http://www.butterandtoast.com butterandtoast Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:00:17 +0000 http://www.butterandtoast.com en http://www.butterandtoast.com/IBM-webisodes http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/IBM-webisodes Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:00:17 +0000 butterandtoast 902792 Short films used on IBM's Youtube channel as part of their CIO series. Animation- Tin Tran, Ben Lee Design- Ricardo Beltran Direction- Ben Lee http://www.butterandtoast.com/Hertz http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Hertz Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:07:07 +0000 butterandtoast 2678415 Styleframes for car rental company Hertz. The client wanted simple graphic world with stylized characters explaining, in hyperbole, the benefits of Hertz's service.<img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/styleframe1_0115b_905.jpg" width="900" height="505" width_o="900" height_o="505" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/styleframe1_0115b_o.jpg" data-mid="15276876" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/0115b_905.jpg" width="905" height="509" width_o="1551" height_o="873" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/0115b_o.jpg" data-mid="15276854" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/characters_ben115a_905.jpg" width="900" height="363" width_o="900" height_o="363" src_o="http://payload18.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/2678415/characters_ben115a_o.jpg" data-mid="15276875" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Freshtech http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Freshtech Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:23:19 +0000 butterandtoast 2495395 Freshtech was a promo piece done in 2009 for shoe company Royal Elastics. This project was a collaboration with Paul Hwang and Sean Starkweather. Music by the always impressive Nosaj Thing. http://www.butterandtoast.com/Nickelodeon-Old-Navy http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Nickelodeon-Old-Navy Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:54:37 +0000 butterandtoast 1881827 Nickelodeon Creative presented us with some pretty awesome scripts. Our job was to animate 3 vignettes involving Old Navy's back to school uniforms. I love these type of jobs. Cel Animation: Jahmad Rollins, Yasmin Joyner, Joshua Dotson After Effects: Benjamin Lee, Aaron Bjork Compositing: Benjamin Lee Direction/Design: Benjamin Lee <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/boy_boardv2.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="900" height_o="506" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/boy_boardv2_o.jpg" data-mid="9308401" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/cafeteria.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="900" height_o="506" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/cafeteria_o.jpg" data-mid="9308403" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/girl_boardv2.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="900" height_o="506" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/girl_boardv2_o.jpg" data-mid="9308404" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/lineup1.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="900" height_o="506" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/lineup1_o.jpg" data-mid="9308407" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/lineup2.jpg" width="670" height="376" width_o="900" height_o="506" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1881827/lineup2_o.jpg" data-mid="9308409" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Coca-Cola-Grip http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Coca-Cola-Grip Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:27:12 +0000 butterandtoast 1276059 My first directorial job. Publicis Mojo NZ had an idea to create a mobile phone animation explaining Coca-Cola's new bottle shape. The solution? an Octopus! I named him Bertrand. Cel Animation, Character and BG Design: Benjamin Lee After Effects/C4D: Sean Starkweather End Tag, Additional Design: Paul Hwang. Sound: Xmas <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/styleframe_2.jpg" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/styleframe_2_o.jpg" data-mid="6170940" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/frame1_02.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="670" height_o="502" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/frame1_02_o.jpg" data-mid="6170988" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/modelsheet_02.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="670" height_o="670" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/modelsheet_02_o.jpg" data-mid="6171032" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/rome_bg_04.jpg" width="670" height="503" width_o="670" height_o="503" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/1276059/rome_bg_04_o.jpg" data-mid="6170991" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Toms-Shoes http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Toms-Shoes Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:22:40 +0000 butterandtoast 946695 A short pro bono for Toms shoes. animation: Tin Tran cel animation: Juliana Park design/direction: Benjamin Lee Thanks for uploading Tin! <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/946695/tomssmall.jpg" width="670" height="377" width_o="700" height_o="394" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/946695/tomssmall_o.jpg" data-mid="4579107" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Boards http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Boards Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:30:29 +0000 butterandtoast 910068 A compilation of pitches. You win some, but most likely you'll lose some. Some boards produced at Nanospore. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/910068/boardscomp_905.jpg" width="905" height="588" width_o="1400" height_o="911" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/910068/boardscomp_o.jpg" data-mid="15276346" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/untitled-project http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/untitled-project Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:24:27 +0000 butterandtoast 922032 Random explorations into different styles and ideas of illustration and/or design <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/ocean2_905.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/ocean2_o.jpg" data-mid="15276556" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/c2_comp_02web_905.jpg" width="900" height="507" width_o="900" height_o="507" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/c2_comp_02web_o.jpg" data-mid="15276697" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/cars-compweb_905.jpg" width="700" height="888" width_o="700" height_o="888" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/cars-compweb_o.jpg" data-mid="15276630" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/beastinthewoods_thehillaaaa_web_905.jpg" width="900" height="463" width_o="900" height_o="463" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/beastinthewoods_thehillaaaa_web_o.jpg" data-mid="15276731" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/beastinwoods_01_small_905.jpg" width="700" height="380" width_o="700" height_o="380" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/beastinwoods_01_small_o.jpg" data-mid="15276736" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/houses_905.jpg" width="900" height="384" width_o="900" height_o="384" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/houses_o.jpg" data-mid="15276748" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/melosmall_905.jpg" width="700" height="700" width_o="700" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/melosmall_o.jpg" data-mid="15276639" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/pau_SMALL.jpg" width="643" height="570" width_o="643" height_o="570" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/pau_SMALL_o.jpg" data-mid="15276646" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/OXsmall_905.jpg" width="900" height="643" width_o="900" height_o="643" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/OXsmall_o.jpg" data-mid="15276559" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/yearoftheboar_905.jpg" width="700" height="940" width_o="700" height_o="940" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/922032/yearoftheboar_o.jpg" data-mid="15276567" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Delta http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Delta Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:05:21 +0000 butterandtoast 906044 Pitch for Delta Airlines onboard safety video. Project was scrapped for a live action approach. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall1_905.jpg" width="900" height="147" width_o="900" height_o="147" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall1_o.jpg" data-mid="15277414" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall2_905.jpg" width="900" height="148" width_o="900" height_o="148" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall2_o.jpg" data-mid="15277418" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall3_905.jpg" width="900" height="213" width_o="900" height_o="213" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/71183/906044/deltasmall3_o.jpg" data-mid="15277419" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.butterandtoast.com/Fuse-Time-Travel http://www.butterandtoast.com/following/butterandtoast.com/Fuse-Time-Travel Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:51:43 +0000 butterandtoast 904942 Promo spot for Fuse TV. The concept was based around the concept that music is a travel through time in memories.