We brought this project to life with:

3D Animation

3D Surface Shading

3D Environment & Lighting

Footage Enhancement

Video Editing

Project Management

BACKGROUND

The Kenwood CookEasy+ is the result of 70 years’ experience in culinary preparation. Set for release in September 2019, it will set the standard in home cooking and preparation.

THE CHALLENGE

To create a teaser animation highlighting the visual beauty and design of the Kenwood CookEasy+ without giving away too much about product functionality.

THE WORK

We were commissioned to create a 30 second teaser animation for both a product reveal at a culinary expo in France and also a social media version to be used after the event.

 

With a release date of September set for the CookEasy+, Kenwood France required a teaser animation to showcase the product’s visual form. With a focus on the beauty of design and story of elegance, we developed the animation with medium paced, close-up shots of the main design elements before a subtle reveal of the full product at the end. The overall look is refined with stunning lines and dramatic lighting.

After receiving the original CAD model of the CookEasy+ from Thumbnail Productions, it was put through a conversion and clean-up process and taken into our animation software. Using the client’s brief and storyboard as reference, shaders were then developed along with exploring various lighting and environment options to achieve the final dramatic look. To bring the product to life, camera animation was created for each sequence and the look was further developed. Colour treatment and visual effects were then applied and edited together with transitions and music to combine into a professional video output.

 
 
“Great work! Thanks so much to you all.”
— JUSTIN LENNOX-BRADLEY | CREATIVE DIRECTOR, THUMBNAIL PRODUCTIONS, LONDON