Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Production Engineering

Our sister company MOCAP Design makes helmet-mounted facial capture hardware: they design, manufacture, and sell the world's most mechanically stable and comfortable mounting systems for capturing facial performance for use in creation of detailed CGI characters.

This equipment has been used on dozens of major video game titles, commercials and films -- here we've included a production image of Wonderwoman parrying a blow from Doomsday...okay, it's not actually Doomsday in the photo, but hey -- that's showbusiness baby.

Processes used: Mechanical CAD Design, ABS Plastic 3D Printing, Custom Fabrication

Toyota "Hall of Fame" Bronze Busts

Brand Activation

Working alongise creative powerhouse Wildlife, we brought to life these Toyota Hall of Fame bronze bust trophies for the annual multimedia VR activation led by agency Saatchi&Saatchi.

Processes used: High-Resolution 3D Printing, Metallic Gold/Bronze Patina Painting, Trophy Construction w/ Engraved Plaques

Temple Run "Gold Idol" Figure

Brand Activation

In another collaboration with the creative wizards at Wildlife, the famous Gold Idol was realized in brilliant 24K Gold.

Processes used: High-Resolution 3D Printing, 24K Gold Electroplating

Miniature Figurines for "Kong: Skull Island"

Promotional Campaign

These action figures were created for a promotional campaign led by Circus LA and Warner Brothers. Starting with photographs of the actors from the film as well as about thirty social media influencers, we produced these unique pieces from scratch, each matching the original human likeness of the person in the photograph.

The design of the clothing as well as the colors used in the model-painting process were done to match the aesthetic of the film's wardrobe. Nailed it!

Processes used: Character Modeling, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting

SnailPrimp by MailChimp

Brand Activation

As part of the award-winning "Did You Mean MailChimp?" campaign by Droga5, we created these Snail Shell Beauty Sponges, which doubled as hero props for the associated website media and takeaway items for the SnailPrimp activation event participants.

Witness the madness at www.SnailPrimp.com

Processes used: 3D Modeling, Nylon 3D Printing, Hero Prop Production

KFC Commercial: "Every Ville in America"

Hero Prop

KFC makes a pretty darn good commercial. We are proud -- nay, honored -- to have produced these little Col. Sanders Map Pin props. The miniature heads were 3D Printed and hand-painted, starting with a digital model captured from a 3D Scan of a bobblehead toy.

See the commercial here.

Processes used: High-Resolution 3D Scanning, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting, Hero Prop Production

G-Eazy x Carnage Bobbleheads

Promotional Campaign

These caricature-style custom bobbleheads were produced in time for the release of a Single collaboration between the two artists, and used by their record label for album artwork and social media promotion purposes.

Processes used: 3D Character Design, Human Likeness Matching, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting

Acura Periscope Event: "Race Your Heart Out"

Brand Activation

With a rapid turnaround time of just one day, we produced these R/C car shells for a branded live streaming event for Acura led by SapientRazorfish. The cars were subsequently fitted with a drivetrain and raced around a track while the world watched through their phones in excitement.

See the results here.

Processes used: 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting

Hilton Corporate Events

Custom Trophies

Given the task of visually communicating several Hilton corporate memes, we ideated these three unique trophies for gifting during an awards show during a major gathering of all members of Hilton's Western Hemisphere hotel management.

The designs each represent a unique element of either the Hilton brand or Hilton corporate culture: The Heart of Hilton, Hilton Highways, and "Genius of the And."

Processes used: 3D Modeling, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Metallic Chrome Plating

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Hero Prop

Given an MTV Movie&TV Award prop from the previous year and a timeline of under a week, we 3D Scanned, 3D Designed, and 3D Printed a perfect replica Hero piece for the show's updated promotional media campaigns.

All gold elements are 3D Printed in High-Resolution Resin and electroplated with 24K gold. The red Solo cup is 3D Printed in ABS Plastic and hand-painted.

Processes used: 3D Scanning, 3D Modeling, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting, Metallic Gold Plating

Blizzard "Battle for Azeroth" Diorama

Experiential Display

Blizzard Entertainment is famous for its annual BlizzCon events, where tens of thousands of fans gather for a three-day tribute to all that is Blizzard and to hear the company make major announcements for the upcoming year.

The World of Warcraft group wanted to do a massive battle scene depicting over 10,000 unique game characters, where each figurine was a specific attendee's player character in the game. By devising a novel workflow and staffing up to meet the ambitious deadline, we were able to produce 12,000 unique 3D Model files and corresponding unique 3D Printed figurines within just THREE WEEKS!

The "World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth" installation won a Guinness World Record for Largest Video Game Diorama.

FX "American Horror Story: Cult" Promotional Campaign

Hero Prop

These one-of-a-kind geometric "honeycomb" masks were created based on original concepts from the show's talented Art Direction and Costume Design team.

To start off, we 3D Scanned the model's head in order to capture the precise contour and shape of her face, which was loaded into a digital environment to serve as a basis for the creation of form-fitting pieces. Two variants on a geometric mesh pattern were produced in durable SLS Nylon material and painted matte black.

