Fantastic Wreck was the debut single for ARIA award winning indie artist Montaigne. Pixel directors John Gavin and Guy Franklin teamed up to create something special to introduce her to the world. The concept called for a layering of many different aesthetic disciplines including photo-real CG and traditional hand-drawn animation and required a collaboration across the entire studio.

The project was filmed on 35mm, which served as a truly cinematic foundation for the 3D visual effects and traditional cell animation. Jess (aka Montaigne) was filmed with her entire face covered in tracking markers for reference for our 3D tracking. They were then removed in post.

The egg shell face cavity was then created and lit using data from set and comped for a seamless finish. From there, the main narrative element of the piece was conveyed using traditional frame by frame animation by Pixel’s design director Luke Saunders.

The entire production was created from pre to post at Pixel.

Studio

RelicTitle Sequence

Les Norton Main Titles

Porter DavisMore Thought Built In

PTV Bigger Trains For A Bigger Melbourne

OfficeworksHappy Tax Place

Officeworks The Gift of Creativity

The Man CaveMotion Ident

Holden 4 Day Sale

Carlton Dry Hello Festival

Metro TunnelMore Trains, More Often

Holden Threedom

Holden Colorado Pack Range

Guide Dogs Tasmania Dining in the Dark

PTVTransform

Officeworks Make Your Workspace Wonderful

ACL Pack Some Piece Of Mind

PTVRegional

Officeworks Flexible Workspace

Officeworks Flourish

OfficeworksFashion Stationary

Officeworks Work Your Way

Latitude Get Shopping In Minutes

Lost & Found For Your Consideration

Les Norton

Main Titles

PTV

Bigger Trains For A Bigger Melbourne

Officeworks

The Gift of Creativity

Holden

4 Day Sale

Carlton Dry

Hello Festival

Holden

Threedom

Holden

Colorado Pack Range

Guide Dogs Tasmania

Dining in the Dark

Officeworks

Make Your Workspace Wonderful

ACL

Pack Some Piece Of Mind

Officeworks

Flexible Workspace

Officeworks

Flourish

Officeworks

Work Your Way

Latitude

Get Shopping In Minutes

Lost & Found

For Your Consideration