Nihontō - Enter the Swordsmith (2020)
Intro
To celebrate the rebirth of a legendary motorcycle, Iron & Air Media wanted to create an animated short film to immortalize the lore of the iconic Suzuki Katana. We helped bring their vision to life. In this project, I helped designed the two main characters, some styleframes and also animated a couple sections.
☞ Full Video and Case Study
☞ Full Video and Case Study
Credit
Client: Iron & Air
Creative Direction: Louie Jannetty, Steve Madden, Jeremy Sahlman
Art Direction: Adabelle Tan, Celia Hsu, Steve Madden
Storyboard: Adabelle Tan, Kory Demers
Design: Adabelle Tan, Celia Hsu, Kory Demers
Animation: Steve Madden, Kory Demers, Celia Hsu, Jane Winters, Champ Panupong, Zeyu Ren
Editor: Noah Canavan
Music: Carpenter Brut
Sound: Kate Siefker
Produced by Black Math
Executive Team: Jeremy Sahlman (ECD), Evan Fellers (CEO), Alexandra Williams (EP, Boston), Stephanie Rabins (EP, New York)
Creative Direction: Louie Jannetty, Steve Madden, Jeremy Sahlman
Art Direction: Adabelle Tan, Celia Hsu, Steve Madden
Storyboard: Adabelle Tan, Kory Demers
Design: Adabelle Tan, Celia Hsu, Kory Demers
Animation: Steve Madden, Kory Demers, Celia Hsu, Jane Winters, Champ Panupong, Zeyu Ren
Editor: Noah Canavan
Music: Carpenter Brut
Sound: Kate Siefker
Produced by Black Math
Executive Team: Jeremy Sahlman (ECD), Evan Fellers (CEO), Alexandra Williams (EP, Boston), Stephanie Rabins (EP, New York)
