PLAYSTATION TORONTO RAPTORS | TV COMMERCIAL 2019
Our recent NBA Champions of 2019, the Toronto Raptors, finally have some down time to hunker down on some videos games together. Starring Kyle Lowry & Pascal Siakam, this TV Commercial demonstrates the blue screen replacement that needed to be applied on the final product. The interior and skyline assets were super-imposed as part of the set to give the idea that subject was part of a living room in a condominium. Stay tuned for a VFX breakdown.
CODE 8 | FEATURE FILM 2019
Following the release of the short film, the actors launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, which raised over $2 million towards getting the film additional funding -- potentially around $14-15 million.
Code 8 is a feature-length film based off of a short film the two actors created back in 2016. That short film -- and by extension the feature -- is set in a world where over 4 percent of the population have special powers, but instead of being treated as heroes those with special abilities are treated as outcasts, forced to live in poverty. The short film follows Robbie's character as he simply tries to earn a basic living, but ultimately comes into conflict with the law simply for being "special".
Set for north american release this year, the feature film is set to premiere in 8 different cities; Vancouver, LA, Toronto, Dallas, Miami, New York and Chicago. Relatively close to announcing London.
EGLX 2018 | MOTION GRAPHICS 2018
Enthusiast Gaming is a media and technology company building the largest community of authentic gamers. A platform in building gaming communities of like-minded fans, providing sources of trusted gaming information, and producing engaging advertising experiences.
Founded in 2014, Enthusiast is the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, with over 55,000 people attended in October 2018.
OUR HOUSE | HORROR DRAMA 2018
A young genius accidentally invents a device that amplifies the paranormal activity within his family’s house, possibly bringing back the spirits of loved ones, and unleashing things far worse. Playfight was brought aboard to help realize the look of the paranormal beings that appear within the film with compositing and 3D dynamic simulations.
MASSIVE MONSTER MAYHEM | live action game show 2017
Massive Monster Mayhem is the ultimate action-packed adventure game show starring the greatest Massive Monster Superstars in the universe versus three real kid heroes! Each episode features Master Mayhem and his team of monsters as they battle to take over our planet. Three real kid heroes step into the action and compete in three challenges for a chance to win awesome prizes, save the planet and become Earth’s Champion!
DIMENSION 404 | ORIGINAL ANTHOLOGY DIGITAL SERIES 2017
An anthology series that explores the wonders and terrors of our digital age, from outrageous horror comedy to mind-bending action adventure. Playfight once again joined up with Rocket Jump productions to produce 6 completely original and different episodes. Playfight brought monsters, tentacles, holograms, explosions, clones and living brains to life to help augment the stellar storytelling in each episode. Premiering on HULU in April 2017 – Playfight completed the production executing over 1200+ visual effects shots across 6 hours of content. A huge thank you to director Freddie Wong, showrunner Dez Dolly, and producer Brian Udovitch for giving Playfight the ability to explore the weird, the retro and the grotesque in the same production.
TITANFALL 2 | CINEMATIC OPENING 2016
“Pilot and Titan Become One in Respawn’s Titanfall 2. Stepping on to The Frontier as a Militia rifleman, you must team up with a veteran Vanguard-class Titan, working together against overwhelming odds to uphold a mission you were never meant to carry out. ”
Playfight was brought on once again, joining forces with Respawn Entertainment to create stunning visual cinematics to their smash hit video game franchise Titanfall, as a kick off to the marketing push to national television. Director William Chang and Playfight produced a live action/CGI hybrid opening cinematic from pre to post which was also chosen to live as a national spot to represent the game. Since releasing ‘Titanfall: Free The Frontier’ in 2014, Playfight is thrilled to officially take part in the franchise’s development as well as see their work shown to millions in their homes.
CODE 8 | SHORT FILM 2016
A desperate young man possessing special powers clashes with a militarized police force after committing a petty crime.
Sometime in the future 4% of the earth's population have developed special abilities, but are treated like pariahs and forced by circumstance to live in poverty. The term "special" had become a pejorative and those with abilities are treated poorly by those without. In Lincoln City, Taylor Reed (Robbie Amell), a young man with special powers, struggles to find work as a day laborer. After a dispute over him and his friend Freddie (Aaron Abrams) being shorted in their pay after completing work, Taylor finds himself in a confrontation with police officer Alex Park (Sung Kang) and the many autonomous robot drones backing up the officer.
