Toyota Camry: Service Advantage

TVC: Design, Boards, Animation, Typography, Motion Graphics (After Effects) I was asked by the LaB Sydney and sister company Oktobor to help out in a pinch (tight deadlines!) with some typographic Camry commercials. With two commercials already animated and approved by Oktober, I was brought in as a freelancer to completely board, design and animate the third TVC. While the Oktobor TVCs (designed by Jonny Kofoed) made use of some clever 3D, I had to take a different path due to time constraints. The decision was made to fake 3D in After Effects with a few clever techniques and a LOT of expressions. The result is a purely typographic commercial that represents the main concepts of the Toyota Service Advantage without resorting to any images, save for the final reveal of the cars in the end-frame. The TVC was an absolute pleasure to work on, as the opportunity for a purely typographic commercial is rare. While this TVC could be described as kinetic typography, the type in this case illustrates concepts and ideas, rather than simply echoing the voice over exactly. As such the storyboard phase was highly involved, as representing some of the more abstract concepts while maintaining a visual flow from idea to the next, turned out to be quite a puzzle. If you didn't recognise it, the typeface is Archer, from Hoefler & Frere-Jones. If you are interested in some of the expressions I used to generate the type animations in After Effects, please leave a comment. Credits: Agency: PublicisMojo Sydney Boards/Design/Animation/Typography: Scott Geersen Additional Compositing: Eric Shaecter Design Assistant: Jessica Morgan Producer: Linda Lum Production Company: Oktobor Auckland