Visual effects studio Cinesite produced this crazy-good mock commercial as a way to show off its creature animation skills. And one hell of a creature it is—a marauding beast who takes umbrage at being awoken from its cave by some astronauts, who take a serious beating for their transgressions. Except one guy gets away … or does he?

The spot was written and directed by animator Alvise Avati.

CREDITS
Client: Cinesite
Writer, Director: Alvise Avati
Producer: Eamonn Butler
Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Clarke
Art Direction: Jean-David Solon
Concept Art: Andrea de Martis
Modelling, Rigging: Grahame Curtis, Royston Willcocks, Richard Boyle
Animation: Alvise Avati, Eamonn Butler, Peter Clayton, Tom O'Flaherty, Adam Bailey
Texture Artists: Nicolette Newman, Gary Newman
Special Effects Animation: Andreas Vrhovsek, Luke Wilde
Lighting, Compositing: Zave Jackson, Nikos Gatos, Jonathan Vuillemin, Dan Harrod, Joel Bodin
Editorial: William Marshall-Wilkinson, Christopher Learmonth