Cardboard Castle is pleased to present our latest dramatic full CG spot. This is our first collaboration with our wonderful new clients at FX. Big thanks to our representative Brett Ashy of the Ashy Agency who recently made the introduction. We quickly got to work crafting multiple concepts for the spot. Our lead CG artist, Brian Smith, conceived the symbolic Bear and an Eagle showdown over a pile of ICBM’s -- a perfect Cold War metaphor! Enjoy! Keep up with Cardboard Castle! Website: http://cardboardcastle.com/ Blog: cardboardcastle.com/?page_id=358 Facebook: facebook.com/cardboardcastlefilms Credits: FX Network: Stephanie Gibbons - President Marketing & On-Air Promotions, FX Networks John Varvi - SVP On-Air Promotions, FX networks Steve Viola - SVP Broadcast Design, FX networks Garrett Wagner - VP On-Air Promotions, FX networks Albert Romero - VP Broadcast Design, FX networks Andre Carbonari - Creative Director, Broadcast Design, FX networks Dara Barton - Director Production, Broadcast Design, FX networks Kelly Chang - Director of 3D, Broadcast Design, FX networks Cardboard Castle: Cooper Johnson - Creative Director Alicia Johnson - Executive Producer Richard Hasson - Lead Producer Dylan Leeds - Project Lead, Lead Animator, Compositor, Sound Design Brian Smith - Lead CG Artist, Lighting and Textures Blain Klitzke - Designer, Lead Compositor, Flag Animation Bayard Baudoin - Character Sculptor Jesse Liebhart - Animation Support Griffen Snow - Animation Support

The Americans on FX

We pitched multiple teaser concepts to FX promoting the latest season of The Americans. They chose a symbolic showdown between the mighty Soviet bear and Bald eagle.

As project lead, I was responsible for artist management, concepting, look development, animatics, shot blocking, camera animation, compositing and sound design.

Credits

Creative Director: Cooper Johnson
Executive Producer: Alicia Johnson
Lead Producer: Richard Hasson
Project Lead: Dylan Leeds
Animation Lead: Dylan Leeds
Compositing: Blain Klitzke, Dylan Leeds
Sound Design: Dylan Leeds
Lead CG Artist: Brian Smith
Designer: Blain Klitzke
Character Sculptor: Bayard Baudoin
Junior Animators: Jesse Liebhart, Griffen Snow

Concepts