Ritual
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Ritual

'Let's Be Clear'

This film brings Ritual’s belief that the future of health is clear into focus — beginning with a simple prompt: Let’s be clear. From a soft atmospheric haze, the bottle emerges as forms sharpen and resolve, turning clarity into a visual language. We grounded the piece with the product look developed with photorealistic accuracy, ensuring every detail of the product is represented with precision, while building a world entirely around Ritual’s signature sunburst yellow. Capsules move with controlled, satisfying rhythm, carried by meticulously crafted keyframes that weave momentum from shot to shot. The result is a cohesive system where clarity isn’t just stated — it’s revealed.

 

Credits

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Director
Will Johnson

Associate Creative Director
Vin Kim

Junior Art Director
Kyle Switzer

Managing Director / E.P.
Kirsten Noll

Director of Production
Tyler Locke

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Sr Producer
Mary Mondrus

Designer
Vin Kim, Kyle Switzer, Javier Tommasi

2D Animator
Kyle Switzer

3D Generalists
Vin Kim, Derek Kruk, Jeff Briant

Music & Sound Design
Jennifer Pague

The challenge was making everything feel effortless. The motion, the timing, the focus shifts — they all had to work together so the clarity felt natural, not forced.

PROCESS

We anchored everything around the idea of clarity — not just as a message, but as a visual behavior. The way elements move from soft haze into focus became the foundation for the entire piece.”