Up Close and Personal with the Redeemer
Animation director Roy Nieterau and the crew at 3D studio Colorbleed in Utrecht, The Netherlands, show off their skills for creating gravitas and atmosphere in this announcement trailer for Redeemer,...
View ArticleManvsMachine: Campbell’s “Well Yes!” Director’s Cut
CG is a risky choice for food brands because the uncanny valley of edibles is deep and wide. ManvsMachine makes bridging that gap look easy, choreographing scores of photogrammetry-scanned ingredients...
View ArticlePlusOne: Consumer Segmentation Project
Four of nine cool and concise branding films From design and animation studio PlusOne in Amsterdam: “An international sports brand approached us to collaborate on a visual identity and animations...
View ArticleQuietman Announces New Executive Producer & Partner Sophie Gold
From the release: New York-based multidisciplinary company Quietman is excited to announce the addition of Sophie Gold as Executive Producer and Partner. Sophie brings her energy and influence to the...
View ArticleThe Mill Blackbird: Keeping Chevrolet’s Equinox a Secret
Take a quick look at how The Mill Blackbird, a fully adjustable car rig introduced last summer, allowed the Mill+ team to use a 100% CGI vehicle in the reveal spot for the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox and...
View ArticleLuiz Stockler Introduces “John the Hairy Frog”
Beakus director/animator Luiz Stockler’s latest personal project features the humble and hand-drawn adventures of John, an auto-tuned hairy frog (aka Trichobatrachus robustus) an amphibian from Central...
View ArticleBrooklyn’s tinygiant Adds Director Kal Karman
From the release: Brooklyn-based production company tinygiant is eager to announce the addition of internationally recognized visual director Kal Karman to their collaborative powerhouse. After nearly...
View ArticleGeoff Bailey Joins Alkemy X As Creative Director
From the release: Creative content company Alkemy X has added Creative Director Geoff Bailey to its New York office. This move accents a noteworthy stretch of expansion in which Alkemy X almost doubled...
View ArticleThe Unexpected Beauty of “Quantum Fluctuations”
Join London visual artist, director and lecturer Markos Kay (aka MRK) on his spectacular virtual trip inside the Large Hadron Collider at the CERN to visualize the complex interactions of particle...
View ArticleBrickyard VFX Atlantic Names Andrew Bell Managing Director; Promotes Amy...
From the release: Brickyard VFX has named Andrew Bell as Managing Director of its Boston studio and promoted Amy Appleton to Executive Producer. Bell comes to Brickyard from MPC, where he spent more...
View ArticlePrepare to “Follow the Rabbit” to O2
Outsider directors dom&nic and a CG creature crew of 20 at The Mill craft a photo-real rabbit worthy of its extreme close-up in this latest spot for UK mobile provider O2 thru agency VCCP. Yoann...
View ArticleChanel Episode 18: “Gabrielle, A Rebel at Heart”
French motion designer/director Cyrille Smaha and illustrator Roxane Lagache are back with another stylish and breathless episode in their branded series for Chanel produced by Falabracks in Paris....
View ArticleLos York Signs Director/Creative Director JP Frenay
From the release: Content pioneers Los York today announced the latest addition to its world-class directorial roster with the signing of Jean-Paul (JP) Frenay, Belgian film director, creative...
View ArticleFormer JWT ECD Chris Dealy Joins The Collective @ LAIR as Partner/Director
From the release: Full service production shop The Collective @ LAIR today announced the signing of Chris Dealy, multi-talented creative director, film director, entrepreneur, and ad industry veteran,...
View Article“The Windshield Wiper” Teaser 2
This second glimpse of “The Windshield Wiper,” an animated film due in 2017 from LA-based Spanish expats Alberto Mielgo (director/artist) and Leo Sanchez-Barbosa (CG character designer), promises lots...
View ArticleOuchhh: New Absolut Bottle Ideas
With HQ in Istanbul and offices in LA, Barcelona, Vienna, and Berlin, new media agency Ouchhh is gaining lots attention for work like this installation in Paris. Their newest clip is a crazed spec riff...
View Article“Dear Europe” the Future is Written by Those who Vote
Brooklyn director/designer/illustrator Erica Gorochow gathered a super crew of 23 US and UK artists to deliver a message to European voters ahead of the upcoming elections on “how lessons gleaned from...
View ArticleFramestore Helps Microsoft Change the Odds for Girls
Scores of inspirational spots were released this week for International Women’s Day, but few packed the emotional gut punch of this Microsoft work thru m:united/McCann with VFX from the NY and London...
View ArticleGhost Recon: Making Evil Look Fabulous
I’m not sure how or why we’re supposed to identify with or even remotely respect this Ghost Recon dude but the lighting, atmosphere, and tattoo design in this new CG trailer sure are sweet. Client:...
View ArticleMarshall McLuhan Nailed this Whole Media Thing
Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan made his observations about electronic media in the ’60s but they seem more prophetic than ever in this short by Brooklyn’s Daniel Savage for The Listening Post,...
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