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 heavyweight 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

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