The Making of Gatorade G Active “Water Made Active”
Unit9 director Cole Paviour and cinematographer James Medcraft combine motion capture, motion control, and a unique multi-plane liquid printer to create the planet’s first animated liquid human all in...
View ArticleMilkyeyes: Driving Skills for Life
Italian animation innovator and provocateur Donato Sansone (aka milkyeyes) suppresses his natural tendency toward the NSFW and grotesque to hand-craft a snappy don’t-text-and-drive message for Ford...
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Behind the Scenes on “Gravity Cat”
Rotating sets are certainly not new (Royal Wedding, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Poltergeist, etc.) but this deployment from director Show Yanagisawa for Sony’s Gravity Rush 2 game updates the technique with...
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark “Isotype”
If there’s such a thing as minimalist maximalism, this entrancing and intricate infinite zoom created by German director/animator Henning Max Lederer for OMD’s new single “Isotype” is probably it. Part...
View ArticleVFX veterans John Hughes and Helena Packer Launch PHD with director Kevin...
From the release: Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 2017 – PHD has been launched in Los Angeles as a new collective led by visual effects industry veterans John Hughes and Helena Packer and film/TV/commercials...
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Uncovering James Rhodes’ Musical Memory
British concert pianist, memoirist, and iconoclast James Rhodes takes us under the covers in his room at a psychiatric hospital to reveal a very personal musical memory in this animated film directed...
View ArticleElastic Welcomes Luke Colson in the Role of Executive Producer
From the release: Luke Colson joins Elastic with a wealth of industry experience, having worked both in London and the US. After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design, Luke decided to go...
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The Ultimate Guide to Inspiration
Amsterdam directing duo BLND (aka Fran Marquez and Daniela Uribe) offer both esoteric and practical advice to fellow creatives on how to re-discover inspiration when all seems lost. BLND: “From time to...
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Motion Makes a Masochist
Watching this sardonic exposé of the many perils of a career in the motion arts, I assumed the director was a grizzled industry veteran. Alas no, “Motion Makes a Masochist” is Dev Joshi’s graduation...
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Björk “Notget” VFX Breakdown
Have a look at the intricate and seamlessly integrated CG created by South Africa’s Wicked Pixels for the official music video for Björk’s “Notget” track which follows the VR video released earlier...
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A Very Modern Fairy Tale: “Robot & Scarecrow”
South African VFX house Chocolate Tribe takes the lead in creating the VFX for Kibwe Tavares’ stellar new short film “Robot & Scarecrow” wherein said protagonists navigate the perils and pitfalls...
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“Martin” Unleashes Armageddon
A lone detectorist on a beach in Norfolk uncovers much more than he prepared for in “Martin,” a dry, dark comedy animated by London designer/director Sholto Crow who also handled the music and sound...
View ArticleQuietman Signs Director Nico Beyer
From the release: Award-winning director Nico Beyer has signed with Quietman for US representation. Recognized as one of the most lauded directing talents in the international and US advertising...
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Animated “Gilbert” Typeface Honors Rainbow Flag Creator
To honor the memory of Gilbert Baker, LGBTQ activist, and creator of the now iconic Rainbow Flag, NewFest and NYC Pride partnered with Fontself and Animography to create a free (and free-spirited)...
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Daniel Kessler’s Favourite Music Memories
The formative musical memories of Interpol lead guitarist Daniel Kessler come to life in a dark and stormy palette via the talents of Nice Shit studio in Barcelona – the latest in a series of shorts...
View ArticleAlkemy X Expands VFX Team With New Hires
From the release: Creative content company Alkemy X has made several key hires in its award-winning VFX division: VFX Supervisor Steve Sanchez, VFX Supervisor Gabriel Regentin, Senior VFX Producer...
View ArticleAlma Mater Welcomes EP Ben Apley and Director Ronnie Koff
From the release: Visual studio Alma Mater has added Executive Producer Ben Apley and Director Ronnie Koff to its team. Koff joins a roster that includes Creative Director/Director Brian Mah, who...
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Xiaozhu: Pleasing Your Homestay Desires
Sing along with the bouncing karaoke ball in this jaw-dropper from director Matthias Zentner full of dubious characters and ambitious VFX for Chinese home-sharing platform Xiaozhu (Small Pig). The...
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Beyond Good & Evil 2: The Best Trailer of E3 2017
Fourteen years after the original game, the follow up to Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil (actually a prequel) made a surprise appearance at E3 2017 with this potty-mouthed but raucous and richly...
View Article“Rollin’ Wild” Moves onto French Animals
The latest update to Passion directing duo Kyra & Constantin’s smile-inducing and massively popular “Rollin’ Wild” series focuses on the problems of the inflated indigenous animals of France....
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