OneUp v3 Dropper Post Launch Video
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“An ultra lightweight, high performance, long travel dropper. Over three years in the making, it’s better than the award-winning V2 in every way. It’s lighter, smoother and more reliable. This isn’t just just the longest dropper that will fit your fit. It’s simply, the best.”
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A key component of the v3 Dropper Post Launch campaign, this video showcases the product in a simple yet effective way utilizing stop motion animation to enhance audience engagement.
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Client – OneUp
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Producers – Quinn Lanzon & Sam Richards
Audio Mix – Keith White
Lighting – A.J. Barlas

NBA 75th All-Star 2022
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Broadcast Commercial for NBA Canada.
Broadcast on Canadian and USA Channels (ESPN, TSN, Sportsnet)
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Part two of a four-part commercial series celebrating Canadian involvement in the 75 year history of the NBA. Part two aims its focus on the Canadian impact during all-star weekend.
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Client – NBA Canada
Directors – Tim Symes & Jay Mac
Producer – Roland Eksteins
VFX – Kyle James & Blair Richmond

Outsiders Network Launch Campaign
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“Our niche is connecting brands with outdoor talent, and making that process as easy and seamless as possible. We facilitate these connections through the site, where talent hiring decision makers or marketing people at brands can search for talent by proficiency, as well as a number of other self-identified characteristics. Come join the Outsiders Network. It’s quick, it’s free to set up a profile, and it’s where outdoor talent and content producers from across North America find one another.”
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This two part video series is aimed at both content producers & outdoor talent to streamline the production process.
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Client – Outsiders Network
Producer – Holly Fraser
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Agency – Origin Outside

Whistler 101 – with Mike Douglas
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“Whistler 101 is a celebration of the interconnectedness of all that surrounds us, and how we express and celebrate our connection to our surroundings.”
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A five part community-led video series developed by the Resort Municipality of Whistler in collaboration with the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, the Whistler Museum, the Whistler Naturalists and Arts Whistler.
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Client – Resort Municipality of Whistler
Director – Leslie Anthony
Producers – Mike Douglas & Blair Richmond
Design & Animation – Kyle James
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Watch the full series here – www.whistler.ca/culture-recreation/arts-nature-heritage/whistler-heritage/Whistler-101/

OneUp Components Self-Riding Technology
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“We won’t stop until our bikes really do ride themselves. Still in early development, our patent pretending Self-Riding technology has already unlocked advanced trail maneuvers and the auto-repair function is dialled. We’re still ironing out some bugs in our whip algorithm, but our dev team is working on a software update. Stay tuned! ”
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Full stop-motion animation promoting the EDC bike tool. This project was also featured on Pink Bike here.
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Client – OneUp Components
Director & Animator – Kyle James & Blair Richmond
Producers – Quinn Lanzon & Sam Richards
Lights – Jay Trusler
Cleanup – Camil Adell & Erik Jenson
Sound – Reuben Beddoe

Capital Markets 101
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Capital Markets 101 is an educational video series developed by the First Nations Major Projects Coalition. This introductory series utilized animation to simplify complex learning modules.
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Part 1 – Project Finance
vimeo.com/907540846
Part 2 – Construction Phase
vimeo.com/907550461
Part 3 – Operation Phase
vimeo.com/907565603
vimeo.com/907557255
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Client – First Nations Major Projects Coalition
Agency – 6ix Sigma
Director – Daniel Stark
Producer – Blair Richmond
Design & Animation – Kyle James

TILLY – Protect Our Winters
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“Protect Our Winters is a passionate community of enthusiasts, professional athletes and industry brands uniting the outdoor community to advocate for policy solutions to climate change. We believe our love of adventure in nature demands our participation in the fight to save and protect it.”
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Promotional animation showcased during the Uprising photography competition February 2020.
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Client – Protect Our Winters Canada
Agency – Origin Outside
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Producers – Tyler Eardley & Eliza Nowack
Audio Mix – Reuben Beddoe
Costume designer – Andrea Nicholson & Solange Pena
Puppet maker – Carina Sach
Voice – Tilly Coxon

Jerry
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Short film passion project created 2018-2020.
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Director & Animator: Kyle James
Set Designer: Jimmy Herbert
Puppet Maker: Carina Sach
Sound Designer: Reuben Beddoe

Splendour In The Grass
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Splendour In The Grass Music Festival announcement video 2018.
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Producer – Cumulus VFX
Illustrator & Director – Lee McConnell
Animator & Compositor – Kyle James
Song – Mr La Di Da Di
Artist – Baker Boi
Audio – fadetoblacksound

Pink Bike – Budget vs Baller Youtube Series
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Introduction animation for the Youtube series ‘Budget vs Baller’ directed by Jason Lucas & produced by PinkBike.
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Client – PinkBike
Producer – Jason Lucas
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Audio Engineer – Reuben Beddoe

KEVIN – Short Film
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In 2019 we took home the BEST IN SHOW award at the WSSF 72 hour filmmaker showdown. This project pushed us to see how much we could achieve in such a short period of time.
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Director & Animator – Kyle James
Puppet Maker – Carina Sach
Designer & Animator – Jimmy Herbert
Sound Design – Reuben Beddoe

Pink Bike – The Privateer Youtube Series
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“Behind every top level athlete is a support team that helps them with everything from diet and exercise to product and equipment set up. When you’re a Privateer it’s up to you to fund your racing endeavours. While the top pros worry about the race you’re worrying if you can afford that extra slice of avocado toast for breakfast. But what if you had everything covered? Could you make the leap from average joe to top-level pro?”
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Husky was approached by Pinkbike and Jason Lucas to come up with a Youtube introduction animation to help drive audience engagement. Here’s what we came up with.
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Client – Pinkbike
Producer – Jason Lucas
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Audio – Reuben Beddoe

Rocky Mountain Bikes – Between Two Wheels
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Introduction animation for the Youtube series ‘Between Two Wheels’ produced by Rocky Mountain Bikes.
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Client – Rocky Mountain Bikes
Producer – Sebastien Berthiaume
Director & Animator – Kyle James

TDM – Scaling Up Podcast
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Lessons from the world’s best CEO’s and Founders.
Multiple part series promoting TDM’s podcast ‘Scaling Up’. This animation series was created with hand crafted assets, photographed and animated in a green screen stop motion studio. Bringing to life the unique stories from each episode.
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Client – TDM
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Producer – Andrea Nicholson
Audio Engineer – Reuben Beddoe
Assistant Designer – Orla Mae
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Full animations here.
Scaling Up
Scaling Up – Steven Marks

Clipsal Solar Launch Campaign
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Client – Clipsal Solar
Director & Animator – Kyle James
Producer – Andrea Nichsolson
Illustrator – Kate Jones
Audio – Reuben Beddoe
Voice – Steph Chin

Grow Your Own Music Festival Announcement Animation
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Producers – Cumulus VFX
Illustrator & Director – Lee McConnell
Animator & Compositor – Kyle James
Music – Hockey Dad

Grinspoon Tour Announcement Animation
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Client – Grinspoon
Illustrator – Lee McConnell
Animator – Kyle James