Gees.Studio

27/08/2024

Living Water: Exploring AI, Faith, and the Stories We Tell

So, my kids love the ocean—they love oceanic creatures, and they’re fascinated by the world they live in. We love exploring all of these wonders together. In my latest film, Living Water, in collaboration with these cool little kiddos, we’ve explored not only AI but also the deeper truths that lie within me and the truths that lie within them.

Recently, one of my kids asked me, “Dad, why do you do what you do? Why do you create the things you create?” This got me thinking about the impact of my work. As a parent who homeschools four children, runs a business, and directs creative projects for global brands, I understand the importance of communicating what’s true to people. I wanted my kids to understand what is true to me. So while creating this film, I brought them along on the journey, bringing them into these beautiful spaces to help create the creatures and bring them to life. This involvement helped me ideate some of the creatures, and together we infused AI to blend them into these imagined realities. It completely blew their minds—and mine too. Along the way, it sparked curiosity, not just about the AI and the tools we used, but about the deeper truths of God’s creation and the living creativity that exists within us.

In a world that often values us based on progress and performance, it’s worth pausing to consider what truly matters. How do we connect the extraordinary creative worlds we imagine with the everyday realities we experience? By prioritizing being fully available and present to those around us who are seeking answers, we can use AI not just as a tool for creation, but as a means to make meaningful connections in the time we have.

I used tools like Runway, AfterEffects, Topaz Video AI, Splice, Red Giant, and Artlist to bring this film to life. These tools helped me create a story that not only reflects my work but also shares the deeper truths I believe in.

Living Water: Exploring AI, Faith, and the Stories We Tell So, my kids love the ocean—they love oceanic creatures, and they’re fascinated by the world…

21/04/2022

We’re hiring a Mid Weight Graphic Designer! 🤖💻🖌🏆🍧☕️
Remote applicants welcome.

What you’ll do.
- Create enticing design for a wide range of global brands
- Cultivate creative, and work towards successfully growing our clients.
- Work on many simultaneous projects, execute with overview and pixel perfect detail, on time and budget
- Design corporate identities, infographics, presentations, marketing materials, illustrations, print design, and with our motion team, you’ll be crafting storyboards, design & illustration for motion.

What you’ll need.

Bachelors degree + strong portfolio.
- 3 years + industry experience in design, communication, creative or similar field.
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, etc.
- Multitask projects + learn process in great detail
- The ability to provide top-notch design or guidance based on extensive knowledge and skill.
- Skills & experience with Motion Design and Animation in after effects is a Plus.

If you’re as enthusiastic as we are. Send us your CV + link to portfolio.
[email protected]

Kindly note, if we do not contact you within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

21/04/2022

What you’ll do.
- Create enticing design for a wide range of global brands
- Cultivate creative, and work towards successfully growing our clients.
- Work on many simultaneous projects, execute with overview and pixel perfect detail, on time and budget
- Design corporate identities, infographics, presentations, marketing materials, illustrations, print design, and with our motion team, you’ll be crafting storyboards, design & illustration for motion.

What you’ll need.

Bachelors degree + strong portfolio.
- 3 years + industry experience in design, communication, creative or similar field.
- Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PowerPoint, etc.
- Multitask projects + learn process in great detail
- The ability to provide top-notch design or guidance based on extensive knowledge and skill.
- Skills & experience with Motion Design and Animation in after effects is a Plus.

Who you’ll join.

We’re Quite Franckly a creative production studio that breathes life into a narrative using design and animation. Rooted in Cape Town South Africa we provide clarity of purpose for creatives, businesses & brands. We use colour, shape, design, sound, and motion to encourage their transformation.
Our creativity impacts culture and resonates with an audience. We are modular and flexible in our workflows to integrate with production teams globally. Our studio energises the creative process. We want to develop measurable and sustained growth that includes writers, designers, directors, producers, technologists, 3D artists, illustrators, and animators in our productions. We are building meaningful relationships that transform the world around them.
Our approach is sustainable as we help businesses increase revenue, expand brand awareness, and build better communities. Your story doesn’t have to stay the same. We can transform you.

If you’re as enthusiastic as we are. Send us your CV + link to portfolio.
[email protected]

Kindly note, if we do not contact you within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

15/12/2021

- [ ] Computer Generated Adidas Commercial. We simply click buttons and the machine does the rest. Full Project and credits on Behance.

15/11/2021

Woodwork Amsterdam invites us to collaborate on Adidas's new Triple Black Collection. Time to Turn Dark-mode on!

This film will take you on a little eclectic journey, showing things look pretty damn cool shaded in Blackness. Working together with a bad-ass team we went all out

Not everything made the cut, so be sure to check out the Behance case or our website for some extra goodies!

This campaign will be used globally throughout all Adidas touchpoints.

Thanks to the team at studio-A for the great opportunity and creative ride. 🤟

Full + Credit on our website:

https://lnkd.in/eFzAv6nG

Behance: https://lnkd.in/ezRHQZNk

The story in pictogram:

🌙🏢👟⚪️⚫️♟🚀🌹💄🌳💎💿🦾🐟🖥👟

Credits:



Client: adidas, Studio A

Client Creative Producer: Cory Chonko

Client Snr Manager Creative Production: Martin Granger

Client Creative Director: Iván Domingo Berenguer

Client Senior Art Director: Kim Hoffenberg



Directed and produced by: Woodwork Amsterdam

Executive Creative Director: Marvin Koppejan

Executive Producer: Nina Fabel

Creative Director: Menno Fokma

Storyboard: Marvin Koppejan

Edit: Menno Fokma

Animation & Compositing: Menno Fokma, Airton Groba,

Ernst Noort, Aviv Tal, Marvin Koppejan, Grant Campbell

Simulations: Rudolf Jansen van Vuuren, Aviv Tal

Simulation Production: Jessica C. (Quite Franckly) Grant Franck (CD, Quite Franckly)

Design: Roberto Andreu

Music & Sound Design: Max Gramser (THNDR)

27/08/2021

adidas Members Week is live! 🎬🦄

And we’ve been fortunate to team up with to create realistic cloud simulations and melting rock/liquid simulations. Technically speaking we enjoyed heading up the simulations process in and loved being part of the creative journey with everyone involved. The end result is a film that takes you on a journey of transformation. From solid to liquid to gas

Client: adidas, Studio A

Client Creative Producer: Cory Chonko (she/her)
Client Snr Manager Creative Production: Martin Granger
Client Creative Director: Nadege Decastro
Client Art Director: Ana Rita Sousa
Client Designer: Delia Mennell
Client Copywriter: Tom Biddulph

Directed and produced by: Woodwork Amsterdam

Executive Creative Director: Marvin Koppejan
Executive Producer: Nina Fabel
Creative Director: Menno Fokma
Art & Motion Director: Joe Lawrence
Simulations: Quite Franckly , Juan Garcia Segura , Ernst Noort
Animation & Compositing: Joe Lawrence, Menno Fokma, Ernst Noort
3D animation intern: Viktor Alexandersson
2D animation intern: Vivian Ramfjord

Music: THNDR

06/05/2021

Watch our 3D Accelerate the Content Creation Process.

See the full project here: https://quitefranckly.co.za/premier-vegas-content-promo/

22/03/2021

What’s motion if it doesn’t have the freedom to move?

Enjoy our colour shape and movement of the day⚡️