Trico “Raining Cats and Dogs”

  • Client
  • Trico
  • Director
  • Paul Trillo

NEXODUS delivered a full end-to-end VFX solution for Raining Cats and Dogs, Trico’s playful commercial celebrating its century-long legacy. Partnering with ArtClass Content and director Paul Trillo, NEXODUS blended live-action footage with photoreal CG animals to create the illusion of a downpour of cats and dogs. From on-set supervision to advanced crowd simulations and compositing, every shot became a VFX shot, seamlessly integrating practical effects with digital artistry. Built entirely on NEXODUS’ cloud-based platform, the project stayed on schedule and within budget, culminating in a visually stunning and comedic final piece.

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Project Credits
  • VFX Supervisor
  • Matthew Steidl
  • Senior Compositor
  • Kurt Lawson
  • Compositors
  • Nick Joseph
    Riley Liao
    Cornelia Magas
    Josh McGuire
  • Senior Animator
  • Jason Campbell
  • Character TD
  • Stephen Pavelski
  • Senior FX Artist
  • Matthew Benson
  • Shading/Lookdev Artist
  • Jeremy Wood
  • DevOps & Pipeline Engineer
  • Donald Strubler
  • Director of Operations
  • Anthony Kramer
  • Executive Producer
  • John Baer