Commissioned by Marco Brambilla for the Opera in Dresden, this project reimagines the opera stage as a vast, kaleidoscopic landscape that transcends physical boundaries, creating an endlessly immersive experience.
Inspired by Mozart’s Masonic beliefs—profoundly embedded in his body of work and most notably expressed in The Magic Flute—we drew from the symbolic trifecta of Masonic ideals to craft three distinct worlds that align with the opera’s philosophical themes.
Pyramids, celestial bodies, columns, and other symbols of enlightenment, reason, and brotherhood form the foundation of these immersive landscapes. Painstakingly developed over months, each element evolves dynamically within the kaleidoscopic design, guiding the audience through a spiritual and intellectual journey.
The result is a transformative video backdrop that reimagines the opera stage as an installation-style canvas. By seamlessly merging intricate symbolism with cutting-edge visuals, the project invites modern audiences to experience Mozart’s masterpiece in a sensory-rich, multidimensional way, redefining the possibilities of theatrical production.
To create a liquid symphony for Molson Beer, a series of pours were shot at high speed and composed into a dimensional array of kaleidoscopic moments.
Each moment is designed to flow effortlessly from one into the next while the supers are being revealed like a carefully crafted film title sequence.
An additional series for various outdoor screens and venues has been conceived to expand the campaign to outdoor signage on different screens settings.
For the ZTX production logo, we set out to define a visual metaphor that embodies the company’s mission of building an immersive 3D open world where users can create, trade digital assets, and engage socially through its Web3 Metaverse Platform.
We approached this concept by creating a Russian doll-like universe that unfolds layer by layer. The animation begins with a birthing spark, pulling us into a realm of dynamic, exploding spheres. From there, we dive deeper into one sphere after another, uncovering new and increasingly intricate universes within. Each transition reveals a surprising layer of depth and complexity, until we pull back to realize that all the action has been taking place inside ZTX's logo itself—a powerful representation of the brand’s vision of interconnected possibilities.
For Penafiel, a Mexican mineral water brand, we crafted a visually stunning spot that seamlessly transitions from one vibrant moment to the next. Each scene begins as a live-action snapshot of people enjoying Penafiel’s refreshing mineral water, and with every transition, the visuals transform into an animated oil painting. These painterly moments, rich with thick, expressive brushstrokes, connect the narrative and create a fluid journey through the story.
To achieve this distinctive aesthetic, we utilized AI as a creative tool, beginning with initial production frames to outline the story and define the visual language. Using advanced methods like ComfyUI, we trained the AI to generate animation with the rich texture and depth reminiscent of hand-painted frames—capturing the artistry of traditional techniques in a dynamic, modern way.
At the heart of this journey lies a Mexican Tree of Life, serving as a natural metaphor for Penafiel's pristine, refreshing water. This organic centerpiece anchors the spot's narrative, celebrating the brand's deep connection to its heritage and the vitality it provides.
The result is a seamless blend of innovation and classic production methods, offering a dynamic visual representation of Penafiel's identity that resonates with its audience.
We set out to create a visually striking commercial that captures the phone’s sleek design and robust performance. Through dynamic CG animations and meticulously choreographed motion, we wanted to highlight the device’s elegant industrial design, advanced durability, and cutting-edge features. Our approach focused on a fusion of cinematic lighting, fluid transitions, and a vibrant soundtrack that propels the narrative while enhancing the premium feel. Every detail was carefully considered to showcase the phone’s tactile materials and innovative technology in a bold and engaging way.
One of three spots for Audi's S-class models highlighting the cars unique driving modes allowing for an automatic shifting between four & eight cylinder modes depending on environment and driving behavior.
The spots were filmed in South Africa and a set of animated graphics was conceived to serve as book ends between the two driving modes as we “shift” between footage and title cards.
This series of spots was inspired by the idea of creating an immersive universe of flavors, inviting viewers to dive into a vibrant stream of juice. To bring this concept to life, we prioritized shooting real fruits and juice in-camera, minimizing the reliance on CG to preserve the organic essence of the visuals.
