Advertising – odd.global https://odd.global Different. By Design. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:35:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://odd.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cropped-odd-icon-32x32.jpg Advertising – odd.global https://odd.global 32 32 Concepts & Pitch Assets https://odd.global/portfolio-item/concepts-pitch-assets/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:32:24 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2631 Below is a snapshot of recent concept-and-pitch work where agile AI prototypes helped agencies and production companies lock the vision early and move into production with confidence.

 

Eudora 3D Demo Concepts

Working hand in hand with the director and VFX team, we built a high-fidelity storyboard that fixed colour palette, ingredients and textures before a single polygon was modelled. Because the visuals already mirrored the final look, 3D production began the moment the client signed off, trimming both calendar days and revision rounds.

AI Concepts / Storyboard

 

Final 3D Demo

 


Client: Eudora (O Boticário)
Agency: AlmapBBDO
Director: Bruno Iloti
Production Company: Surreal Hotel Arts
VFX: Voodoo House

 

 

Toyota Cross Animatic

For a creative concept presentation, we delivered a full animatic driven by a custom-trained model of the actual vehicle with Photoreal consistency across every camera move.

 

 

Client: Toyota
Production Company: The Moon Unit

 

 

NIO “Balões” Launch Film

Ahead of Brazil’s new internet provider rollout, we designed balloon versions of the on-screen talent and created supplemental virtual characters to float alongside them. These concept frames became the visual reference for live-action and 3D production and integration.

 

Client: NIO
Agency: Artplan
Director: Otavio Machado
Production Company: Love Pictures Company
VFX: Voodoo House

 

 

Brand TVC Pitch

We produced epic, photoreal exploration scenes that Voodoo House later elevated with feature-grade VFX, giving the pitch blockbuster scale while keeping brand details under wraps.

 

 

Spicy Boys Pitch Concepts

For NONTOXIC Studio’s campaign pitch, we visualised the bold, tongue-in-cheek world of Spicy Boys hot sauces. Style frames blended exaggerated heat motifs with playful character poses, giving the creative team a vivid toolkit to sell the idea in the room.

 

 

 

 

Agency: NONTOXIC Studio
Creative Director: Rupert de Paula

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Unilever Sunsilk Elidor /Voodoo https://odd.global/portfolio-item/unilever-sunsilk-elidor/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:58:18 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2517

(Seamless hair transition from 3D demo to live action shot with A.I.)

 

Project Snapshot

In three regional cuts, a single strand of 3D-rendered hair blossoms into live-action locks, delivering an “impossible” macro-to-model reveal for Sunsilk / Elidor’s global push.

 

Challenge

Droga5 São Paulo and VFX studio Voodoo House needed a way to link a conventional CG product demo with a photoreal transition that would hold up across varied hair types and markets, all under a compressed post schedule and budget. 

 

AI-Driven Solution

We began by re-texturing the hero 3D strand adding fresh cuticle detail, natural sheen, and subtle colour variation to read as perfectly healthy hair at macro scale. From that point, the camera “pulls” outward in a single fluid move: the digitally perfected strand seamlessly expands into the original live-action wide shot. The same pipeline was tailored to three hair types and model plates, ensuring culturally specific beauty cues for an international campaign.

 

 

Outcome

All three master films exceeded creative expectations and were delivered on schedule and under budget, enabling Sunsilk to launch simultaneously across territories with no additional shoot days required.

 

 

 

Credits:

AI Artist: Arthur Machado

Agency: Droga5 São Paulo

VFX: Voodoo House

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AsiaFoods “Chingu Ya!” /Rabbithole https://odd.global/portfolio-item/asiafoods-chingu-ya/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:52:18 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2503

(Playful AI-crafted launch film)

Project Snapshot
A vibrant spot that drops viewers straight into the magical worlds of Chingu Café, turning a delicious iced drink into a portal of day-dreamy adventure for Gen-Z across Southeast Asia.

 

Challenge
AsiaFoods asked Rabbithole AI Studio to create a fully AI-generated commercial that would speak fluent K-pop to a younger audience while remaining true to existing brand comms. Creative Director Blair Vermette, the legend behind the viral Adidas Floral ad, brought in Arthur Machado to lead the charge from creative concept to landing photoreal packshots, believable liquid pours and three flavour mascots without losing character or location continuity.

