Behind the Scenes of Love, Death + Robots with AGBO

Over the past two decades, Ryan McNeely has become an accomplished multihyphenate, adeptly blending live-action filmmaking with animation across film, television, commercials, and video game projects. McNeely began his career in the story department at DreamWorks and went on to animate for companies like Blur, MTV, and Relativity Media. Later, he branched off from animation and began working in live-action directing for Funny or Die with talent like Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and Billy Crystal while developing his own projects like Comedy Central's The Gorburger Show starring T.J. Miller.

In 2010, he started Visual Creatures with partner John Cranston with the goal of creating an artist-driven creative studio. What started as a small operation out of their homes grew into a state-of-the-art multifaceted virtual production studio, with clients like Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Allstate, Apple, and Epic Games to name a few. The company developed a unique approach to the animation process, leading to a partnership with The Russo Brothers and AGBO, where he now sits as Creative Director. There, he collaborates with an exceptionally talented team to expand the boundaries of what's achievable when cutting-edge technology is propelled by artist-driven storytelling.

Rain Rouhani is a Gnomon alumna who specializes in 3D character modeling, CG generalist, and visual/look development. She currently works as a Concept/Modeling Generalist at AGBO, where she contributes across multiple disciplines within the production pipeline.

Rain has contributed to high-profile projects including the The First Berserker: Khazan trailer for The Game Awards 2024, as well as Netflix’s acclaimed animated anthology Love, Death + Robots. On Love, Death + Robots, she wore multiple hats throughout production, with a primary focus on look development and surfacing.

Natalie Villarreal is a Los Angeles–based CG and Unreal Engine Generalist specializing in lighting, compositing, and layout for episodic, feature film, and real-time projects. Her credits include Love, Death & Robots (Netflix), 1923 and Fire Country (Paramount), The Creator, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. A 2022 Gnomon Digital Production graduate, she currently works at AGBO Labs as a lighting lead, where she supports production and real-time pipeline development across Unreal Engine, Maya, and Nuke.