We collaborated closely with The Marmalade in Hamburg, leveraging their expertise to choreograph and construct intricate contraptions. Central to this process was the dynamic use of a robotic arm, moving with hyper-speed precision to capture ultra-slow-motion shots. The result is a mesmerizing fusion of art and engineering, delivering a visually rich experience that embodies the purity and vitality of the product.
This anthem film has been designed to take us on a journey through various stages of an abstracted distillation process in which tiny golden particles are being transformed into Mary Kay's high end facial oil.
The "Chameleon" spot is one of four spots that are rooted in the idea of capturing an audience’s attention by conceptually tying “classic” nature moments to a story with an unexpected twist while highlighting Dolby’s Vision’s visual qualities of greater contrasts, truer whites and an extensive color range.
This series of three Heineken spots explores the beer’s flavor filled essence through a journey from micro to macro with the beer’s varying containers folding and molding around the product.
The "Mushropus" spot is one of four spots that are rooted in the idea of capturing an audience’s attention by conceptually tying “classic” nature moments to a story with an unexpected twist while highlighting Dolby’s Vision’s visual qualities of greater contrasts, truer whites and an extensive color range.
Initially conceived as a print campaign with hundreds of beautifully composed photographs conveying the classic spirit of travel this film takes us on a surprising journey around the globe through a careful selection of seamlessly connected moments & places.
For Mike’s Hard Seltzer, we crafted a vibrant and energetic brand mnemonic that encapsulates the refreshing essence of the product. The animation bursts to life with crisp, shimmering droplets cascading over the sleek can, set against a radiant yellow backdrop that evokes the zest and brightness of fresh lemons.
As the motion unfolds, a dynamic explosion of liquid and lemon slices creates an effervescent, celebratory moment that perfectly mirrors the product's bold personality of refreshment and fun.
For Showtime’s logo signature, we collaborated with Gretel.tv to redefine the brand’s mnemonic and motion identity. Our goal was to craft a signature that encapsulates Showtime’s essence—bold, modern, and timeless—while aligning with its programming and positioning.
Drawing inspiration from the classic motif of a neon billboard flickering to life, we designed an animation that builds in intensity, culminating in a final flash that reveals the logo, placing it squarely in the spotlight. This brand signature acts as a striking punctuation mark—an unmistakable moment of impact that reinforces Showtime’s bold identity.
Two spots as part of a larger campaign for Quaker Oats that visualizes each spot’s narrative through the product’s key ingredients and their packaging as they form key visual moments.
This spot highlights Gillette’s environmental consciousness and commitment towards the recycling of their products.
We take the viewer on a journey in which the narrative is supported by a visual story that is styled and constructed out of recyclable materials.
The "Puffer" spot is one of four spots that are rooted in the idea of capturing an audience’s attention by conceptually tying “classic” nature moments to a story with an unexpected twist while highlighting Dolby’s Vision’s visual qualities of greater contrasts, truer whites and an extensive color range.
A cinematic, anthem film designed to highlight Dolby Cinema's latest technological advancements in 3D vision and sound.
The film takes us on a ride through iconic nature moments from around the globe.
Each of the visual nature moments are seamlessly connected through an "elemental" spark that branches out into an intricate, energy filled weave of lines forming the visuals of each scene.
Channeling the trendy allure of Jim Beam's flavor infused Red Stag Bourbon, we developed the visual concept and design of the iconic Stag darting through a Noir infused Gotham City while triggering trails of cherries that engulf the city and take over.
This film has been designed to showcase the pristine quality and slickness of this new, ultra thin laptop by highlighting it's superior choice in materials.
We set out to make this laptop feel like a unique sculptural object in which each part is carefully "crafted" and assembled with the utmost precision.
The swift five week turnaround for this spot resulted in a memorable collaboration with Dell & Sid Lee.
This spot sheds light on Jim Beam's historical legacy - a story defined by obstacles and touching upon moments such as the first settlers transporting goods in the Wild West, World War I and the Prohibition years in the 1930s.
The bottle's illustrative portraits informed the visual style and allowed for the surprising reveal as we pull out from the label to reveal the product.
One of three films for Ford’s “Taurus” shot against the stunning backdrop of the Glamis Imperial Dunes which provide an impactful yet minimalistic setting for Ford's premium car.
Each spot highlights and focuses on one of the many features that the car has to offer while the car is being revealed through intricate type animations.
