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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

A Digital Brand Story

  • Art Direction
  • Brand Identity
  • CGI / Animation
  • Digital Design
  • Strategy

The House of Rolls-Royce is a new communications platform, developed to bring to life the stories, the legacy and the vision that characterises this iconic brand. HS was commissioned to develop this exciting new initiative, defining a new visual language for Rolls-Royce.

Working closely with the RR brand team, Hingston created a series of four short films – each instalment presented a different chapter in the Rolls Royce story and its extraordinary world. From the inception of the The Spirit of Ecstasy – one of the most celebrated stories in motoring history, to the future brand vision and the exclusive showcase of 103EX concept model. Every chapter – historic, contemporary or future facing was told through a contemporary lens – defining an entirely new storytelling approach for the brand, thus allowing them to reach a new, younger audience.

Every chapter was conceived, written, designed and directed by Hingston.

Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 4. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 4. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 4. Directed by Hingston Studio, London

Chapter 4: Lexicon of Rolls-Royce

Created by: Hingston Studio
Director: Tom Hingston
Narrator: Helen Anker
Animation and VFX: Markus Lehtonen and Yusuke Murakami at Hingston Studio and Duncan Horn at Nineteen-Twenty
Production Supervisor: Ben Porter at RSA Films
Colourist: Kai Van Beers at Nineteen-Twenty
Music Score: Tamber Studio
Sound Design and Mastering: 750MPH

Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 3. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 3. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 3. Directed by Hingston Studio, London

Chapter 3: A Vision Beyond Time

Created by: Hingston Studio
Director: Tom Hingston
Narrator: Helen Anker
DoP: Tim Green
Producer: RSA Films
3D Car Sequence: Nineteen-Twenty
103EX Sequence Editor: Owen Oppenheimer|
Editor: Hingston Studio
Grading: Glassworks
Music Score: Tamber Studio
Sound Design and Mix: 750MPH
Graphics, Animation and Post: Markus Lehtonen at Hingston Studio

Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 3. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 2. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 2. Directed by Hingston Studio, London

Chapter 2: Goodwood – The Home of Rolls-Royce

Created by: Hingston Studio
Director: Tom Hingston
Narrator: Kate Winslet
DoP: Jan Richter-Friis
Producer: RSA Films
3D Car Sequence: Nineteen-Twenty
Editor: Hingston Studio
Hand Sequence Editor: Owen Oppenheimer
Grading: Glassworks
Music Score: Tamber Studio
Sound Design: 750MPH
Graphics, Animation and Post: Yusuke Murakami at Hingston Studio

Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 1. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 1. Directed by Hingston Studio, London
Still from Rolls Royce Chapter 1. Directed by Hingston Studio, London

Chapter 1: The Spirit of Ecstasy

Created by: Hingston Studio
Director: Tom Hingston
Narrator: Kate Winslet
DoP: Tim Green
Producer: RSA Films
2nd Unit: Josh Williams
3D Particle Sequence: Glassworks
Editor: Hingston Studio
Music Score: Tamber Studio
Sound Design: 750MPH
Graphics, Animation and Post: Yusuke Murakami, Markus Lehtonen and Aislinn Clifford at Hingston Studio
Grading: Glassworks

Dance Sequence:
Choreographer: Natricia Bernard
Motion Capture: Imaginarium
Editor: Owen Oppenheimer

Portrait Sequence:
3D Scanning: Sample and Hold
Hair and Make Up: Bev Pond-Jones
Wardrobe: Esther Rouah