Sophie Gunn Joins Builders Club as Executive Producer
From the release: Builders Club’s reputation for creating beautiful imagery for some of the world’s coolest brands has been growing amongst the international creative community. Despite the ongoing...
View ArticleHue&Cry Welcomes Matt Darnall as Creative Director
From the release: Today Hue&Cry announces it is bolstering its management team with the appointment of Matt Darnall as Creative Director. Adding his creative leadership and ingenuity, in his new...
View ArticleCommunityAmerica “We Rise” by Robertino Zambrano and Nexus Studios
Nexus director Robertino Zambrano applies his signature illustrative style to footage of Kansas City Chiefs superstar QB Patrick Mahomes to elevate this spot for local Missouri Credit Union...
View ArticleRSA Shorts “The Attention Economy” by Olga Makarchuk
Director/animator Olga Makarchuk in London: “How to keep freedom of attention in the times of digital distraction… The Royal Society of Arts commission, based on a lecture of James Williams.” Client:...
View ArticleHennessy “Maurice Ashley & The Black Bear School” by Daniel Wolfe and The Mill
Somesuch director Daniel Wolfe, editor Paul Watts, and The Mill VFX team craft the riveting origin story of Maurice Ashley, a chess-obsessed Brooklyn kid who became the game’s first black grandmaster....
View ArticleElastic Unleashes College Football for ESPN
After a COVID-induced delay, the 2020 College football season roared back onto ESPN last week, wrapped in a high-octane branding and promo package from the design and animation crew at Elastic. ELastic...
View ArticleLeviathan Adds Production/VFX Talent Mike Pullan and Alexie Kozol
From the release: The principals of specialized creative agency Leviathan are very proud to announce the addition of Senior Producer Mike Pullan and Project Coordinator Alexie Kozol. The full-time...
View Article1stAveMachine Launches in Buenos Aires
From the release: Storytelling production company 1stAveMachine, with offices in NYC, LA, and London has announced it is expanding its mixed media, animation, and production capabilities by merging...
View ArticleCory Davis Rejoins Sarofsky as VFX and Finishing Supervisor
From the release: Continuing its growth and its investments into excellence, design-driven production company Sarofsky is proud to announce the return of Cory Davis to its full-time staff. According to...
View Article“Eternal Installations” Short Film by Andreas Wannerstedt
Andreas Wannerstedt, art director and motion designer in Stockholm: “This is a surreal journey through a series of dreamlike environments, where large-scale art installations are stretching the...
View ArticleFriends Electric and Ewan Jones Morris Make Sure “Coventry Moves”
Chosen as the UK City of Culture for 2021, Coventry celebrates its diverse history of innovation in industry, music, art, and activism with this promo from director/animator Ewan Jones Morris and the...
View Article“dERIVATIVE” Short Film by Denis Kozlov
Veteran CG/VFX artist Denis Kozlov in Prague, Czech Republic: “Happy to finally introduce my newest film dERIVATIVE! All pixels crafted from scratch in Houdini and Fusion by yours truly. “For this one,...
View ArticleExpedia “Let’s Take a Trip” by Victor Haegelin
WIZZ stop-motion specialist Victor Hagelin, who graced the cover of Stash 131 with his fabulous “Captain 3D” short, is back with more frame-by-frame fun in this new spot for travel site Expedia thru...
View ArticleHornbach “It Seems Impossible. Until You Do It” by Tom Kuntz and Untold
The VFX crew at Untold in London, who brought you this fire-sneezing dragon and this very calm bull, pack the digital muscle onto the latest comedy epic for European DIY chain Hornbach, directed by Tom...
View Article“The Truth About Confederate-Named Schools” Explainer by Francesca Cattaneo
Art director and motion designer Francesca Cattaneo: “It was a real honor to direct this explainer commissioned by the Equal Justice Initiative, and I’m very grateful that such an important...
View ArticlePlaydead Opens (and Wins at) the Scottish Design Awards 2020
Glasgow design and motion studio Playdead stepped into the limelight at the 2020 Scottish Design Awards last week, winning the Grand Prix as well as designing this opening sequence for the event’s...
View ArticleBrazilian League of Legends Finals “We are One” Open
The 2020 Brazilian League of Legends Championship finals opened with director Jannerson Xavier and the crew at São Paulo animation studio Histeria! turning their hometown into a giant LoL match crammed...
View ArticleKai “A Little Too Much” Music Video by Martina Scarpelli
Italian director/animator Martina Scarpelli on her music video for Canadian singer/songwriter kai (aka Alessia De Gasperis-Brigante): “In an imaginary space, a woman lets go of herself and overcomes...
View Article“Microsoft 365 Premium Content” Brand Film by Reisinger Studio
Andrés Reisinger at Reisinger Studio in Barcelona: “Art direction meets AI in a growing library of beautiful, expressive content within Microsoft 365. “Reisinger Studio was briefed to build a concept...
View ArticleInside Chanel Episode 27 “Arts” by Cyrille Smaha
A high point in director Cyrille Smaha’s ongoing series of brand films for French fashion house Chanel, episode 27 further expands the mystique of company founder Coco Chanel with a dizzying flurry of...
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