THE FINAL: Argentina vs France (a short film by Art Camp)
‘THE FINAL: Argentina vs France’ is an animated short produced by Art Camp. The film celebrates one of the most epic football matches ever played, condensing a game full of goals, emotions, and drama into just one minute.
Featuring 550 meticulously airbrushed paintings by Chicago-based artist Nick Apple, each frame is brought to life with breathtaking beauty.
At the heart of THE FINAL is the fierce battle between two of the greatest football legends of all time: Messi and Mbappé. The film captures the strength and glory of both teams, while also acknowledging the bittersweet reality that, in the end, only one can claim victory.
A short film by Art Camp
Directed by Santiago Carrasquilla & Nick Apple
Airbrush Paintings by Nick Apple
Edited by Camilo Ojeda & Santiago Carrasquilla & Fabian Palacios V.
Design by Agua Studio
Color grade by Jorge Velandia
Audio Mix by Oro Studio
STORY / MANIFESTO FILM
The film consists of 24 meticulously crafted scenes, seamlessly woven together to create an infinite zoom experience. While AI generated the images, an extensive amount of manual work went into designing and illustrating the portals that unify them. The result is a striking balance between human craftsmanship and machine-generated imagery—an intricate collaboration between illustrators, AI artists, and animators.
Agency: OTM® (in collaboration with @madeatartcamp)
Creative Director: Tal Midyan
Director: Santiago Carrasquilla
Head of Operations: Jesse Kahn
Creative team: Iida Jonsson & Ssi Saarinen
Copywriter: Tom Biddulph
Producers: Santiago Carrasquilla, Nick Apple , Matt Knudsen
Artists: Nick Apple, Mike Witzel, Britton Korbel, Damian Alquichire, Courtney Williams
Images created by Marius Jopen & Santiago Carrasquilla , generated using Midjourney
Technical Directors Julen Keoni, Nick Apple and Kyle Daum
Animators: Julen Keoni
Lead Compositor & Post Producer: Kyle Daum
VFXs by Julen Keoni
Edited by Santiago Carrasquilla, & Matt Knudsen
Additional Art by Jaybe Park & Paula Kühn
Music by Young at Work
Voice over by Chloe Mei-li Bundt
SFX by Oro Sound
Color by Jorge Valandia
Production assistant: Zaira Amat
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On the five-year anniversary of Mark's August 2019 Thrasher cover, we detail the saga behind his battle at CBS in Midtown Manhattan.
Story by Mark Suciu
Character Animation: Nick Apple
Editor: Jackson Casey
Welcome.us - Be A Rainbow
Made at Art Camp with Droga5 // Narrated by Maya Angelou
Directed by Santiago Carrasquilla
Producers: Santiago Carrasquilla, Matt Knudsen, Kyle Daum
Editors: Matt Knudsen, Santiago Carrasquilla
Art Directors: Art Camp & Droga5
3D Director & Designer: Jean-Baptiste Castel
3D Designer: Kyle Daum
3D Modeler: David Bonilla
2D Animators: Haolun Liu, Kyle Daum
Cel Animators: Britton Korbel, Camila Amorocho, Danilo Ramirez, Jeremy Higgins, Mike Witzel, Nick Apple, Zaira Calderon, Zhoutong Qi
Storyboard Artist: Mike Witzel
Production Assistant: Laura Carrasquilla
Post Production Assistant: Bishal Pandey
Executive Producer: Jos Diaz Contreras, Santiago Carrasquilla