Spin Animation

Sharing a personal project. - I rarely paint. It only tends to happen when there’s a real reason, usually when it’s for someone.

This portrait is for a vibrant friend we lost last year, and for the person who loved her most. She was full of energy, warmth, and presence. - Qualities that are impossible to fully capture, but worth trying. I recorded a few quiet piano notes to accompany the time-lapse.

Fifteen seconds of paint and sound for a life that left a much longer echo.

A last-minute script change on the die Mobiliar Festakt project left us with just a couple of weeks to rethink and redo 45 seconds of animation. It was a race against the clock. - But honestly, Some of the best ideas come from that kind of pressure. Writer Roman Riklin came up with a thrilling new plot and it was a matter of furnishing it with visual storytelling and gags. In the final stage, everyone pulled together to smooth it out. Thanks to director Nadine Imboden and producer Angéline Wilisch!

In this clip, I’m breaking down:
The Art of the Gag - Adding comedy while staying in service of the story.
The Technical Side - A look at compositing with masks to keep the workflow fast and clean.

I’ve sped up the editing and added some jazzy tunes to make this look effortless, but it took me like 200 years just to sketch this single in-between drawing. 😉

This making-of is from an incredibly special project: the Mobiliar 200th-anniversary "Festakt" at the Stadttheater Bern earlier this month.

Huge thanks to the team at die Mobiliar and the wonderful Nadine Imboden for bringing me on board for this milestone!

Dog Rule #1: What happens in the dark, stays in the dog. 🌭🐕‍🦺
Popping breakers for this commercial's re-release on TV and other channels. For die Mobiliar, via Jung von Matt Schweiz.

Santa's getting fired up trying to deliver presents this year. Forget milk and cookies - he needs aloe!
For die Mobiliar, via Jung von Matt Schweiz

🍪 Baking can leave you truly flour-gasted. Hit your eyes with our latest commercial for die Mobiliar! Via Jung von Matt Schweiz.

When disability strikes, return-to-work programs are vital - and this film breaks down exactly why.

We teamed up once again with the incredible Trevor Jansen of Staggering Media to create a powerful new explainer movie for the National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR)! 🤝

Read about the case and watch the full movie here:
https://spinanimation.com/portfolio/early-intervention

Totally (chest)nuts... This brand new die Mobiliar commercial. Have some! 🌰

Now live in stadiums worldwide: , the anti-bullying campaign to protect the next generation of baseball & softball players. We're grateful having had the opportunity to create the campaign video!