Who is Tonic DNA and what can we do for you? 👉 We are a film and series animation studio carrying the flag of high quality 2D animation in North America. ⚡ We are a 3D and multimedia team with big ambitions and big wins in 2022. ✌️ We are a production company that represents directors and studios around the world with the muscle to produce quality animation in a wide variety of styles. 🦾 Most of all, we are a playground for directors and animators to tell great stories. ❤️🔥
Who is Tonic DNA and what can we do for you? 👉 We are a film and series animation studio carrying the flag of high quality 2D animation in North America. ⚡ We are a 3D and multimedia team with big ambitions and big wins in 2022. ✌️ We are a production company that represents directors and studios around the world with the muscle to produce quality animation in a wide variety of styles. 🦾 Most of all, we are a playground for directors and animators to tell great stories. ❤️🔥
McDonald's
My McD's mobile ordering app videos, a clever visual pun rendered in hyperrealistic 3D.
Directed by Fabien Fulchiron for McDonald's and Cossette
My McD's
We had the pleasure of working on the McCafe Festive campaign for several years. Here's a selection of the charming 2D work!
Directed by Myriam Arsenault for McDonald's and Cossette
McCafe
... And here is another ad from the campaign featuring 3D mapped food textures animated with CG.
Directed by Fabien Fulchiron for McDonald's and Cossette
McCafe Festive
Of course we need coffee all year round! Here's another example of realistic food animation for a promo.
Directed by Fabien Fulchiron for McDonald's and Cossette
McCafe
Some summery hyperrealist CG work to create a delicious cone.
Directed by Fabien Fulchiron for McDonald's and Cossette
McCone
Storytelling
In this modern-day version of Pinocchio, a young child born as a girl, wishes to become a real little boy. Our hope was to introduce a narrative with this story about acceptance and self-love. ❤
Directed by Joe Bluhm for GLAD Day Bookshop and Cossette
Pinocchio
In March 2021, we debuted a teaser for ‘Freebird’, partnering with L'Arche Canada and Canadian musician Jordan Hart. Together, we produced a beautiful film that challenges the misconceptions surrounding Down Syndrome.
Directed by Joe Blum for L'Arche Canada
Freebird
Ever wonder what our world might look like to a firefly? This film was intended to show how the warmth of love (and Campbell's soup) illuminate the world even at night.
Directed by Joe Bluhm for Campbell's and Leo Burnett
Warmth To Share
The Scarecrow is a 2013 animated short film and advertisement by Chipotle. The film features Fiona Apple singing a cover version of "Pure Imagination." The film is intended to reveal the horror of animal cruelty hiding behind the pleasant image that the food industry creates.
Art direction by Joe Bluhm for Chipotle. Produced by Moonbot Studios.
Chipotle
Taking Flight, a whimsical short that captures the power of childhood imagination and the strength of familial bonds.
Art direction by Joe Bluhm for Moonbot Studios. Produced by Moonbot Studios.
Taking Flight
