For the second year in a row, Tonic DNA was delighted to help bring IGA's Christmas tale to life with Sid Lee. In this delightful story "The Yule Log of Mr. Beaver," we follow the merriment of three adorable rascals as they attempted to take Mr. Beaver's pride Yule Log, only to be invited in for a cooking class and a celebrations amongst new found friends. Utilizing hand touched 3d character animation and detailed environments, Tonic delivers another slam dunk for the holidays!
Seed followed Stevie, an adorable yet vulnerable sheep, on his journey to find a home. Using hand-drawn 2D animation, reminiscent of old time childhood storybooks, Seed creates connectivity between the audience and the story, prompting viewer engagement. FatFace is a socially conscientious lifestyle brand that is working to support families in finding a safe place to call home this Winter
AIM Creative Studio's newest for TedEd debates the most important century and suggests we are at a critical point in history. Aim uses a combination of animation styles, including 2d, 3d, mixed media and design to help carry this important, and a bit frightening, message. Directed, designed and animated by Jon Mayes
There’s been a boom of new gaming studios recently, and some are seemingly jumping on the bandwagon of a buzzword enhanced quick buck. Crypto this, Children’s NFT Casino that…They are games that don’t put the gamer central to the game. This recent flooding of new studios also means that top quality artists can be trapped in dead end jobs, and therefore more difficult to recruit. Seed's traditionally animated film tells the story of group of jaded developers who reach breaking point in their job, and their brains go on a violent, yet comedic, rampage in an effort to be free from tyranny. In collaboration with Bad Brains, the animated film was written, directed and produced at Seed, in the guise of an adult animated series you’d expect to watch on Adult Swim, or some dark, hidden corner of Netflix
TONIC DNA as part of their in-house experimentation, this short film, JUMP was created as research into how they can merge 3D and 2D animation to achieve new animation styles. The story is about Leaf, a young person learning to use their power to jump into new universes. Each jump gave Tonic the opportunity to explore new stylistic possibilities. They wanted something cyberpunk, alive with Kirby crackle, graphic and punchy, with stills you want to hang on your wall.
BluBlu created this stunning explainer to demonstrate Natural Atlas' new updated App that enhances your hiking and exploration experiences. With interactive maps, in-depth information and real time updates.
Yelp’s first campaign since 2016 celebrates restaurants’ ability to ‘Turn the Tables’ in this fun 60 second film. It features three restaurateurs who managed to turn the unpleasantness of the pandemic into positive, and sometimes selfless, situations - by giving food out to local people and offering opportunities to chefs who were struggling to get by. Seed jumped in once they had chosen to lead with 3 of the most inspiring stories, featuring Ketsuda, Glen and Ann. Besides the personalities of these people, we also had rich visual pickings from each of their restaurants. They created a miniature style environment, with larger than life characters, and a device based on the ‘Turn the Tables’ theme where empty cafes turned into thriving spaces. A big shout out to the team at Yelp for giving Seed the opportunity to visually develop this from scratch. It's a treat to have such an enthusiastic client willing to creatively explore.
To mark World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st, intellectual disability charity L’Arche debuted a teaser for a new short film, entitled ‘Freebird’. Partnering with Canadian musician Jordan Hart and award-winning animation studio Tonic DNA and their director Joe Bluhm, the charity produced a beautiful film that challenged the misconceptions surrounding Down Syndrome. The plot follows the coming-of-age story of a boy with Down syndrome who learns to navigate the world with a loving mother, an absent father, a classroom bully, and a life-long crush. Now, as the full four-minute film launches, we witness 45 years of life flash by in just a few short minutes. Not that it moves too fast to leave an impact - quite the opposite, as a combination of stunning animation and soulful storytelling communicates the quintessentially human story at the heart of this campaign.
Coming off a long stint, shooting episodes for The Kids Are alright and Breaking Up Together, Jay Karas is available for commercial work. It has been a busy Summer for Jay who directed the NBC special "Feeding America Comedy Festival" which aired on May 10 2020. The special raised enough money to provide 16 million meals to people in need across the country. All segments were shot with an incredibly minimal crew, under strict Cover-19 safety protocols, to keep the talent and crew safe. Produced by Funny or Die, DP Karsten and directed by Jay Karas.