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ELEMIS / Selfridges

An oversized arrival

VFX / Live-action integrationBehind the scenes

A giant cleansing balm rolls through Birmingham and Manchester to announce ELEMIS arriving at Selfridges.

My contribution
VFX pipeline, 3D product animation, camera matching, shading, lighting and live-action compositing
Created at
One Agency
Campaign context
One Agency case study

Turn the product into the announcement.

The film marks the launch of ELEMIS at Selfridges. The product becomes the main character: a giant Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm moving through familiar streets and arriving outside the stores.

A digital product in a real place.

Location footage anchors the idea in Birmingham and Manchester. The digital replica has to share the camera perspective, ground contact and lighting of each shot so the exaggerated scale feels intentional and the movement remains believable.

Making the arrival believable.

The breakdown shows the product in the working scene and its integration into the filmed locations.

ELEMIS original VFX breakdown and shot development.
Behind the scenes / shaded product and unshaded geometry comparison.
Behind the scenes / shaded product and unshaded geometry comparison.
Product development / glass, balm and lid materials.
Product development / glass, balm and lid materials.
Finished VFX / product integration outside Selfridges.
Finished VFX / product integration outside Selfridges.