“We all know those crazy mornings – rushing to get out… but what happens when you have been parked in by the neighbours?”

We set this spot in Venice Beach, California. Glorious aqua and golden hues, a canal is nearby, palm trees & sunshine. Each spot had a different colour palette and setting. The art direction and design are superb from Softly, Chris, Kelly and Jason.
Quickly designing 7 different families for a commercial product that everyone is happy with was no easy task. Shane Devries and Peter Yong patiently adjusted and tweaked chins, noses, hair and clothing until we had our cast.
The bell is about to ring

The morning rush is hard at the best of times – but when you’ve been parked in too the VW Park assist will save the day. No problem too big for this super-mum!
No dilly-dallying!

Ben led a team of cintiq wielding linesmen drawing our characters. Their attention to detail and flair for performance brought the charm.
Vincent and the compositing team brought everything together as they massaged all these elements into a unified look.
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DirectorAlex Weight
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Executive Creative DirectorDarren Price
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Animation DirectorBen Ommundson
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Art DirectorSoftly Dunstan
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Head of ProductionGabrielle Joosten
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ProducerJane Reynolds
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Head of StudioJeremy Howdin
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StoryboardsPete Yong
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Character DesignShane Devries
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Environment DesignChris Jones
Jason Pamment -
Background DesignKelly Wallwork
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3D LayoutCharles Ewart
Lucas Michaels -
After Effects, Edit & Titles AnimationMike Singca
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AnimatorsAaron McDonald
Catriona Drummond
Jeremy Carlen
Joel Williams
Richard Chhoa -
2D Character Clean Up & ColourBonnie Taylor Forsyth
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Compositing Lead & Look DevelopmentVincent E Sousa
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CompositingChris Angelius
Deborah Ho
Jeremy Carlen
Kallie Ennever
Laura Heath -
Lighting & RenderingBoris Fomin
Choung Vu
Dominic Lau
Serge Astahov -
2D Texturing & PaintingKallie Ennever
Ling Siu
Oliver Abbot
The team behind the rush…