About
Ronald Fong
Creative Director & Educator
Ronald Fong is a CGI animation director and educator who leverages a decade of studio leadership and storyboarding experience on the global hit series Oddbods to turn ambitious brand ideas into premium 3D visuals. He brings a structured approach to storytelling, clean aesthetics, and a keen sense of motion to brands and agencies that need clarity, consistency, and reliable execution.
This foundational narrative work early in his career paved the way for his next major venture: co-founding and leading Masonry Studios. A decade spent steering the studio sharpened his craft, and that creative drive burns just as strong today.
Now building independently, Ronald focuses on mentoring fellow freelancers through the business realities of the industry, while quietly assembling a collective of Singapore’s top creative talent for the next wave of CGI.
Services
Ronald operates across both ends of production: high-level creative direction and the hands-on technical craft itself, a combination that builds natural rapport with artists and makes him effective leading creative teams. Understanding both the craft and the business shapes everything below, including how he speaks, sometimes deeply technical, other times on broader creative career topics.
Direction
Creative Direction, Animation Direction, Art Direction
CGI & Motion Design Production
Storyboarding, 3D Styleframes, 3D Motion Design, VFX/CGI
Training & Speaking
Houdini, Redshift, Maya & Blender Training, Conference Speaking, Panel Moderation
Credits
Over the past 15 years, Ronald has collaborated with leading brands, agencies, and production studios to deliver more than 100 projects across advertising, entertainment, and design.
From commercials and feature films to television, games, key visuals, and immersive out-of-home experiences, his work reflects a balance of creative direction, technical precision, and visual storytelling.
Company
Masonry Studios, co-founded and led by Ronald as Creative Director, delivered emotionally engaged 3D motion design for advertising, film, and music video clients for over a decade.
That same instinct is now shaping something leaner: a small, sharply-curated team where CGI craft meets generative AI and mixed media, built with the same taste and execution confidence.
Brands and creatives looking to be part of what’s next are welcome to reach out.
Academic Courses
Ronald teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at NTU’s School of Art, Design and Media, leading 13-week courses with real industry practice, current expectations, and up-to-date know-how, delivered at the highest level. His approach starts with reading the room, calibrating each class to its actual pace rather than an assumed one, without shortchanging students on the hard concepts that get them hired.
NTU ADM
AP6414 AI Generative Art
Graduate
2026 - Present
NTU ADM
AP6413 Modelling and Animation for Games
Graduate
2026 - Present
NTU ADM
DT2015 – Advanced 3D Production
Undergraduate
2020 - Present
NTU ADM
DT2005 – 3D Production
Undergraduate
2020 - Present
Mentorship
Ronald offers 1-on-1, critique-led mentorship over 12 weeks, bridging the gap between graduate-level portfolios and high-end commercial execution. Working as a Creative Director rather than a software instructor, he sharpens visual craft through live draw-overs while also covering the business side: pricing, client presentation, and positioning your work to command industry attention.
This mentorship is for animators and designers with at least one year of industry experience who are serious about improving.
Creative Community
Ronald believes the creative industry gets stronger when knowledge moves freely, not just inside paid courses or closed studios. That belief shows up in everything he’s built outside of client work.
It’s why Houdini Houdono and Maya Papaya, his ongoing free YouTube tutorial series. The response has been a 7,000+ subscriber community, and Houdini Houdono is now in its second season because people keep showing up for it. On Instagram, that same audience has grown to 10,000+ followers.
It’s also why, in 2026, Ronald started The Rainbow Kueh, a Discord community for the quiet CGI crowd, people who just want to do great work, meet great people, and make a living doing it without the noise.
Speaking Events
Ronald is a regular voice at industry events, panels, and talks:
Datech ASEAN x Autodesk
Speaker
Starting Your Creative Career
2025
Singapore Design Week
Panelist
Navigating AI-Enabled Futures in Design
2024
Creative Media Technology Networking Night
Speaker
The Portfolio vs. The Paper: Do I Need a Degree?
2024
GIFFEST III @ National Design Centre
Moderator
Beauty of Imperfection in Moving Images
2023
N.E.mation! x Singapore Discovery Centre
Speaker
Creative Career Development: Balancing Creative Direction and Technical Execution
2023
National Youth Film Awards
Panelist
Beyond Animation: How does a Graduate Stay Competitive?
2017
All-in! Young Writers Festival
Panelist
Screenwriting: Animation vs Live Action
2017
He’s also served as an animation jury member for animation festivals and animation competitions:
N.E.mation!
Jury
Total Defence Campaign
2025
Cartoons Underground
Jury
12th Edition of Singapore's Largest Animation Festival
2023
Awards
Ronald is an award-winning animation director, recognised across student, festival, and industry circuits since 2008.
International Emmy ® Awards
Nomination
Oddbods Season 2
Kids: Animation
Storyboard Artist
2017
National Youth Film Awards
Best Animated Film, Best Character Design, Best Writing
You Ci Ke
Animated Film
2016
AnimArte — 12th International Student Animation Festival of Brazil
Best Film Asia
You Ci Ke
Student Animation Festival
2015
Cartoons Underground
Animation Festival Selection
You Ci Ke
Animation Festival
2015
15th DigiCon6 (Singapore)
Digital Animation Finalist
Fish!
Digital Animation
2013
Media Development Authority
Media Education Scheme Scholarship Award
Scholarship
2011
Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, MediaCorp Silver Medal
Outstanding Project Work, Outstanding Academic Achievement
Internship & Academic
2009
Pixel and Pencil Awards
Most Outstanding Portfolio, Best CG Art, Most Outstanding Personal Work
Portfolio Awards
2009
Eyeka Creative Challenge, Crowbar Awards, Safety At Work Creative Awards
First Prize, Finalist, Judges Choice Award
3D Digital Animation
2008