From a real-time animated short created entirely in the cloud to a CG holiday tale underscoring the emotional power of food for Kroger, and a stop-motion extravaganza with a sobering message about drunk driving for the Texas Department of Transportation–that’s just part of the range reflected in SHOOT’s 4th Quarter Top Ten Visual Effects & Animation Chart for 2022.
So have a gander at the stellar visual effects and animation fare in our Q4 rundown.
1: Top Spot of the Week: Preymaker Gets “Blue” With Animated Short Crafted In The Cloud Using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine
Production A Preymaker film Robert Petrie, director; Angus Kneale, Melanie Wickham, Verity Grantham, exec producers; Ruben Vandebroek, Tim Argall, Jabulani Simelane, Bradley Stilwell, Katie Schiffer, Rune Månsson, Pieter Uitenweerde, Imraan Zaindeen, Kwabena Sarfo, André de Villiers, Brandon Phillis, Depesh Cara, Hassan Taimur, Zolna Minik, Thomas du Plessis, Felipe Hansen, Greg Murray, Casey Herrick, Bridgette Doran, Brett Lambright, Fabio Piparo, Christian Reyes, Alan McSeveney, Jinell Webb, Ben Weaver, Eider Astigarraga, Paul Liaw, Syd Fini, Jongmoon Woo, Gabriela Brandes, the makers. Special Thanks To: Epic Games, Alistair Thompson, Rob Di Figlia; Consulate, Chinwe Chong, edit/conceptual edit; Amber Music, Alan Hankers, composer, Daniel Nolan, sound designer, Michelle Curran, exec producer; Mike Perri, sr. producer; Heard City, audio post; Hotspring, Zeki Kartal, rigger; Kim Edwards, advisor.
2: Top Spot of the Week: Directors Yves Geleyn, Mike Thurmeier Team With DDB NY To Show Food’s Emotional Power In Kroger Holiday Film
Client The Kroger Co. Agency DDB New York Paulo Junger, executive creative director; Cassandra Anderson, Vinicius Fernandes, Mussashi Shintaku, creative directors; Bree Hopenwasser, sr. producer. Production Hornet Yves Geleyn, director; Michael Thurmeier, director; Michael Knapp, art director; Hana Shimizu, managing partner; Karen Lawler, head of production; Kristin Labriola, head of creative development; Alex Unick, exec producer; Dez Stavracos, production supervisor; Sean O’Loughlin, associate producer; Anita Chao, sr. editor; Cole Bannick, assistant editor; Brandon Buikema, production coordinator; Tony Makinen, Camillo Clauser, Stephanie Dere, Valerie Zan, storyboard artists; Margaux Zisner, character designer; Tom Humber, environment designer.
3: Top Spot of the Week: Alto, Director Fredrik Bond Show How Caring Can Bring A Village To Life For Montefiore Einstein Hospital
Client Montefiore Einstein Loreen Babcock, VP, chief marketing officer. Agency Alto New York Hannes Ciatti, chief creative officer, founder; Matt Bonin, head of entertainment + production, partner; Ed Rogers, managing director, partner; Tara Fray, head of strategy, partner; Dan Kroeger, Pierre Janneau, creative directors; Bryan Stokely, writer; Chen Liang, Filipe Nogueira, art directors; Kim Cross, executive producer, film; Julia Menassa Paney, director of art production; Marvin Cassell, integrated production associate. Production Company MJZ Fredrik Bond, director; Ben Scandrett-Smith, exec producer; Alicia Richards, line producer; Daisy Mostyn, production manager; Arnaud Potier, DP; Dan Betteridge, production designer. Editorial Work Rich Orrick, editor; Chris Wronka, assistant editor; Erica Thompson, exec producer; Malia Rose, editorial producer. Post/VFX KEVIN Tim Davies, founder/creative director; Andrew Cowderoy, post producer. Color Grade Company 3 Sofie Friis Borup, colorist; Shannen Troup, color producer. Music Walker Music Emile Mosseri, composer. Sound Design & Mix Barking Owl Gus Koven, sound designer/ Ashley Benton, exec producer; Matt Keith, mix engineer
