Project

SKII - VS RULES — Animated Film19-02

BEAUTY IS #NOCOMPETITION.
A JAPANESE OLYMPIC SHORT FILM.

Info

SKI-II ‘VS Rules’ follows Mahina Maeda’s journey of learning and redefining beauty standards. Directed by Alan Williams in collaboration with WPP, the film pays homage to Maeda’s rich, cultural upbringing where the beauty of competition fuels her determination for success at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Learn more about SK-II’s #ChangeDestiny Campaign

Role

DESIGN
R&D
Motion
MOTIO

Client

↓ CUTDOWN

Here is a cutdown of some of the shots I was involved in.

↓ STYLEFRAME

Some styleframes I designed to help develop the painterly look in the early stage of the project.

director: alan williams producers: christine hernandez, jon hassell writers: leo savage, alan williams art direction: jake ferguson lead cel animator: jahmad rollins lead animator: henry chang lead design: ella lee character design: henry chang cg lead: jake ferguson cg technical direction: meng-yang lu cg modeling: kent floris animators & compositors: jake ferguson, isaac taracks, kiyoon nam henry chang, ned piyadarakorn, john dougherty edited by jeremiah shuff, lexi gunvaldson vfx animation: russ gautier storyboards: tyler gibb title design & illustration: daae kim researcher & translator: sakuya mio portrait of mahina maeda painted by: ikenaga yasunari production coordinator: tucker reese executive producer: jon hassell executive creative director: peter frankfurt