SK-II - "Vs Machines" - Practice Room / Kaiju Brain Build
“VS MACHINES” is a tribute film to Japan’s first ever Olympic badminton doubles Gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo. Directed by Alan Williams in collaboration with WPP, the film explores a futuristic dystopia where competition is the main reason for existence. I designed, animated and composited the practice room and the Kaiju brain. See full credits at bottom of page.
Created at Imaginary Forces
creative director: alan williams
producers: christine hernandez, jon hassell, aleen kim, jared libitsky
writters: leo savage, alan williams
lead design & art direction: russ gautier
cg technical direction: russ gautier, meng-yang lu
lead animator : james gardner
cg character design : kelton cram
animators & compositors : james gardner, jake ferguson, henry chang, blaise hossain
matt shadis, jesse bafia, daniel onassis
character animation : evan mayfield, matt parent
designer & animator: sekani solomon
edited by jeremiah shuff, lexi gunvaldson
vfx animation: russ gautier
storyboards: tyler gibb
researcher & translator : sakuya mio
production coordinator: tucker reese
executive producer: jon hassell
executive creative director: peter frankfurt