4: Top Spot of the Week: Stink’s Golden Wolf Teams With Mother London On Craig David Music Video For Trainline
Client Trainline Agency Mother Production Stink Films Jeremy Smith, exec producer. Animation Studio Golden Wolf Ingi Erlingsson, executive creative director; Dotti Sinnott, managing director; Tan Jones, exec producer; Ewen Stenhouse, creative director; Heidi Stephenson, head of production; Don Burgess, art direction; Stephanie Mercier, animation lead; Larissa Miranda, Heidi Stephenson, producers; Lucy Caetano, production manager; Stephanie Mercier, Lea Rey-Mauzaize, Esther Cheung, Johnny Cardoso, Markus Gansel, Rebecca Oddy, Ian Chan, storyboards; Cesar St Martin, Johnny Cardoso, Helena Loundjani, Julian Roels, Maciej Sidorowicz, Simon Demaret, Surendra Rajawat, Tiago Calliari, Ravenel Rieck, Eric Cousin, David Manigault, design; Thomas Eide, Eliot Lockwood, Matthew Armitage, Rory Bryne, Natalia Bedrossian, Mila Obelleiro, Reed Wiles, Ian Chan, Theodor Colin, Billy Mpetha, Mrunal Khairnar, animation; Tim Whiting, Kensei Thomas, FX animation; Tom Purrington, David Calvet, Pierre Clenet, 3D; Ian Pinder, John Wilkinson, Michael Muller, Stefan Ahmad, Pierre Morin, Karl Fekete, Jo Baaklini, Mathieu Durand, compositing; Club Camping, Rudo, additional animation; Pudoctupus, clean up; Henry Purrington, talent director.
5: Andy and Adeena Direct Xmas PSA With A Sobering Message For Texas Department of Transportation
Client Texas Department of Transportation Agency Sherry Mathews Charles Webre, executive creative director; Rich Terry, creative director; Jose Marrero, strategy & multicultural director; Angie Nelson, executive producer; Destiny Dreher, producer. Production bllinkink Andy and Adeena, directors; Josef Byrne, exec producer; Alex Halley, head of production; Rebecca Little, Sandy Liddle, producers; Clive Olamiju, head of development; Toby Howell, lighting cameraman; Ben Cote, art director; Kat Probert, costume designer & puppet maker; Nathan Flynn, Adeena Grubb, puppet makers; Anthony Farquhar-Smith, Andy Biddle, stop motion animators; Robin Jackson, rigger; Tom Fisher, lip sync animator & compositor; Andrew Khosravani, compositor; Mysie Pereira, storyboards; Ewa Luczkow, storyboards & concept designs; Rebecca Little, Eve Somerville, post producers; Clement Danveau, matte painting. Rig Removal Team Digital U.S. Production Company Monarch Nik Hill, exec producer; Scott James, producer; Chase Johnson, creative. Color Grade Blackkite Studios Andi Chu, colorist. Music & Sound Design Major Tom
6: M&C Saatchi, Director Michael Gracey, Platige Team On Tourism Australia Short
Client Tourism Australia Agency M&C Saatchi, Sydney Production Company (Live Action) Finch Michael Gracey, director. VFX/CG Platige Image, Warsaw Łukasz Dziedziński, VFX supervisor; Arkadiusz Arciszewski, VFX supervisor (60s, Billboards, KVs, Qantas version done for the airline); Piotr Oltarzewski, VFX supervisor (digital, 15s); Agnieszka Gorna, head of production; Marek Gajowski, head of CG; Nichole Ryan, producer (short film, KVs); Wojciech Wesolowski, producer (60s, 3D billboards, Qantas version done for the airline); Krystyna Bisaga, producer (digital).
