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Dust Released Online

After a successful festival run including awards at FilmQuest, Dragon Con, and HollyShorts, we have released Dust online. The response and positive reviews are amazing! The film is featured on Short of the Week, calling it, “Absolutely one of my favorite VFX...

Working Out at Spring Training 2016

Team Ember was on the road traveling to Arizona and Florida for MLB Spring Training 2016. We have visited 10 teams and filmed the league’s top talent for the Majestic “My Team My Colors” campaign. Setting up and lighting a green screen in locker rooms, tiny press...

Team Ember in Shanghai

Mike (CCO) and Hunter (Animation Director) traveled to Shanghai for the filming of Coca-Cola’s Chinese New Year campaign. Each year, the New Year celebration is a massive marketing push for Coca-Cola, similar to the Holiday season here in the US. Working with the...

CES 2016 – Harley is Back!

For CES 2016, we created a series of hilarious animated vignettes featuring Hisense’s lovable brand ambassador, Harley. We love working with Harley! His clumsy and curious personality always seems to get him into trouble. [vimeo id="155243388" width="670" ] ...

Hisense ULED Breakdown

We put together a breakdown video for the Hisense project showcasing our creative process. Developing the spot involved integrating CG character into live action footage captured in Big Sur, CA. We shot on the RED Epic Dragon and utilized a MoVI M10 gimbal stabilized...

Hisense ULED Spot Featured on IT’S ART

The Hisense ULED spot we developed for CES is now live and playing in retail locations around the world. The commercial has been very well received and our work has been featured on It's Art this week. We had a blast working on this project late last year. We filmed...

Ember Lab at CES 2014

The Consumer Electronics Showcase(CES) in Las Vegas attracted 150,000 attendees this year and we partnered with Hisense to help them create a stunning booth at the show. The team did an amazing job working through the holidays to get everything completed. We were...

Colonel Kart Racers

In September we launched our newest game, Colonel Kart Racers! The team did an amazing job on this project creating another great game and a beautiful live action ad. The Coca-Cola team challenged us to create a gaming experience around the Fanta brand that would not...

Dust Trailer Has Over 250K Views

Last week the Dust trailer passed 250,000 views on YouTube! The trailer received tons of positive press when we first launched and has continued to pick up views on various sites. Sites that have featured the trailer include: FirstShowing, iO9, Kotaku and Awesomer....

Dust at Comic-Con 2013

We had an amazing time at Comic Con this year. One of our stretch goals from the Dust Kickstarter campaign in 2012 was to attend Comic Con and showcase the film. Originally, we hoped to secure a booth location on the floor. Unfortunately, it turned out that there is...