We're thrilled to announce the release of our latest short film, Heavenly Vessel, which explores the fear of transformation and change. What's particularly exciting about this project is that it marks the directorial debut of Venla, who was the second person we hired when we started our studio. Seeing her growth as an artist and leader has been amazing, and we're proud to see her at the helm of this film. It's also the first short to come out of our development department headed up by Lisa Smith. Heavenly Vessel features some of the most detailed animation we've ever done. We'd like to give a special shout-out to Amanda Holm, who led the animation team, Juancho for the incredible art direction, Clarisse for leading the way on compositing, Kača for her excellent production work, and Michaela, who stepped into the role of Production Manager for the first time and ran a tight ship to ensure everything ran smoothly. We're also extremely proud to have collaborated with Emily Hopkins. Emily is an incredible musician and harpist. We love how experimental she is with such a classical instrument like the harp, creating musical compositions that are mesmerising, beautiful and haunting. Emily’s work on this film is truly stunning. She worked with her partner Russ and they were a dream to collaborate with. Please take a moment to check out the full list of credits – we had a mega team working on this project, and we're immensely grateful for everyone's hard work & dedication. A digital art book of Heavenly Vessel is available. containing animation sequences, storyboards, character designs, model sheets, sketches, background art. Link in Bio🔗 All sales of the digital book will go into our development department which funds new short films. Director: Venla @venlarvae Executive Producer: Tim @tim_mccourt Head of Development: Lisa @rhythmicnova Producer: Kateřina @katerinagrec Production Manager: Michaela @mim_chi_ella Story Artist: Lou @louvictorsk, Venla @venlarvae Art Director: Juancho @juanchocapic Animation Lead: @amandajespersenholm Comp Lead: @clarisse_vlx Music Composer: @emilyharpist Colour Grade: @timebasedarts

Ok, so this is the sequence in the film where it all kicks of, and dare we say, gets a bit sexy. We don't think we could have fit more people into these shots. This entire sequence is incredibly intense. We had a sense that we could push our animation capabilities even further if we wanted to, and somehow, we managed to pull it off. This makes the sequence special to us because it shows what we can do when we mean business. The amount of detail, the sensuality of the animation by Allan Michaut, Louis Holmes, and Clara Schildhauer, combined with the incredible subsurface comp by Florian and Clarisse, makes this sequence magical. Skin touching skin, atmosphere, sparkles, and light passing through skin are really challenging. This entire sequence was super difficult. We also thought about how butterflies become liquid in the cocoon before reforming into their final form Storyboard: @louvictosk @venlarvae Backgrounds: @antoine_birot_ Character Layout: @venlarvae @amandajespersenholm Animation: @allanmichaut, @lholmesharfang,@clamarschi Spotkeys: chiara.rikku, @sangu.serin, @amandajespersenholm, Kamilla Konczewska, @danielmoralesra Clean-up: @sangu.serin, @amandajespersenholm, Kamilla Konczewska, @danielmoralesra, @amandajespersenholm, @venlarvae Colour: @venlarvae , @amandajespersenholm, Kamilla Konczewska, @sangu.serin Comp: @clarisse_vlx, @florian.od

In Heavenly Vessel, we embarked on an unorthodox journey to create the planet. Here's a fun fact for you: we used a method harking back to old-school SFX filmmaking, where we mixed milk, coffee, and a touch of paint to craft the planet's surface. By filming this concoction, we achieved the illusion of depth in the planet's atmosphere, giving it a rich and organic feel. This same method was employed to create the patterns in the background of the first and last shots, respectively. What proved particularly challenging for the compositing team was depicting the visual representation of the planet's magnetic pull, which beckons all living things into its embrace. Initially, the strands didn't quite feel right, resembling a post-effect rather than something natural. Our primary objective was to make the planet appear as though it was distorting light, akin to a captivating black hole. However, with dedication and a touch of love, it all came together beautifully. Storyboard: Lou @louvictorsk, Venla @venlarvae Background Layout: Simon Masse Backgrounds: @lucocurtis Comp: @clarisse_vlx, @florian.ojeda #HeavenlyVessel #animation #SFX #TheLineAnimation

Here's a breakdown of the background process for 'Heavenly Vessel': The film explores the interplay of light and darkness, making tonal values in the painting crucial. In this shot, the light reveals a mural that exudes beauty while hinting at an ominous past. Expertly executed by Antoine Birot and Daniel Converio. Storyboard: Lou @louvictorsk, Venla @venlarvae Background Layout: @antoine_birot_ Backgrounds: @antoine_birot_ Dan @dconverio Comp: Lucile Arnaud, @clarisse_vlx @florian.ojeda #HeavenlyVessel #Animation #backgroundArt #digitalPainting #TheLine #TheLineanimation

