Swordfish-SF

Swordfish-SF Motion Design for UX & Marketing Hi. We’re Swordfish, a motion design studio based in San Francisco. When you need to move something, we’re here to help.

Our team of directors, designers, animators, and technologists work with direct clients and ad agencies to design memorable pictures in motion. We are fearless storytellers, focused motion design innovators, and forward-thinking marketing professionals.

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10/31/2024

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Some topics should frequently be revisited. Which is why, today, we celebrate our very own Eddy Katt and her work on the...
10/27/2023

Some topics should frequently be revisited. Which is why, today, we celebrate our very own Eddy Katt and her work on the short, animated, documentary film “Reeducated”, which used immersive technology for a unique experience into China’s detention camps of Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.

Reeducated was released in 2021, but it is still every bit as powerful today, as it was then.

If you’ve not yet seen this highly acclaimed animated short, you can watch the Emmy and Peabody Award winning film at the link below.






Survival stories from three former prisoners who were detained in a Chinese “reëducation” camp.

We're so proud to be recognized by Maxon for our recently completed large-format ceiling display experiences designed fo...
10/04/2023

We're so proud to be recognized by Maxon for our recently completed large-format ceiling display experiences designed for MSC Cruises: Europa and Euribia.

The article is a good read and shares details of the assignment scope, along with our approach, process, and workflow.

https://www.maxon.net/en/article/art-at-sea-in-3d





How iBelieveInSwordfish used Maxon One to create stunning, animated content for the LED ceilings of two state-of-the-art MSC cruise ships.

09/08/2023

another clip of rendered ambient art created for MSC Cruises aboard the . This clip is from the Shimmering Light series. Underwater dreamscapes pierced by rays of light reveal schooling and flocking sea creatures.

These ambient, aquatic animations are designed to run in 10 minute loops on large-format floor-to-ceiling displays.





09/01/2023

– This piece was created for our Nebula series, which is featured inside the MSC Cruises retail store aboard the .

These ambient, celestial animations are designed to run in 10 minute loops on large-format floor-to-ceiling displays.





08/23/2023

– More rendered ambient art created for the . This clip is taken from the Ribbon series. Organic petals flow and shape-shift like fabric. These ambient animations run in 10 minute loops on large-format ceiling-to-floor displays.

Shown here cropped and sped up at 5x. Fun fact: The MSC Cruises Euribia can host over 6300 passengers. Add the crew of over 1700, and you've got a floating city of more than 8000 people!





 : More experimental, and super impressive, world-building from IBelieveInSwordfish resident motion wizard Anthony Abbot...
08/17/2023

: More experimental, and super impressive, world-building from IBelieveInSwordfish resident motion wizard Anthony Abbott. Exploring the boundaries of what's possible in Cinema4D. Rendered via Octane.




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08/03/2023

-- This one's a favorite. A nice clean minimalist aesthetic, that highlights the awesome adaptability of familiar product.

We hope you enjoy some macro magic featuring GoPro





07/24/2023

More rendered ambient visuals created for the MSC Cruises retail store aboard the MSC Euribia. This clip is meant to evoke a sense of luxury and abstract beauty.

These ambient animations run in 10 minute loops on a large-format ceiling-to-floor displays. Shown here cropped and sped up 5x.





07/21/2023

Here is some rendered art created for the MSC Cruises retail store aboard the MSC Euribia. These ambient animations run in 10 minute loops on large-format floor-to-ceiling displays.

This cropped and sped up version of the final animation, simulates a journey through the Nordic fjords that the MSC Euribia often visits.





07/20/2023

More eye-candy onboard the MSC Euribia. MSC Cruises commissioned iBelieveInSwordfish to create a series of animations to run on large format displays in their on-ship retail store.

This clip demonstrates how we used VR to test the videos in situ before deploying live.





07/18/2023

Last year, in 2022, MSC Cruises commissioned iBelieveInSwordfish, to create large-format CGI visual experiences to run 24/7 on the promenade deck of their then under-construction flagship: The MSC World Europa, a $1Bn 6700 passenger cruise ship, powered by clean-burning Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

The MSC World Europa has since launched and we're enjoying seeing passengers publish our ceiling creative on social. Here's a mashup:

https://www.ibelieveinswordfish.com/work/msc-europa





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07/14/2023

More peeling back the onion on the Confluent Data in Motion video. Particles in flight forming city blocks. Workflow incorporating Matrices/C4D/Redshift Maxon

https://youtu.be/Sgrks7ssGOA




07/13/2023

Peeling back the onion on the Confluent Data in Motion video reveals a hint of how the Swordfish wizards compose a world of data.

Full complete version here: https://youtu.be/Sgrks7ssGOA




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