Wednesday, September 26, 2018

ExxonMobil Biofuel Campaign through The New York Times

Back in the summer of 2017, I was awarded the opportunity to be on the roster of animation filmmakers who would bid on projects through the branded content creation arm of the New York Times, T Brand Studio.

This is my first collaboration with them and we dove right in!

In promoting ExxonMobil's biofuel initiative, I wanted to create something forward-looking, futuristic, clean, and elegant. I decided to work using some processes I'd only touched upon in the past: 3D printing objects and laser-cut acrylics.


Stylistically, this is pretty different from anything I've directed before and I'm really excited about how everyone's hard work came together.





Production Credits:
Director/Producer........................Pete Levin
Writer........................Steve Murphy
Editor........................Nathaniel Miller

Director of Photography........................Matt Hazelrig
Lighting Technician........................Scott Beardslee
Animator........................Kent Burton
Animator........................Melissa Shepherd
Animator........................Savannah Steiner
Storyboards........................Greg Sesma

Art Director........................Emily Franz
Production Designer........................Jeffrey Bounthavong
3D Design........................Astral Design Studio
3D Printing/Cast & Mold........................SNL Creative
Laser Cutting........................Phantom Forms
Fabricator/Painter........................Marc de Leon
Fabricator/Painter........................Hannah Field
Fabricator/Painter........................Meirav Haber
Fabricator/Painter........................Stephanie James
Fabricator/Painter........................Felicia Rein
Specialty Prop Fabrication........................Machine Histories
Production Assistant........................Daniel Olivas
Production Assistant........................Jay Shipman

Narrator........................Arwen Fonzen
Composer/Sound Designer........................Ben Wise
Sound Recording........................Rocky Mountain Recorders
Lead VFX Artist........................Brian Kokoszka
VFX Artist........................John Ikuma
VFX Artist........................Mario Kim
VFX Artist........................Justin Sarcena
VFX Artist........................Joe Statom
Color Timing........................Technicolor

Behind the Scenes Documentarian........................Jenn Harrington

A HUGE thanks to 
Adam Loeb, Deanna Urciuoli, Abby Wood, Adam Aston, and the team at T Brand Studio
Carrie Rossman, Jenny Sundel, and the team at UM

Shot at Digital Twigs Studio in Los Angeles, CA.