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DIRECTION: JEAN DELAUNAY
ORIGINAL STORY: CARPENTER BRUT
SCREENPLAY: JEAN DELAUNAY
PRODUCTION: NO QUARTER PROD
A.D. / AI SPECIALIST: ANTOINE DELACH
T.D. / AI SPECIALIST: SEAN STRUBLE
STORYBOARD: EMMANUELLE CHATEAUNEUF
ORIGINAL CHARA DESIGN: REMY PAUL
ORIGINAL VEHICLE DESIGN: FERNANDO CORREA
LOOKDEV: THÉO NARDI, ANTOINE DELACH, GEOFFREY SKRAJEWSKI, DAVID ORWASKY
3D MODELING & TEXTURING: FLORENCE CIUCCOLI, FRANCESCA HUGHES, PIOTR GLABINSKI
3D LAYOUT & PREVIZ: JUSTIN ZURROW, SEAN STRUBLE
3D LIGHTING & RENDERING: SEAN STRUBLE, FRANCESCA HUGHES
3D FX: ALEXANDRE JACQUES, ANTOINE DELACH, JUSTIN ZURROW
3D ANIMATION: JEAN DELAUNAY, SEAN STRUBLE
COMPOSITING: ABEL KOHEN, MARIANNE OLIVIÉ, JEAN DELAUNAY, GEOFFREY SKRAJEWSKI, SEAN STRUBLE, ANTOINE DELACH
TITLES & GFX DESIGN: JANTANA HENARD
SPECIAL THANKS TO
ANDREA MATHO, MACIEJ KUCIERA, DEHN SORA, REMI BASTIE, ZEJEQUZI, JANNETH DIAZ AND MARCEL DELAUNAY.
Carpenter Brut
The Misfits / The Rebels
For the release of the Leather Temple album, I had the distinct honor of directing and producing the second beat in a trilogy of videos celebrating the grand return of Carpenter Brut.
Collaborating directly with the artist, we crafted a narrative that expands the universe of this new album. Diving full throttle into a Sci-Fi Cyberpunk aesthetic, this video was conceived as a tribute to the gritty, vintage Japanese anime of the 80s and 90s.
To achieve this classic style on a tight budget and schedule, the team and I utilized a hybrid workflow blending 2D, 3D, and AI. This allowed me to generate the necessary assets, which were then unified during a heavy compositing phase.
Crucially, we re-lit many elements in post-production to dramatically stylize the shading and lighting.
In anime production, economic constraints often dictate artistic decisions. We leaned into the 'cheats' and shortcuts of old-school productions, turning those limitations into a stylistic advantage. Techniques like fixed backgrounds, flash frames, and animation loops allowed us to faithfully emulate the vintage reference material.
Being a somehow experimental project, I hope this can be a stepping stone for more...
Learning the lessons of what really worked and what can be improved on.
BREAKDOWN
And here’s the first version of the edit put together with our storyboard.