Hornet Adds Relay Studio, Vucko To Roster
New York-based Hornet has added Relay Studio to its directorial roster. Relay Studio is a Copenhagen-based design and animation practice composed of Rasmus Bak and Andreas Bjørn Hansen.
Bak and Hansen originally met in their shared hometown in central Denmark, over a decade ago. Separate paths took them each to Los Angeles and then New York City, where they worked together at Buck. After many long days and nights as deskmates–and countless collaborations later–they decided to move back to Copenhagen to start something of their own. And thus Relay Studio was born. Relay Studio’s portfolio sits somewhere between graphic design, motion design, and simple animation. Relay Studio’s work ranges from bold 2D graphics for Arc’teryx, to intuitive interface brand films for IKEA, to animated typography for Samsung, even to entire design systems for Verizon 5G.
The addition of Relay Studio continues an infusion of talent for Hornet which also recently brought Vucko aboard its directing roster. Vucko is a Toronto-based creative practice specializing in design systems and motion, led by Andrew Vucko who has worked with dozens of brands including Google, Netflix, Strava, Spotify and Viacom. Vucko’s exploits range from fast-paced animation language for Ziply to a geometric exploration in the personal short Design in Motion, to a kaleidoscopic motion system for Spotify Wrapped 2020. Vucko has worked with dozens of brands including Google, Netflix, Strava, Spotify and Viacom.
DNEG’s ReDefine Brings In European VFX Team
Global animation and visual effects company ReDefine has further expanded its presence in Europe with the onboarding of an experienced VFX team based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The key team members are: VFX supervisor Peter Dimitrov whose credits include Angel Has Fallen and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard; VFX producer Elena Rapondzhieva whose experience spans VFX, animation and gaming with credits including Hellboy, London Has Fallen, Rambo: Last Blood and Assassin’s Creed: Origins; 2D supervisor Dragostin Valev who has worked on TV projects such as The Terror (VES Award nominee) and Genius (Emmy nominee), and films such as Wonder Woman and Blade Runner 2049; and CG supervisor Lazarin Kouchev who has worked on projects such as Rambo: Last Blood, The Outpost and The Legend of Hercules.
ReDefine has recently delivered VFX services for shows such as The White Tiger (Netflix), The Undoing (HBO) and The 100 (The CW), and animation services for shows such as 100% Wolf, Rock Dog 2 and The Legend of Hanuman.
Part of the DNEG family of companies, ReDefine maintains studios in London, Montréal, Vancouver, Mumbai and Hyderabad…..
Lindsey Kaiser Named EP At FuseFX L.A.
FuseFX, an award-winning VFX studio that specializes in providing services for television, film, commercials, virtual productions, and VR, has named Lindsey Kaiser as executive producer at its flagship studio in Los Angeles. Kaiser will help oversee day-to-day operations while working to help bring new projects to FuseFX. She brings to her new roost over a decade of industry experience leading VFX and postproduction teams, as well as a deep knowledge of establishing new client relationships. Before joining FuseFX, Kaiser was sr. VP at DNEG. There she served as a key stakeholder in new client relationships and sales.
In addition to bringing Kaiser on board, VP of production Johnny Fisk will transition into the management of FuseFX’s global business development group while expanding his role as VP of production globally. Fisk already plays a critical role working with all the heads of studio and executive producers across all the FuseFX locations and will continue to do so in his expanding position……
