We partnered again with the legendary Portland-based motorcycle apparel company ICON Motosports to create this haunting social media animation promoting the release of their Airflite 4Horsemen helmet. Inspired by the helmet’s artwork and animated in the style of the 1970s Lord of the Rings film, this short brings Conquest, War, Famine, and Death into terrifying reality.
Plenti Financial | Anthem
We partnered again with the legendary Portland-based motorcycle apparel company ICON Motosports to create this haunting social media animation promoting the release of their Airflite 4Horsemen helmet. Inspired by the helmet’s artwork and animated in the style of the 1970s Lord of the Rings film, this short brings Conquest, War, Famine, and Death into terrifying reality.
ODOT | Legal to Pass
In collaboration with ODOT and Portland’s Gard Agency, we created an animation to educate the public about Oregon’s updated bicycle passing law. This law, revised in 2023, clarifies that drivers can cross the centerline to pass cyclists safely and must slow down while doing so. Our goal was to make this new regulation clear and memorable. We focused on thoughtful … Read More
It’s the Little Things “Part 2: Spring” | Animated short
Spring time is here! Deep Sky’s latest installment of “It’s The Little Things Part 2: Spring”, features our favorite frog friend and his trusty caterpillar, as they tidy up their greenhouse in preparation for spring after their cozy winter.
Safety in Motion | 3D Animated Safety Training Videos
Our 3rd Halo video collaboration with RPA. The Garden of Vegan aims to highlight that dogs don’t need meat to be strong and healthy. A plentiful wild garden full of fresh veggies and sustenance for our doggies.
Velvet Hammer | Sick New World Fest Graphics Package
Our longtime partner Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group needed to bring a sinfully exciting look to their new goth/nu-metal/alternative music festival Sick New World Fest in Las Vegas. With artists like System of a Down, Korn, Deftones, and Incubus there, we were excited to create an amazing experience for the first year of the music festival.
The Smashing Pumpkins | ‘In Ashes’ Animated Series
It’s been an honor to work with such a massively influential band and to collaborate directly with band frontman and series creator Billy Corgan. Translating his narrative vision into cinematic form has been a fun challenge for our team. There’s a lot of nuance. With this in mind, we created this dark futurist-goth art style, leveraging the traditional techniques of … Read More
Burmer Music | Nanakorobi (Seven Falls)
Nanakorobi (Seven Falls) is a multi-award winning animated short film created by Glenna Burmer that follows the adventures of a young girl who undergoes seven challenges to save a dear orphaned friend from the cold Hokkaido winter. This highlight video shows the beginning of the film, showcasing both the original orchestral score composed by Glenna Burmer and the sumi-e style animation by Gaby Breiter and Deep Sky. The animation is a tribute to Glenna Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist.
ODOT | Pedestrian Safety
Our 4th spot for ODOT is the kickstarter for a fun campaign featuring these two unique characters. We had a blast designing and animating these colorfully loud personalities to shed more light onto the importance of standing out as a pedestrian. These characters are the embodiment of safety, and by having them interacting with people, it helped bring their message … Read More
Gilead Sciences | Research Scholars Program Animated Videos
WWE Communications reached out to us to design and animate a series of testimonial-like videos for Gilead Sciences. We were tasked with designing the overall look of this series, as well as future videos. A majority of the character animation is digitally hand-drawn, while the talking head characters were rigged for quick lip sync and turnaround. We incorporated circular shapes … Read More