7: Leo Burnett UK, Director Tom Hooper Craft Xmas List For McDonald’s
Client McDonald’s UK Agency Leo Burnett UK Chaka Sobhani, chief creative officer; James Millers, Andrew Long, creative directors; Joe Miller, sr. creative; David Allen, creative director of design; Rupert Knowlden, sr. designer; Jakk Breedon, designer; Hamish Cameron, strategy director; Roxy Windisch, sr. strategist; Graeme Light, producer. Production SMUGGLER Tom Hooper, director. Editorial Russell Icke, editor. VFX & Postproduction Framestore Ross Wilkinson, VFX supervisor; Matt Thomas, Ollie Bersey, 2D supervisors; Henrique Campanha, CG supervisor; Alexia Paterson, sr. producer; Poppy Chadwick, VFX production coordinator; Darran Nicholson, Aadel Matoorlanpour, Flame. Color Company 3 Steffan Perry, colorist. Audio Post 750mph
8: The Best Work You May Never See: IGA, Sid Lee and Tonic DNA Prepare “Meatloaf” For The Holidays
Client IGA Agency Sid Lee Alex Bernier, creative director; Quentin Fachon, Francis Levesque, creative team; Étienne Roy-Martel, David Lambert, Krissi Campbell, Jonathan Lavoie, David Allard, Julie Desrochers, Etienne Théberge, Patricio Bouey, creative collaboration; Joannie Tellier, Elisa Hernandez Riveiro, Carolyne Goyette, production; Edouard N’Diaye, Marc-André Dubois, strategy. 3D Production Tonic DNA Joe Bluhm, director; Fabien Fulchiron, 3D supervisor, assistant director; Stefanie Bitton, exec producer; Catherine Gaucher, Frédérique Parenteau, producers; Stefen Lamontagne, Ana Fino, Elisa Cura, production coordinators; Jay Caplan, creative strategist; Marc-André Bourhoin, lead compositing; Jean-Marc Laurin, KAOS KELLEKTIV, sr. artists. Audio & Music Circonflex Olivier Girard, Paul-Étienne Côté, music; Pierre-Hugues Rondeau, sound design; Dominic Cabana, mixer.
9: Xmas Gift Is “Rift” From PENNY, Serviceplan, Director Seb Edwards
Client PENNY Markt GmbH Agency Serviceplan Moritz Dornig, Matthias Schuster, creative directors; Katharina King, copywriter. Neverest (integrated within the Serviceplan Group), agency producing/executive producer; Jennifer Meisels, freelance producer. Production ANORAK Film GmbH Seb Edwards, director; Kasper Tuxen, DP; Kave Quinn, production designer; Fritzi Ngenci, costume design. Editorial Trim Tom Lindsay, editor VFX Time Based Arts Stephen Grasso, VFX supervisor. Sound Nicolas Becker, sound design; Ken Yasumoto, audio mix. Music Ben Lukas Boysen, music; Christoph Petzenhauser, exec producer; Bjorn Kruger-Levy, producer. Production Services ICON Films Casting Julia Todorow
10: The Best Work You May Never See: GUT Toronto Feathers “KindNest” For Tim Hortons’ Holiday Campaign
Client Tim Hortons Agency GUT Toronto Anselmo Ramos, co-founder & creative director; Juan Javier Pena Plaza, North American chief creative officer & partner; Ryan O’Hagan, managing director; Brynna Aylward, executive creative director; Laura De Santis, Sophia Kossoski, Eva Feldman, associate creative directors; Daniel Zhang, Angelica Frank, art directors; Christopher Vena, Christina Gregoire, copywriters; Renata Neumann, head of production; Athena Kouverianos, director of production; Kelly Mark, sr. producer; Dennis Soler, producer; Dino Demopoulos, chief strategy officer; Gvantsa Datuashvil, sr. strategist; Lisa Clark, jr. strategist; Emily Barnes, content director; Gaston Figallo, social strategist; Victoria Vecchio, content strategist. Production Company Rebolucion Sebastian Lopez, director; Esequiel Ortiz, CEO; Wada Gallardo, exec producer; Emiliano Bonda, producer; Mariano Olivari, post coordinator; Manuel Bullrich, DP; Sabrina Mottino, editor. Post Ratio VFX Maria Carretero, color grading. Music & Audio Mix Grayson. Illustration Veronika Kotyk, illustrator. Collaborative Agencies The French Shop, French adaptation; Horizon, media; Media Monks, digital media; APR, production resources.