Lost Cogs Collective
Lost Cogs Collective
We are an independent collective of creative professionals with a combined half-century of industry experience who have joined forces to offer bespoke visual media solutions - from script writing and story art, to full service 2D and 3D animation, to advanced VFX post-production. We do it all!
Whether you would like us to bring your idea fully from seed to screen, or just need help getting your production over the finish line, we’re here to meet you wherever you are!
Daniel Napoli is an experienced project manager with a background in animation and motion graphics.
Notable projects include directing ‘The Fast Track to Net-Zero’ for BPC, an animated explainer on alternative energy; character design and animation for Sesame Street’s ‘7 Busy Beavers’; and multiple entries of the ‘StoryCorps’ series.
Granger Loosley is a creative problem solver and team leader working across commercial productions and independent media.
Notable projects include background design for MeatCanyon’s popular YouTube shorts and motion graphics for ‘Oyote Wayaka’, a PBS documentary on the Lakota language.
Patrick Lomantini II is a VFX artist, editor, and motion designer who has served as on-set VFX supervisor on many television and film shoots.
Notable projects include HBO’s ‘Westworld’, documentary series ‘Extraordinary’, and Disney Plus’ concert special ‘Miley Cyrus: Endless Summer Vacation’.
Celestino Marina is a director, storyboard artist, writer, and animator with over a decade of experience in the American animation industry, including story art credits for Netflix, Nickelodeon, and Disney TVA.
He’s directed the animated short ‘Amigo’, featured on the El Rey Network; the Nickelodeon pilot ‘The Girl from Dinosaur Island’; and primetime television for Bento Box Entertainment’s ‘The Great North’.
Adam Wachtel is an animator and production designer with additional experience in sound design.
Notable projects include animation for multiple entries of animated series ‘Ollie and Scoops’ and ‘Call of Duty: Multiverse’.