Cyan Kicks - Dancing with Demons VFX
CK is probably the hardest-working band from Finland. The band’s and the crew’s dedication to the craft made it possible to build this awesome music video. Stringular created around 50 shots of monster mayhem and other cool effects mixing live action and CG elements in a quick turnaround.
Elina Lario and Teemu Muurimäki created the costumes. To have a visual connection to the monster and its tentacles, the suits also had some tentacle vertibrae in them. Stringular created these elements for 3d-printing and to be sown to the costumes. So the demon had lost some of its bones, no wonder it was angry at the band.
Here is a little behind-the-scenes for the VFX part.
THE CREDITS:
Artist Cyan Kicks
Music and lyrics by Niila Perkkiö // Susanna Alexandra // Sara Ryan // Elize Ryd // Dan Lancaster
Concept Design Elias Koskimies & Heikki Slåen
Directed by Heikki Slåen
Director of Photography Petteri Lappalainen
Production Designer Heini Erving
Editor Sampo Siren - Grade One Oy
Costume Designers Teemu Muurimäki & Elina Lario
Makeup Designers Essi Saarinen & Maiju Korhonen
VFX Artists Tuomas Järvenpää - Stringular studio, Sampo Siren & Juha Takabe
Production Coordinator Katariina Männikkö
Choreographer & Movement Director Jasmir Vesander
Lighting Designer/Operator Vesa Nuoraho - Parvi Collective Oy
Colorist Petri Falkenberg - Grade One Oy
Sound Designer Juhana Virkkunen - Superhertta
Construction Manager Harri Nyman
Prop Master Henrik Röman
Set construction Marko Leskinen & Timo Mäntylä
Special effects Pasi Laitinen
Focus puller Riku Virta
Grip Karri Takala
Lighting technician Terhi Hienonen, Duncan Matthews, Miika "Rölli" Ridanpää - Parvi Collective Oy
Gaffer Tatu Tulikoura
Graphic artist Mika Hokkanen
Costumer Pirjo Valkeapää-Enbuske
Set costumers Taina Niemi & Henna Mustamo
Seamstress Jaana Björklund & Anne Aario
Makeup artists Essi Saarinen & Maiju Korhonen
Playback supervisor Lotta Kemppainen
Catering Maija Toivonen
Still photographer Nelli Kenttä
Picture Post Production Grade One Oy
Post Production Producer Mikko Savinainen - Grade One Oy
Post Production Coordinator Mia Ekman
Data Manager Ilkka Velin
Online Ilkka Velin, Emil Hurskainen & Sampo Siren
Video Producer Elias Koskimies
Artist Coordinator Julia Linden
Associate Show Producer Matti Myllyaho
Procurement of Production Services Otto Ikäheimonen
Production Partner Veli-Matti Erkkilä
Line Producer Annastiina Paavola
Producer Anssi Autio
Executive Producer Juha Lahti