Ultimate Break

[ivanisavich]

Wow!!! That was amazing! Great animation, great characters, great environments...it had the whole package!

I kinda wish it had been its own standalone film though, rather than an extended Kit-Kat commercial...but I ain't complaining...it was a joy to watch!

5 stars...this will be on the frontpage in no time.

[Loukor]

Absolutely amazing! I use to see Kit-Kat commercials all the time and this one is probably one of the most creative and well animated Kit-Kat commercial out of the other ones, congrats.

[bleumoon]

Wow, that was one of the best animated spots that I've ever seen. Every element was simply amazing.

[RobertoOrtiz]

WHOA!

:eek:
Plugged

-R

[ragdoll]

lol so he ended up dead thanks to kitkat? :D
you guys should make a short story asap! :thumbsup:
loved the music + everything else about it 5 *s

-rj

[Siahpoosh]

woow
great render & animate

[SuperMax]

your flash website sux big time but that animation made up for it. F***** Awesome!

for a minute there i thought he was gonna do a neo...

[Gord-MacDonald]

great work!
Poor fellow - I can relate! :scream:

Gord

[FileTransfer]

wow, I watch these things in mute so I can concentrate on the animation... and it was very well done. the emotions were portrayed in an easy to understand way. I liked it a lot.

[ivanisavich]

Plugged

Hehe...I think i'm going to start a fortune telling business :D

[tinytimw52]

I like it a lot, keep up the good work.

[FIG-Studios]

Can't wait to watch this when I get home from work.

[idratza]

WOW
great work!


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[Flutic]

Pick up my jaw, please.
I love the characters, animation's great and the lighting is woah!
One of the best animated commercials I saw.

[Helgi]

Wow that was absolutely amazing! The animation, rendering and compositing was brilliant. I especially loved the camera (and the whole effect) when he's walking away from his desk.

Good job!

[ParamountCell]

excellent! I really want to see this story continued!

[ZippZopp]

fantastic!!! great characters, great animation, and awesome lighting! job well done

[iKAL]

Quality nicely executed! :thumbsup:

[cowtrix]

The Kit-Kat was poison!!

[popol]

fantastic job!!

[webhead]

Congrats on making the front page! Nice lighting, nice camera work, nice character animation, great sets - the whole ball of wax. Could you give us some specifics on the project? What software was used? How many people worked on it? What part did you play? How long did it take to produce? Any information like that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

[devilsiojin]

Woh~woh~woh,this Is So Good..5 Star For You,i Like The Twins Character Very Much~

[erilaz]

That was beautiful.:eek:

A bit odd for a kit-kat commerical, but absolutely brilliant nonetheless.:D

[AIR]

This is ultimate stuff here man..:thumbsup:

[Zaak]

Awsome job on all departments.What did you use to render?
Really liked the subtilties in the animation.Felt slightly too long interms of story. .

Zack

[KyoshiB]

Great attention to detail! Keep it up, 5 stars.

[Jozvex]

So enjoyable and fantastic in every way!

I love that the hotshot successful guy baskets the paper from miles away when he's at the vending machine! And those creepy twins are awesome! Haha!

:thumbsup:

[diginime]

Wow...This is amazing, i love it. Camera angle, rendering, animation...good job man!

[mttjss]

I always knew they were putting something "extra" in thos things.

Makes me want a kit-kat :D

Matt -

[Remi]

Nice work, really well done. I too think you guys/gals should invest your time in a short.

[SamSed]

A little critic here,
IMO, it was better if he got some juice, coffee, banana peal, tomatoes...whatever, something more human than getting stabbed in the back with a bunch of scissors an cutters, he should be bleeding while going towards the vending machine. it won't be a kit kat ad though, but a band-aid one :) .
and the moment where he was going to put the coin, all those stuff just disappeared like nothing happened. :curious: (it won't make sense to why he said "Hi" to the freaky twins twice)
But I do agree with the others it's a great animation, and i enjoyed it very much :thumbsup:

[SoulEater]

awesome! :thumbsup: Very nice

[islepaal]

the characters quality and the envir also the animation look

so amazing and top quality , but sorry i really did not like the story ... when i saw the images before going to see the film , thought sort of ( ratatouille ) that the main character fighting with his boss etc ....

- can you please post the sketches for your characters ...

thanks for posting this here , wish you good luck ...


have a break have kitkat :) , not sure about the spelling lol .

[ICB]

Hi Alexandre!

Wonderful characters, environment, animation...

Great, great job!! :thumbsup:

I love it!! Congrats.

