In one corner there is the spitting and spurting, the huffing and puffing O.D.B (Old Dirty Boiler). And in the other, representing the good will of the Austrian people, the middle aged and mild mannered Hilde.

Both characters were created using CGI to replicate a claymation style. This style allows for a bit of fun, taking the edge off the boxing violence. It’s warm and recognisable, bringing humanity and comedy to the fight of the decade.

We see the fight going poorly for Hilde at the beginning. She is blasted by the boiler's furnace. It doesn’t take much to turn her into a fighting machine though and she lets Oil and Gas know just what the Austrian people think with a fierce uppercut and German Suplex. Boom! Take that fossil fuels.

This style of animation is really fun to watch with exaggerated expressions and poses all squished and squashed into shape. It can be brutal, yet remain really funny. We are particularly proud of our character animation work, and also the crowd simulations we needed to create to tell this story.

Stop motion animation has always been a great vehicle for humour, which is why it holds such a dear place in our hearts. Now with technical leaps forward in rendering we can bring classic stop motion looks to life through high-end, digital character animation.

At the start of the project we take a moment to ask what’s most important to achieve. In this case, we said it was the look and also our main character's journey - from appearing weak and getting burnt at the beginning, to the crowd cheering for her at the end. We hope we got you cheering too!