Skoda ENYAQ RS — CGI Chess World

We had the pleasure of bringing the otherworldly world to life in this spot for the new Skoda ENYAQ RS.
CGI created at PULK in collaboration with Shining Film, directed by Elias Ressegatti.

I worked on the development of the CGI intro chess sequences — including styleframes, look development and lighting. I prepared and refined the main car asset as a production-ready Houdini / Redshift setup and handled UVs, texturing and shading for the car and the chess pieces, as well as texturing, shading and lighting across the CGI shots. I also developed a procedural sky system to blend HDRI skies and integrate galaxy layers into the cloud structures using masking and shading techniques directly in Houdini. Additional technical shotwork and base Nuke comps to establish the look of the sequence. Live-action production and filmed material by the team at Shining Film — my work focused on the CGI components of the intro chess world.

Client: Amag Škoda | Agency: DDCOM

Executive Producers: Shining Film, Stefan Girtanner & Stefan Bircher
Line Producer: Gustav Richter
Director: Elias Ressegatti
Director of Photography: Daryl Hefti

Editor: Marko Strihic
Colorist: Samuel Muff
VFX: PULK with Roman Kaelin, Linus Schneider, Florian Baumann & Gianluca Ravioli
Music: David Andrew Ridley
Sounddesign: Jingle Jungle AG