 

AI-Driven Solution
The overall look was set in Flux, then honed mascot and character fidelity in Midjourney to guarantee on-model consistency. Luma handled the close-up pour shots, Runway was used for extending the frame for a native 9:16 vertical format, while Kling, Hailuo and Hiuggsfield supplied fluid animations from real-world streets into colorful fantasy worlds. Adobe Generative Fill for fine tuning and product pack compositing; Premiere carried the edit; After Effects layered motion-graphic supers.

 

Outcome
The film racked up more than 280 k plays on the brand’s TikTok channel within the first 48 hours.

 

Tech Stack
Flux, Midjourney v6, Luma Dream Machine, Kling, Runway Gen-3, Hailuo, Hiuggsfield, Adobe Generative Fill, Premiere Pro, After Effects. 

 

Credits

Client: NutriAsia

Product: Chingu Cafe

AI Production Studio: Rabbithole AI

Creative Director: Blair Vermette

AI Film Director: Arthur Machado

Sound Design & Mix: Jonny Pipe

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Polenghi “Brasiliana” /Tropical Film https://odd.global/portfolio-item/polenghi-brasiliana-tropical-film/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:55:22 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2529 Project Snapshot

Modern-day Venice and Rio de Janeiro rarely share a frame, yet Polenghi’s new “Brasiliana” brand film opens with a vintage wooden cargo boat gliding down the Grand Canal before docking in Guanabara Bay, an impossible sequence in the reality of that production, conjured entirely through AI. The shots celebrate Polenghi’s century-old cheese heritage while underscoring the rising role of generative workflows in high-end commercial production.

Challenge

Director Rog Souza wanted a solid Venice-to-Rio establishing sequence, without the cost of overseas shoots or time for h

 

eavyweight VFX. The vision also had to stay open to client and agency tweaks on everything from hull details to location time period, and deliver high production value cinematography.

 

AI-Driven Solution

We designed an iterative generative pipeline that let the agency, director and brand adjust every detail in the images. Once those were locked-in, animation studies began generating multiple animated camera paths: overarching crane moves, aerial drifts, cutaways and transitions to live action footage were generated and previewed in context, letting Souza pick the perfect assets to blend into live-action footage.

 

 

 

 

Outcome

Scenes were delivered on schedule, with options for the edit and transitions to blend with the live action shots and no requests left unattended, successfully showcasing the historic voyage that established the Polenghi brand as one of the most traditional and beloved brands in Brazil.

 

 

Credits

AI Artist: Arthur Machado
Film Director: Rog Souza

Production Company: Tropical Film
Agency: DPZ&T

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Canopy Pack4Good “Love at First Swipe” /People’s TV https://odd.global/portfolio-item/canopy-pack4good-love-at-first-swipe-peoples-tv/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:17:42 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2564 (AI consulting & custom character pipeline)

 

Project Snapshot

For Canopy’s Pack4Good campaign, creative studio People’s Television, with teams in New York and Washington, D.C., set out to dramatise how packaging choices impact forests through a quirky rom-com storyline featuring “Sweetfella,” a chocolate-bar hero, and Flora, a forest guardian. 

 

Challenge

Although People’s Television is renowned for festival-calibre documentaries like Minted, which premiered at Tribeca and now streams on Netflix, this was their first project built primarily with AI. They had narrative and motion-graphics talent in house but knew unforeseen hurdles could threaten the immovable Valentine’s deadline. To de-risk the schedule, they invited Arthur Machado to join as AI consultant, having seen previous work in the same space and knowing it would help them achieve their goals within the time constraints of the project. 

 

AI-Driven Solution

Drawing on prior experience with similar AI productions, Arthur mapped a pipeline flagging and bypassing likely roadblocks before they surfaced. Together with director Cutter Hodierne, the team set a clear cadence for review sessions and made astonishing progress in-between. When the biggest issue arose, keeping Sweetfella’s friendly expression and signature chocolate-shaving texture perfectly consistent, Arthur jumped on the tools himself to train a custom LoRA model.

 

Outcome

The campaign video launched on Valentine’s Day and headlined Canopy’s call for “forest-free” packaging, with the article praising Sweetfella and Flora’s love story as a fresh way to visualise complex supply-chain issues.