Director: Jeff Chan Writers: Jeff Chan & Chris Paré Producers: Jeff Chan, Tommy Dingwall, Chris Paré Executive Producers: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Geoff McLean Co-Producers: Art Chong, Billie Aleman
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING | DIGITAL COMEDY SERIES 2015 / 2016
Comedy, robots, stand-up, flamethrowers & cliff jumps all go hand in hand with director Jeff Tomsic’s comedy series This is Not Happening. Jeff envisioned an entirely new angle to his viral series, it was up to us to help him pair the outlandish stories of his comedian lineup with equally fantastic sequences of live action and ridiculous visual effects. We helped create stilled party montages, mid action horror movie tableaus, Thelma and Louise styled cliff jumps, a giant robot chase scenes & only had to mosaic Ari Shaffir’s nether regions twice.
ROCKET JUMP: THE SHOW | HULU DIGITAL SERIES 2015 / 2016
A behind the scenes look at how short films are produced by the internet sensations from Rocketjump. Shows various aspects of the filming process as well as a new short with each episode. Playfight was tasked with augmenting all 8 episodes with a vast array of visual effects, from light sabers, to collapsing trains, to a mid air all out brawling, and exploding horses. Playfight developed entirely different effects for each episode, allowing every show to be it’s own stand alone short. Each episode proposed new challenges and themes for the Playfight team to solve at a whiplash pace. An amazing job to Rocket Jump showrunner Ben Waller and producer Ashim Ahuja for letting Playfight add our own VFX flare to their fantastic first season.
SPECTRUM FILM INSTITUTE THESIS | OCADU 2014
A film institute housing an array of technology to addresses the lack of filmmaking resources for students and enthusiasts alike
The city of Toronto accommodates an annual world-renowned film festival (Toronto International Film Festival) that features new and exciting independent films, showcasing new talents in the field. It is however, a great challenge for most amateur filmmakers to begin this journey with limited access to equipment alongside budgetary constraints. This program is housed alongside Polson Street at the waterfront, an existing site that has not been fully developed. Bringing a film institute here will revitalize the area with the overall theme of a creativity hub. The institute will target the different areas of filmmaking including cinematography, special effects, CGI, and animation by providing a range of equipment and spaces. Such equipment includes and is not limited to cameras, lighting, rigs & dolly, sound/audio apparatus, green screening & motion capture studios, as well as post production spaces. The social component is also represented through indoor and outdoor lounging spaces. The institute would therefore be a starting point for many to cultivate their talent and potential, and for others to facilitate, communicateand express their visions for film.
37 BULWER PROJECT | OCADU 2013
The client that I intend to work with is a faculty member of the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program in OCAD University. Bonnie Devine the interim director of the program that is passionate to bring a new light for the aboriginal culture existing within Toronto. Apart from developing the ABVC curriculum, it is also important for her to work with the community at large. When design for 37 Bulwer, it is important to design both living and working space to coincided with one another. This transition should accommodate the functional and life style aspect interaction in the overall environment that not only caters to one specific user, but to variety of others as well.
SAFEHEART | The Heart Conscious Fitness App 2013
SafeHeart recommends customized physical activities that measure and keep track of your results. The results are automatically sent to your healthcare team and parents/guardian. SafeHeart enables open communication between you, your parents, and the healthcare team.
WHITE GEM | YAW TONY ASANTE THESIS COLLABORATION 2013
"White Gem" (Thesis) Redesign of Toronto's Ontario Place. A dialogue between the Lake (Lake Ontario) and the City (Toronto), the people and the space. “As in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” Design has to be like a mirror reflecting everything that the people are, their identity and their history. In between the land and the water are where the most prolific growth of new live form happens, new live, new waterfront and a new novelty to enjoy, new for the people of Toronto. Welcome to new Toronto, connecting the city to the Lake, the Lake with the City. “White Gem” boulevard.
COLOUR FILM: FAMILY HISTORY | THINK TANK 2011
Colour Film: Family History was a Think Tank assignment completed in 2011, where we were to explore the depths of our family tree through our own representation. I decided to follow the intriguing journey of my grandmother in her early childhood, and depict her struggles through Hong Kong's experience of the Second World War in a vibrant manner.
The story takes us through a time where famine was a cause of forced migration, in which my grandmother and her father left their village in the mainlands of China to seek better opportunities in the city of Hong Kong. By the time they settled a year later, a turn of events occurred in 1941. The invasion of the Japanese Empire left the both of them running away once again and they fearfully watched their land of opportunity crumble into ashes. My great grandfather eventually died of starvation during the 4 grueling years of the Japanese occupancy, and my grandmother was left alone in the streets by herself. Luckily, she was rescued by the British Army relief division, and was soon adopted by an extremely wealthy family. She got to enjoy the finest things in life during a time of crisis and still reminisces the experience till this very day. Soon after the war was over in 1945, my great grandmother traveled from the village in China to Hong Kong to find my grandmother in the aftermath of the war; surprisingly, they reunited. Her life changed once again when her mother took her back, and her affluent lifestyle reverted back to the average factory worker making firecrackers.
This is part one of her journey; the second half of the animation will be completed in the near future.
