ttvfx/content/site.ts

// All editable site copy lives here. Anything marked TODO is placeholder
// content that should be replaced with real studio information before launch.

export const site = {
  name: "Two Tales VFX",
  shortName: "TTVFX",
  url: "https://ttvfx.com",
  founded: 2015,
  tagline: "Invisible work. Unforgettable frames.",
  description:
    "Two Tales VFX is an independent visual effects studio crafting compositing, CG and finishing for series, film and commercials.",
  // TODO: confirm the public contact address and location.
  email: "hello@ttvfx.com",
  location: "South Africa",
  // Optional showreel. Drop an MP4 at public/reel.mp4 (and a poster frame at
  // public/reel-poster.jpg) and set this to "/reel.mp4" to play it in the hero.
  reel: null as string | null,
  reelPoster: null as string | null,
  socials: [
    // TODO: add real profiles, e.g. { label: "Vimeo", href: "https://vimeo.com/..." }
  ] as { label: string; href: string }[],
};

export const nav = [
  { label: "Work", href: "/work/" },
  { label: "Services", href: "/#services" },
  { label: "Studio", href: "/#studio" },
  { label: "Contact", href: "/#contact" },
];

export const services = [
  {
    code: "01",
    title: "Compositing",
    body: "Plate-driven, photoreal integration. Keying, set extensions, CG integration, sky replacements and the hundreds of invisible fixes that hold a cut together.",
  },
  {
    code: "02",
    title: "CG & Environments",
    body: "Assets, look development, lighting and rendering, from hero props to full digital environments built to sit inside live-action photography.",
  },
  {
    code: "03",
    title: "Paint, Roto & Cleanup",
    body: "Rig and wire removal, beauty work, logo replacement and precise roto. Tracked, QC'd and delivered to spec.",
  },
  {
    code: "04",
    title: "Animation",
    body: "Character and motion work rooted in a decade of animation production as Two Tales Animation.",
  },
  {
    code: "05",
    title: "Supervision",
    body: "On-set and remote VFX supervision, bidding and breakdowns, so problems are solved before the camera rolls.",
  },
  {
    code: "06",
    title: "Pipeline & Delivery",
    body: "In-house review, tracking and automated QC tooling. ACES colour-managed EXR workflows and frame-accurate, spec-checked deliveries.",
  },
];

export const stats = [
  { value: `${new Date().getFullYear() - 2015}+`, label: "Years in production" },
  { value: "ACES", label: "Colour-managed pipeline" },
  { value: "EXR", label: "Frame-accurate delivery" },
  { value: "QC", label: "Automated shot checks" },
];

export type Project = {
  slug: string;
  title: string;
  client: string;
  year: number;
  category: string;
  summary: string;
  // Path under /public, e.g. "/work/my-show.jpg". If missing, a generated
  // gradient frame is shown instead.
  image?: string;
  // Optional MP4 under /public, or an external Vimeo/YouTube embed URL.
  video?: string;
  credits: string[];
  shots?: number;
  // Accent hue (0-360) used for the generated placeholder frame.
  hue: number;
};

// TODO: replace these placeholders with real projects (client approval permitting).
export const projects: Project[] = [
  {
    slug: "project-one",
    title: "Episodic Drama",
    client: "Placeholder Network",
    year: 2026,
    category: "Series",
    summary:
      "Placeholder: a full season of invisible effects: set extensions, screen replacements, period cleanup and digital weather across every episode.",
    credits: ["Compositing", "Set Extension", "Cleanup"],
    shots: 420,
    hue: 22,
  },
  {
    slug: "project-two",
    title: "Feature Film",
    client: "Placeholder Pictures",
    year: 2025,
    category: "Film",
    summary:
      "Placeholder: CG environments and hero compositing for a feature, including a fully digital third act location.",
    credits: ["CG Environments", "Lighting", "Compositing"],
    shots: 180,
    hue: 205,
  },
  {
    slug: "project-three",
    title: "Automotive Spot",
    client: "Placeholder Agency",
    year: 2025,
    category: "Commercial",
    summary:
      "Placeholder: a CG car integrated into live-action plates with full reflections, road replacement and beauty finishing.",
    credits: ["CG", "Lookdev", "Compositing"],
    shots: 24,
    hue: 350,
  },
  {
    slug: "project-four",
    title: "Animated Short",
    client: "Two Tales Animation",
    year: 2024,
    category: "Animation",
    summary:
      "Placeholder: a stylised animated short produced end to end, from design through animation, lighting and final grade.",
    credits: ["Animation", "Lighting", "Compositing"],
    hue: 140,
  },
];