Kalleheikki Kannisto is a digital cinematic multimedia artist with passion for the scientific and technical as well as science fiction and story telling. He has worked as an illustrator, graphic designer, web designer, motion designer, VFX artist, 3D animator and music producer. In addition to his home country of Finland, he has worked in the commercial arts world in London, Paris as well as Los Angeles, where he lived and worked for 15 years in and around Hollywood type productions. Now based in Espoo, Finland, he is an avid traveler, and frequently finds inspiration for new projects in the grand cities of the world.

His aim is to turn the invisible visible, whether it be an idea, a story, an abstract thought, an imaginary place, a fictional story or anything in the mind that craves to manifest in visible form, whether the idea is his or someone else’s. The main difference, as he sees it, between commercial work and personal artistic work, is whose idea it is that is being put into visual form. Either way, he wants to contribute as much as possible from his vast knowledge and experience into every project.

Kalleheikki’s skillset as it relates to multimedia projects includes scripting, storyboarding, 3D animation, VFX, 360/VR production, programming, cinematography and editing, sound recording and mixing (7.1), color correction and grading – the whole suite of skills needed to take any project from concept to the screen of any size. His experience in commercial production brings with it streamlined production methods and fast delivery often lacking in purely artistic productions.

When it comes to projects which involve music, Kalleheikki works closely with professional singer, composer and vocal artist Shirley, who brings her command of classical and traditional pop into the equation. While his style is ambient electronic music, she is a master of melodic song music. In this combination Kalleheikki often writes the lyrics and Shirley then creates the music which lifts them to become art.