I was Art Director on this super fun project at Aardman Nathan Love. We created 21 wintry themed bumpers for Nickelodeon, reimagining classic characters in a hand crafted 3D aesthetic. Below is a supercut of the spots and a bunch of designs I made along the way. A huge thank you to the amazing team at Aardman Nathan Love and the wonderful folks at Nickelodeon.
Layouts
Layout drawings made as guides for building out the 3D scenes.
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Props
21 spots leads to a lot of props. These were a lot of fun.
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Color Keys
These were rough studies done to get a sense of the color and lighting for each spot. The amazing lighting and compositing team would use these as a starting point and then go wild, creating magical winter wonderlands.
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Stills
Stills from the final spots.
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The Reject Pile
They can't all be winners. These are some boards that didn't make the cut, but I still like them.
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