Final product on synchronized robotic arms

Oceanides was by far the most ambitious project I’ve had the pleasure to work on — a bold sequel to a previous collaboration between Moment Factory and Royal Caribbean. The concept centered around a choreographed underwater dance performed within an illusionary 3D box, mounted on a robotic arm programmed to simulate real-time perspective shifts. Our challenge was to take an already groundbreaking idea and push it even further — and we did.
The story follows a Japanese pearl diver who ventures too deep into the ocean and encounters five mystical water nymphs. What unfolds is a poetic, cat-and-mouse ballet of synchronized underwater movement — a surreal opera beneath the sea. In the end, the diver is gifted the largest pearl in the ocean and ascends back to the surface, transformed.
To bring this vision to life, we engineered a custom-built water tank capable of holding not only the pressure of water and a live performer, but also rotating 360 degrees. Each nymph was designed with a distinct visual identity inspired by ocean life — from bioluminescent fish to cod and crocodiles — creating a rich and fantastical underwater world.

I was the Art Director during the design phase of this project, where I played a key role in talent casting, as well as establishing the visual language of the costume, makeup, and prop design. During the shoot, I supported the production on set, working closely with the film crew and director as a production assistant to help bring the creative vision to life.
This project was a true fusion of creativity and engineering, and the result was nothing short of magical.

Final Media Output

Art direction of character design 

Character Design Concept Art created by me

360 tank rig
360 tank rig
Tank filled with real fish
Tank filled with real fish
Our amazing performers locked in a tank with real crocodiles
Our amazing performers locked in a tank with real crocodiles
Myself and director Julien Demers-Arsault
Myself and director Julien Demers-Arsault
CREDITS

MOMENT FACTORY
Executive Creative Director: Sakchin Bessette
Producers: Joy Marsal, Mathieu Grainger

Multimedia Director : Julien Demers-Arnault
Senior Production Coordinator: Magalie Desrochers
Concept Writer: Emily Raine 
Content Producers: Richard Cormier, Catherine Grenier, Martin Girard 
Content Coordinators: Catherine Lamontagne-Poirier, Marine Scélin 
Robot-Screen Animator: Maxime Grenier 
Content Technical lead: Ryan Marshall 
VFX Supervisor: Patrice Bilodeau 
Motion Designers: Esteban Chacin, Gregory Stankowski, Pierre-Alexis Tremblay

Moment Factory Team

FILM CREW
Production: Sailor Productions 
Producers: Mathieu Dumont, Joelle Raymond 
Production Manager: Jocelyn Aubé 
Assistant Director: Cedrick Kluysken 
Director of Photography: Pierre Gill 
Costume Designer: YSO 
Art Director: Louisa Schabas 
Hair & Makeup Artist: Maïna Militza 
Set Decorator: Alex Hercule Desjardins 
Special Mechanical Effects: Guillaume Murray, MFX Production
Choregrapher: Paula Holmwood

CAST
Natalia Anthopoulou 
Miho Arai

Paula Holmwood 
Audrey Houle 
Gabrielle Marie Lepage 
Laurie Wakelam

MUSIC
Composed by: Vincent Letellier 
Lyrics by: Emily Raine 
Performed by: Sabrina Sabotage Bellemare 
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