Invasion - Worker Exploration

In 2020 we were approached by the team behind the ‘Invasion’ TV series to assist in designing the worker class aliens. A unique and challenging opportunity, we worked closely with VFX Producer Matt Robken and VFX Supervisor Erik Henry to develop a creature unlike anything on this earth.
From the outset, the show’s creative team wanted more than just a straightforward alien design, instead directing us toward an idea both primal and sophisticated, that straddled mechanical and organic construction. A terraformer rather than a warrior, we explored the idea of a ferrofluid-like shell across the alien’s body, fluctuating from liquid to solid and serving two main purposes – protection by cushioning and absorbing blows or projectiles, and a sensory organ to receive and transmit information to the hive mind.