Totem: Showreel
Duration 2 minutes 45 secs. See below for additional credits.
Totem Digital is Rory Cubby, a 3D animator and motion graphics artist with over 20 years’ industry experience creating motion graphics and visual effects.
Totem has worked on many Australian and international projects including Vivid Opera House Sydney, UAE National Day Abu Dhabi, Asian Games Doha and Place Vendome Macao, and created work for clients like OPEC, Infiniti, Cisco, FIFA, Hennessy and Telstra.
The music and visuals in the reel are created by Rory Cubby | Totem Digital. Many projects have been quite large-scale, and for most jobs I’ve worked with other creative groups to produce work for their clients, notably the amazing ‘Artists In Motion’ studio. These credits are listed below, along with notes where further assets were provided by other studios.
8 secs: Dubai Global Sustainability awards. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
14 secs: Ibn Battuta story, Al Wasl. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction & 3d Ibn model: Artists in Motion
19 secs: Crowd test: Roman army. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Rory Cubby/Totem
35 secs: Liwa festival. Visual treatment: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction & base 3D animation: Artists in Motion
40 secs: Shaman Girl animation test. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | | Creative direction: Rory Cubby/Totem
43 secs: 1001 Nights VJ content. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction & 3d boat model: Artists in Motion
48 secs: Environment test: Sphere city. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Rory Cubby/Totem
50 secs: Dubai Expo 2020. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
55 secs: Liwa festival. Visual treatment & 3D Characters: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction & car animation: Artists in Motion
57 secs: 1001 Nights VJ content. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Producer: Artists in Motion
59 secs: Atlantis NYE show 2023. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
1.02 secs: 1001 Nights VJ content. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Producer: Artists in Motion
1.05 secs: Bukal Bukal Pitch Reel. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion & Totem
1.13 secs: Badu Gili Opera House. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
1.20 secs: Bukal Bukal Pitch Reel. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion & Totem
1.23 secs: Luna Park Aquatic Circus. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
1.32 secs: Abu Dhabi National Day. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion.
1.35 secs: Shaman Girl animation test. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | | Creative direction: Rory Cubby/Totem
1.37 secs: Dubai Expo 2020. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
1.39 secs: Buddha Day Melbourne. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion. 3D tree asset supplied by AIM.
1.42 secs: Haier Cosmoplat Opener. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
1.45 secs: Stockmans’ Hall of Fame. Visuals & Creative Direction: Rory Cubby/Totem | Producer: Artists in Motion.
1.58 secs: Dubai Global Sustainability awards. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
2.05 secs: Cretaceous evening. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Experimental project
2.08 secs: Bukal Bukal Pitch Reel. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion & Totem
2.11 secs: Liwa festival. Visual treatment & 3D Characters: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction & car animation: Artists in Motion
2.16 secs: Dubai Expo 2020. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion
2.22 secs: Stockmans’ Hall of Fame. Visuals & Creative Direction: Rory Cubby/Totem | Producer: Artists in Motion.
2.25 secs: Balad Beast VJ content. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Producer: Artists in Motion
2.27 secs: Shaman Girl animation test. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | | Creative direction: Rory Cubby/Totem
2.34 secs: Haier Cosmoplat Opener. Visuals: Rory Cubby/Totem | Creative direction: Artists in Motion

Motion Graphics
• 2D & 3D animation
• Large-scale events
• Installations.

Visual Effects
• Matte painting
• 3D physics & particle effects
• Live-action compositing

Design
• Concepts & Storyboards
• Animatics & Pre-vis
• 4K resolution & above

Music & Sound
• Custom music tracks
• Sound design
• Voiceover-driven narrative























