The Oaks

In the beginning,
there was design.

We are master Storytellers.

Services

Design

Brand Development
Print
Digital

Motion Graphics
3D Animaiton

Production
Post-Production

Brand Identity
Go to Market

Brand Development
Print
Digital

Motion Graphics
3D Animaiton

Production
Post-Production

Brand Identity
Go to Market

Projects

Showreel

The showreel showcases a colourful fusion of our different creative applications: brand, video, design, animation, and events.

Documentary - Symphony of Success - ALTRAD

This documentary tells the story of 40 years of company growth (currently with over 60 000 employees globally) within the metaphor of a symphony orchestra.

Mauritz Lotz wrote the music that the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra splendidly bought to life. We recorded the interviews on location in Spain and France. Credit to our client facing partner, BluCoral.

Luxury Hospitality - 57 Waterberg

For this project we captured the beauty of the Waterberg 57 5-star lodge in Welgevonden through Photo and Video. We also sourced models, and handled wardobe & make-up for all. Finally, we put it all together in a beautiful website. 57waterberg.com.

Animated Product Launch - Hello Tractor

This animated work was produced for Hello Tractor, a partner of John Deere, operating out of Kenya.

It introduces unique shared tractor services accessible through a mobile app, empowering rural farmers to access tractors they cannot afford to buy. This product enables them to release their children from farm labour so that they can attend school.

Short Film – Dogs and Men – ALTRAD (In Conjunction with BluCoral)

Director and Screenwriter, Flaps van der Merwe, adapted for screenplay short stories written by ALTRAD founder, Mohed Altrad.

What a privilege to work with iconic South African actors, Armand Aucamp, Emma van Heyn, and Jasmine Hazi as well as celebrated Director of Photography, Bradley Devine. All music originally composed by Martin Bravenboer.

Short Film – Heavier than Air – ALTRAD (In Conjunction with BluCoral)

Another short film by ALTRAD founder, Mohed Altrad, adapted for screenplay by director, Flaps van der Merwe, with DOP, Bradley Devine.

Based on the history of the Wright brothers, this period piece dives into the lives of two brothers who lived in the turn of the nineteenth century. This film is a combination of film and animation and boasts a star local cast of Murray Todd, Daniel Jenks, Sanli Jooste, Jasmine Hazi, and legendary Annabel Linder. Music composed by Martin Bravenboer.

Short Film – Sweat – (ALTRAD) (In Conjunction with BluCoral)

Louis Minnaar, Shelley Meskin, and Melissa Swart lead this film with cameo performances by Peach van Pletzen and the local band, Bad Peter, with Bradley Devine as DOP, Flaps van der Merwe as Director, and Martin Bravenboer scoring the music. Mohed Altrad wrote the short story with Flaps adapting for screen.

Product Promo – Dry Ice for Wine Farming

We filmed this promo in the Cape Winelands showcasing how dry ice is utilized for wine-farming.

Motion Graphic – Coca-Cola

This short Motion clip was just a small part of two international conferences for Coca-Cola where we handled all creative design and execution.

From concept development to conference brand identity our team worked around the clock to present Coca-Cola to bottlers and marketing executives from all around the African continent.

Brand Development – Lubocon

The Oaks has developed more than 50 brands over the last decade. Lubucon is one of these.

From a foundational brand identity workshop to presenting 3-6 brand identity options to client, our process leads to a development of a full corporate identity brand document, and an eventual video to showcase the brand. Together with applications such as website, power point templates, company profiles, social media application and much more.

Brand Development – PRBB

Our design team developed this stunning brand. Our film team captured these trailers on film.

Impact Video - Heart for Africa and Project Canaan

Pre-rebrand, we produced this impact video that tells the story of how one family has created a home for, at the time of writing, 466 babies that have been abandoned in pit latrines, hung up in plastic bags in trees, and more.

This video tells the redemptive story of a Canadian family that left a life of comfort to bring new life and hope to the children of Eswatini. Since then we have also rebranded the fundraising body, Heart for Africa (heartforafrica.org), as well as the local mission, Project Canaan (projectcanaan.com). The new brands can be viewed on their respective websites. We are immensely proud to be associated with organisations that truly change the world.

3D Animated Explainer – Gawie le Roux Institute of Law

Our client: “Can you bring life to our very boring subject matter in the legal training space?” Yes sir, we definitely can.

The characters, Justice & Joy, were originally crafted by our animation designers. Our creative team created a storyboard backdrop for the narrative. This was the first of a series of explainers presented by Justice and Joy.

Motion Graphic Explainer – Cashbox

Motion Graphics is a very effective way to explain complex concepts to the man on the street.

