The Operators Creative – Ben Le Tourneau | World Curling

This adrenaline-packed opener for curling—yes, f*cking curling!—proves the sport’s drama deserves Hollywood flair.Blending Houdini’s 3D wizardry with generative AI, the team crafted glacial textures and rock-skimming physics that feel both handmade and hyper-modern.AI accelerated look dev, morphing mood boards into icy palettes and kinetic typography, while sims churned out frosty debris and collision chaos.

A 30-second avalanche of tension: stones thunder like asteroids, brooms slash through pixel-perfect frost, and the ice itself breathes. “Curling’s all about friction and precision,” says the director. “So we made every frame a battle between control and chaos.”

 


Production Co.: The Operators
Director & Producer: Ben Le Tourneau
Head of Digital: Alex Cassels
CGI Artist: Juan Viamonte
Sound Design: Benjamin Hudson