[lime324]

this is not an ad, this is short movie!
absolutely fantastic! love this one!! :love:

[Chiko]

Wow I completely agree. It's works so much nicer as a stand alone short film then a kit kat ad, but super well done. I love the creepy twins, just amazing animation, especially on the suductive office lady.

[shy-guy]

That was freaking ace. When i saw the thumbnail on the frontpage i said to myself "whoa, thats a really good render, i will comment on it..." but when realize it was an animation, my jaw dropped... and then i saw it and... well, i have no words. Amazing.

Congrats to you guys :thumbsup:

[berniebernie]

it's Le Beautiful !

please tell us a little more about this animation (who worked on it, what tools did you use, how long did it take ?)

[StephaneD]

bravo les mecs ca tabasse :thumbsup:

[mickatt]

excellent!!!

superbe boulot les gars

[ahmedsheeraz]

super dooper wrk mates.....

[WesComan]

Wow! That was fantastic. Congrats to all who worked on it :thumbsup:

[MacCool]

That was just marvellous!

A little critic here,
IMO, it was better if he got some juice, coffee, banana peal, tomatoes...whatever, something more human than getting stabbed in the back with a bunch of scissors an cutters, he should be bleeding while going towards the vending machine. it won't be a kit kat ad though, but a band-aid one :) .
and the moment where he was going to put the coin, all those stuff just disappeared like nothing happened. :curious: (it won't make sense to why he said "Hi" to the freaky twins twice)
But I do agree with the others it's a great animation, and i enjoyed it very much :thumbsup:
The "stabbing in the back" was in a figurative sense obviously. I was expecting the scissors and stuff to disappear in the next shot and they did.

[LlopisAnimation]

Wowww!!!
Congrats, amazing work, like others, I love the entire short. The animation are impressive, specially the take when the main character say hello to twins, uauuuu, it's so sutil, and surely hard to animate, but you guys are solve the entire short masterly in all areas.

Please, tell us how many animators was involved in the production, and how was your animation plan?

Congratulations again !!!

[gpepper]

Une putain de qualité à tous les étages !
BRAVO !

[Lman]

make a short film - or a feature film please !


thatwas just spot in ever way,
love it
well done.

[Geta-Ve]

Very enjoyable characters, incredible animation. Hope there will be a follow up, but at the same time I kinda like this as the end.

[aghill]

Jeebus! that was amazing!

Everything went extremly well in hand... super super inspirational! Love it!

( btw. what was the budget?) :)

[lapachi]

That's absolutely ADORABLE....

love the rendering, modeling texturing and ANIMATION... post production is a kick ass...

My Congrats to you guys. Well Done.

[MonteCristo]

WOAHW!


-Monte

[C0nduct0r]

it's cool man.

what software you used ?
which render engine ??
how long was the rendering ??

[PaLantir]

Absolutely Amazing! :)

Love the attention in detail for the office environment, the lighting the shader and the animation :)

You got all package there :) Congratulation

I personally love also the blondy girl :P that start walk like a truck driver after failed don't receiving attention by anyone :P eheh very funny


Congratulation

[Blaschke]

Excellent!

Chapeau bas les gars.

[Vierluz]

Amazing top quality work! Attention to detail and lighting top notch.
Beautifullll

[akamastudio]

Congrats on making the front page! Nice lighting, nice camera work, nice character animation, great sets - the whole ball of wax. Could you give us some specifics on the project? What software was used? How many people worked on it? What part did you play? How long did it take to produce? Any information like that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

thanks for enjoying the film.
18 peoples worked on this project, we have used MAX, VRAY and After Effects.
My partner and I directed the film, and it took 8 weeks to produce it.

2 designers
5 modelers
5 animators
2 set up
4 renderers

[PaLantir]

thanks for enjoying the film.
18 peoples worked on this project, we have used MAX, VRAY and After Effects.
My partner and I directed the film, and it took 8 weeks to produce it.

2 designers
5 modelers
5 animators
2 set up
4 renderers

wonderful. I saw the movie before, 2 days ago. Show me by my italian friend Gianluca Fratellini.
Congratulation again for the short. Is brilliant!

5*
Bravi!

[jomuller11]

Great work!.....5 stars froms me

[iamjens]

absolutely great work :thumbsup:

[achesworth]

That was an absolutely stunning piece of work by your team! You should all be incredibly proud to have realized something so refined and well-executed. The facial acting on the hero character was particularly of note for me.