The design for Always’ feminine hygiene spot is defined by the idea of creating a bright and sculptural stage environment underscoring the pad’s thinly layered design while highlighting its features through dimensional and engaging close ups.
The journey through a flower field at the beginning of the spot establishes the airy and breezy sensation informing the spot’s design & coloring throughout.
A unified PreShow experience designed for Dolby’s Prime Theater venues at AMC.
Staying truthful to the nature theme that we explored for Dolby's "Elements" Anthem, organic line patterns form each aspect of our scenery and carry us through the film while infusing a sense of the underlying math and science behind Dolby Vision's laser guided technology.
This spot showcases Samsung’s latest Blu Ray player as a slick Sci-Fi inspired piece of machinery. The film pays homage to Tron and Syd Mead as we explore Samsung's latest Blu Ray Player from the inside out.
Throughout we wanted to establish a sense of scale - from the moment when the circuit board lights up like the machinery in a gigantic turbine hall to the the gigantic laser that transports us to the exterior highlighting the player’s slick design.
Using quirky, Monty Python inspired, animated illustrations and a cheeky, slightly erudite, tone of voice – think Moira Rose from TV’s
Schitt’s Creek – we use Henry Thayer as a character to tell the story of his brand of natural remedies.
Concept study rooted in the idea of enhancing the viewer’s vision of vision & sound through Dolby’s enhanced technology by which the audience is invited to experience a “classic”nature moment with an unexpected twist.
Part of the Molson "Pour"campaign this spot features the brand's primary brew as it is being poured into an invisible "M" shaped container forming the brand's signature mark.
One of three films for Ford’s “Taurus” shot against the stunning backdrop of the Glamis Imperial Dunes which provide an impactful yet minimalistic setting for Ford's premium car.
Each spot highlights and focuses on one of the many features that the car has to offer while the car is being revealed through intricate type animations.
We were asked to create a campaign for Advil that would cut through the noise of every day communication through a bold look & feel.
For this we conceived an ad language that is governed by a dry simplicity & wit paying homage to Barbara Kruger, Ed Ruscha’s word paintings and Tibor Kalman.
Overall, we were eager to instill a quality of surprise stemming from the clever pairing of found footage and bold copy that exudes an irrelevant, eclectic, and charming sensibility and turning it into a campaign that’s strangely relatable and memorable.
Concept study for a spot with Jim Beam’s iconic stag that touches upon Vegas and the World of Gambling while paying stylistic homage to James Bond’s iconic title sequences.
This concept study sheds light on Jim Beam's historical legacy - a story defined by obstacles and touching upon key events such as the first settlers transporting goods in the Wild West, World War I and the Prohibition years in the 1930s.
Jim Beam’s whiskey serves as the active protagonist in forming the different historical moments before pulling out of the bottle to end the spot in a surprising logo reveal.
Debunking Environmental myths is at the heart of this show.
We set out to develop an energetic open that sets the tone for the show as we dive through a scientist's animated note book touching upon the content of various episodes.
An energetic score and sound design accentuate the dynamic stop motion sensibility with which each of the page designs is brought to life.
A whimsical call for action spot calling upon people to submit their inventions in a GE sponsored innovation summit that tackles the issue of converting sea water into drinkable water in an energy efficient way.
A spot designed to capture the evolution of Nike's Golf shoes through a clever metaphor.
Putting a pair of shoes together and flapping them like the wings of a butterfly created a whimsical connect between the shoe and the butterfly’s evolutionary cycle.
A postcard journey from the North of Scotland to the South of England featuring Hyundai's i30 for Hyundai's outdoor screen venue at Piccadilly Circus in London.
Each postcard depicts a different location along the route in varying styles while the car passes through.
This film has been designed to feature Hyundai’s i40 at Hyundai’s outdoor screen venue at Piccadilly Circus in London.
The car comes with unique features such as a sun roof that stretches all the way from front to back and headlights that turn with the turn of the wheels.
Both are being featured as key elements in this journey from Paris to London.
One of three films for Ford’s “Taurus” shot against the stunning backdrop of the Glamis Imperial Dunes which provide an impactful yet minimalistic setting for Ford's premium car.
