More about me
I have had the opportunity to work with some of the best companies in the gaming industry, including Remedy, Supercell, Ubisoft RedLynx, and Rovio Animation Studio (which I co-founded).
I have also had the honor to direct a strategy combat game that was published by Daedalic Entertainment and won the Creative Achievement of the Year award at the 2020 Finnish Game Awards.
In addition to my work in games, I have also found success as a music video and advertisement director and I’ve received several awards for my work in this field. I’m especially proud of the ad I directed for Nokia, which was shortlisted at Cannes in 2008. I also had the incredible opportunity to direct an ad that was filmed in space aboard the International Space Station!
When I’m not pursuing my passion for creative work, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two daughters in our charming 80-year-old home in Tampere, Finland, which we are constantly renovating to make our own.
Selected works
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Drivers of the Apocalypse is a bonkers action driving combat game set in the apocalyptic plains.
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Echoes of Somewhere is a free, experimental AI assisted 2.5D point and click adventure game.
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My debut PC/PS5/XBOX game as a game director. A game all about maximising your actions in combat with the help of infinite redos and intuitive trial and error. Winner of Best Creative Achievement of the year 2020 at Finnish Game Awards.
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My work on Remedy’s Quantum Break cinematic VFX & motion graphics.
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In this presentation I describe the creation of the 3D-like rigging in Adobe After Effects to produce 2D animation with hand-drawn qualities for Angry Birds Toons.
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A short animated film about two space mail-robots who encounter an abandoned package. The project is a wacky combination of live-action, stop motion, 2D animation and 3D animation!
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My most awarded music video. Created using multiple mixed techniques. AI upscaled to HD.
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My directorial debut of anything. You could say this music video kick-started my career. A true vintage! AI upscaled to HD.
Work History
Remedy
Principal VFX artist
2015 – 2016, 2024 – present
VFX lead position on Max Payne 1 & 2 remake.
Cinematic VFX on Quantum Break.
Projects at Remedy
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Quantum Break
My work on Remedy’s Quantum Break cinematic VFX & motion graphics. Read more…
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Remedy logo animations
For Quantum Break I also got to create a set of various motion graphics. Mainly logo animations and in-game branding. Read more…
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Celebrating 20 Years of Remedy
A fun marketing video for Remedy. Learn how to do the Max Payne face(tm)! Read more…
Dinosaurs Are Better
Founder
2014 – present
My films / game production studio focused on creating original content.
Projects at dAb
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dAb Everyday
A daily habit tracker for OS X. Read more…
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dAb Task Manager
A daily task tracker and work logging app for iOS. Read more…
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Drivers of the Apocalypse
Drivers of the Apocalypse is a bonkers action driving combat game set in the apocalyptic plains. Read more…
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Echoes of Somewhere
Echoes of Somewhere is a free, experimental AI assisted 2.5D point and click adventure game. Read more…
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3D Characters for Sanoma Pro
I modelled, textured and rigged a set of 3D versions of 2D characters created for Sanoma Pro Educational books. Read more…
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Olavi Elää
An album cover for a Finnish rock album from Olavi Uusivirta. Read more…
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Aallonmurtaja
The title sequence for a Finnish TV show Aallonmurtaja. Read more…
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2D Characters for Pikku Kakkonen
I designed and created modernised versions of the classic characters in the Pikku Kakkonen children’s programming logo. Read more…
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Big Bang Legends Character Models
A set of 3D versions of 2D characters created for Lightneer. Read more…
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Ainola Alive
A live visual VJ set for celebrating Jean Sibelius and especially his wife, Aino. Together with my brother we produced visuals for 4 concerts in total. Read more…
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Michael
A video installation of Michael Jackson created for Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Read more…
Mainframe industries
Lead VFX artist
2021 – 2024
VFX lead position on Pax Dei. A vast social sandbox MMO.
Projects at Mainframe
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Pax Dei
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. In this immense, open-world playground, you choose the role you want to play. Read more…
Action Squad Studios
Game director
2016 – 2021
At Actions Squad Studios I led the production of Iron Danger: Shard of Time, a tactical puzzle combat game.
Projects at Action Squad
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Iron Danger
My debut PC/PS5/XBOX game as a game director. A game all about maximising your actions in combat with the help of infinite redos and intuitive trial and error. Winner of Best Creative Achievement of the year 2020 at Finnish Game Awards. Read more…
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Iron Danger Teaser Trailer
A teaser trailer I created for my debut PC game as a game director. Read more…
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Iron Danger Proof of Concept
A proof of concept trailer for Sami Timonen’s Iron Danger movie. Read more…
VAU
Co-founder,
creative director
2015 – 2017
VAU is a visual automation company focused on video automation tools.
Projects at VAU
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Virtual Traveller
A promotional video created for a mobile VR app startup. Read more…
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Slush 2015
Slush 2015 stage visuals. Read more…
Rovio
Technical director,
art director
2011 – 2014
At Rovio I was the technical director and founder of Rovio Animation studio and art director at LVL11 prototyping department.