Processes used: 3D Scanning, 3D Design, 3D Printing

GEICO Commercial: "Golfing in the Carolinas"

Hero Prop

The golfing GEICO Gecko rides the course in style and comfort in his own custom mini golf cart.

For this commercial prop, we designed a miniature golf cart to be 3D Printed in individual separate pieces. These pieces were meticulously finished, painted, and assembled. There was even a little golf bag with tiny clubs.

See the commercial here.

Processes used: 3D Modeling, 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting

Honda @ LA Auto Show 2017

Experiential Display

We turned George P. Johnson's vision of a cartoon cityscape into an experiential reality for the Honda Blue Skies installation at the 2017 LA Auto Show.

The 3D Printed and painted pieces were mounted to a custom-cut half-inch acrylic plate, and mounted on an interactive touch-screen display which was shipped for the national Auto Show circuit in 2017.

Processes used: 3D Modeling, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting, Custom Fabrication

Team Downey Holiday Client Appreciation

Custom Gifts

Robert Downey Jr's production company is known for its annual client gift boxes, and for the 2016 run we got the call to make 500 pieces based off of his original 3D Scan data.

To start off, we 3D Printed one master part in High-Resolution Resin and then created several Silicone mold cavities. Hundreds of copies were then produced using a rotocasting method with different tinted colors chosen by Ironman himself. Each head twist-locks into a 3D Printed base with a podium which rises up inside the head cavity to hold an LED candle.

Processes used: 3D Design, 3D Printing, Silicone Molding, Custom Fabrication

Medtronic

Tradeshow Display

Medtronic uses incredible medical device technology to save lives, and their marketing team approached us with the goal of creating a larger-than-life version of one of these devices at a major medical device tradeshow.

This sculptural piece was designed to match the microscopic platinum wire mesh structure in one of their Coil Stent devices used in brain surgery. Dramatically uplit and encased in an acrylic box, this statement piece did a great job of attracting visitors and starting conversations during the tradeshow.

Processes used: 3D Design, 3D Printing, Chrome Electroplating, Custom Fabrication

Ron Howard's Personalized Chess Set

Custom Gifts

Ron Howard's son Reed had the great idea of surprising his dad with a custom chess set comprised of unique pieces modeled after characters and relics from his films over the decades. Pretty thoughtful, right?

Based on a compilation of frame stills from his filmography, Reed settled on a concept for Fiction vs. Non-Fiction, and we set out to design a full chess board of unique characters. You've got The Grinch, Tom Hanks from "Apollo 13," the mermaid from "Splash," the F-1 car from "Rush," and even the cocoon alien from -- you guessed it -- "Cocoon." Each piece was 3D Printed in High-Resolution Resin and then hand-painted in high detail.

After receiving this set, a second set was commissioned at 25% larger and instead of hand-painting, the pieces were metallic electroplated: one side Chrome, one side Gold.

Processes used: 3D Design, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting, Chrome and Gold Metallic Electroplating

Executive Gifts at Hennessy x McClean Design Event

Brand Activation

Renowned acrhitecture firm McClean Design teamed up with Hennessy to run a Hennessy brand activation at a newly-opened McClean property. Attendees received an executive gift box containing this custom-made ice bucket.

Based on McClean Design's original concept art of a jagged ice block, this bucket was designed to sit within a tinted acrylic box. One original "master" piece was 3D Printed in Resin and then reproduced in multiples using a silicone mold. The final bucket pieces were then electroplated with a true metallic Chrome finish, and decals for both the McClean Design and Hennessy brands were placed on the tinted acrylic bucket housings.

Processes used: 3D Design, High-Resolution 3D Printing, Silicone Molding, Chrome Electroplating Custom Fabrication

Sony Pictures Television Step-and-Repeat

Corporate Branding

In a collaboration with the special events team at Sony Pictures Television, we brought to life this unique three-dimensional backdrop by mixing 3D Printing with traditional floral elements.

White ABS Plastic was used for the oversized lettering, and Gold ABS Plastic cups were 3D Printed as positional templates for each individual flower, ensuring that the symmetrical "burst" design pattern was recreated faithfully according to the original design template.

Processes used: 3D Design, 3D Printing

HP Sprout Commercial

Hero Prop

Working in collaboration with the HP Production Team, we 3D Scanned and reproduced several "keepsake" items for use as props in a series commercials made to show off the capabilities of the HP Sprout technology.

Processes used: 3D Scanning, 3D Printing

H1Z1 Tournament

eSports Trophy

These trophy bases were 3D Printed in Solid ABS Plastic and painted Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The Skull toppers were 3D Printed in a clear Resin material, and then tinted to match the client's H1Z1 color swatch.

Processes used: 3D Printing, Detailed Model Painting

Halo Tournament

eSports Trophy

With a rapid turnaround time of just two days, we produced this trophy at the last-minute request from the eSports event coordination team!

A laser-engraved plaque was attached to the trophy, which was fully 3D Printed in ABS Plastic, then painted matte black and metallic silver.

Processes used: 3D Printing, Custom Fabrication