Each spot highlights and focuses on one of the many features that the car has to offer while the car is being revealed through intricate type animations.
A Hyundai spot for Hyundai's outdoor screen at Piccadilly Circus highlighting Hyundai's sponsorship for the European Soccer Cup while featuring the i30 moving about a sculptural environment contained within an oversized soccer ball.
Chittenden Bank wanted us to create a series of distinctive spots, each uniquely tailored to the style and branding of the clients they have supported over the years.
In this particular spot, we used the metaphor of translucent 4by5s moving fluidly on top of an illuminated lighting table to produce striking, collage-like compositions that reflect and showcase the exquisite handcrafted glass products of Simon Pearce.
An evolutionary story conveyed through multiple transformations of phones and cameras from past to present and culminating in the reveal of Cingular's now considered rather nostalgic camera phone.
A set of three spots featuring JBL’s portable speaker line up through dynamic sound bar animations that serve as dynamic book ends to the energetic life style moments featuring the speakers’ portable design.
With the simple drop of a needle we transport our audience back to the music scene of 1970s New York.
Through a voyeuristic lens, we bear witness to intimate moments and raw performances that capture the essence of an era still steeped in the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll lifestyle, while also giving way to the emergence of punk and disco.
The energy is electric, the music is raw, and the atmosphere is intoxicating setting the tone for this series on HBO.
Ty is a clever device that can be attached to your valuables, ensuring that you never lose them again.
To showcase the functionalities and features of the product, we created an educational video that tells a whimsical story, inspired by the iconic visuals of classic information graphics.
Through the video, viewers will learn how Ty works and how it can provide peace of mind for those who are prone to losing their belongings.
With its engaging storyline and playful animation, the video is a fun and informative way to introduce this innovative new product to the market.
Paying tribute to Frank Miller's iconic, graphic novel style of high con, black & white informed the look and feel for this dramatic car chase through an Urban Metropolis featuring Subaru's latest racy car.
What do you feel when driving a Lexus? What do you dream of? We were being asked to come up with a story that evolves around the driver's experience while focusing in particular on what might go on in someone's mind while going through the rush of driving Lexus's latest luxury line up of cars.
Dynamic car shots of an energetic ride are being juxtaposed with synaptic, dream like moments that flash past us in rapid succession.
We were being tasked to come up with an overarching design language that can inform Mitsubishi's latest commercial campaign nurturing the brand's awareness and informing the audience about Mitsubishi's heritage.
Using organic drafting lines and an Origami like folding technique allows us to explore the multiple facets that is Mitsubishi.
Dolby has been collaborating with AMC to build large scale, panoramic projection walls flanking the entrance walk ways to AMC's Prime theaters throughout the U.S.
The large scale video canvases form a comprehensive set of iconic, narrative scenarios depicting a specific movie genre.
In this show open treatment for Stephen King's Short Stories on AMC, we utilize an antique photo album as a means of navigating between different narrative universes.
The atmosphere is permeated with a sense of foreboding, as the audience is taken on a journey through a series of haunting and otherworldly tales.
Some moments are revealed fleetingly, akin to a subliminal image in a messaging video as pages flick past us, while others are explored in greater depth, drawing the viewer into the story before the pages of the album turn and transport us to the next.
A series of classically conceived collages built in good, old fashion as photographs were taken of each object, printed and then collaged on big size boards.
This identity system for an Erotic themed Restaurant provides for the utmost, intimate dinner setting in which each object from glassware to match sticks and menus are branded with an erotic touch yet never fully revealing the obvious - it's a fine dinner setting after all.
For this we established an erotic collage vocabulary catering to the different settings of the day from hundreds of scandalous, royalty free photographs: A collage for brunch utilizing etchings from the Renaissance, one for lunch using 19th & early 20th century photography and one for dinner and dessert dipping into photographs from the early 1970s.
To create an all encompassing brand experience we defined even the proper tongue and cheek language to describe each item in a sample menu while adding a playful typographic design throughout.
An information graphic driven design package for "90 Minutes" - a show primarily focusing on soccer and sport's stats.
In the show's opener, we pass through an intricate environment of ever evolving stats. Graphically rendered soccer players pass the ball along from one player to the next in order to push us along to the final kick through which the show's logo is being revealed.