If I was to critique anything, I would probably cite the faint similarities to The Incredibles office scenes (particularly the boss) and the Ratatouille Skinner scenes. The shot where he peeks through the blinds from high and low points in his office made me think explicitly of when Skinner and his lawyer are spying on Linguini. Whether intentional, subconscious or coincidental, it just made me think of it. Although, that's not necessarily a bad thing; after all, those are two of the most amazing animated films, well, ever, and you guys certainly are on par with the very best in terms of quality production, so... well done! :)

I eagerly await your next work, and I hope it's something even more personal to you! But Kit Kats ARE delicious.

Best regards,
Andrew

[maluo]

lovely vid. also like your aides movie in your company portfolio. made me giggle some. even thou the charr design and the idea on the kit kat commercial's stunning. great work.

[akamastudio]

the characters quality and the envir also the animation look

so amazing and top quality , but sorry i really did not like the story ... when i saw the images before going to see the film , thought sort of ( ratatouille ) that the main character fighting with his boss etc ....

- can you please post the sketches for your characters ...

thanks for posting this here , wish you good luck ...


have a break have kitkat :) , not sure about the spelling lol .


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[EricUNSL]

It was really beautiful but I don't get it. Did the guy choke on the kit kat, die and go to heaven on the office elevator? Can somebody explain the ending to me cuz I'm stupid.

[m|3]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:


That was one of the best animated TV spots I've seen recently.

Why can't I get clients with that kind of budget?!

Great Work!

[Mactaveous]

Very nice over all rending look. Clean, crisp. Love it! :applause:

[chaoticreality]

Excellent work!

Congratulations to you and your team on a job well executed.

[robcat2075]

The design looks great,but... that's a long way to go to sell a kitkat bar. Where does one air a 3 minute commercial?

And I too found the ending uncertain.

[Spc]

Awesome .. like pixar would do it.
5 stars.

[Sycar]

That was wicked awesome!

[davius]

Very nice work! Loved every part of it! Can only congratulate and wish you sucess in future projects!! :applause:

5*

[ha-dou-ken]

Daaaang.....That was brilliant.Everything...This need to be more than just a commercial.I know I could use a f-n kit kat right now though. Back to work, sigh.

[CgIdentity]

Wow, I instantly fell in love with this! I love it excellent character animation, excellent enviroments and a great way of conveying a message. I LOVE IT! *****5 STARS!

[claudiasutton]

Nicely done. Everything about it is top notch.
*5 stars

[conflict]

Agreed, it looks pretty, the movement is nice. I'd have been proud to work on that aspect of it...


Beautiful, but I don't get it. Can someone explain the plot? Thanks.

[dupersuper]

this is so beautifully done that i had to join to post and because of one thing that really needs to addressed. All the pass through. This is so nice that there is no reason you should lower its standard by not addressing all the pass through, especially on the tie. if you dont want to send it back to animation then just fix it with retouch in comp, like render just the shirt and do bezier masks or garbage mattes to get rid of the problem. then it will be great. also think there was some strange popping with the blond when she's in the background. otherwise well done - good luck

[wesware]

Really nice work...
The facial nuances were top-notch!
Love the "got it all together" guy. "Yeah!"

A few small segments of animation seemed a little too sharp or jerky relative to the facial work. example... when he snaps off the kit-kat and takes a bite... his hand motions are a little sharp. But hey, this coming from a guy that makes walk and bounce cycles as a finished work of animation :)

Really just a wonderful over-all package.

[AslanTamjidi]

very nice job.
just perfect... !?:thumbsup:

[kOsMos3D]

Ha ha very cool, amazing work. :thumbsup:

[KaDDD]

in one word , just a big "WOW"
superb realisation ,excelent direction and execution

congrats and keep it up

kad

[masterx3k]

Wow. that was amazing.

[cresshead]

excellent advert...nice to see this sort of ad [30-45seconds] extended into a mini short film.

i love the idea of the twins representing two faced people in the office and them smiling to him and back stabbing him at the same time...sooooooooooo true!

[iadagraca]

even though the characters are cartoony, they have a real human likeness. i love that!

[stefek]

It kicks :) Great sets great animation characters and so forth. :) Pleasure to watch :) I wish there was that kind of commercials done where I live :)

[RobertoOrtiz]

http://photos-000.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v170/82/54/11885230574/n11885230574_903360_1509.jpg



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These are great!

Could you tell us a bit more about the production?

-R

[BartokDesign]

wow, great work , specially the expressions are the strong point.

:applause:

[scanmead]

Superb! The attention to detail, in the plot, the visuals and the sound really make this stand up to repeated viewing! The creepy twins are outstanding! We simply must have more of the creepy twins. ;)

[ErikE]

really nice work

[rferl]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Please tell us about the render engine and animation style and more software info.
Also tell us about your crew.

