LOBO 2017-11-10

Les Creations

In an age when most of our time is spent dealing with the digital world, more and more people have convinced themselves that they don’t have any talent or inclination for handiwork. However, most of them have once been able to create amazing things with their hands, especially when they were kids. Those simple, ingenious, sometimes garish creations – puppets, clay sculptures, picture frames, collages – might even be still stashed somewhere in their attics or on top of closet cabinets, waiting to be rediscovered along with their maker’s own creative instincts.That’s what happens in this endearingly funny, inspirational film by Lobo. It shows a host of amateurish handmade artifacts coming to life in a dusty attic, climbing out of cardboard boxes and down from shelves to deliver an important message: the person who created them is still capable of accomplishing a lot by hand, even if they forgot they once had that potential. Repainting the guest room, redoing a bathroom or at least hanging a framed picture: everyone is capable of such things, as long as they reconnect with that creative drive they once had in spades.To emphasize the do-it-yourself message of the film, we wanted to give the animation a tactile, handmade look. That’s why we produced it with a mix of live action and CG: the environment is a real set built in our studio, while the animated characters were digitally generated, with a realistic finish that portrays the authentic textures of their materials – wool, cloth, plastic, wood etc. Those two widely diverse footage sources were then mixed together in a perfectly seamless way, with the CG elements conforming to all aspects of the live action shoot, such as lighting, film stock and camera moves.Unfortunately, this film was never aired. It was part of a campaign that was suspended by the client before launch, Nonetheless, we were so captivated by its adorable cast of characters and its positive message – not to mention proud of our technical accomplishment – that we decided to publish it ourselves (without the original branding, of course), in hopes that it might inspire a wider audience to reconnect with their resourceful side.

Directors

Les Creations "Behind the scenes"

Les Creations "Behind the scenes"

Credits

  • Director Guilherme Marcondes
  • Global Head of Production Loic Francois Marie Dubois
  • Lead Producer Susan Constantine
  • Executive Producer Andre Rosa
  • Producer Aron Matschulat Aguiar
  • CG Directors Franck Falgueyrac, Guilherme Rizzo
  • Previs Isabella Littger
  • Storyboard artists Antonio Soares Neto, Wilson Panassi
  • Concept Artists Fabiana Fukui, Antonio Soares Neto, Felipe Jornada
  • 3D Modelling Rafael Segnini, Guto Sposito, Bruno Coimbra, Bruno Saber, Diego Esteves, Rodrigo Paulicchi,
  • Rigging Vivi Adade, Flavio Castello
  • Textures Wilson Panassi, Naiara Lima
  • Lookdev Franck Falgueyrac, Henrique Dan Fuzitani, Maurício Trivelin, Marinho Silva, João Márcio
  • Lighting Henrique Dan Fuzitani, Marinho Silva, Franck Falgueyrac, Guilherme Rizzo
  • 3D Animation Marcio Nicolosi, Rodrigo Souza, Victor Diniz, Jannaina Bonacelli, Daniel Alvite, Ronaldo Brito, Renato Sena
  • 2D Animation Fabiano Broki, Wilson Panassi
  • Compositing Renato Carone, Carlos Campos, Thiago Villas Boas
  • Rotoscope Rodrigo, Aline Sanchez, Diego Ruiz, Renato Trip, Gassan Abdouni.
  • Tracking Renan Ambrosio, Fábio Shigemura, Guilherme Rizzo, Renato Carone
  • Editors Daniel Silva, Aron Matschulat Aguiar
  • Color Grading Cassiana Umetsu
  • Team Coordinators Michelle Vinotti, Patricia Signorini
  • R&D & Pipeline Giovanni Meneghel, Cláudia Fujiwara
  • Technical Support Cadu Penacchin, Weslley Oliveira, Thiago Herrero
  • Assistant Director Karin Gabriele Levay
  • Line Producer Fabio Arisaka
  • Director of Photography Fernando Oliveira
  • Art Director Marcelo Reginato
  • Character Designer Fabiana Fukui
  • VFX Set Supervisor Donald Lee Pfeffer The Second
  • 2nd Unit Director Aron Matschulat Aguiar
  • 2nd Unit DOP Paulo Bocal
  • Making Of Andreia De Marchi
  • Sound Design Paulo Beto