Merging AI and Dance in HAAi “Baby, We’re Ascending” Music Video
In a riveting collaboration with Canadian choreographer Akira Uchida, director/animator Tom Furse (aka keyboardist for The Horrors), merges dance and machine learning for UK-based producer/DJ/vocalist...
View ArticleStella Artois “Unfiltered” Brand Films by Found Studio
From the team at Found Studio in London: “Stella Artois’ new Unfiltered Lager honors the brewing methods of the past to create a more flavorful beer. “Found created a set of films that take the viewer...
View ArticleYoav Segal and Cub Studios Open “Once Upon a Time in Londongrad” for Sky Docs
Filmmaker, designer, and CD Yoav Segal in London: “The six-part documentary series Once Upon a Time in Londongrad is both a cautionary tale and an origin story of Russia’s path to eventually invading...
View ArticleFX “Pistol” Trailer by Block & Tackle
All the chaos and cacophony of the mid 70’s UK punk scene come roaring back in this promo for the new FX docu-series Pistol lovingly smashed together by the crew at Block & Tackle in NY. Block...
View ArticleBasa and Stephen Fry Explain Why “Plastic is In Our Blood” for Common Seas
Creative director Diego Huacuja T. at Basa in Mexico City: “This film is part of a campaign for Common Seas by Soze Agency showing what new scientific studies have discovered about real plastic living...
View ArticleFramestore Pictures Signs Commercial Director Ivan Bird
From the release: Production company Framestore Pictures announced today that it has signed internationally-recognized commercial director and cinematographer Ivan Bird to its representation roster in...
View ArticleTikTok’s AR Dev Platform Effect House Launches with Psyop and Golden Wolf at...
From the release: TikTok recently launched its new augmented reality (AR) development platform Effect House to much acclaim, allowing users to create hundreds of special effects that can be shared with...
View ArticleBlinkMyBrain Strings Together the Slinky Story for Ernie Ball
The improbable rise of Ernie Ball, a music business empire built on guitar strings, comes to life with brisk pacing and the witty collage talents of LA-based CD/director Ariel Costa (aka BlinkMyBrain)....
View ArticleEdisen Launches Planet IX Trailer for Nibiru Games
Adam Marko-Nord, director and head of animation at Edisen in Stockholm, Sweden: “This game trailer for Nibiru Games’ Planet IX was produced in 100% CGI with teams collaborating across Sweden, Poland...
View ArticleVania & Muggia Revive Silhouettes for Apple “AirPods with Spatial Audio” Spot
Iconoclast directing duo Gal Muggia and Vania Heymann, who made waves with this AirPods Max spot in 2020, return for more Apple audio work and a direct nod at the landmark iPod “Silhouettes” campaign...
View ArticleMuse “Will of the People” Music Video by Tom Teller and Frame 48
Director Tom Teller and his animation and post crew at Frame 48 in LA, conjure a dystopian uprising of freerunning civilians for English rockers Muse and their track “Will of the People” off the...
View ArticleJanek Murd “OXO” Music Video by Joosep Volk and Tolm
Enigmatic, minimal, and sweeping in scale, “OXO” is the latest music video by Estonian studio Tolm for musician/composer Janek Murd and shares a certain austere playfulness with their previous...
View Article“Sparkle” CG Exploration by Media.Work
In their latest investigation of commonplace objects and processes, creative director Igor Sordokhonov and the Media.Work team deconstruct the elements and aesthetics of personal beauty products. Igor...
View ArticleIan Pons Jewell and Seven Animators Make the Case for Four-Day Work Week
Best known for his VFX-emboldened commercials and music videos, star director Ian Pons Jewell corrals a team of 2D animators in a passion project for New Zealand non-profit 4 Day Week Global thru UK...
View ArticleTylko “Spaces” Brand Films by WOUQ
Director/animators Mariusz Becker and Philip Lück at WOUQ in Germany: “Tylko approached us to help them out with their new social media campaign, focusing on their custom and perfect fitting furniture...
View ArticleWimbledon “The Stage Awaits” Spot by Smith & Foulkes and Nexus Studios
Nexus directors Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes return to Center Court at Wimbledon, following up their “Take On History” spot with an animated epic starring Emma Raducanu, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer,...
View ArticleThe Mill Drops Teaser Trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Game
From the team at The Mill in London: “We joined forces with Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment, and Lucasfilm Games on the reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to the action-adventure...
View ArticleMagic: The Gathering “Streets of New Capenna” Trailer by Imaginary Forces
Magic: The Gathering card set releases are seismic events in the world of fantasy role-playing games, and this new trailer from CD Tosh Kodama and the Imaginary Forces crew marks the occasion with...
View ArticleDirector Marta Cunningham Signs onto m ss ng p eces Roster
From the release: Bicoastal production studio m ss ng p eces welcomes multi-talented director Marta Cunningham to its roster. Marta is a prolific television director having worked on hit shows that...
View ArticleAudi E-Tron Reveal Film by Pandayoghurt
Designer/director Douglas Bowden (aka Pandayoghurt) in London: “The task was to create a short reveal film for the new Audi E-tron. We wanted to explore what happens in the moment when an object is...
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