Design
Hero Image and Animation for a teather play "Pelle Svanslös". Graphic designer Chribbe Aarnio from Svenska Teatern provided a sketch and a treatment. I proposed the technique, and planned the storyline based on conversations with the director David Sandqvist. Marko Oikarinen came to take photos for the portrait and for a stopmotion animation.
Kovan Viikon Ilta - Visual image for an award winning late night show. Designing the elements including logo, fonts, colours and motion design, compositing the key image (photo by Jukka Lintinen), creating the studio background pictures etc. Work was done in a close collaboration with the Yle team: director Gitte Enjala, set designer Sanna-Mari Pirkola, producer Jenni Poranen, and the host Jukka Lindström. Full episodes can be viewed at Yle Areena
Designing and creating screen elements for an interactive play "Under Attack" at Svenska Teatern. The play involves audience interaction and voting, requiring videos with seamless, looping background elements. Set in the cafeteria of the parliament building in Helsinki, the visual concept uses political and corporate imagery adapted for a teenage audience. Work was done in a close collaboration with director Lidia Bäck and the amazing team of the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. Photos by Cata Portin.
Consepting and creating animations and effects for two music videos produced by Yle. Effects, paper elements and animations, 3D-bubbles, ice balls and stars. Series showcases classical Finnish songs reimagined by youth musicians. You may watch the full videos with music at Yle Areena. Talent: InTones, Liu Pöntinen. Director: Joonas Josefsson
Animation
Short 2D animations as personal projects.
Animation and Video Editing for John Nurminen Foundation. The project collected memories of Baltic Sea for an exhibition "Muistojen Meri". Video materials were provided by (the director) Ilkka Rautio, Jyri Pirinen did the sound design. The voiceover was written by Sampsa Laurinen and read by Alma and Oskar Pöysti. I´m using rotoscope line animation, and ink brush strokes as frames for the video.
Trophy animation for UMK/Yle. I was provided a reference image and took it from there. Made entirely with After Effects. Producer: Anssi Autio Creative Direction: Elias Koskimies
Visual design and animation for Finnish Embassy in Berlin. The into animations were used for social media interview series about Finnish people living in Germany, and for the Advent calendar videos.
Concepting, editing, and animating campaign videos for the state-funded project, radbahn.berlin. Video- and archive footage, conceptual and technical drawings and the scripts from the client Paper Planes e.V. More about the project: radbahn.berlin
VFX
Animation, effects, and editing of promotional videos for Discovery. I took care of the video post production (image retouching by FLC) also consulting the production on special shots. Creative direction by Discovery and Karala Creative, production by Long Story Short.
Production, effects, editing, and camera for an anonymous client. This was a tight knot collaboration with Karala Creative, where we shared most of the tasks between two of us, producing a series of action videos with a continuous storyline.
3D modelling, VFX, and motion design for UMK /Yle
Editing and compositing campaign videos for Arcelevn. FOOH before it was a thing (2020).
Saana Inari
Visual Designer, Film maker & Artist
Visual design, Graphics on screen and print, Animation in all dimensions, Post-Production.
Very creative. But also technical! I do things, and design those too. Get in touch for your next project!
info @ saana-inari.net
+358 40 1633 224
Helsinki, Finland