Luma Animation

The film starts with a freak accident, where Gus, Sophie, and Max of the Andromeda Galactic Bureau of Investigation (AGBI) and their microscopically minuscule rust-bucket of a spaceship, The Rusty Nail, take up residence inside 14-year-old Norman’s brain. They can see what he can see and hear what he can hear. The nanosized crime fighting aliens must enlist Norman’s help to save Earth from Zolthard, an evil intergalactic villain who is now stuck in the school principal’s head. Norman, his friends, and the aliens must go to great lengths to conceal the presence of alien life at their high school, while they try to continue the galactic struggle between good and evil. After all, Zolthard still has a school to run, and Norman still has a life to live and homework to hand in! #SAFTAs #SAFTAs18 #lumaanimation #theergocompany #sequencepost

🏆 🥳 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐞. Why? Because it’s not for packaging design, the expertise we are known for. This time, we’ve won in the category 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥. 🎉 Many of our friends and clients might not know that we have a fully staffed, fully dedicated advertising team, running #campaigns all over the world. And we’re seeing the results. Here’s to many more wins like this to come! Thanks to our client Master Good and to our animation studio Luma Animation! To learn more about the case, see the link in the comments. ⬇️ #germandesignaward #winner #brandcommunication #creatingsuccess

The Ergo Company has snagged an impressive SEVEN nominations at this year’s South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA)! As one of the Executive Producers, I couldn't be prouder of the incredible team behind these films. It's been a wild ride, and seeing our hard work get this kind of recognition is beyond rewarding. Our short film "Father's Day" is up for Best Short Film! Our animated feature "Headspace" is nominated for Best Animation, and "The Fragile King" has been showered with love in multiple categories, including Best Achievement in Scriptwriting, Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film, Best Actress in a Feature Film, Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Feature Film. Talk about a royal sweep! These nominations highlight the immense talent we have here in South Africa, showcasing our unique stories on global platforms. It’s truly heartening to see our local productions make waves internationally and bring home awards. These SAFTA nominations are just the cherry on top! A massive shout out to our incredible cast, crews, and collaborators who make magic happen behind the scenes. Your creativity and dedication light up the screen! To all of you, thank you for your generous support! Keep watching and sharing our films on different platforms. Your encouragement fuels our passion and takes our unique, powerful African stories to the world! 

Projectile motion in nature is beautifully illustrated when an object follows a curved path under the influence of gravity. ✨ This occurs when an object is launched into the air and moves along a curved trajectory, solely influenced by its initial velocity and gravity, without any propulsion during its flight.✨

14+ Million views in the first week! 3 x Ad of the Day 5 x Ad of the Week 1 x NOWNESS Pick Featuring on publications like The Drum, Creative Review, LBB (Little Black Book), ADWEEK, Forbes, designboom... Our latest work has been generating quite some buzz, and we couldn't be more proud! 'Wear wool, not waste', the new striking Woolmark commercial with hordes of 'undead' synthetic clothing rampaging through a city! One of the biggest challenges was transitioning the crowd from motion capture to ragdoll animation—where an agent falls and its body reacts naturally to the ground—followed by full-body cloth simulation. Our artists spent two months refining this system to ensure it was robust and realistic. When it finally worked, the team was ecstatic. The final commercial is not only visually striking but also carries a powerful message—a perfect example of how VFX can support the narrative and elevate the final product into something truly eye-catching and unique. I thank my team for bringing their extraordinary talents, energy and friendship to this project. This was truly done by the books, on all fronts. Now it is time to take a look behind the magic, watch the video below! CGI Director, VFX Producer, Senior Supervisor | Tim Smit Lead 3D Artist/FX TD | Dieuwer Feldbrugge Lead 3D lighting/shading | Jeroen Aerts Senior compositor and matte painter | Marti Pujol Lighting/compositing | Matthijs Joor Visual Effects crafted at | Dead Pixel BV Onset VFX data capture supervisor | Jeremy Hattingh LIDAR capture | Pieter Louw Motion capture | Het Nieuwe Kader Mocap actor | Geoffrey Thompson Additional digital matte painting | Vincent van der Klaauw Client | The Woolmark Company Film Creative & Post Production | Studio Birthplace Production Company | Park Village Strategy & Campaign creative | 20(SOMETHING) Creatives / Film Directors | Jorik Dozy & Sil van der Woerd, Studio Birthplace Director Of Photography | Lennert Hillege Special thanks to Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy for another epic collaboration, to Tyson Ibele for your amazing Tyflow support, to Greg Pereira for editting this amazing behind the work video and to all the crewmembers in Capetown! Send me a message if you want to know more or if you'd like to collaborate! #woolmark #wearwoolnotwaste #sustainability #filterbyfabric #renewablefashion #vfx #cgi #Houdini #clothsims #3Danimation #3Dcompositing #motioncapture #Sidefx #tyflow

South Africa's top grossing film in 2023 and now a SAFTA nomination - well done to the team at #Luma #IDC #IFD #Hollard Film Guarantors #The Ergo Company #M-Net Movies - thanks to our partners for the continued support!