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Fairphone

We teamed up with Fitzroy Amsterdam to bring this Fairphone commercial to life. Fairphone, a Dutch brand at the forefront of sustainable technology, wanted to unveil their refreshed brand identity and new logo in a special way – and we think they absolutely nailed it.

Artbox played a major role in this project, with our very own Geert Jansen co-directing alongside Jorrit Stollman. Meanwhile, the team at a good beer brought Mobi, the lovable waste-collecting robot to life. All the way from the R&D character design phase to a fully animated friendly character.

In the end, everything came together in a dynamic edit showcasing the power of sustainable technology.

Credits

Client: Fairphone

Agency: Fitzroy

ECD: Mischa Schreuder

Creative Direction: Marlon von Franquemont & Reinier Gorissen

Account: Marnix Tiggeloven & Iris Steinvoort

Agency Production: Annejes van Liempd & Inge Zoete

Production: Artbox

Direction: a good beer & Jorrit Stollman

Design: a good beer

Character modelling: Kingcoma

Animation: a good beer

CGI, lighting, shading, rendering: Studio Katananga

Compositing: Giso Spijkerman

DOP: Ruzbeh Babol

First AD: Philip Young

Second AD: Steven Gielen

First AC: Indy Hamid

Second AC: Ivo Valkenburgh

Robotic Arm Operator: Navid Tansaz

Gaffer: Uwe Kuipers

Best Boy: Reinout Bakker

Lighting: Thom van Dongen, Ciro Naastenpad, Nils, Juliette Gruter

VTR: Frank de Bruijn

VFX Supervisor: Giso Spijkerman

Styling: Xaviera Aubri & Puck Zeegers

MUAH: Christel Man & Marjolein van Dijk

Location Manager: Jan-Peter Wieringa

Art Department: Lois van Galen

Casting: EVD Agency & Dutch Casting Agency

Edit: Ronnie Editing

Sound: Sizzer Amsterdam

CGI: Studio Katananga & Giso Spijkerman

Grade: Erik de Grot

21" Directors Cut
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The first part of the character R&D phase focussed on rough sketches and creating various character shapes and style options.

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Once the basic shape was decided, the finer details could be explored. From how many wheels Mobi could have, all the way to the smaller facial features.

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Once the character details were finalised, it came time to bring Mobi to life and move away from illustration, towards 3D modelling.

Creating a realistic robot in 3D that could then be animated and integrated into the live action shots!

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The shoot took place at the beautiful Bimhuis with over 30 members of cast and crew on set for the day. It was an amazing day of creativity, collaboration and fun.