SAFEGATE - THE SAFEGATE EFFECT
While at Upperfirst, I had the opportunity to work with the team to create and lead the Safegate film.
With a graphic style and a cinematic approach, we are telling the story of Safegate Group, a global company that wants to solve the future challenges of air traffic expansion at airports. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.
I was in charge of the visual direction, direction, planning, storyboarding, and animation. My main goal in the planning stages was to have subtle camera movements for a smoother overall pace. Not with your overly jumpy graphics all around.
VISUAL DIRECTION
Part of the references presented in the early stages *images for reference only
Some of the references watched to come up with the right tonality
Concept sketches
I have a special appreciation for this project. Everything was super smooth, the illustrations are just bad ass. Each frame done by Eric is a work of art. The animation part done by Thiago Steka is spot on.
Mentions:
The project gathered a lot of attention after it was released in the design community, and we got some international prizes too. Google is your best friend.
CREDITS
Client: Safegate Group
Creative Executive Producer: Deni Dimovski
Visual direction & Direction: Germano Mombach (while at Upperfirst)
Production Company: Upper First
Animation: Thiago Steka, Germano Mombach
Lead animator: Thiago Steka
Illustrations by Eric Pautz, characters by Mariana Ikuta
Sound fx: Ljudateljén