ACTUALIZE
…A brighter future with decisions made today. What if a trading futures in an app could brighten the future—for everyone? And what could that future look like? That’s exactly what we set out to explore, digging in to develop anime-inspired worlds of the present and the future as well as a wide array of unique characters across time. Sci-fi films and anime aesthetics were our palette as we endeavored to bring a brighter future to the screen—see if you can catch all the easter eggs along the way.
Process
Credits
Production Company: Scholar
Creative Director: Macauley Johnson
Art Director: Vin Kim
Executive Producer: Antonio Hardy
Director of Production: Tyler Locke
Head of Production: Nicole Smarsh
Producer: Adriane Scott-Kemp
Designers: Aivy Nguyen, Ana Chang, Irene Feleo, Jina Kwon, Madison Kelly, Aaron Kohn, Aly Tain, Cendan Claiborne, Kyle Fewell, Michelle Grepo, Nick Iluzada, Oliver Wee
2D Animation Director: Alex Bernas
2D Animators: Blake Patrick, Dennie Bright, Jeffrey Jeong, Krok Chun, Matt Everton, Oliver Wee, Reza Iman
Cutdown Editor: Adrianna McKinley
Storyboard Artist: Mark Yates
Colorist: Matt Lavoy