Category: Beans

Computer Arts: Self Promotion, Cinesite Full of Beans

Even established and well-respected companies are turning to more viral means of promotion. In an increasingly competitive environment, where effects budgets are being squeezed more than ever before, visual effects house Cinesite decided it needed a way to showcase its artists’ work in a more engaging way than the usual showreel of impressive but rather […]

FXguide: What’s the Dish on Cinesite’s Beans?

When Cinesite wanted to promote their animation capabilities and add to the studio’s already impressive showreel, they decided to push forward on a short film. That project became Beans, a faux commercial directed by animator Alvise Avati and produced by animation director Eamonn Butler. We talk to both artists about the evolution of this moon-monster […]