SCHICK HYDRO
Schich Hydro was the first of several campaigns elevating the Hydro and Slasher character designs while energizing the story with action-packed animation.
This epic duel between razors was brought to life using a range of visual techniques that reflected the slick and sleek features of the Hydro Razor.
Meticulous detail was dialed into every aspect of the spot, from the integration of CG onto the live-action footage to texturing and weathering the characters and the painstaking process of transforming each character from their dormant razor form into the heroic anthropomorphized robots, ready to do battle.
The spot's initial release was during Super Bowl 50.
Production
Production: The Mill
Director: Ben Smith
Executive Producer: Zu Al-Kadiri
Producer: Nic Barnes
Director of Photography: Adam Carboni
Production Supervisor: Tia Perkins
Production Coordinator: Andre Slaughter
Editorial
Editing Company: The Mill
Editor: Charlotte Carr
VFX & Design
VFX & Design: The Mill
Producer: Colin Moneymaker
Shoot Supervisor: Jeff Lopez
2D Lead Artist: Kyle Cody
3D Lead Artist: Jeff Lopez
2D Artists: Yoon-Sun Bae
Lead CG Lighter: Yong Chan Kim
3D Artists: Paul Liaw, Alex Allain, Christine Kim, Dave Barosin, Eric Lane, Goran Ognjanovic, Ivan Joy, Justin Diamond, Nick Couret, Olivier Varteressian, Ren Hsien-Hsu, Tim Kim, Todd Akita, Tom Cushwa, Xuan Seifert, Navdeep Singh
Design: Sally Reynolds, Pierce Gibson, Ian Bradley
Concept Development: Kurt Kaufman, Paul Liaw, Mark Yates