OddBeast – Kevin Gautraud | The Cincinnati AdClub – Addy Awards Opening Film
OddBeast’s Kevin Gautraud directs the Addy Awards Opening Film, a whirlwind tour through tech’s relentless evolution. With his signature blend of surreal animation and kinetic pacing, Gautraud transforms abstract concepts into a sensory sprint. The film feels like a time-lapse of humanity’s race from analog gears to neural networks, all set to a soundtrack that pulses like the heartbeat of a server farm.Through hyper-detailed animation, the film mirrors our struggle to keep pace with innovation. It delivers a visual punch: data surges like tidal waves, light weaves through circuits, and self-assembling machines rewrite reality. No answers—just a breathless question: What’s next after next?
Production co.: OddBeast Director: Kevin Gautraud Producer: Michael Brookbank Editor: Joe Sandfoss Animator: Liam Conway Sound Design: Play Audio Agency A special thanks to the Cincinnati AdClub for the opportunity to bring this vision to life as the opening piece for the Addy Awards.
OddBeast’s Kevin Gautraud directs the Addy Awards Opening Film, a whirlwind tour through tech’s relentless evolution. With his signature blend of surreal animation and kinetic pacing, Gautraud transforms abstract concepts into a sensory sprint. The film feels like a time-lapse of humanity’s race from analog gears to neural networks, all set to a soundtrack that pulses like the heartbeat of a server farm.

Through hyper-detailed animation, the film mirrors our struggle to keep pace with innovation. It delivers a visual punch: data surges like tidal waves, light weaves through circuits, and self-assembling machines rewrite reality. No answers—just a breathless question: What’s next after next?


Production co.: OddBeast
Director: Kevin Gautraud
Producer: Michael Brookbank
Editor: Joe Sandfoss
Animator: Liam Conway
Sound Design: Play Audio Agency
A special thanks to the Cincinnati AdClub for the opportunity to bring this vision to life as the opening piece for the Addy Awards.