Projects at Rovio
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Small Town Murders
I worked on some of the game background scenes as a 3D modeler. Read more…
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Love Rocks starring Shakira
I worked on some of the realtime VFX for the Shakira Love Rocks Game. Read more…
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Angry Birds Toons Rigging
In this presentation I describe the creation of the 3D-like rigging in Adobe After Effects to produce 2D animation with hand-drawn qualities for Angry Birds Toons. Read more…
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Retry
An extreme skill mobile game from Rovio. On which I worked on UI design, game design pixel art and animation. Read more…
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Shuffle & Spawn
An Angry Birds collage music video for Ted Striker. Read more…
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Meet the Pink Bird
A short movie that introduces a new bird into the flock. Read more…
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Angry Birds Toons
Technical direction for a TV show based on the Angry Birds mobile game. Read more…
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Angry Birds Space Intro
An intro / trailer created for the Angry Birds Space -game. Read more…
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Angry Birds NASA
An Angry Birds Space announcement video. Actually filmed in space! My most viewed video to date: over 30 million views. Read more…
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Angry Birds Wreck the Halls
A fun little Christmas themed Angry birds holiday greetings video. Read more…
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Angry Birds Seasons Ham’o’ween
A short movie to accompany a halloween themed update for Angry Birds Seasons. Read more…
Studio Kombo
Co-founder,
director
2007 – 2011
Kombo was an animation studio founded by me, Lauri Konttori, Salla and Ilmari Hakkola.
Projects at Kombo
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Angry Birds Volcano
An ad created for a Finnish candy Turkin Pippuri. Our first foray into what would evolve into the graphical style for Angry Birds toons. Read more…
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Missä Kuljimme Kerran
VFX supervision for a historical movie set in Helsinki in the period from 1905 until 1944. Read more…
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Summer Pignic
Another of the very early Angry Birds videos when we were still searching for the style. Read more…
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Ella & Aleksi – Yllätysynttärit
Technical direction for a musical cartoon movie. Read more…
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Nokia N9 “Swipe”
Post production supervision for Nokia N9 promotional film. Read more…
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Nokia Siemens: Flexi
A corporate video created for Nokia Siemens Networks. Read more…
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Angry Birds Rio
A trailer created for Angry Birds Rio. I got to officially sully the 20th century fox logo. Read more…
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Halton
A corporate video created for Halton indoor climate solutions. Read more…
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Dieport
Dieport is a fun short film by my friend Lauri Konttori. Read more…
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Aktia PS
A TV ad for a bank. Read more…
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Cosmic Avenger
A short animated film about two space mail-robots who encounter an abandoned package. The project is a wacky combination of live-action, stop motion, 2D animation and 3D animation! Read more…
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Angry Birds & the Mighty Eagle
A film teasing the Mighty Eagle. Read more…
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Lottovoitto
A music video for Maija Vilkkumaa. Directed by Pete Veijalainen. Read more…
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The Machine
A music video for Collarbone. Directed by Jukka salo and me. Read more…
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Veikkaus: Yllätys
A set of advertisements for a finnish national betting company. Read more…
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Angry Birds Trailer
The original Angry Birds game trailer. Read more…
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Heaven Or Hell
I got this gig just when I was returning from a holiday. I spent the whole trip home playing the song on a loop and feeling the visuals that it would give me. The idea I got was to visualise the DAW software: to replace each and every bar of music with a copy of… Read more…
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MTV3 MAX – WW2
An ad for donations to help the finnish war veterans. Read more…
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Kertojat
Direction: Jussi Kemppainen Director of Photography: Toni Pasanen Read more…
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Distorted Love
Director: Jussi Kemppainen Director of Photography: Toni Pasanen Gaffer: Ville Vainio Grip: Sami Kustila Animators: Jussi Kemppainen, Ilmari Hakkola, Lauri Konttori, Tuomas Gustaffson Awards & nominations Extras Read more…
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Flora Christmas
A miniature based advert for a vegetable spread. Read more…
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All By Myself
A live performance of a song by Osmo Ikonen. All video material is of the actual takes. The story behind this video is pretty freaky. I had discovered this cool Myspace artist, Osmo Ikonen, that was on heavy rotation at our animation studio office. We had listened to his stuff for maybe a week and… Read more…
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Kauppalehti
A film celebrating an update of a Finnish financial magazine. Read more…
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Biisi Liisi & Kurittomat nuotit
A teaser video for a new kind of note reading teaching method. Read more…
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Vauriot
A music video for Apulanta. Directed by Toni Virhiä. Read more…
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Gruuvit Tiu Kalla
Direction: Jussi Kemppainen Crew: Antti Kemppainen, Vältsy, Sorjola, Jyrki KemppainenTurkka Parviainen, Topi Kemppainen Read more…
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Luonnonkuoret
Direction: Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen Performers: Antti Kemppainen, Jyri Sääksjärvi, Paavo Vartiainen,James Barnes, Heidi Kauppinen Drivers: Tiia Arnberg, Jyrki Kemppainen Read more…
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Menneet on päivät
A music video for Waurio. Directed by Lauri Konttori. Read more…
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Pieni ja Ihmeellinen
My most awarded music video. Created using multiple mixed techniques. AI upscaled to HD. Read more…
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Non Stop Living
Video content for Nokia Non Stop Living website. Read more…
Projects at Redlynx
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Reset Generation
Level artwork for a N-Gage game. Read more…
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Warhammer 40 000 Squad Command
3D modeling and texturing for a Warhammer 40k PSP & DS game. Read more…
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Pathway to Glory: Ikusa Islands
A sequel to the award winning game: Pathway to Glory. Read more…
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Pathway To Glory
This was the first game project I ever worked on full-time. Read more…
Other works
Other projects
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Reel 2020
A collage of works from all over my career. Read more…
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Kuuhyppy
A short film we created with our daughters. Read more…
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Pollen – Trailer
A trailer for the VR game Pollen. Read more…
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Uneton 48: Härkämiehet 2
A short film about an escape. Made in 48 hours for a competition. Read more…
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Uneton 48: Hyvää Syntymäpäivää
A short film about a birthday hit-job. Made in 48 hours for a competition. Read more…
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Ugly to the Bone
An animation that I created as an extra piece for my graduation thesis from Lahti University of Applied Sciences – The Institute of Design in 2006. Read more…
