Ring of fire vfx’s latest collaboration with director Kendall Bowlin depicts an international cry for help to help promote Heroes Reborn, a 13-episode miniseries that will premiere Thursday, Sept 24, on NBC. This marks the return to TV for Heroes after a five-year absence. The Heroes franchise is an American science fiction drama series created by Tim Kring. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the characters’ lives.
Working closely with Bowlin and editors/writers/creatives Ryan Sage and Steven Wagner, ring of fire assisted with an extensive search of sourced footage and created visual effects to aid in telling this story.
Ring of fire vfx contributed to design, effects composition, and created 2D/3D VFX throughout this teaser trailer titled “Where Are the Heroes?” The trailer can be seen in regular rotation on NBC, running before feature films in theaters around the country and on select American Airlines flights.
Credits
Client NBC Entertainment Marketing/”Heroes Reborn” Visual Effects ring of fire, Santa Monica, Calif. John Myers, EP/VFX supervisor; Jerry Spivack, creative director/VFX supervisor, Flame artist/online editor, colorist; Stephen Grimm, head of CG & design; Blake Taylor, CG artist; Judith Baca, Ryan Sage, mural artists; Chris Howard, Flame artist; Gary Mortensen, comp assist; Jim Carter, producer (Toolbox: Benjou, After Effects, Flame)Agency NBC Entertainment Marketing Len Fogge, president; Ron Hayes, EVP, on air video creative; Dave Dore, SVP, launch creative and original production; Kendall Bowlin, VP/creative director; Ryan Sage, sr. writer/editor/producer; Steven Wagner, writer/producer; Corey Schmidt, director production. Music Scala & Kolacny Brothers–”Nothing Else Matters” (originally performed by Metallica. Sound recording administered by WMG Carosello Records. Stock Footage Shari Chertok, research & clearance (re:search); ring of fire, research.
When dozens of Klick Health team members said they wouldn’t be able to hug loved ones over the festive season, the agency turned to AI and other magic to orchestrate a series of sentimental, surprise reunions captured in its “Holiday Hugs” video. The heartwarming four-minute video, benefitting the D.C.-based Foundation for Social Connection (F4SC), parallels recent findings from a Maru/Blue Public Opinion survey commissioned by Klick.
The poll found 74 percent of Americans and Canadians won’t be able to hug at least one person they wish they could over the holidays. And like those in the video, survey participants cited geographical distance and loved ones having passed away as the leading factors preventing their hugs.
“I just wish I could really squeeze her right now,” says teary-eyed New York Klickster Kari Bocassi watching her AI-generated hug with her sister Marlene, moments before she bursts onto the set for a long in-person embrace. The siblings have spent the past 14 years caring for their mother since her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but haven’t been together for the holidays since Marlene moved to Virginia. Similarly, Toronto’s Fred Duarte gets the bear hug of his life when his brother Rico, who lives in Brazil, walks into Klick’s production studio for their first holiday reunion in seven years.
Directed by James Cooper via Cooper Films, “Holiday Hugs” also taps into the fact that hugs don’t just make people feel better emotionally, they also have numerous health benefits. According to the National Institutes of Health, hugs can lower blood pressure and boost the immune system.
“There’s nothing quite like the warmth and reassurance of a heartfelt hug,” said Klick’s chief creative officer Rich Levy. “With ‘Holiday... Read More
