ANIMUSE is a short form animal casting project built around staged portraits, bad attitude, and unforgettable faces.
Each image captures a tiny character moment, transforming ordinary animals into personalities with stories of their own.
Part pet portrait, part fashion casting, part deadpan comedy, and part complete nonsense.
ANIMUSE is an original concept
by Oliver Rado.
ANIMUSE
Project Information
ANIMUSE is an animal casting project built around staged studio portraits, dumb expressions, fresh haircuts, and bad attitude.
Behind each animal is a compact creative system: character design, art direction, AI assisted image making, prompt development, sound direction, and short form writing. ANIMUSE is built for fast, absurd moments. Animals that stare, judge, breathe, whisper, twitch, flirt, bark, or do almost nothing.
It’s not pet content. It’s not cute animal comedy. It’s a weird little casting room for creatures with no patience, no respect, and extremely questionable personalities.
Area of Work
Naming & worldbuilding
Brand direction
Art direction
Character design
AI portrait production
Prompt design
Motion direction
Sound direction
Short-form content systems
Copy and microcopy
Social systems
Release strategy
AV direction
Creative ops
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Selected Projects, 2026