French 79 “The Remedy” Music Video by Daniel Stankler
Director/animator Daniel Stankler in London: “The French 79 album, ‘Joshua’, is about [founder Simon Henner’s] childhood in Marseille, and so Marseille was quite important for the film. “We decided...
View ArticleCarrion Game Launch Trailer by CRCR
After breakout collaborations on animated game trailers for Mother Russia and My Friend Pedro, US indie game publisher Devolver Digital gives WIZZ directors CRCR carte blanche on this film for the...
View Article“Heatwave” Short film by Fokion Xenos
Since graduating from the UK’s National Film & Television School in 2019, Greek director/designer Fokion Xenos has watched his ambitious MA graduation film “Heatwave” selected for 137 film...
View ArticleSlow Lane Brewing Brand Identity by Ben Nichols
Art director and motion designer Ben Nichols in New York: “Slow Lane Brewing is a family-owned Australian brewery that uses traditional methods to produce slow-fermented beer. They can and keg...
View Article“Floaters” Short Film by Karl Poyzer and Joseph Roberts
Although we never actually see them, I feel safe saying the three characters in Karl Poyzer and Joe Roberts’ new animated comedy “Floaters,” are some of the most endearing and clearly defined of recent...
View Article“Microsoft Icons” Brand Film by Tendril
From Tendril in Toronto: “In collaboration with the team at Microsoft Design we created this celebratory film to thank all the people who worked on developing the new Microsoft icon system. “The film...
View ArticleBelieve Animation Joins the Roster at BLAH! blah? (Blah…)
From the release: If animation can save the day, then Believe is here just in time. The animation and design studio Believe (www.believe.tv), based in Santiago, has set its sights on the US...
View ArticleSuper Dope Launches with “Ice Cream” Short Film
New virtual animation studio Super Dope formed in the depths of lockdown and now, after five months of work, introduces themselves to the world with this effervescent CG character piece called “Ice...
View ArticleStormzy “Superheroes” Music video by Taz Tron Delix and 2veinte
From 2veinte in Buenos Aires: “By request of London production company Compulsory and director Taz Tron Delix, we designed and animated the ‘Superheroes’ video clip for the amazing UK rapper, Stormzy....
View ArticlePantene “Nutrient Blends” Spot by Ditroit
From Ditroit in Milan, Italy: “[This] juicy and refreshing project [is] the outcome of an extensive and significant collaboration between Ditroit, Beeta, and Grey NYC for Pantene and P&G. “The aim...
View ArticleBrent Bonacorso’s Take on Grimes’“You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around”
In April 2020, Grimes released “You’ll Miss Me When I’m Not Around” along with an invitation for fans to engage with the music video’s green screen backgrounds. Los Angeles director Brent Bonacorso...
View ArticleSave Our Sons “Heartbeat: A Mother’s Letter To Her Son” by Kyra Bartley
FINCH director Kyra Bartley gathers an international team of animators to create 1,400 of the most emotional frames you will witness this year to convey the heartbreak of a mother whose son suffered...
View ArticleLondon Grammar “Baby It’s You” Music Video by Trizz
This enigmatic and otherworldly blend of CG, VFX, and live-action footage from Oriol Puig and the Trizz crew for English pop masters London Grammar will keep you guessing as to what’s what, and what it...
View ArticleSpec “Summer Idents” by Detail Studios
Simone Nucci, motion designer at Detail Studios in Zürich, Switzerland: “Summer Idents is a series of animated experimental clips that we completed during the Corona lockdown. Everything was made in...
View ArticleThe-Artery Signs Directing Duo RAY SISTERS
From the release: Multi-award-winning creative company The-Artery is further elevating its talented roster of storytellers by signing multifaceted directing duo RAY SISTERS. Boasting a diverse and...
View ArticleValorant “Glitchpop” Skins Spot by WAR
Riot Games’ free multiplayer first-person shooter Valorant, which launched in June with this trailer, just dropped this sweet piece of motion madness from We Are Royale (WAR) to intro a new weapon skin...
View ArticleMayo Clinic “The Power of Answers” Spot by Shane Griffin and Psyop
Starting with Diffusion MRI imagery from a brain scan, director Shane Griffin and the Psyop CG crew create an intensely complex and anatomically accurate model of the brain and its neural interactions...
View Article“Un Diable dans la Poche” Short Film by Antoine Bonnet and Mathilde Loubes
Co-director/animators Antoine Bonnet and Mathilde Loubes at Gobelins, L’École de L’Image in Paris: “After witnessing a crime, a group of children is forced to keep it a secret. “Auguste, the youngest,...
View Article“The Lonely Goalkeeper” Short Film by Dress Code
The latest passion project from the master storytellers at Dress Code illustrates both the loneliness and exhilaration experienced by renowned goalkeeper Robert Primrose Wilson while starring for...
View ArticleFatBelly VFX Launches in Vancouver
From the release: Vancouver, BC – When Shannan Louis launched FatBelly VFX earlier this year, she did not expect COVID to completely rattle the world as we know it, yet she was uniquely prepared. Louis...
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