 

Credits

Client: Canopy Planet

Executive Producer: Nicholas Bruckman & Ryder Haske

Director & Editor: CUTTER HODIERNE

Producer: Jenny Catherall

Animator: Ivan Kander

AI Consultant: Arthur Machado

VO Artist: Meghan Hoople

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Santa’s Bucket List https://odd.global/portfolio-item/santas-bucket-list/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 03:52:41 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2582 A playful short shows Santa hunting for a post-holiday adventure only to realize every bucket-list item is waiting in Christchurch. AI-generated transitions with Santa getting ready for the many adventures that awaits wrapped the city as the perfect one-stop getaway.

Working solo, Arthur Machado scripted, storyboarded and produced the entire piece with generative tools. Crafted prompts created stylized transitions that whisk Santa between activities while keeping a coherent look and cheerful tone. 

Released on December 10, 2024, the film earned coverage from Campaign Brief and regional media, spreading seasonal goodwill while positioning Christchurch as a world-class destination. 

 

Credits:

Concept, Direction and Production: Arthur Machado
Distribution support: Christchurch Attractions, Paranoid Brasil, Resonate.

 

 

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GloboNews “Popcorn Vendor” /MAAR https://odd.global/portfolio-item/globonews-popcorn-vendor-maar/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 22:41:59 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2561 (Hybrid AI + stock + motion-graphics TVC)

 

Project Snapshot

For GloboNews, Brazil’s flagship news channel, SantaTransmedia’s directing duo Olhos wanted to visualise a butterfly-effect chain reaction: a popcorn vendor’s small decision on an English pier ripples through corn fields, container ships and oil refineries before lifting credit purchases back in Brazil.

 

Challenge

The concept demanded globe-spanning imagery and cinematic transitions, yet budgets, schedules and travel logistics ruled out a traditional multi-country shoot or an all-CG approach. The AI-powered design agency MAAR, under the creative direction of Pedro Burneiko, brought in Arthur Machado as lead AI-artist to craft sequences that could sit naturally beside premium stock footage and layered motion graphics, while still giving client and agency full aesthetic control.

 

AI-Driven Solution

Through an iterative pipeline, stakeholders approved frame-accurate previews before animation began. The scenes in motion where then delivered as a menu of camera moves and actions, so Olhos could orchestrate rhythm in the edit. 

 

Outcome

The finished 30-second spot aired in GloboNews prime time, delivered on time without a single overseas shoot day. The approach has since been earmarked by all for future hybrid productions.

 

 

Credits:

Client: GloboNews

Production Company: Santa Transmedia

Director: Olhos

Design Agency: MAAR

AI Creative Director: Pedro Burneiko

AI Artist: Arthur Machado

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Coop Östra “Klippfest” /BANG Agency https://odd.global/portfolio-item/coop-ostra-klippfest-bang-agency/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 02:28:44 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2567 (January savings campaign)

 

 

Brand Arena Nordic Group (BANG) Agency’s in-house creative team created a series of portraits showing shoppers so stunned by Coop Östra’s New-Year price drops that their hair stands bolt upright. To turn those static images into lively social spots, Creative Director Max Rossell brought in Arthur Machado to animate each character with quick, elastic hair jounces and facial expressions. 

 

The final ads rolled out across social media and digital OOH, ramping up week-one promo awareness.

 

Credits:

Client: Coop Östra

Agency: BANG Agency

Creative Lead: Max Rosell

AI Artist: Arthur Machado

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A Perfect Match /CulturePop Soda https://odd.global/portfolio-item/culturepop-soda-a-perfect-match/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:32:06 +0000 https://staging.odd.global/?post_type=portfolio-item&p=2577  

Curious Refuge issued a real client brief complete with brand guidelines and product photography for CulturePop Soda, a probiotic sparkling drink that pairs fruit with culinary spices. Working solo, Arthur Machado wrote the script, designed the entire production workflow and delivered a 30-second spot titled A Perfect Match, celebrating the brand’s unexpected flavour combinations.

 

 

The film earned public shout-outs from Curious Refuge organisers and CulturePop brand managers for its faithful yet imaginative take on the brief. It also became a calling card that led People’s Television to engage Arthur for the Pack4Good Sweetfella consultancy, citing the CulturePop project as proof of concept.

 

Credits:

Brand: CulturePop Soda

Writer, AI Director and Producer: Arthur Machado

Client Brief Provider: Curious Refuge

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