Aberdeen-based digital media production company SIGNAL2NOISE, are celebrating winning a trio of prestigious international awards for their video and animation work.
After the recent Silver Award from the US International Film & Video Festival, the team has now scooped two Golds and a Platinum “Best of Show Award” at the Aurora Awards, also in the US. The winning productions included 3D animated marketing films for Technip Umbilicals and Stork; and a global HSE campaign for Swire Oilfield Services.
TECHNIP UMBILICALS - Blockbuster (Platinum Best of Show)
The film was created to help Technip Umbilicals market their new Vertical Helix Assembly Machine (VHAM). The 90 second animated video showcases the VHAM’s ‘blockbuster’ capabilities to manufacture steel tube subsea umbilicals at their Newcastle site in the UK.
Inspired by Hollywood movie trailers, a 2D storyboard concept combined hand-drawn sketches with stunning 3D animation to promote the VHAM’s ‘blockbuster’ capabilities. “The VHAM’s epic scale and world-class technology was clearly a big story,” says Creative Director Jayson Clarke, “We wanted to visualise how Technip thinks big when faced with industry challenges and wrote the script as if a Hollywood Producer was pitching the VHAM as a blockbuster movie.”
Sarah Cridland, Managing Director of Technip Umbilicals said: “The VHAM is a fantastic asset for Technip Umbilicals, creating the largest and longest umbilicals for the subsea industry. We are thrilled to show off its features with this fantastic video, and it is great to see SIGNAL2NOISE win such an award. We have been delighted with the video’s results and always receive positive feedback from our clients.”
STORK – ADVANCED ONLINE DESANDING (Gold)
Asset integrity specialists Stork, required a marketing video to promote the benefits of their Advanced Online Desanding sand management services. SIGNAL2NOISE’s solution was to combine live action with an immersive 3D environment to portray the desanding process offshore. The story is told by ‘Sandy’, an offshore veteran who explains how Stork’s new AOD puts an end to ‘old school’ desanding.
Live action filming took place in Scotland’s largest green screen studio with the 3D animation composited in post-production at SIGNAL2NOISE.
Rod Agnew, Vice President of Service Delivery for Stork said, “Our AOD technology is a great example of partnering with our clients to improve safety, reduce environmental impact and risk as well as increase cost efficiency and production. SIGNAL2NOISE truly fulfilled their creative brief and produced an engaging and educational marketing video, promoting the enhanced capabilities and benefits of Stork’s Advanced Online Desanding and sand management services.”
SIGNAL2NOISE’s Senior Producer Jamie Baikie said “I’m really pleased for Stork who had the courage to produce an ambitious marketing film that truly differentiates their product from the competition.
To win a Gold Award is fantastic and demonstrates the courage of their conviction”.
SWIRE OILFIELD SERVICES – HSE Full Circle (Gold)
HSE Full Circle is a short, cinematic film to help communicate Swire Oilfield Services’ ‘Choice Not Chance’ safety culture across their international operations. Filmed in the USA, Nigeria, Singapore, Brazil, Scotland, Australia and Norway, it features a diverse range of employees explaining how they choose to stay safe.
A voice-over by Hollywood actress Tara Fitzgerald added a distinctive, yet warm tone with foreign language versions in Portuguese and Norwegian ensuring the safety message reached the global audience. Jamie Baikie, Senior Producer said, “Co-ordinating multiple international filming locations was challenging, but Swire Oilfield Services’ teams around the world were very supportive.”
The Aurora judges’ Gold Award applauded the film’s cinematography and engaging performances.
Tor Helgeland, CEO of Swire Oilfield Services said: “We are very proud of this film as it successfully incorporates our global health and safety message of ‘Choice Not Chance’ whilst showcasing the various environments and cultures our business works across. We are committed to providing a safe workplace for our employees and visitors, as well as working responsibly to protect the environment, and this film helps to represent that commitment. Our team enjoyed working with SIGNAL2NOISE and it’s great to see them win such a prestigious award.”
Link to films:
Swire – HSE Full Circle: https://youtu.be/GHn9Db3i0lc
Stork – AOD: https://youtu.be/pwIgdgZBLAs