A creative house that catches eyes as much as we catch feelings. Striking creative that blends vision and strategy, strictly for the catharsis of good work.
What’s Our MO?
Attention is a commodity that is being sold for less and less value. Content is being built to satisfy demand but not necessarily to have lasting power. It is being fed for consumption yet rarely leaves the beholder satisfied.
Our MO is simple. Machine overlords is an agency with agency. We make creative that doesn’t evaporate from the memory and leaves a lasting impression.
We build work that serves humans, not lords over us.
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Strategic thinking as wise as owls that gets to the root of the who before the why, and the why before the how.
Art that moves as much as it provokes, in tangent with you. Express your thoughts through a well thought out strategy and execute art that not only entices but challenges.
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Clear, thoughtful, persuasive. We craft words that sing.
From drawing deep narratives to cutting edge marketing materials, our scribes see in nothing but words and how to break them. We feel a bit sorry for them.
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Art directed to be pretty. And if not pretty, then interesting. And if not interesting, then to find a home somewhere else because it doesn’t take direction from us.
Remember, we catch eyes.
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Ever seen the movie ‘They Live (1988)’? Our films trojan horse deep messaging with thoughtful facades.
We work with vendors and provide full services on video production, from pre to post.
Our Workflow
The Work
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I Could Have Been An Astronaut (2024)
On a quiet night in a small bar, a revelation and a chance encounter cause some patrons to confront their pasts and rethink their futures.
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Brother Plainview | Take The Air (Official Music Video)
Hong Kong Alt-Rock Band Brother Plainview’s music video ‘Take The Air’ puts their frontman at odds with the band and we come to see how ‘big-headed’ he really is.
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POSH (YC W22)
AI is creating unprecedented electricity demand that the grid can’t meet - creating a bottleneck holding back the next wave of human advancement. We told the story of how Wesley Zheng and his team at POSH is solving that with POSH Flex.
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Brother Plainview | New Year (Official Music Video)
Brother Plainview envision a future where even the unlikeliest of ‘heroes’ can put on a mask and become a crowd roaring riot.
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Tatler | Behind-The-Scenes of Tatler's First AI Photoshoot
Behind Tatler's first Al fashion shoot: Experimenting with text prompts, blending reality with the virtual, the collaboration between humans and machine
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AVLife | Living the AV Life
Living through AV is the only way to live. AV Life Showcases their wares before the holiday season.
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The Hari | Back to Business
After the global Covid-19 Pandemic that shook the world, The Hari is heading back to business.
