"Manou the Swift": Character Design and Preproduction
Since 2012 LUXX Film specializes in development and production of animated and visual effects driven movies. Our first script is called “MANOU THE SWIFT”, a 3D animated feature for family entertainment. “The little orphaned swift Manou is adopted by seagulls and struggles for acceptance in the seagull’s colony. When he meets other swifts he suddenly finds himself torn between two worlds and has to decide where he really belongs to.” With the great support of MFG we are at the verge of starting production.
In our presentation we will unveil a ‘PEEP-Show’ on the many steps from early development, maquettes, storyboards, blocking to final Sequence. As reward for a speech of innumerous detail on feathers, water and birds you will see our brand new trailer.
Andrea Block, CEO + Producer, LUXX Studios, www.luxx-studios.com
Andrea Block graduated from AI, Filmakademie Ludwigsburg, is member of the VES and founded two Companies with her Partner Chris.W.Haas,: LUXX Studios (VFX & Animation Studio) in 2006 and LUXX Film (Development & Production Company) in 2012, featured at AMCRS. She works as VFX Supervisor and Producer for LUXX Studios and as Head of Development & Production for LUXX Film for a growing network of happy Customers supplying well designed Visual Effects and Animation with her team for major Film and TV productions like ‘White House Down’ by Roland Emmerich, and ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ by Wes Anderson, ‘Heroes’ RTL and ‘Cathedrale’ ARTE. Currently she produces at LUXX Film the animated family entertainment feature ‘Manou the Swift’, develops a visual effects driven Sci-Fi Drama ‘Inverted’, and works on Visual Effects for German and International Productions with her team at LUXX Studios.
Christian Haas, Development + Technical Management, LUXX Studios, www.luxx-studios.com
He studied 6 Years at Filmacademy Ludwigsburg, where he worked for 1 Year on ‘Caravan’, an ambitious Science Fiction short and recieved his diploma in 2002 for Animation and Visual Effects. Since then he has worked in the Visual Effects industry as 3D artist, Effects Specialist and VFX Set Supervisor. In 2006 he founded his own Company for Visual Effects LUXX Studios with his Partner Andrea Block. He works as Technical Manager and VFX Supervisor of LUXX Studios on projects like ‘White House Down’, ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’, ‘Max Schmeling’ and for TV Event Movies like ‘Die Helden’, ‘Münchhausen’, 'Rommel’, ‘History of the Oceans’ and 'Planet ‘Egypt’. At LUXX Film he specializes in VFX Preproduction and Technical Management from development to production, but also ingnites the core ideas to many projects, i.e. ‘MANOU’ and ‘INVERTED’ are based on his original ideas. Chris is currently working on the preproduction of ‘MANOU’ and preparing the script on the visual effects driven Movie ‘INVERTED’ for the international market with the Team at LUXX FILM.
LUXX STUDIOS deliver high-end visual effects for best production value on the local and international market. We design visual effects and animation for major Cinema movies, games cinematic, commercials and TV productions from preproduction to final delivery. LUXX STUDIOS offers technical expertise and know-how and supports you with a profound understanding of visual esthetics and well composed images. We enhance direct communication between our customers and us, because we feel that it is essential for achieving best results, ensuring effective cost + delivering best possible Production Value.
LUXX STUDIOS is situated in the hometown of FMX, Stuttgart Germany, famous for its innovation and technical expertise in car engineering. We provide visual effects made in Germany since 2006.
We are Members of the VES, meet the highly professional State of the Art standards and implement the visions of our customers with creativity, quality and passion for best results. We create solutions with well trained professionals, boost each project with smart VFX and vivid, hand tailored animation share the passion for film and toss it all with lots of pasta. This is the secret to LUXX Studios.