Benjamin Walsh of Method Studios directed this piece which shows the creation of an empire before our eyes. The medieval kingdom comes to life, asking the question of this empire will indeed last.
Method Studios was the VFX studio/production house on the project, collaborating with agency Untitled Worldwide, NY.
Client Machine Zone/Game of War: Fire Age's Time Visual Effects/Animation Method Studios, LA Benjamin Walsh, VFX supervisor; Stephanie Gilgar, EP; Brian Burke, CG supervisor; Ian Holland, compositing supervisor; Jennie Burnett, producer; Julie Osborn, coordinator; Keith Roberts, animation supervisor; Chris Perkowitz, Jordan Harris, animators; Henry Van Der Beek, animation TD; Lim Bunu, modeling sup.; Doug Wolf, Sung Churl, Alex Whang, Scott Brust, modeler; Brian Ripley, Jamie Bowers, Anna Gibson, texture; Ruben Flores, Carlos Vidal, Jaemin Lee, lighter; David Lo, lighting TD; Ryan Rogers, Paul Katzen, Nole C Murphy, rigging; Sergey, Sho Hasegawa, Daniel Bodenstein, FX; Mark Wesler, Massive; Fabio Zapata, layout/integration supervisor; Brittany Montero, tracking coordinator; Luis Rodriguez, Mingquan Zhou, tracking; Sandro Blattner, Nick Kim, Nuke; Onesimus Nuernberger, Ivo Horat, matte painter; Stephanie Sweeny, roto supervisor; Chris Cortese, Marvin Jones, Pam Gonzales, roto. (Toolbox: Mari, ZBrush, Mantra, Maya, Houdini, Flame, Nuke, Massive, 3D Equalizer, Syntheyes) Agency: Untitled Worldwide, New York; Production: Method Studios, LA Benjamin Walsh, director
Following World AIDS Day, which was celebrated on December 1, co-production companies Central Films and Freelance For track one man’s existential, and potentially career-altering, decision to “come out” as living with HIV in Spain in this public service spot titled “The HInVisible Celebrity.”
Out of agency Señora Rushmore for ViiV Healthcare Spain, in collaboration with GESIDA, SEISIDA, and Apoyo Positivo, the PSA--directed by Rodrigo García Sáiz via Central Films Spain--addresses the stigma against publicly living with HIV in Spanish society. In the more than 40 years since the first case of HIV appeared in Spain, no public figure in Spain has claimed to have HIV. Viiv Healthcare Spain asks, if there are 150,000 people with HIV in Spain (or approximately 1 in 300), why don’t we know anyone with HIV?
The central character, who dons a mask of television-pixelated anonymity, gives himself an introspective pep-talk ahead of announcing his status to the Spanish public. Along the way, he wonders what will become of his career, and reputation in general, even as he recognizes that his declaration could change Spain’s cultural landscape for the better and for all of those in Spain who live with HIV every day. As no public figure in Spain has ever announced living with HIV--due to fear of public rejection--this character realizes that such a role model could change that.
The character has already begun building social media awareness with his Instagram profile, @famosoinvihsible, which began cataloging his life as a public figure earlier this fall. Still, though, the figure either leaves himself out of the picture, faces away from the camera, or dons the pixelated mask associated with anonymous admission. “The HInVisible... Read More
