Aero Airlines | The Way Travel Was Meant To Be
How White Rhino’s Visual Effects Work Helped Convey a New Message to Aero Airlines’ Travelers.
To assist Aero Airlines in changing the private travel experience, White Rhino VFX used our creative services in compositing, matte painting, and 3D animation to help deliver its message through a new ethos film. The final result was a transformative piece that encapsulates the experience travelers will get when flying with AERO.
SUMMARY
Being asked to work on a new brand film for a private airline is nothing less than exciting. Especially when a young, dynamic director is leading the charge.
Presented with a well-articulated brief from the director, White Rhino VFX immediately dove into the project, beginning with Research and Development. The team needed to pinpoint how our visual effects could convey the message Aero Airlines wanted to share with their audience. The team drew up concepts and focused on the direction of the art, as the creative team wanted viewers to experience the true meaning of travel through the brand piece. One of the most enticing and challenging parts of this brand film was the execution of an oner envisioned by Director Parker Schmidt.
BRIEF
The process began with an animated previz from Stept, a creative production studio, and moved into a more traditional style of visual effects work. White Rhino's job was to create a picturesque panoramic environment that fit the mood and style of the brand film using a matte painting. The challenge was creating continuity through color and tone.
Once completed, the team transitioned into the 3D pipeline using Unreal Engine. Here, White Rhino VFX composited both elements from an on-set location with a virtual environment. In doing so, White Rhino VFX helped develop a stunning take that seamlessly leads the viewer from inside the jet into a tranquil atmosphere inside the clouds.
APPROACH
The final brand film demonstrates how every aspect of travel can become a unique experience when flying with Aero Airlines.
RESULTS
Client — @aero
Prod Co — @steptstudios
Director — Parker Schmidt
Director of Photography — @jasperdekloetdp
Creative Director — @jodywat
Partner Manager - Reilly Parkhill
2nd Unit DP — @jenna_huskisson
Photographer — @samuelelkins
Producer — @mrseri
EP — Blake Greenbaum
Production Coordinator — Gensho Tasaka
1st AC — @camcampbell__
2nd AC — @blaizefobbe
GAFFER — Conor Soules
BBE — Otto Gaiser
KEY GRIP — Jason Rupe
PA/DRIVER — Anthony Cantu
PA — Flora Nordstrom
PA — Alec Weiss
STYLIST — @emmaksousa
HMU — Caitlin Wronski
HMU ASSIST — Jenna Howell
STYLIST ASSIST — Matthew Hammond
Talent 1 — Riya Ray
Talent 2 — Felipe Hernandez
Talent 3 — Candace Kelly
Talent 4 – Quintin Mims
Post-Production @lockteditorial
Head of Post — Connor Scofield
Lead Editor — @lucas_raimondo
Assistant Editor — @chrisxevans
Post EP — Shannon Magarity
Post Producer — Ben Slevin
VFX — @whiterhinovfx
Color Studio — @millchannelcolour
Colorist — @peter_oppersdorff_colour
VO — Neil Wilson
Sound Mix — Manuel Rivas