“VS MACHINES” is a tribute film to Japan’s first ever Olympic badminton doubles Gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo. Directed by Alan Williams in collaboration with WPP, the film explores a futuristic dystopia where competition is the main reason for existence. Learn more about SKII Beauty Is #NoCompetition Campaign
Created at Imaginary Forces
Creative Director: Alan Williams
Producers: Christine Hernandez, Jon Hassell, Aleen Kim, Jared Libitsky
Writters: Leo Savage, Alan Williams
Lead Design & Art Direction: Russ Gautier
CG Technical Direction: Russ Gautier, Meng-Yang Lu
Lead Animator: James Gardner
CG Character Design: Kelton Cram
Animators & Compositors: James Gardner, Jake Ferguson, Henry Chang, Sekani Solomon, Blaise Hossain
Matt Shadis, Jesse Bafia, Daniel Onassis
Character Animation : Evan Mayfield, Matt Parent
Edited by Jeremiah Shuff, Lexi Gunvaldson
VFX Animation: Russ Gautier
Storyboards: Tyler Gibb
Researcher & Translator : Sakuya Mio
production coordinator: Tucker Reese
Executive Producer: Jon Hassell
Executive Creative Director: Peter Frankfurt