[Romanthony]

When I saw the front page picture I was shocked. Your main character looks like Gary Sinese stumbled into a computer and became animated. So props for the unique character design.


The short was amazing. Especially the shot of the building shooting up in space from planet earth. Great style. I thought the animation looked a little awkward and drew attention to itself sometimes, though. Especially when the elevator doors swing open and he's making such an over-the-top weird stance. Good job anyway.

[prox-emics]

wow..that was so fun! great ad.

[firstsingle]

That was amazing!

[frankthetank777]

Very Nice, I love the subtlety in the animation and your characters. The Render looks great too! :thumbsup:

[Pawlack]

Wow. It was amazing, but I someone might already mention - Didn't know that they add drugs to KitKats :D

[oliveUK]

wide variety of quality on this short, animation wise. Some shots are very good like the first ones and the close ups but some would need a bit more work. The walk, around 1:26 for example on the Youtube video.

Like someone said previously. I couldn't help thinking of the relationship between Ratatouille's Skinner and a less cartoony version of Linguini or Mr Incredible and his boss at work but anyway it works for me.

Other than I love the character designs of the main guy and the boss. The composition is pretty good and I totally relate to the story ..... especially lately ;-)

Nice work. I look forward to seeing more.

Olive

[can't stand the website. would be nice to have a quick/straight to the point interface instead of this "flashy" flash website. I would have liked to see your other productions quickly without spending 2 minutes waiting for the flash animation to load]

[FRimasson]

The main character was modeled in Slio and Maya. Zbrush was used for a basic shape sketching, refinement, and detailing, and Maya for facial shape modeling.

[islepaal]

waw cool thanks realy for posting this , i want to see now the BOSS !! :)

btw . can you please post the texture step , i mean after you add the texture before render precces .. and if you dont mind we want the wires and if you have more poses for face expressions will be great ..:thumbsup:

thanks so much

[oliveUK]

very nice, thanks for posting this. (I hate one liners but I didn't have anything else to say :-|

Olive

[nikosX]

i just love to see movies like that!

congratulations!

[Slurry]

Amazingly executed. Top-notch work! Something was lost in the overall message for me but from a art/technical point of view, I loved it.
Thanks for sharing this!

Art

[koyimaold]

Great animation. Superb quality!

[monks]

hehehe really well done and funny, looks like my first day of work :)

[bluesoldier11]

Amazing job! Love the characters!

[Nostalgia32]

Aewsome commercial. The characters are so expressive. :thumbsup:

[ckpepper02]

Simply amazing!

[Nostalgia32]

incredible commercial. The characters are very expressive. :thumbsup:

[imageflood]

Nice Animation! I like the boss peekin' through the blinds! hah! Also the elevator scene was dope! Wicked lighting. All around tho, it was great!

[Tilko]

Heavy level. It's nice to see this quality in France. :thumbsup:

[Kam-Art]

Amazing animation, everything is top notch. great style!.

Best bit.... where the cool employee flicks the paper from his desk all the way to the kitkat machine.. "YEAGH!" :P

Very inspirational!.

:bounce: . Kam

[ademation]

wow, this is amazing.
great work.

adem

[Leander Schock]

Hello!

Congratulations - very well done! I love the overall look - great mixture of realism and comical, beautiful character design /modelling /texturing, the unbelievable detail of the environment, great postproduction, great sound and music and a funny story. I don't mind if he dies in the end or goes to heaven - I think it's funny to keep the audience in doubt. :thumbsup:

If I may - and I know, it's ridiculous to criticize an amazing spot like this -> the sexy lady. Her role in the story and reason for her behaviour towards him was unclear to me. But mainly her animation seemed a bit too much. On her sexy-walk the weightshift of her hips doesn't always quite seem right - also in the establishing shot in the beginning. But it's just a little thing which caught my eye. I seem to be alone with this opinion anyway, so don't worry. :D


Again, absolutely wonderful work! Keep up the great work - I have to check out the other spots on your website - can't wait to see more.

Greetings,
Leander.


PS:
The "Have a break, have a KitKat" slogan reminds me very much of the 1950s coca-cola campaign in Germany "Mach mal Pause" (take a break).

[Kid-Mesh]

This was really nice to watch and very well put together. Great job :thumbsup:

[RumorHazard]

Such an awesome advert, so whats coming next?

[kap13]

I really like how you rendered this

[FRimasson]

He is the guy who lost 5 billions at the bank company 'Societe Generale' !

[islepaal]

good . so what's next ?

making off ? :)

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