COINBASE X ASTON MARTIN EP 02
SEIZE YOUR NOW. BUILD YOUR FUTURE.
Animation Director
For the second installment of the Coinbase × Aston Martin Formula One Team series, Reza shifted the visual approach from speed and intensity to reflection and memory. While the first film immersed audiences in the adrenaline of the racetrack, Seize Your Now. Build Your Future explores the personal experiences that shaped the drivers long before they reached the pinnacle of motorsport.
Featuring Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll, and Jessica Hawkins, the film focuses on the human side of Formula 1, revisiting the formative moments and early ambitions that ignited their passion for racing. To support this intimate narrative, Reza developed a restrained visual language built around black-and-white imagery, tactile textures, and a cinematic, filmic aesthetic that evokes nostalgia and emotional authenticity.
The result is a contemplative portrait of three drivers whose journeys are defined not only by competition, but by the memories and determination that laid the foundation for their careers.
The Music
Everything was designed to feel timeless. The music was recorded with a live orchestra to give it warmth and a sense of imperfection — so that what you're hearing and seeing feels alive. The film was created in Blender, combining hand painted textures and layered light to try to make each frame feel like a memory in motion.
CREDITS
Director REZA DOLATABADI
Animation Production NOBORDER STUDIO
Art Director REZA DOLATABADI & EHSAN MOGHANI
CG Supervisor MEHDI AZADEH 3
D Animation CAMPBELL MCALLISTER, DAVID MODROÑO, IRAIA YARTO
2D Animation & FX YASIN HAGHIGHI, DAVID MODROÑO, IRAIA YARTO
Environment MAHNAZ SOLEYMAN NEJAD, EHSAN MOGHANI, DAVID MODROÑO, IRAIA YARTO, ALFONSO TOLEDO
Producer SABRINA ALMANDOZ GERBOLINI
Editor AGUSTIN DALPONTE
Compositing REZA DOLATABADI
Colorist ITZEL OCHOA HERNÁNDEZ
Sound Design RICARDO LÓPEZ HERNÁNDEZ & SABRINA ALMANDOZ GERBOLINI
Music Composition JAIME VARGAS
Orchestra LA CAMERATA METROPOLITANA
Audio Engineers EMILIANO MINJAREZ AND LEONORA BOUCHOT
Music Production PABLO GARCÍA VALENZUELA – NINE ANGLES FOR FORTE
Special Thanks STEVE COOPER
Client COINBASE X ASTON MARTIN
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