Thank you for all the love you guys have given us, Venla, and the film since it’s been released. It means a lot. We wanted to share some of the making-of process for the animation, so we can celebrate the incredible crew who put their heart and soul into this film. Starting with this stunning sequence of shots. Spoiler alert if you haven't seen the film yet! These specific scenes mark the culmination of the prince's transformation, representing an important moment in the film. They emerge from an almost cocoon-like beginning, symbolising their rebirth The drawings, animation, and clean up are so, so beautiful in these shots we’d probably have to say it's the most technical and time-consuming work we’ve ever done. But as you can see from the results, it was totally worth it. Please check the credits below. We’ll be posting more behind-the-scenes stuff for the project. But if you wish to see more right now, the digital art book of the film is available. Please follow the link in our bio Storyboard: Lou @louvictorsk, Venla @venlarvae Backgrounds: @antoine_birot_, Juancho @juanchocapic Character Layout: Venla @venlarvae Animation: @simonecirillo94, @rin.ka_chao Animation Assistant: @paola.costigliola Clean-up: @paola.costigliola, @danielmoralesra Colour: @paola.costigliola Venla @venlarvae, @danielmoralesra Comp: @clarisse_vlx @florian.ojeda Music Composer: @emilyharpist

How I made the music for Heavenly Vessel, the latest animated film from @thelineanimation directed by @venlarvae

I wrote the music for Heavenly Vessel, the latest film from @thelineanimation directed by @venlarvae - it was an incredible experience. You can go watch it right now on their YouTube channel — the link is in my bio!

Dayaaaaaaaaam, last night was fuuuuuuuuuuun! You lot go hard!!!! We wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for making our studio's 10-year anniversary party a night to remember. Your presence and support mean the world to us. 🙏✨ It's been an incredible roller coaster of a decade. But one filled with creativity, passion, and collaboration with some of the best people working in the industry. Our journey simply wouldn't have been possible without you all. So from the bottom of our hearts, thank you ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️ Remember as part of our 10 year celebration we'll be releasing our latest short film #HeavenlyVessel. It'll go live at 5pm tonight. The Premier link is in our Bio. We'll see you lot at our 20-year Party 🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂

You might've heard about our 10th-anniversary party on the 21st of September 🥳🎉 (If not, git ya self a ticket quick smart. Link in bio) But did you know that we'll also be showcasing our latest studio short film, and directorial debut for Venla Linna?! The film is called 'Heavenly Vessel' and we're extremely excited and proud to share it with you. For those who can't make the party, fear not! We'll be releasing the film the next day on all of our social media platforms. But if you want to watch it in high-quality, (4K darling💅) come and join us for our YouTube Premiere on the 22nd of September. Link also bio Also scroll right to see the heavenly posters designed by Dan @dconverio, Juancho Crespo @juanchocapic & Natasha Francis @natzfa Director: Venla Linna @venlarvae Art Director: Juancho Crespo @juanchocapic Music Composer: @emilyharpist

We love this sequence of shots. They have a really cool mix of complex motorbike animation (all key animated btw 💅) Big shout to Mourad Seddik, who turned out some brilliant bike animation on this project! Quick cuts, cool FX and lols. Surprisingly, the part that we struggled with most in this sequence was the ground plane in the first shot. The idea was to make it feel like the camera is level with the ground, whilst also creating the illusion of a camera rotation. So we hand painted the floor plane with speedlines and animated it moving in the opposite direction to the background environment - cheating it to make it work. If you look closely at each stage of the breakdown, the floor plane in the shot changes. It’s because those are some of the failed attempts to get it right. We got there in the end 😅 Client: @PlayMARVELSNAP Storyboard: @2nstep Background Layout: Dan @dconverio, @ajey_lele, César Chevalier Layout Camera: Freddie @freddielewis.wall, Skye van der Walt @skye_forest , @isabelhowlett Backgrounds: Bruno Mayor @brunomayor_ , César Chevalier, @jeffrihonesta, @lorenzo_ntl Character Layout: Venla @venlarvae, Simone @simonecirillo94, @martenitza Animation: Simone @simonecirillo94, @mourad_elias_seddiki, @marceltigchelaar1983, Alain Vu FX Animation: @erwinrieffel, @paulbouchart, Jamie Merry Animation Assistant: @eleonora.quario, Jess Teare @pocoderana Clean-up & Colour: @eleonora.quario, AMIX 3D Animation: @theo_nardi Comp: Nick Herbert, @gabidule, @zekidoruondun

We didn’t do much camera projection in this film. But this is one really cool example of it. Camera projection is when you project an image, or in this case a painting with an animated element, onto 3d geometry, using the virtual camera like a projector. It’s a really cool technique to be able to give a camera a little bit of depth. Client: @PlayMARVELSNAP Storyboard: @2nstep Layout Camera: Skye van der Walt Background Layout & Paint: @ajey_lele, Bruno @brunomayor_ FX Animation: @paulbouchart Comp: Clarisse @clarisse_vlx #3dgeometry #marvelentertainment #cameras #paintings #marvel #fxanimation #virtualcamera #ghostrider

"We had such a blast creating the Great British Bake Off 2023 promo, we put together a behind-the-scenes film to give you a glimpse of how much fun it was to work on. From storyboarding and design to rolling eggs on the streets and parks of London, all the way into the actual Bake Off tent! We also wanted to celebrate the incredible team that made all this possible. You all are the best, and it was such a lovely collaborative experience with each of you. Thanks again to the team over at 4 creativec for inviting us to be a part of this project. 🙏 The music for this project was composed by the talented Jacob @jacobmatthess who was also one of the animators 🎶✏️ BTS Director by @juanpearroyo Editor @square.in.the.eye Produced by @macarenagaset