This slick and ‘always moving’ production explains how Cashbox, through innovative investment solutions, helps dedicated investors on all levels to access predictable returns, protection, and steady income on their investments.

TV Commercials – Flutterwave

Inspired by the brilliant, colourful corporate identity of our global client, Flutterwave, this series of seven TV Commercials, together with national Radio, Out of Home, and Digital Marketing campaigns, paved the way for a national launch of Flutterwave in South Africa.

Our creative team wrote and designed all campaigns and sourced & filmed models for billboards and commercials. Our designers & motion designers further explored the visual language that would drive this campaign forward.

Company Profile – Entrawood

Entrawood produces beautifully made office furniture. We captured not only the beauty of their finished products, but also the beauty of their process. We wanted the audience to ‘feel’ the product rather than being informed about the product.

Internal Campaign – Goscor

We are not particularly fond of working with stock photography, but this is one product that we are quite proud of.

We launched an internal campaign with employees of Goscor to give them a deeply ingrained understanding of the company’s identity. These identity layers also lead our design team towards developing the new Goscor Group of Companies’ brand.

Property Development – Botmaskop Estate

How do you help people see the vision of something that does not exist? Our 3D animation team has expertly put together this promotional video to open prospective investors’ eyes to the possibilities of the Botmaskop Estate.

Live Event Recording & Streaming - Opulent Models

Our client, Opulent Models, does a fantastic job in empowering young models to navigate a tough global industry.

Over its active history, the competition has produced multiple international winners on the global stage from its local ramp. Our team filmed and live-streamed the whole show. What a blast!

AlUla Studios – Saudi Arabia Government

Let’s bring Hollywood to Saudi!  AlUla Studios is a state-of-the-art production complex set against the breathtaking landscapes of AlUla.

It features two sound stages (25,828 sq. ft.each) supported by dedicated production buildings (17,761 sq. ft.). Operated by MBStudios, a leading global studio services provider, this marks the first partnership of its kind in the region. Our video team had the opportunity to present this vision to the world whilst the studios were still under construction.

Sports - Indian Golf Premiere League (IGPL)

What a privilege for The Oaks, as an events company, to host the IGPL for their first tournament in South Africa, working alongside 70 Indian golf professionals, some of them legends within the global game.

Our team set up and facilitated the event at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club and also filmed the event. A special mention to local band, Georgetown, that made us very proud South Africans serving our international guests. All brand collateral also supplied by The Oaks.

Sports - Mountain Biking – Oakley

Just beautiful biking!

Training – Right Now Media

RightNow Media serves more than 4.5 million users worldwide across over 30,000 churches and 140 countries with more than 25 000 Christian Video resources.

The Oaks has been a production partner for Right Now Media since 2021, filming in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, and Eswatini. These courses contain quality training material for small groups and individual use. This is the trailer for one of these courses. Contact us for free access to this training material.

Product Launch – Bestmed

In 2021 during Covid we partnered with Bestmed for their first Digital Product Launch. Our team filmed and produced the event that we streamed live, putting together all creative assets, studio, and environment.

Promo – C12

The Oaks is the local partner for the global movement, C12. C12 Business Forums is the world’s largest peer-learning community for Christian CEOs, business owners, and executives.

Operating in more than 160 major metropolitan areas and guided by over 250 full-time Chairs, C12 serves over 5,000 members across 5 continents. Through CEO and Key Player Forums, C12 integrates work, life, and leadership transformation, equipping leaders to steward a Business as a Ministry (BaaM) vision and build great businesses for a greater purpose. For more info on how to become part of C12, contact us on [email protected].

Company Profile Video – Africoal

A company profile video essentially tells the story of a company’s impact and vision in 5-10 minutes.

This is Africoal, a leading opencast coal mining contractor, focused on value creation through the acquisition, exploration and development of opencast coal assets. Our team filmed and edited the whole production.

Induction Video – Tronox

An induction video is typically a nightmare for a viewer to get through.

At the Oaks we like to make even an induction video cinematically beautiful. We produced this video for Tronox. Note how our design team graphically layers the brand into the whole presentation.

Product Launch – PPS

Our client, PPS, required an aspirational promotional video to position their product in the high SEM 50+ age market.

TV Commercial - Finbond Platinum

This was an incredibly fun shoot for the whole Oaks team. To highlight Finbond Platinum’s exceptional client service, our heroes call the Finbond hotline while riding a rollercoaster!

Basically, Finbond allows you to bank anywhere, anytime. Our production team did about 20 trips on the roller coaster!

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

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to change the world?

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