1stAveMachine’s Animation Collective Brut Ink Deal With Directing Duo
By thelaegotist / /
Signing of the pair, known as Bounty/Banana is celebrated with a 2:37-long promo that lives up to its name: InTENsity.
Animation collective Brut is adding to its curated group of distinguished directors the directing duo Bounty/Banana, also known as Steven Briand and Julien Jourdain de Muizon. The new talent launches with an epic visual journey of fast-paced live action and animation for promo short “InTENsity.”
“InTENsity” is about two dynamic creatives in search of a trailblazing logo that reflects their vision of creative intensity. Viewers are then taken on a 2:37-long rollercoaster ride through Paris to find the logo that finally embodies their creative ethos.
Created to celebrate Bounty/Banana’s 10-year anniversary of working together, promo was co-produced by Brut who are signed to 1stAveMachine globally. While creating commercial projects as a multidisciplinary collective, Brut invests a percentage of its profits in its talents’ personal projects.
“As our directing talent grows, so does Brut,” says Brut founder/director Martin Allais, “and we like to support them back with all the resources they need to research and develop their most authentic ideas. Because when they grow, so do we.”
Steven Briand, one-half of Bounty/Banana says: “”InTENsity’ is an homage to 10 years of collaboration. We wanted this film to embody us, our faces, bodies, looks, origins, inspiration, passions, skills, friendships and our underlying bromance … everything Bounty/Banana.”
Julien Jourdain de Muizon, the other half, adds, “After various projects, both commercial and personal, we decided to focus on a film where we explore our creativity with maximum freedom, where we work with people we love, and where we end up with a film that looks like us.”
The pair met at l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratif (EnsAD) in Paris. Since then, they have been exploring creative ways to tell stories, which led them to work primarily in the advertising world.
They have worked for internationally renowned clients, such as Hermès, Veuve Clicquot, Playstation, Post-it, and Air Berlin. They have also worked on TV series for France Télévisions and Canal +, notably with their show “Supa Supa,” which garnered more than 1.8 million views worldwide, and for “Viceland Party Legends,” reaching over 10 million.
Other Brut-supported projects include “Durrell,” created by Maliboo and Brut Force.
Credits
Directed by Bounty / Banana (Steven BRIAND & Julien JOURDAIN DE MUIZON)
With: Julien, Steven, Berengère, Milos, Tristan, Raphaële, Nelson, Venino, Lucas, Zac, Coulibaly, Tijane, Sussou, Franck, Yue, Luc, Manon
Music: 20Syl
Editor : Florian Julia
Sound design : Christophe Menassier
Produced by : Bounty / Banana, Manuel Cam, Brut
First Assistant Director: Luc FINALTERIDOP : Mahdi LEPART
1st AC : Flavien BRUNET
2nd AC : Jonas POIGNANT MOLINA
3rd AC : Valentin BUREAU
Gaffer : Antoine RICARD, Rémi BRISSAUD
Production design : Morgane BAUX
Makeup & hair : Julie LARHER
Costume : Élodie THIERRY
Line Producer : Swany LANDAU
Behind the scenes : Manon LANTIGNAC
Interns : Hadrien Masson, Nelson JOLIVET, Marie PROSPER
Colorist : Nicolas GAUTIER
Titles: Tristan MAILLET & Milos TRKULJA
Design, 2D animation and VFX: Bounty / Banana
Stopmotion animation : Victor «Patagraph» Haegelin
2D animation studio : Brut
Executive Producer: Martin Allais
Producer: Sara Camacho Gutiérrez
Studio Manager: Marga López
Design: Maxim de Gilder, Marcela Bustamante, Studio Mostro, Novenero
Studio Animation: Bujor Stefanescu, Novenero Studio, Studio Mostro
Clean up Lead: Marga López
Clean up: Studio Mostro
Special thanks: Ariane & Asia Kotsovassilis, Stephanie, Swann & Lou Jourdain de Muizon Violo
Thanks: Manuel Cam, RVZ, Firm, Brut, Jean Louis Padis, Julie Perrono, Charlotte Brisebarre, Pierre Jaspard, Martin Allais, Boucherie Claude, Birdy Hamburgers, Bar le Château d’Eau, Gracie Barra Paris et Julien Cazier, Le Point Éphémère, Eva Studzinski, Cathy Ematchoua, Luca Fiore, Aliashka Hilsum, Léonore Zurfluh, Hajiba Fahmy & Dalila Cortes, Sofia Coppola
Production baby: Nova Briand Kotsovassilis
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