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Nike’s Manic Quest for “Qiang Diao”
Riff Raff director Finn Keenan, the VFX crew at MPC Shanghai, and actor Liu Xue Tao keep the comedy coming for the full duration of this frenzied two and a half minute epic for Nike thru the Shanghai...
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Ketel One “Drink Marvelously” Campaign Films
Barcelona illustration and animation studio Niceshit designs a fun cast of characters and 12 breezy Ketel One films for TV and social they describe as “One of the coolest and most humor-driven...
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The Avener “Under The Waterfall” ft. M.I.L.K. Music Video
Director Seb Caudron says when he first presented the storyboard for this video showcasing waterfalls emanating from buildings in Paris “the production and post teams looked at me like I was on drugs.”...
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Happy (and Stylin’) Holiday Wishes from SHED
Executive creative director Gabriel Grenier at SHED in Montreal: “We wanted to challenge ourselves by creating a modern, design piece of work which would also be warm and cheerful. “Our team of Houdini...
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Imaginary Forces Wants to Tell You a Story
Director Karin Fong and the Imaginary Forces crew weave Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty into a title sequence full of drama and disquietude for season two of “Tell Me a Story” on...
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Beautiful CG Product Film by Arnis Vitol for VIZULO “SLB”
Director/animator and 3D technical artist Arnis Vitols in Riga, Latvia: “VIZULO is an architectural lighting company and has invested great resources in research and development to update their...
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Sehsucht Berlin Helps Microsoft “Change”
Creative director Christian Zschunke at Sehsucht in Berlin: “When Microsoft approached us they were looking for a way to talk to the users of Wunderlist about the discontinuation of the app. “Together...
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Rudolph Sees “Red” in Ritzy Animation’s Holiday Film
The first in-house film from Ritzy Animation in London is a rampaging holiday tale of Rudolph’s Rocky-style comeback that required two years of toil, sweat, and reindeer grooming in between the...
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Gotta Wonder what’s in Laundry’s Christmas Kookies
Executive creative director PJ Richardson at Laundry in LA: “In the theme of the holiday spirit, our team of artists made this cookie gone wild themed animation to celebrate joy and creativity. “The...
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Pondering the Future of Art and Media in “The Dark Age 2.0”
Brighton, UK CG artist Chris Cousins examines questions of cultural ownership and commodity in the digital age by imagining a museum of the future where access to art of all kinds is strictly...
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Best of Stash 2019: Event Films
The creative freedom that comes with creating trailers and titles for design conferences have established these sequences as the genre of choice for visually ambitious directors. Here are seven that...
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Best of Stash 2019: Brand Films
Longer-form marketing films unhampered by the limits of broadcast TV allow for deeper narratives which in turn often inspire forceful and innovative visuals. Here are eight brand films from 2019 we...
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Best of Stash 2019: Music Videos
If you wade deep enough into the mind-numbing tide of the music video genre, you will eventually find passionate, talented, and cynicism-free people producing innovative films for interesting...
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Best of Stash 2019: Short Films
The creative challenge and promise of the self-imposed brief make the short film a treasured opportunity for both professionals taking a break from client work and students trying to launch careers...
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Hypnotic “Time++” Installation in Shanghai’s Todtown by Raven Kwok
Visual artist, animator, and creative technologist Raven Kwok: “Time++ is a public art installation commissioned for [a new mixed-use development in Shanghai’s Minhang District called] Todtown. “It...
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Best of Stash 2019: 3D Style
The popularity of what we might call CG magic realism continued to expand in 2019 as more creators and clients embraced the power of hyper-real 3D to transport viewers to surreal and abstract worlds...
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Happy New Year from Freddie the Hedgehog
The Ambassadors’ crew in Amsterdam handled the character design, VFX, post, audio and music in this latest heartwarmer for Staatsloterij, the Netherlands’ largest lottery known for its life-changing...
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Volkswagen Beetle Travels “The Last Mile”
Director Fx Goby and the Nexus crew in London mark the end of production for the VW Beetle with an emotional multi-generation epic rotoscoped by hand and starring Ferdinand Porsche’s original 1938...
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Steve Cutts Hits “The Turning Point” for Wantaways
After tackling screen zombies and consumerism, London artist/animator Steve Cutts turns his talents for rendering modern dilemmas in hyper-detail toward human-induced apocalypse in this devastating...
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Audible Keeps Screen “Temptations” at Bay
Agile Films director Simon Willows and the London prodco’s animation/VFX sibling Agile Studios help position Audible as the calmer alternative to mindless scrolling in this kinetic :30 thru London...
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