For the relaunch of this well renowned Belgian beer, we had the distinct privilege of bringing its epic creation myth to life — A tale replete with war, beer witches, Norbertine monks, and yes, the fiery phoenix, whose rejuvenating flames (like a strong abbey beer) burn but never consume. CREDITS Directed by Buck Creative Director: Orion Tait Executive Producer: Anne Skopas Senior Producer: Melissa Johnson Interactive Producer: Kitty Dillard Production Coordinator: Billy Mack Technical Director/CG Lead: Ryan O’Phelan Lead Design: Thomas Schmid Design: Josh Harvey, Yker Moreno, Kim Dulaney, Ben Langsfeld, Daniel Oeffinger, George Fuentes, Jacques Khouri Matte Painting: George Fuentes, Chris Phillips Storyboards: Tom Connor Cel Animation: Arthur Metcalf, Anne Calandre, Jacques Khouri Rotoscoping: Filaments, Jacques Khouri Animation: Waleed Zaiter, Chris Phillips, Chad Colby, Gareth O’Brien, Ryan Massiah, Jacques Khouri Pre-Vis: Ryan O’Phelan, Chris Hendryx, Claudio Salas, Jacques Khouri Animatic: Conrad Ostwald 3D Modeling: Joon Lee, Dave Soto, Ryan O’Phelan, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas, Chris Hendryx Rigging: Lee Wolland Texturing: Michael Lampe, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas 3D Animation: Jordan Blit, Ryan O’Phelan, Claudio Salas, Jacques Khouri Lead Lighting: Michael Lampe Lighting: Ryan O’Phelan, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas 3D Effects: Allan McKay, Joe Gunn, Chris Hendryx, Ryan O’Phelan Compositing TD: Conrad Ostwald Compositing: Daniel Oeffinger, Seth Ricart, Thomas Panayiotou, Chris Phillips, Sohee Sohn, Ryan O’Phelan, Thomas Schmid, Michael Lampe, Jeremiah Morehead Editor: Conrad Ostwald Live Action Line Producer: Caroline Findlay Director of Photography: Tristan Sheridan Casting: Kipperman Casting Talent: Sean Biloski Props: Claire Dennis Prop Book: Tim Lagasse Production Assistant: Meghan Wright Client: Grimbergen Agency: Sid Lee

Grimbergen

Grimbergen beer wanted to emphasize its rich history with this stylized story of the phoenix. Most sets were projected onto geometry in Nuke, and effects and animation were added. I contributed to previs, modeling, compositing, Nuke setup, rigging, the castle dynamics, and the live action shoot.

 

+ Credits

Directed by Buck
Creative Director: Orion Tait
Executive Producer: Anne Skopas
Senior Producer: Melissa Johnson
Interactive Producer: Kitty Dillard
Production Coordinator: Billy Mack
Technical Director/CG Lead: Ryan O’Phelan
Lead Design: Thomas Schmid
Design: Josh Harvey, Yker Moreno, Kim Dulaney, Ben Langsfeld, Daniel Oeffinger, George Fuentes, Jacques Khouri
Matte Painting: George Fuentes, Chris Phillips
Storyboards: Tom Connor
Cel Animation: Arthur Metcalf, Anne Calandre, Jacques Khouri
Rotoscoping: Filaments, Jacques Khouri
Animation: Waleed Zaiter, Chris Phillips, Chad Colby, Gareth O’Brien, Ryan Massiah, Jacques Khouri
Pre-Vis: Ryan O’Phelan, Chris Hendryx, Claudio Salas, Jacques Khouri
Animatic: Conrad Ostwald
3D Modeling: Joon Lee, Dave Soto, Ryan O’Phelan, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas, Chris Hendryx
Rigging: Lee Wolland
Texturing: Michael Lampe, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas
3D Animation: Jordan Blit, Ryan O’Phelan, Claudio Salas, Jacques Khouri
Lead Lighting: Michael Lampe
Lighting: Ryan O’Phelan, Brice Linane, Claudio Salas
3D Effects: Allan McKay, Joe Gunn, Chris Hendryx, Ryan O’Phelan
Compositing TD: Conrad Ostwald
Compositing: Daniel Oeffinger, Seth Ricart, Thomas Panayiotou, Chris Phillips, Sohee Sohn, Ryan O’Phelan, Thomas Schmid, Michael Lampe, Jeremiah Morehead
Editor: Conrad Ostwald
Live Action Line Producer: Caroline Findlay
Director of Photography: Tristan Sheridan
Casting: Kipperman Casting
Talent: Sean Biloski
Props: Claire Dennis
Prop Book: Tim Lagasse
Production Assistant: Meghan Wright
Client: Grimbergen
Agency: Sid Lee