Hiller Fire // Visualizing Fire Protection
For this collaboration with The Hiller Companies, Nexus was tasked with illustrating the invisible systems that save lives. Hiller is a leader in fire protection engineering and safety systems, serving everything from offshore rigs to aircraft carriers. Our goal was to help bring their work to life through cinematic visual effects and storytelling.
To do this, we created a series of technically driven CG shots that visualize how a fire safety response system activates in an emergency. The spot opens with a fire alarm being pulled. From there, we follow a signal through the walls via animated wire simulations, down the hall, through water pipes, and out to a CG ship battling a large oil rig fire.
Using pyro simulations, particle dynamics, and fluid simulations, we created:
A stylized “wire travel” shot to show the signal’s path.
A fully CG firefighting vessel with high-speed water cannons activated in sync with the alarm.
A particle-driven journey through pressurized pipes to visualize water rushing through a building’s internal suppression system.
Detailed smoke and fire simulations for the oil rig disaster.
Every shot required a mix of realism, physics accuracy, and cinematic style. We used a combination of Cinema4D and Octane Render to bring the visuals to life while staying true to the integrity of Hiller’s brand and mission.
This project is a great example of how motion design and visual effects can communicate technical systems in a way that’s both dramatic and easy to understand. For companies like Hiller, that balance of clarity and emotional storytelling is key.
We’re proud to have helped visualize the life-saving systems Hiller installs every day.
