Aardman Signs Animation Director Daniel Hope
From the release: Daniel Hope is the latest director talent to join Aardman’s stable of top animation directors. The studio will represent him in the UK, Europe, United States and Canada. Growing up in...
View ArticleNot To Scale Appoints Sarah Butterworth Managing Director in London
From the release: Not To Scale has appointed Sarah Butterworth as Managing Director at its London studio. Sarah’s appointment follows the successful expansion of Not To Scale into Amsterdam and New...
View ArticleVeteran EP Zak Thornborough Launches BestFriend in NY and LA
From the release: Industry veteran and business leader Zak Thornborough announces the launch of his dual-coast production company BestFriend. Poised to set the foundation for long-lasting creative...
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Are Reformed Zombies Really “Less Than Human”?
So, here’s the thing: after the zombie apocalypse ended we exiled the surviving “cured” zombies into quarantine camps. Now some bleeding heart liberals want to re-integrate these creatures back into...
View ArticleNew Managing Director and Head of 2D at Glassworks Barcelona
From the release: Glassworks Barcelona promotes Ruben Llusia Bernaldez to Head of 2D. Glassworks Barcelona is pleased to announce the promotion of Ruben LLusia Bernaldez to Head of 2D. Ruben started at...
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Three Goats, a Plane and the Meaning of the Mountain
Compact and perfectly formed CG short created in four weeks by three fourth-year students at French 3D animation school MoPA (formerly Supinfocom Arles) around the theme of “Fear of heights.” School:...
View ArticleBen Hibon Takes Over as Executive Creative Director at Luma Pictures
From the release: Creative studio Luma, known for its exceptional visual effects, is about to get supercharged thanks to the new hire of industry standout Ben Hibon as Executive Creative Director. An...
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Michael K. Williams Asks “Am I Typecast?”
An sharp script from Wieden & Kennedy and seamless 2D VFX work from The Mill powers this riveting Atlantic Magazine short from O Positive director David Shane starring four versions of Michael K....
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Smith & Foulkes Float “Balloon” for Sonnet Insurance
Always a happy morning when new work from Nexus directing legends (and all round decent blokes) Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes arrives – like this animated short designed to make you forget the drudgery...
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FITC Amsterdam X Titles
Inspired by the concept of “potential,” Turkish motion designer Murat Pak opened the 10th edition of FITC Amsterdam this morning with a stark and elegant sequence of minimalist geometric vignettes set...
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Eran Mendel’s Bing Bong GIF Reel
A fabulous 95-second collection of clever, bouncy, and carefully animated GIFs guaranteed to brighten your day courtesy of Israeli illustrator/animator and character magician Eran Mendel. Eran Mendel:...
View ArticleTom Rossano and Elliot Blanchard Launch PRISM in Brooklyn
From the release: Tom Rossano and Elliot Blanchard have launched PRISM, a contemporary, Brooklyn-based production company and creative studio. Rossano comments: “Elliot and I realized that by fusing my...
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Theodore Ushev “Romance Sonámbulo / The Sleepwalker”
Fans of Joan Miró and 20th century surrealism will delight in this frenetic (and wordless) interpretation of “Romance Sonámbulo” by revered Spanish poet Federico García Lorca created by Theodore Ushev...
View ArticleThe Uprising Creative Signs Director Robert Schober
From the release: Award-winning integrated content and production company The Uprising Creative has added Robert Schober (Roboshobo) to its creative team, proving that the Los Angeles and Chicago-based...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes on Ubisoft’s “Steep. Create Your Ride”
Here’s how London VFX hot shop Analog conjured all the frosty magic in the “Create Your Ride” spot for Steep, Ubisoft’s open-world game, where players snowboard, ski, wing suit, or paraglide, through...
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Frederic Siegel “Ruben Leaves”
Zurich animator/designer/illustrator Frederic Siegel draws on his own obsessive-compulsive habits to create “Ruben Leaves,” a five minute study of modern neuroses full of dark humor and spectacular...
View ArticleVFX Oscars for the last Decade: The Foundry’s Interactive Timeline
From the Foundry site: There is no greater achievement for VFX pioneers than recognition at the Academy Awards®. Here at Foundry, we’re proud to have provided the VFX tools behind every single film...
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Hanne Berkaak: “The Boy Who Fell…”
The all-Scandinavian team of director/illustrator Hanne berkaak, animator My Eklund, and animation studio Mikrofilm unite to create a solemn but hopeful PSA for RVTS South, the Norwegian human resource...
View ArticleType-36: New Animated Typeface from Animography
From Animography: Type-36 is a clean, capsule-like and geometric typeface. The animations are applied to the ExtraBold weight and are a highly customizable glitch style reveal. Control color,...
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Nike #WeBelieveinThePowerOfLove
JN director Luca Finotti, whose clients include Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, and Givenchy, re-teams with fashion design star Riccardo Tisci in this glitchy, sensual and ultimately chaotic spot for...
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