DUCK Floats Over the Pond for Latest Hire
February 22, 2010 | Levent OZLER
DUCK has signed Paris, France-based directing collective UFO, a group of highly skilled creative directors, animators, illustrators, CG designers, and motion design pros who thrive in an atmosphere of unbridled creativity at the convergence of art direction, design and VFX. The eclectic group brings with it a multitude of international clients and gives DUCK a permanent and well-respected presence in continental Europe that is capable of blending traditional and new media from concept to final cut.
UFO's artists draw on a broad range of influences, from Blade Runner-type films to Japanese anime to the electro-quirky music of Daft Punk and the Broken Beat funk fusion of the Gorillaz. "UFO is a really unique entity, capable of doing almost anything in the studio, from creative to production to post," noted DUCK EP Mark Medernach. "They bring so much to DUCK, from an international foothold to a really unique attitude and style. Now that they're joined with DUCK's ever-growing talent and technical resources, I think we're going to see some really great work emerge."
A group of self-described creative luminaries launched UFO in 2006 as an offshoot of Mathematic, a unique postproduction house. With a goal to assert themselves as creative luminaries providing thought-provoking, stimulating visuals, they have compiled an international client list that includes Nike, NYSE, MTV, Asics, Lacoste and Sony Music, for agencies the likes of Young & Rubicam, Lowe, TBWA, Publicis, DDB, and Saatchi.
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