Bury It

for Glassnote Records / Lassnote Records / Virgin EMI / Liberator

for CHVRCHES

Bury it

for  Glassnote Records / Lassnote Records /
Virgin EMI / Liberator
and  CHVRCHES

Music has always had a big influence on my work, and making a music video seemed like a natural progression of that. Getting the opportunity to work on this video with such great collaborators – Chvrches, Hayley Williams, and Mighty Nice – meant the reality turned out even better than I’d imagined.”

JAMIE MCKELVIE

Co-Director & Comic Artist

Super telekinetic
powers

Jamie McKelvie, a highly regarded UK comic illustration artist, had created artwork for some of the band’s posters and albums in the past. Chvrches wanted to maintain this artistic theme by using his work as a catalyst for inspiration in the “Bury It” music video. Mighty Nice were commissioned to create an animation that put McKelvie’s artwork into motion. 

Sometimes taking the high road can be a super hero strength in itself, so in this animation the band were blessed with super telekinetic powers – having the ability to move objects through mind power. The animation was set amongst a New York city skyline, as the band members magically fly like angels through clouds and around city skyscrapers. “Bury It and Rise Above” may be the new inspirational mantra for 2016.

With an upbeat track and positive lyrics and tempo inspiring people to take the high road when things go awry. Everyone loves music videos; they bring a visual heart to a song. When you add the art of animation, mix it with fantastic music artists and a brilliant song, you have the recipe for a music clip that is truly spectacular.

Inspiration
for 2016

Depicting a band in animation is a fairly daunting task. Translating illustration to animation is never easy. James McKelvie’s beautiful, detailed still images are great, but tough to bring to life in an animated world. The piece also needed to capture visually the mood of the song whilst being true to the identity of the band. A further challenge was the super tight time frame required to make this 3 minute video clip; it required quick decisions from a small, talented army working furiously day and night in order to make delivery.

The beauty of the final, completed work is the craft. The artists at Mighty Nice loved working with the freedom of colours used in the background and environment designs. The technical and artistic fusion of mixing 2D, matte paintings and 3D character renders, particles and animation, all brought together by some nice compositing and crafting, makes this a truly unique piece of artistry.

Darren Price, ECD says: “The team at Mighty Nice were amazing. I enjoyed watching everyone work together; bouncing ideas off each other, and helping out where needed. The commitment to the art of the piece was extraordinary. The studio was filled with energy and there was a fantastic creative vibe around the whole project.”

and the most decent human beings you’ll probably ever meet…

DIRECTOR

Darren Price

CO DIRECTOR

Jamie McKelvie

ART DIRECTOR

Vincent E Sousa

HEAD OF PRODUCTION

Gabrielle Joosten

PRODUCER

Jane Reynolds

CO-PRODUCER

Nexus: Isobel Conroy

HEAD OF STUDIO

Jeremy Howdin

STORYBOARDS

Murray Debus
Bonnie Taylor Forsyth

EDIT

Andrew Corsi

EDIT ASSIST

Oscar Torres Inchaustti

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

Anthony Vivien
Jamie McKelvie
Joshua Moy

CHARACTER DESIGN

Jamie McKelvie

MODELLING

Greg Petchkovsky
Charles Ewart
Michael Tebble
Trent Rogan
Rey La Torre
Caitlin-Rose Keegan

PARTICLE SIMULATIONS

Charles Ewart

3D LEAD

Serge Astahov

LIGHTING & RENDERING

Trent Rogan
Rey La Torre
Caitlin-Rose Keegan
Winnie Mach
Pradeep Sundaram

RIGGING

Michael Tebble

3D ANIMATION SUPERVISOR

Duncan MacLaren

3D ANIMATION

Lawrence Wong
Mike Singca
Michael Tebble
Milly Mortensen
Megan Brewty
Elise Spalding

2D ANIMATION LEAD

Bonnie Taylor Forsyth

2D ANIMATION

Catriona Drummond

2D CLEAN UP & COLOUR

Andrew White
Joshua Moy
Haien Kim

HAIR DYNAMICS

Jonathan Gibson
Michael Tebble

COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR

Vincent E Sousa

COMPOSITING

Kallie Ennever
Jeremy Carlen
Gerard Holmes
Fiona Lu
Nelson Restrepo Quintero
Marcia Kelly

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