About
We are fortunate to have the best artists in the business, some of wildest imaginations out there, and an experienced performer well versed in motion capture who brings characters to life through motion collected together aboard this project. We intend to take what’s been done with this technique before and stretch even farther as the story of Cerulean and the universe unfolds, engaging and captivating our audience’s imaginations and moving their souls.
TANI KUNITAKE | Creator, Director
Tani is one of the most sought after conceptual designers and artists working in the industry. His resume spans 20 years and more than 40 films including projects like The Matrix Trilogy , Fight Club , The Avengers, Spiderman: Homecoming , The Last Jedi, Black Panther, as well as a current Lana Wachowski production. He’s worked as Creative Director on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris. He has had the pleasure of working with Ridley Scott, Terry Gilliam, George Miller, David Fincher, Ryan Coogler among many others and is a frequent collaborator with the Wachowskis.
“Tani’s imagination is a perpetual motion-machine, restless and relentless, always in pursuit of a rare aesthetic that balances between the framed and the fluid, between painting and sketch, that magically manages to capture the elusive beauty of cinema and the tension of the transfixed motion. We have been dazzled by the work he has done for us and can’t wait to see what he does for himself.”
- The Wachowskis
Dani Swan | Actress, Motion Capture Performer ( As CERULEAN ) & Producer
Dani Swan is an Australian born Actress, Voice over Artist, Motion Capture performer, Dancer, Producer and Creative Director based in Hollywood, CA. Dani Swan is the lead Actress and Motion Capture Performer for 'Cerulean' and the model behind the Comic Book which is in pre- production. Dani Swan was the Guest Judge and Creative Director for Caribbean's Next Top Model (Flow TV). Dani Swan left Australia and traveled the world performing and training since she was 18. It was her combination of her Acting/Voice Over, Diverse Movement background and Femme fatal looks that got the attention of her Hollywood team, VOX USA. Dani Swan is partner in Cyber Blue Productions and is on the board for Performance Motion Capture, SAG-AFTRA and is working in Film, TV, Gaming and Stage. Most Recently Dani Swan was asked alongside the 'Cerulean' Team to be the face of the Australian Sci Fi film festival in October 19th- 22nd and was featured as the ' New Face' to watch in Film ink Magazine.
Dani Swan is the perfect asset for any performance capture production. She’s a well versed actress with a technical understanding of motion. Dani can adapt to any motion capture need while maintaining the highest quality of performance. She’s my Go-to girl!"
Marc Morisseau – RE6, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Steve Burg | VFX Supervisor
Steve is an entertainment industry veteran with 30 years experience in motion picture and television production as well as video game development. His career began in visual effects working with Rob Cobb working in concept design for George Cosmatose’s Leviathan and James Cameron’s The Abyss. Steve continued with James Cameron on T2: Judgement Day and T2-3D. His resume includes Paul Verheoven’s Total Recall and Starship Troopers, Kevin Costner’s Dances with Wolves, Robert Zemeckis’ Contact and he is a frequent collaborator with Ridley Scott, working on Prometheus, The Martian, and Alien: Covenant.
Andrew “Drew” Leung |
Andrew “Drew” Leung is a Los Angeles based concept designer and artist working in the entertainment industry. His more recent work includes Disney’s live-action version of The Lion King, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Captain America: Civil War, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.
Leung began in the film industry as a matte painter for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. His varied past in visual effects (ABC’s Pushing Daisies, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Avatar, Team America: World Police) and feature animation (Horton Hears a Who!, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Rio) brings special insight into story-driven concept art combined with visual effects expertise.
In 2017, he received a Certificate of Appreciation from the the Art Directors Guild for his work on La La Land and appeared in Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art for his work on The Jungle Book.
When he's not at his desk, he's riding and drawing motorcycles or anything else that runs on two wheels.
Laurel Bergman | Production Design
Laurel is a highly experienced and sought after art director with 15+ years experience in motion pictures and television production. The early days of her career in art direction and production design included projects like Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ,2012 , Brad Bird’s Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, and Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla. She was the Art Director for Fifty Shades of Grey and the Oscar-winning The Revenant among theirs. Recently, Laurel worked with Netflix on their original series A Series of Unfortunate Events (Art Director) and Daybreak (Production Designer).
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JR Foto - Photographer
Justin Elterman - Graphic Design
Greg Van Borssum - Fight Choreographer