.
Projects
Animated Experiences
Studio Syro’s VR animated projects are hand-painted entirely in Quill.
The Art of Change
VR animated music experience created in collaboration with DROELOE, bringing music to life through immersive spatial storytelling and hand-painted VR animation.
Tales From Soda Island
Studio Syro’s seven-episode VR animated series for Meta Quest, funded and published by Meta. Standalone episodes set in the world of Soda Island, each with its own themes and characters.
Reimagined Volume I: Nyssa
A 15-minute VR animated short film reimagining the Brothers Grimm folktale. Premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and debuted on Meta Quest TV.
Interactive Experiences
Studio Syro’s interactive projects are built around mixed reality and hand tracking.
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PondQuest
Mixed reality platformer played with hand tracking. Take control of a frog as you leap, swim, and swing through nature-filled levels.
Spatial Mailbox
Hand-tracked VR letter app, launched on Meta Quest in May 2026.
Technical Art Reel 2024
Showcasing technical art work across various Studio Syro projects throughout 2024, including VR animation production, pipeline development, and creative problem-solving.
Recognition
- 81st Venice International Film Festival (2024) - Immersive, “The Art of Change”
- SXSW 2025 - Narrative VR selection, “The Art of Change”
- 80th Venice International Film Festival (2023) - Immersive, “Tales From Soda Island: The First Ingredient”
- Webby Awards (2024) - Nominee, Best Narrative Experience, “Silence”
- ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 - VR Theater, “Reimagined Volume I: Nyssa”
- 79th Venice International Film Festival (2022) - Immersive, “Reimagined Volume I: Nyssa”
- ACM SIGGRAPH 2021 - VR Theater, “Tales From Soda Island: The Neon Jungle”
My Role
As Lead Producer, I:
- Coordinate artists, developers, and stakeholders across a distributed international team
- Manage production timelines, budgets, and deliverables
- Write and negotiate contracts, change orders, and milestone invoicing with Meta
- Keep creative goals within the performance limits of standalone headsets
- Maintain the working relationship with platform partners like Meta
Background
Studio Syro began with a music video project that brought together VR artists who had not worked together before. The collaboration grew into a studio, and Oculus (now Meta) commissioned a series for its Quest platform, which became Tales From Soda Island.
Since then Studio Syro’s work has been selected at the Venice International Film Festival, SXSW, and SIGGRAPH.
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Connect With Studio Syro
- Website: studiosyro.com
- Instagram: @studiosyro
- YouTube: @studiosyro
- LinkedIn: Studio Syro
- Facebook: Studio Syro
- X (Twitter): @studiosyro