IGA “Inseparables” Celebrates Food and Friendship
The Montreal and Paris studios of Mathematic united 40 artists under director Bertrand Bey for six months to craft this tear-inducing holiday film celebrating food and friendship for Canadian grocery...
View ArticleMPC Drums Up “The Book of Dreams” for Argos
This rousing holiday spot finds MPC in the VFX supporting role (cranking out 100 shots in four weeks) as directing collective Traktor pair the emotional gold of a father/daughter relationship with 80’s...
View ArticleIntense and Meta Look at “The Process” of Digital Motion
Director/filmmaker Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen in Denmark: “Inspiration turns to aspiration, turns to exasperation, turns to exhaustion and then you forget the horrors of past attempts and start the...
View Article“Knight Sir Louis” Book Trailer by The Bothers McLeod
The UK animation force of Myles and Greg McLeod are set to release the first in a new series of children’s books tracking the adventures of Knight Sir Louis, his trusty robot steed Sir Clunkalot, and...
View ArticleNodeFest 2019 “Fruity” ID by Rodrigo Germano
Brazilian motion designer/AD Rodrigo Germano (currently freelancing in Melbourne, Australia) responds to Node Fest’s ID challenge with a CG stunner that pushes this year’s “Fruity” theme into...
View ArticleVirgin Australia Wings it with Wiggy the Toupee
Pairing a silly (hair-raising?) concept with an earnest ballad makes for plenty of feel-good smiles in this spot for Virgin Australia called “Up, Up and Toupee” with MPC creating/grooming the...
View ArticleTerritory Studio Signs EP Emily Rivvers
From the release: San Francisco, CA (Nov 25th, 2019) — Executive Producer Emily Rivvers has joined Territory Studio, San Francisco. Rivvers grew up in the Hudson Valley of New York and graduated from...
View ArticleCartel Appoints Alaina Zanotti EP, Expands Roster with Editor Kevin Zimmerman
From the release: Santa Monica, CA (November 21, 2019) – Award-winning editorial and post-production studio Cartel has appointed Alaina Zanotti as Executive Producer to drive business development and...
View ArticleRadley Design Studio Opens “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix
Most TV prodco’s relay on outside creative for their titles and graphics but LA’s Radley Studios kept the opening for their Netflix documentary series Unnatural Selection inhouse with visually exciting...
View ArticleFoals “Like Lightning” Music Video by Virginie Kypriotis
French illustrator/director Virginie Kypriotis slips a serious environmental message into this rollicking music video for “Like Lightning” by English rock band Foals – produced by CODE with animation...
View ArticlePause Original “Cyberpunk Shaihaiching” by Lei Alucard
Chinese motion designer Lei Alucard (Peng Lei) foreshadows the 2020 Pause Fest this February in Melbourne with an atmospheric, thoughtful, and wonderfully detailed (if somewhat dystopian) CG film....
View ArticleTroublemakers Sign Directing duo Léon & Salim
From the release: The Troublemakers team is proud to announce the arrival of the director duo Léon & Salim. Léon Prost is a French photographer and director. Born in Paris, he then lived in...
View ArticleManel “Formigues” Music Video by Marc Urtasun
Freelance designer Marc Urtasun in Barcelona: “I’ve been working freelance for the last six years for brands like Nike, Adidas, Nickelodeon – but I really enjoy personal work as they give you freedom...
View ArticleThe Strange Case of “Carlotta’s Face”
What is it like to not recognize faces? Even your own. German studio Fabian&Fred and neuroscientist/filmmaker Valentin Riedl offer answers by turning one woman’s real-life struggles with...
View ArticleClash of Clans on Ice!
The slapstick fun and sharp comic timing continue in Psyop’s latest promo for Supercell’s Clash of Clans called “Winter Townhall”. Fireball! Client: Supercell Production: Psyop
View ArticleThe Chemical Brothers “Out of Control” Remix by The Avalanches
Creative director Drew Tyndell at Computer Team in Portland: “To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album Surrender, the Chemical Brothers released a new version of the single “Out of Control,”...
View ArticleMarie Hyon Stops by “The Time Shop” for Chick-Fil-A
Hot on the heels of Todd Mueller and Kylie Matulick’s holiday spectacular for Aldi, fellow Psyopian Marie Hyon crafts a heart-warmer for Chick-Fil-A thru McCann in support of more “together time” for...
View ArticleFlipping for Foldable: Motorola Razr 2019 Launch Film
The combined talents of U.S. style masters Los York and Berlin CG iconoclasts f°am Studio nudge this film for Motorola’s folding-screen update of their classic Razr over the line into a mainstream hit...
View ArticleCoral as a Metaphor for Creativity: NODE 2019 Opening Titles by MISTER
From motion design agency MISTER in Sydney, Australia: “With the Node 2019 titles we wanted to celebrate collaboration and the creative process. We used coral polyps as our metaphor as they perfectly...
View ArticleThe Minimalist Charm of Lucas Zanotto’s Kinetic Characters
Born in Northern Italy and now based in Helsinki, Finland, Lucas Zanotto started out as a product designer before moving into motion design, directing, building zany apps for kids, and most recently CG...
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