Conceptualization, Direction & Production
Merging our love of animation and classic cinema, we are creating unique visions into other worlds be they magical, fantastic or frightening.
Feature & Television
Development
Partnering with talented writers as well as our own original content, our stories focus on the courage of unique individuals in remarkable circumstances that not only inspire us, but lead us to challenge our established world view.
Animation &
Visualization
Optic Monster has over 20 years experience in highly nuanced animation and fast-paced pre/post visualization on a myriad of block-buster and academy award winning feature films.
“Optic Monster is a wonderous yet perpexing creation hellbent on making fantastic little worlds come to life!"
Dr. Frankenstien
REAL REEL SPACE
TV SERIES
Fiction meets facts in this STEM infused educational series hosted by premiere rocket scientista and Mars aficionado, Margarita Marinova. Created by Victoria Livingstone & Margarita Marinova. In Development.
STATE CHANGE
SHORT FILM
Based on the short story by Hugo Award winning author Ken Liu, "State Change” is a unique live-action coming of age story, An eloquent and powerful allegory for self realization set in an alternate universe. In Development
ONE STEP AT A TIME
TV EPISODIC SERIES
Based on best selling book and true life story of Lenor Madruga Chappell, this episodic 1970’s inspirational drama captures the incredible, courageous and uplifting journey of an woman who takes her first step into life by losing her leg. Written by Victoria Livingstone.
In Development.
SEMI-FINALIST, 2021 SCREENCRAFT TV PILOT COMPETITION
QUARTERFINALIST, 2021 SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIP
QUARTERFINALIST, 2021 INROADS FELLOWSHIP
WYLD CANOPIES
MUSIC VIDEO
A powerful and motiviating narrative music video for recording artist Leon Rosen’s aspirational and truly evocative forthcoming release, “Wyld Canopies"
Using the Unreal Engine & mixed media, this animated retro-inspired music video recounts the artist’s “hero’s journey”of finding one’s passion and then putting it to good purpose.
Written, Produced, Directed by Victoria Livingstone
Release Date: October 2024
Musician: Leon Rosen
“I believe, Doctor, that I have found my new favorite monster! Creative, intelligent, and wholly original."
Madame Frankenstein
Victoria Livingstone
Animator, writer, artist and award winning independent filmmaker, Victoria Livingstone has over 25 years of feature film experience on some of the biggest vfx movies in history. After starting out as a stop-motion filmmaker, Victoria spent a decade at the premiere VFX house, Industrial Light + Magic, where she helped push the boundaries of early Computer Graphics animation. She has since worked with many major studios (Fox, Sony, Animal Logic, Bad Robot, MPC) both supervising and crafting animated character performances and pre-visualization. Her credits include such films as Star Wars (I, II & VII), Jurassic Park 2, Happy Feet, Pirates of the Caribbean (I), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and The Jungle Book, to name a few. In addition to her feature and short film work, she has also garnered accolades for her screenwriting. Back to her roots, she has refocused on conceptualizing, writing and producing for all screens big and small.
Optic Monster is her playground.
“By God! I believe this woman has created a monster! An OPTIC monster!"
Dr. Frankenstein