As the first feature film of Checker Tobi proved to be a huge hit Tobi sets out once again for a adventurous trip around the world in a second installment. We're super happy that we were trusted again as the effects and graphics vendor by megaherz.

The main tasks were bringing Tobi into space for 3.5min fullCG sequence (plus incorporated face footage), doing an animated illustrative sequence for a bit of backstory and a few maps / location titles. All in all we created about ten minutes of rendered images for the film.

CHECKER STATION ORBITING EARTH

O! M! G! There's a hole in the CheckerStation and it's loosing air! Better fix this before the situation gets worse. Fully CG, except the face plate on closeup to medium shots, this has been a pure joy to work on. For wider shots we put a digital double inside the helmet to gain some freedom for camera moves.

SWEET MEMORIES

Thinking back to when he was a kid Tobi remembers his childhood friend Marina. They used to play in Ms. Vogelsangs' backyard where she did paper chase games with them. The good times ended when Marina moved away and they lost touch.

That's the backstory that kicks of the film as Tobi has to find Marina again to solve all the riddles the movie hold for him. The sequence of remembering his good childhood days and his best friend Marina was done in an animated-illustrations style to emphasize the playfullness of the fun days that his childhood was.

LOCATION TITLES

Travelling the world, always making sure we know where we're at (while staying with our illustrative style from the Memories sequence).

CREDITS

Client: megaherz

Director: Johannes Honsell

Post Production Supervisor: Florian Kohlert

Lead Title Designer: Robert Mayer

Title Designer: Rebekka Heidenberger

Illustrations Supervisor: Carolin Flammang

Studio: Aixsponza

Executive Producer: Tobias Müller

Producer: Julian Fischer

Creative Director: Matthias Zabiegly

Sequence Director: Elisabeth Schlichtner, Christian Scheck

Illustrations: Lisa Maria Prantl

Team: Leo Akinbiyi, Phil Amelung, Holger Aumüller, David Bobichon, Jakob Bock, Can Erduman, Tom Gaiger, Stephan Helbing, Marius Herzog, Dominik Högn, Denis Jagodic, Jens Kindler, Daniela Kirin, Tom Knaul, Lars Korb, Sebastian Pfeifer, Marco von Piechowski, Raphael Rau, Daniel Richter, Maximilian Schwugier, Ulrich Stöcker, Andi Wenzel