In these two cautionary tales told in faux-clay, we learn that being 'that guy' who chews gum on a first date, or chomping away at the velvet rope on your night out with your bae may lead to an unexpected twist. We had a blast crafting and animating these short fables for Icebreakers! DIRECTED BY: BUCK EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Orion Tait EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Anne Skopas ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Justin Fines HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Kitty Dillard  PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Stefania Consarino DESIGN: Justin Fines  STORYBOARDS Justin Fines ANIMATIC: Chad Colby David Nasser CG SUPERVISOR: Ryan O'Phelan 3D LEAD: Joao Rema Arvid Volz MODELING/TEXTURING: Brice Linane Cecilia Puglesi Arvid Volz RIGGING: Tao Ye 3D CHARACTER ANIMATION: William Burg Chad Colby 3D EFFECTS: Ryan O'Phelan Tao Ye LIGHTING: Joao Rema COMPOSITING: Ana Luisa Santos Joao Rema ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN: Antfood 

Icebreakers: Date

A stop-motion CG spot illustrating the advantages of breath mints over chewing gum. My contribution was supervision, and particle effects.

+ Credits

DIRECTED BY: BUCK
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Orion Tait
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Anne Skopas
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Justin Fines
HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Kitty Dillard
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Stefania Consarino
DESIGN: Justin Fines
STORYBOARDS: Justin Fines
ANIMATIC: Chad Colby, David Nasser
CG SUPERVISOR: Ryan O'Phelan
3D LEAD: Joao Rema, Arvid Volz
MODELING/TEXTURING: Brice Linane, Cecilia Puglesi, Arvid Volz
RIGGING: Tao Ye
3D CHARACTER ANIMATION: William Burg, Chad Colby
3D EFFECTS: Ryan O'Phelan, Tao Ye
LIGHTING: Joao Rema
COMPOSITING: Ana Luisa Santos, Joao Rema
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN: Antfood