The Flavor team was tasked with creating an intro video for the 'HalfRez' show, an event celebrating the motion graphics community in Chicago and the Midwest. The show's theme, "mograph is dead," humorously addressed the influence of AI in the design and animation industry. Despite the divisive nature of AI's impact, our team took a lighthearted approach, depicting the creative industry as a playful puppet world, complete with an alluring AI-generated apple tree. One puppet succumbed to temptation, underwent a psychedelic transformation, and returned with a burst of creative ideas. However, a surprising twist revealed that the puppet tree was controlled by a robotic hand, leaving the question of who's really in control, humans or artificial intelligence!
Creative Director: Brian McCauley
Associate Creative Directors: Brad Backofen, Mack Neaton, & Colby Capes
Executive Producer Kate Smith
Managing Director Neal Cohen
CG Supervisor: Brad Backofen
Art Director: Mack Neaton
2D animation Supervisor: Colby Capes
Storyboards: Danielle Otrakji
3D: Brad Backofen, Brian McCauley, Ryan Bechtel, Emily Berveiler, JC Tecklenburg, Krzys Pianko, Dan Tiffany
2D: Colby Capes, Sam Stucky, Keith Slawinski, Torey Kervick, Aaron Fisher, Sierra Lee, Marly Koven, Jesse Willis
Production: Dictionary Films
Director Brian: Broeckelman
Technical Director : Adam Kohr
Puppets: Liz Backofen
Sound Mix and SFX Another Country: Tim Konn, Jordan Stalling, Louise Rider, Cathryn Stark, Brett Rossiter