How we help you

From Drops to Delivery, Chapeau confidently delivers best-in-class

artistry and quality assurance, window after window.

See how we do it.

Chapeau Knows CKE

Over the course of nine windows, we have evolved with 72 & Sunny to develop solid communication and robust, efficient workflows. From this partnership has grown dedicated teams that share a deep knowledge of the CKE ecosystem and aesthetic.

Set Supervision. Perfect Post starts in Production. Chapeau’s on-set Supervisors are your Directors’ secret weapons. From framing, lighting, and tracking expertise to deep technical know-how, Chapeau Supervisors work hand-in-hand with Production to guarantee high-utility footage without sacrificing creative freedom.

Finishing. No one is better at Finishing than Chapeau. Our artists are the best in the business, and our tried and tested Finishing workflow is built for producing the highest-quality work efficiently and at the right scale. With Chapeau at the helm, you’ve had no missed deadlines, no missed deliveries, no kickbacks, and happy creatives.

Design & Animation. The right design from concept to completion. Look development, previs, typography, animation and 3d motion graphics make design a Chapeau pillar. We are fluent in the CKE brand and know precisely how to leverage that design language to push campaign visuals, keeping the work fresh, as well as fast turnaround times. Our CKE journey began with animating Happy’s mouth, and has grown not only to delivering all graphics assets, but also designing and animating the 2022 graphics refresh. Design is present throughout all aspects of production, feeding Chapeau’s love for thinking BIG and how that thinking will fit into the next campaign.

Product Index, Asset Library & Data Management. Our stress-tested IT infrastructure seamlessly supports artists in different locations with Cloud-based access to our secure servers, which house our meticulously-compiled library of CKE assets. Over the course of nine windows with Chapeau, CKE has generated +50 products, 100’s of ingredients, and over 48 TBs of data for us to manage. With no direct access to Hecho’s ICONIK asset management system, Chapeau proactively built and maintains our own internal CKE asset library and product index. Every product we’ve worked on (and some we haven’t) is indexed with its ingredients, metadata, hero key angle, final Color reference, and OCN name to its shot(s) and location on our server. While ICONIK is here to stay, Chapeau’s CKE library and index allow us to bypass some of the hurdles that platform creates, so we can keep the work moving.

Dedicated Team. Chapeau’s CKE team has grown from 6 to more than 20 visual effects and design professionals. Without Chapeau's historical knowledge, turnaround times would not be able to meet the speed at which the work needs to be dialed-in and shipped. Our Flame Lead, Lead Assistant, and Food Colorist have all worked on the account since its Hecho days, and have– along with our Visual Effects Supervisor, Head of Production, and Creative Director– a fluency in the language of CKE that allows us to work efficiently and effectively with agency creatives & Producers. We now have 2 Colorists, 3 Flame Assistants, 4 Producers, and 15 Flame Artists trained in how best to work on CKE projects, ensuring that every time we begin a new Window, the work is in experienced hands.

XR Capabilities

We spent the first wave of the pandemic teaching ourselves how to XR. Our LA-based demo stage was the first to use 1.5mm LED tiles for greenscreen replacement and in-camera VFX. Using Unreal Engine and camera tracking technology, Chapeau can guide you into the next wave of film tech whenever you’re ready to go there.

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Pandy XR Reel

Untapped Potential

We are more than Design and Finishing.

Previs. With CKE’s creative evolving for 2022, you got a taste of how productions can be enhanced by Chapeau’s Previs capabilities. As your appetite for storytelling grows, Chapeau’s Previs chops will prove ever more useful.

CKE W2 Previs Side by Side

CG. If you can dream it, but can’t shoot it, Chapeau’s got you covered. Photoreal CG is one of our core differentiators from other Finishing shops, and CG + 2D integration is a speciality.

CG Reel

Creative Tech. Today’s landscape for brands is so much broader than Broadcast. Whether the challenge is AR, dynamic compositing and personalized content, Web 3.0, or a made-to-order solution, Chapeau helps our brand partners evolve at the speed of technology.

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Who Is Chapeau?

Chapeau Studios is a visual effects-founded, craft-focused content creation studio with a reputation for delivering bespoke, high-quality visuals for the world’s most ubiquitous brands.

A key to our success lies in our ability to seamlessly integrate with our client's leadership and brand teams, whether we are on-site with you or at our facility.  Our networked team of experts, supported by remote technology and our custom workflows, can work in multiple shifts if needed, covering a 24 hour day across three US time zones (ET/CT/PT).  This network integrates with our clients’ teams to speed revision turnaround times and increase creative throughput.

This combination of networked collaboration and shared brand knowledge helps us deliver the highest possible level of creative quality and craftsmanship for brands.

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