close up render of glasses from the Small Victories animation

Small Victories

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Please note this video is intended for healthcare professionals only. As such all branding and medical references within the video have been removed.

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Matching pairs

On a practical level, we set about finding glasses that resembled those already used in the print campaign. Ensuring the CG glasses matched the real glasses was technically key to the success of this film. They had to be realistic and an absolute replication too.

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Greyscale render of CG Sunglasses
Colour render of CG Sunglasses

Bringing the story to life

This wasn't about personifying glasses, they needed to still work and feel like objects even when it battle. The fight sequence was a metaphorical representation of the internal fight a patient might have, from staying in, to going outside - small victories. 


To help bring out that rigidity glasses naturally have, we went for a subtle stop motion style of animation. Take a look at an early animation test we created for the agency and client. Tests are a great way to explore what works best for a story during the early concept stage.  

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Insights into the process

From Directing talent, to compositing the animation, here's some 'behind the scenes' from Small Victories. It was a great project to work on! 

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Awards

Gold
Craft Award – Secondary Care Campaign
PM Society
Silver
Film & Animation (HCPs)
PM Society
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