Combining with director Stef Viaene again we developed several liquid effects for Mon Cheri.

On the left we have an excerpt of a clip of cherries floating in mid-air, on a layer of "liqeur"...and cherries penetrating a spiral form made from liqeur...We used a very viscous oil in order to maintain the integrity of the liquid form...

Below is the workshop test we made using the low-res CASIO. Before shooting we presented this test to the director for approval.

Working for Bandits in Paris we developed very specific and very controlled water effects for Dove...

We were shooting close, and in high speed. Therefore we had to time the impact of the splash to the millisecond. The amount of splash was precisely controlled in order to maintain legibility of the label.

On the left we can see the pack come to life through a symmetrical splash. The effect required very fast taps, a custom made baffle and a timing rig, using in this case MAX MSP.

Below we have a water explosion in mid-air and twolegible pack shots.

Here is a clip of only the liquid effects we developed for Raf Wathion, for his AUDI commercial...Other effects such as fire and explosions can be seen on the full page about the AUDI commercial...

We made ripples, sprays and splashes to show the diesel as it is used inside the engine.

Here we see drops of milk coming from three directions, colliding...Milk is more viscous than water and makes more sculptural forms. These images were made as part of the Vallelata project with Stef Viaene.
Below is a low-res studio test, made on the CASIO, of a similar collision using water. There is also an image of the rig we used.

To achieve the effects for the second Duvel beer commercial we needed an glass aquarium capable of containing 2000 litres of beer!

The camera was then put inside the aquarium while the various effects were taking place...

Basically we were catalysing a foaming reaction using high pressure air. This gives very unusual results as can be seen in the commercial.

Here ia a quick image of a shockwave made from two spurts of liquid. The spurts of liquid are laminar...that is non-turbulent. In fact it is possible to be extremely precise with this technique. The small workshop test below shows how we can aim the liquid until we achieve a perfect imapct and a vertical shockwave...

By using millisecond timing we were able to film a close-up of a floating foam ball being destroyed by two smalls jets of liquid. This can be seen in the second film below...

Here we can see colleague Udo Akemannworking in the large temporary tank that we needed to film a simple commercial for Bacardi. Factoring in things like perspective and depth of field it often turns out that you need large tanks. This in turn involves pumps and sturdy support structures...