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Porsche Dakar

The past still knows how to drive.

So we brought it back for one more race.

For the debut of the Porsche 911 Dakar, we partnered with director Cache Bunny to create a film where the spirit of the original 953 collided headfirst with the present day.

Built around the legacy of René Metge and Porsche's rally history, the film treated nostalgia less like reflection and more like fuel—bringing the attitude and grit of the 80s roaring into the modern era.

Some legends never really leave the road.

Client
Porsche
With
Cache Bunny
Services
  1. Animation
  2. Visual Effects
Year
2022

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19 Assets

  3. A rally Porsche sits within a collage of archival photographs and desert terrain.
    A driver opens the door of a classic Porsche rally car.
  4. Classic and modern Porsche rally cars race together along a desert road.
    Two Porsche rally cars seen from above on a winding desert road.
  5. A classic Porsche rally car kicks up dust beside desert palms.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The film reached more than a million views on Instagram alone, with viewers asking how the shots came together. Our breakdown takes a closer look at the CG cars, environments, and effects behind the race.

We recorded FPV camera moves in real time in Unreal, simulated smoke in Houdini, and tracked shots in SynthEyes. Maya, Cinema 4D, and Redshift handled the 3D work and rendering, with compositing in After Effects.

  1. A Porsche rally car drifts through dust beneath the Porsche wordmark.
    Untextured CG render of a rally Porsche and the surrounding landscape.
  3. A rear three-quarter CG view of a classic Porsche rally car.

CREDITS

Creative Director: John Bashyam Head of Production: Chris Grey Lead Artist: Elliot Fan CG Lighting / Car Materials: Ovi Bogdan Unreal Artist/ Comp: Anika Morris 3D Modeler: Michael Dupree 3D Animator: Matt Parent FX Simulations: Mitch Fields CG Artist: Carlos Aartsen CG Artist: Andrew Jerez CG Artist: Manan Bachkaniwala Compositor: Jesse Nelson BTS Editor: Jesse Payne

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McLaren F1