Meet Dewa Ayu Dewi Larassanti, the voice of Kena!
Ayu was inspired by Kena’s hope, kindness, and desire “to help others, no matter how difficult.” Ayu brings her rich cultural heritage as a Balinese musician and dancer to our world! Kena is Ayu’s debut as a voice actor. Her mother, Emiko, a professional voice actor,...
Get to know Julian Vermeulen, our Lead Environment/Level Artist
If you adore the lush world of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, you will be thrilled to meet our Lead Environment/Level Artist, Julian Vermeulen. His attention to detail, love of epic landscapes, and sheer tenacity brought the world of Kena to life. Julian joined the...
Meet Hunter Schmidt, Ember Lab’s Animation Director!
Hunter Schmidt is the Director of Animation at Ember Lab. His story is pretty amazing and that’s why we asked him to participate as a model and independent auditor of the Fan Art T-shirt contest. Born and raised in Southern California, Hunter began his career at Ember...
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...
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Tribeca Game Showcase featuring a conversation with Josh and Mike Grier. The studio founders discuss the team's development process for Kena: Bridge of Spiri...
Kena: Bridge of Spirits hands-on: A little Pikmin in your Zelda
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits stood out to me when Sony showed this independent action-adventure title ahead of the PlayStation 5's launch.
Monochrome feels.
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"The Grier brothers got their start in film animation and visual effects before launching Ember Lab in 2009. You can see that experience come through in how the game handles light."
Kena: Bridge of Spirits will release Aug 24th, 2021 🧡
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From 'Twelve Minutes' to 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits,' the games at Tribeca Festival embrace the 'hybridization' of storytelling mediums. https://ew.com/gaming/tribeca-festival-video-games-film-hybridization/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=60ccf43fab06fd0001472c5d
Black and white images always hit differently.
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I was going to do something with the negative space at the bottom but then I forgot and got lazy. Anyway here's a Kena: Bridge of Spirits drawing.
(I cannot wait for this game)
What would your dream game room set up include?
We'd definitely have all the Rot with us! 🧡
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@emberlab Hey ember labs, I adopted your cute little Rot. And this is my gaming setup. I even adopted a Among Us person too.