Process Breakdown

Utilizing the strengths of our concept development and CG teams, we began exploring the camera moves and dialing in our performance timing early in the boardomatic phase. This allowed us to seamlessly transition into 3D previsualization and step onto the live action shoot with a concrete idea of motion and timing, aligning each beat of action with our script. This preplanning allowed us to finesse every nuance of performance on our shoot day and plan our VFX integration accordingly.

Client: ExxonMobil
Agency: BBDO NY
Production Company: Gentleman Scholar
Directors: Will Johnson & Chris Finn
Executive Producer: Christina Roldan
Head of Production: Tyler Locke
Line Producer: Richard Kaylor
DP: Ernesto Lomeli
Production Designer: Trae King 

Design & Animation: Gentleman Scholar
Creative Directors: William Campbell & Will Johnson
Executive Producer: Christina Roldan
Head of Production: Tyler Locke
Associate Creative Director: Chris Finn
CG Supervisor: Tim Hayward
Producer: Nicole Smarsh
Associate Producer: Kevin Jones
Designers: Macauley Johnson, Hana Yean, Cynthia Lou, Hanna No, Conner O’Brien, Logan Sprangers
2D Animators: Logan Sprangers, Andrew Tan
Previz Animator: Hillary McCarthy
Social Editor: Miki Gilmour
3D Animators: James Lane, Eric Molina
3D Generalists: Allan Bernardo, Jacques Clement, Billy Maloney
Compositors: Eddie Anton, Andrew Hardaway, Chris Russo
Flame Artist: Matt Lavoy, Tom Leckie, Amir Qureshi, Federico Saccone
Storyboards: Arien Walizadeh

Editorial: Whitehouse Post
Editor: David Cea
Social Editor / Assistant Editor: Devin Stevens

Telecine: Freefolk
Colorist: Paul Harrison

Mix: Heard City

Sound Design: Barking Owl

Music: Mutato
Track Name: Energy Creating Jobs