Visual Storyteller — Design · Film · Motion

MiM
SHAD

MohammadMahdi Shadegan. Working across graphic design, filmmaking, and moving image.

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Short Films
Graphic Design
Filmmaking
3D Animation
Photography
Video Editing
Motion Graphics
Visual Storytelling
Graphic Design
Filmmaking
3D Animation
Photography
Video Editing
Motion Graphics
Visual Storytelling
Work & Personal Projects

Made &
In Progress

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Graphic Design
169M+
Views
5M+
Likes
02
Film & Editing
3
Short Films
4
Selections
03
3D Animation
& Renders
10+
Animations
04
Motion &
Video Editing
2M+
Audience
05
Independent
Projects
2
Active
06
Photography
Sony
Alpha 7
Canon
90D
Graphic Design

A thumbnail has one job: stop someone mid-scroll. I work on this every day, most consistently for DarkViperAU, whose GTA V channel I've designed for daily over a long-term collaboration built around CTR data and viewer response.

Beyond thumbnails: movie posters, music cover art, logos, illustrated portraits, print. Over 1,000 projects. Combined reach: 169M+ views, 5M+ likes.

Creators I've worked with +
DarkViperAU
Gaming · YouTube
GTA V. Daily thumbnails, CTR-driven.
1.8M
Subscribers
Donya Dadrasan
Music · Instagram
Cover art and thumbnails for music releases.
3M
Instagram
Anita
Music · YouTube
Persian singer. Thumbnails and cover art.
Large
Audience
Pixie Farnaz
Gaming · YouTube
Thumbnails and 3D renders for Minecraft series.
Large
Audience
Gdaal
Music
Logo and visual identity.
~1M
Instagram
Erfan Paydar
Iranian Hip-Hop
Thumbnails and graphic work.
2M
Instagram
Projects
1,000+
Deliverables
Thumbnails · Posters · Cover Art · Logos · Print
Tools
Photoshop · Illustrator · Lightroom
Period
2019 – Present
Views
169M+
Film & Editing

Three short films, different roles each time. Every cut is a decision about what the viewer feels next, not just what they see. Color grading is part of the storytelling.

Short Films
2024
In Proximity
Editor · Poster · Camera Op
A semi-psychological film. 4x official festival selection.
4x Selection
2024
Breathe
Editor
Directed by Parisa Esfandiary. Shot and cut in under two days.
2024
2022
He Said...
Co-Director · Co-Writer
Made during Iran's 2022 unrest. Shelved.
Personal
Roles
Editor · Co-Director · Camera Op · Poster Designer
Equipment
Sony Alpha 7 · Canon EOS 90D · Canon 750D
Tools
Premiere Pro · After Effects · DaVinci Resolve
Festivals
Lift-Off Global · ARClight · Kalkari · NGO IFF
3D Animation & Renders

Minecraft-style worlds for gaming YouTubers: character animation, environment design, cinematic renders. Personal side: a LEGO-style short in Blender and Mecabricks.

Clients
DarkViperAU · PixieFarnazGaming · MakRaven
Tools
Blender · Maya · 3ds Max · Mine-imator · Mecabricks
Output
10+ animations
Period
2022 – Present
Motion & Video Editing

Commercial edits, social content, event reels, motion graphics. Clients include Mobonews (2M+) and Hamedan's School of Fine Arts.

Tools
Premiere Pro · After Effects · DaVinci Resolve
Clients
Mobonews (2M+) · Fine Arts School · Various
Period
2019 – Present
Independent Projects

In Search of Art — what actually makes something great? Interviews cut against cinematic B-roll. Lives on mim.sight.

LEGO Animated Short — personal film in 3D LEGO style, built in Blender and Mecabricks. On Behance.

In Search of Art
Documentary series
LEGO Animated Short
Blender + Mecabricks · 2024
Channel
mim.sight (YouTube & Instagram)
Photography

Landscapes and portraits across Iran: the Kavir desert, long-exposure self-portraits, environmental work. Photography changed how I see — that carries into everything else.

Equipment
Sony Alpha 7 · Canon EOS 90D · Canon 750D
Tools
Lightroom · Photoshop
Style
Landscape · Portrait · Long Exposure · Experimental
Education & Background

Who I Am &
Where I Come From

I'm a multidisciplinary artist from Iran. Graphic design, filmmaking, 3D animation, photography, video editing: five years of building across all of it, with one consistent thread. Every frame, every cut, every composition is a decision about what to say and how to say it.

I studied drama at the Fine Arts School of Hamedan — not the obvious background for a designer, but it's where I learned to think about an audience: what they feel, not just what they see. That instinct shapes everything I make.

Currently admitted to NHL Stenden University (Communication & Multimedia Design) in the Netherlands, working toward becoming an art director and creative lead.

Tools & Software
PsPhotoshopDesign
AiIllustratorDesign
LrLightroomPhoto
PrPremiere ProVideo
AeAfter EffectsMotion
DvDaVinci ResolveColor
BlnBlender3D
MyaMaya3D
3ds3ds Max3D
Language
EnglishTOEFL 105
PersianNative
Experience
2019 – Present
Freelance · International Clients
1,000+ projects. DarkViperAU (1.8M), Donya Dadrasan (3M IG), Erfan Paydar (2M IG).
2019 – Present
Freelance · Worldwide
Short films, promos, social content. Mobonews (2M+).
2022 – Present
Freelance · Gaming YouTube
10+ animations in Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, and Mine-imator.
2020 – Present
Freelance · Short Films & Commercials
Sony Alpha 7, Canon EOS 90D, and Canon 750D.
Education
NHL Stenden University2025
Communication & Multimedia Design · Leeuwarden, NL
Admitted. Bachelor's programme starting 2025.
Hamedan Art School of Fine Arts2021–2024
Drama · GPA 4.0 (17.96/20)
Outstanding Student 2022.
Vocational Certificate — Premiere Pro2022
Technical & Vocational University of Iran
Vocational Certificate — Photoshop2022
Technical & Vocational University of Iran
Recognition
01
Lift-Off Global Network Film Festival
In Proximity · 2024
02
ARClight Student Film Festival
In Proximity · 2024
03
Kalkari Film Festival
In Proximity · 2024
04
NGO IFF
In Proximity · 2024
05
Outstanding Stage Reading
Hamedan Province · 2022

Let's make
something
worth seeing.

Open for conversations about graphic design, film, and creative work. Available internationally.