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Pouring rain, gale force winds and a worker dangling off an oil rig in the middle of the North Sea. It’s not an action movie. It’s the latest spot from BIG MACHINE for Rockwell Tools!

BIG MACHINE Director Steve Petersen captured the drama on a soundstage in LA and the BIG MACHINE VFX team turned an already exciting sequence into an epic, death-defying thriller.

BIG MACHINE worked around the clock to create ocean wave simulations, pelting rain, lightning and a full CG oil rig. The worker was shot over green screen and composited into the CG scenes.

CREDITS

Client: Rockwell Tools    Director: Steve Petersen      VFX Supervisor: Ken Carlson      Executive Producer: Sean Owolo

Producers: Brett Donowho / Andy Novak      Art Director: KA Batcha

Technical Director: Natalie Eagan      Nuke Artist: Spencer Hecox

How to escape a crazy, chaotic summer gathering?  Easy, with the Spring Float from Swimways!

This spot, directed by Steve Petersen, features a mom that unfolds her Spring Float to escape from all of the chaos surrounding her.  When she unfolds the float all the action around her freezes and she enters her own private oasis.

BIG MACHINE handled all production and post/VFX on this fun television commercial.

CREDITS

Client: Swimways  Director: Steve Petersen      VFX Supervisor: Ken Carlson      Executive Producer: Sean Owolo

Producers: Michael Greggs      Art Director: Gaspard Lacroix

Technical Director: KA Batcha

Watch the chain reaction in this fun spot produced by BIG MACHINE for the new Spin Master Rube Goldberg launch.

BIG MACHINE director Steve Petersen worked with child actors and toy techs to create a complex cause and effect sequence that shows off the many possibilities of this entertaining toy.

CREDITS

Client: Spin Master    Director: Steve Petersen

BIG MACHINE energizes the launch campaign for Mattel’s Max Steel toy line with kinetic live action and animation.

BIG MACHINE director Steve Petersen worked with child actors, toy techs and CG animators to create an exciting, fast paced series of spots unveiling this entirely new line of toys.

Steve is a Max Steel veteran and has directed numerous spots for Mattel.

CREDITS

Client: Mattel/Ayzenberg    Director: Steve Petersen      Art-Director: Ming-Shian Wang

VFX Supervisor: Natalie Eagan

BIG MACHINE directed, shot, edited, designed and animated this playful spot for the Ubisoft Drawsome Tablet for Wii. All of the floating design elements are inspired from the 2 games the system ships with:  Drawsome Artist and Drawsome Sketch Quest.

The spot showcases the creative potential of the Drawsome tablet and its ability to share that fun with up to 4 players.

Director Steve Petersen worked with the talent to imagine gameplay that didn’t really appear on the screen.

CREDITS

Client: Ubisoft    Director/Creative Director: Steve Petersen      VFX Supervisor: Ken Carlson

Senior Producer: Matt LeBoeuf      Producer: Nyenye Kitchens

Just Dance is a Thanksgiving tradition for families everywhere — at least that’s what we want you to think with this latest national spot from Ubisoft directed by BIG MACHINE.

Three different families show how to let loose and have fun dancing to, in this case, “The Final Countdown.”

Yes, the girl in the first family is Jordyn from Abby Lee Miller’s Ultimate Dance Competition.

This is one of several Just Dance spots that Big Machine has directed for the number one dance game brand.

CREDITS

Client: Ubisoft    Director/Creative Director: Ken Carlson      Senior Producer: Matt LeBoeuf

Art Director: Ming-Shian Wang

While his employees are hard at work, this overzealous boss is hardly working.  He’s spending his days online, battling other users for the best deals on auction site Quibids.com.

BIG MACHINE director Steve Petersen directed this comedic homage to the TV series “The Office.”  The spot was a mix of scripted lines and extemporaneous outbursts by the actors, creating a documentary feel.

Handheld cameras and docu-style editing also make the spot feel like a scenario that could be happening a couple doors down from your office.

CREDITS

Client: Quibids.com    Director/Creative Director: Steve Petersen      Senior Producer: Matt LeBoeuf

The #1 Dance Game brand is back!  Ubisoft picked BIG MACHINE to produce, direct and edit a series of launch spots for the latest version of their phenomenally popular game Just Dance 4.

The spots feature players of all ages having fun dancing to hits from artists such as Flo Rida, Carley Rae Jepsen, Pink and Nicki Minaj.

Custom versions of the spots were created for Wii, Kinect and PS3 and also feature design and animation created by BIG MACHINE.

BIG MACHINE shot the spots over the course of a weekend in various locations around Southern California.

CREDITS

Client: Ubisoft    Creative Director: Ken Carlson      Directors: Chuchie Hill / Ken Carlson

Senior Producer: Matt LeBoeuf    Art Director: Ming-Shian Wang      

What happens when playing cards battle to win?  This spot for agency Ackerman-McQueen and the Winstar Casino answers that question.  It isn’t pretty.  Actually, it is quite pretty, with its 300 inspired colors, slow motion and epic battle sequences.

CREDITS

Client: Ackerman-McQueen / Winstar    Director: Steve Petersen      Creative Director: Ken Carlson    Producer: Matt LeBoeuf