Have a look-see at the quarter’s leading VFX and Animation spots, which showcase a wide range of genres, looks and approaches. See related article here.
SHOOT Top 10 Visual Effects & Animation Chart
Title | Visual Effects/Animation | Agency | Production | |
1 | Ubisoft/Shaun White Skateboarding’s “Transformation” (video below) | Ring of Fire, Santa Monica, Calif.John Myers, exec producer; Jerry Spivack, VFX supervisor/creative director; Casey Conroy, VFX producer; Candace Niikura, assistant VFX producer; Brian Shneider, Shelly Dutcher, online editors/Flame artists/colorists; Trent Shumway, Brian Petras, Tony Graf, Renee Tymn, Flame artists; Andrew McMasters, Leigh Rens, Joe Langmuir, CG artists; Justin Sucara, Marvin Chua, graphics; David Sudd, Paul Hopkins, PvP, matchmoving; Ron Gress, digital matte painter. (Toolbox: Flame, Maya, AfterEffects, Boujou) | Cutwater, | Rabbit, bicoastal+jacksonkarinja, directors/DPs. |
2 | DirecTV’s “Opulence”(video below) | The Mill New YorkBen Smith, VFX supervisor/co-head 3D; Jared Yeater, VFX producer; Joshua Merck, Tom Bardwell, Michael Panov, Emily Meger, Per Bergsten, Ajit Menon, Chris Hill, 3D artists; Westley Sarokin, lead Flame artist; Albert Cook, Flame assistant; Randy McEntee, Smoke; Fergus McCall, colorist. | Grey New York | Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles |
3 | Cadbury’s “Ostrich” (video below) | Bladeworks, Johannesburg.Fraser Rowe, post supervisor; Paul Marangos, lead Flame operator; Gavin Hong, Michael Henry, Flame operators; Clinton Anderson, Flint/Combustion operator; Shaun Froneman, Riccardo Vitale, XSI/Maja operators. (Toolbox: Flame, Flint, Combustion, XSI/Maya) The Creature Shop, Johannesburg.(Toolbox: animatronics) | Saatchi & Saatchi Johannesburg | Catapult Commercials, Johannesburg Peter Truckel, director |
4 | Travelers Group Insurance’s | MPC (The Moving Picture Company), Los Angeles, London, and Vancouver, B.C. Andrew Bell, Matthew Winks, production; Mark Gethin, colorist; Duncan McWilliam, 3D supervisor; Danny Wynne, build, dynamics; David Mayhew, groom; Gerald Blaise, Rory Woodford, model; Francis Hsu, Leigh van der Byl, textures; Tom Reed, rig; Jean Dominique Fevet, animation lead; Ian Wilson, animation; Geoff Pedder, Fred Durrand, Dan Marsh, lighting; John Cherniack, dynamics & realflow; Ross Denner, build & lighting; Frank Lambertz, 2D supervisor/lead Flame; Ryan Knowles, Brinton Jaecks, Maciek Sokalski, Elliott Brennan, Nuke comp; Kim Stevenson, Trent Shumway, Flame support; Adam Frazier, Benjamin Davidson, Smoke support; John Roden, matte painting. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, Smoke, Maya, PF Track, Bougou, Renderman, Photoshop, Resolve Color Grader, Spirit 2K scanner) | Fallon Minneapolis | MJZ, bicoastal/internationalDante Ariola, director |
5 | Showtime/ Dexter’s “Upside Down” (video below) | Sway Studio, Culver City, Calif.Mark Glaser, creative director/VFX supervisor; Jason Cohon, exec producer; Les G. Jones, VFX producer; Andrew Gilson, VFX coordinator; Marguerite Cargill, compositing supervisor; Scott Mcneff, 3D layout, modeling and animation; Erick Schiele, 3D lighting, texturing, rendering; Elad Offer, Kevin Prendiville, Tim Bird, Brad Scott, Flame artists; Olivier Sarda, Nuke artist. | Showtime (in-house) | Three(One)O, Marina del Rey, Calif. |
6 | Comcast’s “Tired Wires/ Family Discovery” (video below) | Brickyard VFX. Boston and Santa MonicaMandy Sorenson, VFX supervisor/2D artist; Kathy Siegel, VFX supervisor; Kirsten Andersen, VFX exec producer; Diana Young, VFX producer; Jimi Simmons, Sean McLean, Peter Bullis, Geoff McAuliffe, Robin Hobart, Patrick Poulatian, Narbeh Mardirossian, Matt Trivan, 2D artists; Nick Zagani, Gina Downing, Chris Sonia, Joe Morrison, 2D support artists. (Toolbox: Autodesk Flame, Flint and Flare) | Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, | Moxie Pictures, bicoastal/international Martin Granger, director |
7 | M&M’s Pretzel Chocolate Candies’ “Listen Buddy” (video below) | LAIKA/house, Portland, Ore.Kirk Kelley, director/creative director; Lourri Hammack, exec producer; Zilpha Yost, producer; Shelley Midthun, production coordinator; Kate Nagy, TD; Josh Tonnesen, modeling; David Trappe, lighting artist; Kameron Gates, animator; Terence Jacobson, rigger; Michael Corrigan, editor; Rex Carter, Flame artist; Travis Ezell, tape op. | BBDO New York | O Positive,New York |
8 | Converse’s “All Summer” (branded music video) | Psyop/Smuggler, bicoastalPsyop, directors/animators; Marco Spier, Marie Hyon, Psyop creative directors; Lucia Grillo, exec producer; Adam Coffia, Danielle Birch, associate producers; Gerald Ding, 2nd unit director; Tony Barbieri, TD; Cass Vanini, editor; Sean Sullivan, digital media manager; Fred Kim, Borja Peña, compositors; Dave Chen, Anthony Patti, Tony Jung, modelers. | Anomaly, New York | Psyop/SmugglerPsyop, directors |
9 | Nissan LEAF’s “Lance” (video below) | Digital Domain, Inc., Venice, Calif.Jim Riche, exec producer; Eric Rosenfeld, VFX supervisor; Les Umberger, Flame; Charles Self, producer; Richard Morton, CG supervisor; Rafael Colon, 2D car. | TBWAChiatDay, Los Angeles | Smuggler, bicoastalStylewar’s Oskar Holmedal, director. |
10 | Toyota’s “Prius HSD” (video below) | Stardust, bicoastalPaul Abatemarco, exec producer; Josh Libitsky, producer; Jake Banks, creative director; Bill Bak, art director; Maithy Tran, Giancarlo Rondani, compositors; Joseph Andrade, Jason Lowe, Kevin Ta, Chris Eckhardt, Forbes Hill, 3D artists; Hung Vondinh, Josh Delaney, character animation. (Toolbox: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Mental Ray) | Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon, Tokyo | StardustJake Banks, director |
