3d creation: Fraser Shiers
image creation: Limehouse creative
agency: Droga5
head of art: Daryl Corps
art buyer: Anthony Martin

character creation, CGI & retouching: Limehouse creative
CGI artist: Adam Burnett

Meet our new friend Ollie!

He’s just been hired by bankwest to be the new fluffy face and feathered body of their business advertising.

He’s likeable, smart and quick-witted and has the business experience to boot.

Our Ollie was dreamt up by Host, born from our CGI maternity ward, and grew up to have a little bit of all of our personalities, with a dash of Stephen Fry’s dry humour and the business savvy of Mark Bouris.

He’s obviously an all native australian barn owl but has some real human traits and a personality and character all of his own.

Everything had to be created in 3D from scratch. We started by modelling a skeleton, then skin, fur and feathers, all individually placed, and finally his eyes and funky glasses… Along each step of the way, everything had to be connected and ‘rigged’ so that Ollie could be posed in a realistic manner.
In some executions this meant working out how a real owl with a wingspan 2-3 times the length of this body could be posed in to human-like stances.

He’s a busy owl so expect to see him doing lots more in the coming weeks…

Ollie the owl full body turntable

Ollie the owl head turntable

Ollie the owl feet turntable

photographer: Paul Blackmore
producer: Natalie @ RedDoor productions

retouching: Limehouse creative
agency: 4Creative
creative: Alice Tonge
producer: Shananne Lane

photographer: Steve Greenaway
assistant: Naomi Leonard
agent: Sarah @ Pomegranate
retouching: Limehouse creative
agency: Limehouse creative
creatives: Tom Rose & David Ackerman
creative director: James Lucas
talent: Dave Carter
hair & makeup: Margo Regan @ Janai Anselmi Styling
stylist: Jo Ayling @ Janai Anselmi Styling