Ancient Powers

China, Rome, Greece, Egypt and India; the dominant powers of the ancient world, but who is best?

This innovative series for Chinese streaming service Bilibili explores the different civilisations of the ancient world, analysing their strengths, weaknesses, and ways of life to determine who was the ultimate power. 

Motion capture, match moves from location footage, overlays and infographics formed the basis of almost 300 shots and 150 assets making up the show.

Lux Aeterna:
Creative Director and 2D Supervisor: Steve Burrell
3D Supervisor: Timmy Willmott 
2D Supervisor: Tav Flett
Executive VFX Producer: Emma Kolasinska
VFX Production Coordinators: Tish Marsh, Hazel Wright
Compositors: Alasdair Wynn, Dan Blore, Cory Christman,
Jessica Johnson, Joe Hockney, Mike Sadd,
Steve Bell, Alex Tsvetkov
3D Artists: James Venn, Paul Greer, Kieran Fielding Jacobs,
Sylwia Krawczyszyn 
Concept Art: Tom Morton
Map Artwork: Mark Chandler

Previs: Big Tooth Studios

Executive Producer: Amanda Lyon
Series Producer: Simon Winchcombe
Directors: Ian Hunt, Ross Kirby

Learn more about our work for Ancient Powers here.