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RQ4 Takes a Swing for BWF

RQ4 happens to be this here robot’s name, he also happens to be TotalEnergies‘ hero character. When we say, BWF, we mean Badminton World Federation.

Badminton-wielding RQ4, Totalenergies' character, 3D posed by cirkus

Cirkus Totalenergies Rq4 Robot Badminton

Havas Singapore approached Cirkus to create a 15” tag on for Total’s sponsorship of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). Using the existing model of Total’s hero character RQ4 (as created by Mathematic, a Paris-based studio), the Cirkus team animated and rendered a short sequence set on a badminton court. Powered up by Total, RQ4 prepares to hit a shuttlecock clear across the net onto the floor of the opposite side.

Cirkus Team
Animation Director: Christian Greet
Modelling, Texturing, Lighting & Rendering: James Turnbull
Animation: Joon Seok Yoon
Particles: Chris Lyne
Producer: Puteri Raja Ariff