Nike Football Awaken’s the Phantom
A mysterious footballer evolves into an urban legend of terrifying skill in this epic/comic film via Black Label director Matthew Vaughn and The Mill’s VFX crew thru Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam for Nike’s...
View Article“Self, Contained” by Chris Carboni
NYC animation director Chris Carboni (who created the fabulous Cruisr “All Over” music video featured in Stash 109), just released this animated short film based on his mother’s struggle with Transient...
View Article“Vancouver Mural Festival 2018” by Linetest
To promote the 2018 Mural Festival in Vancouver, hometown studio Linetest pay tribute to the previous murals of the week-long summer event using “a brick as a focal point to tie together the many...
View Article“EMUNAH” by Sang Hyoun Han
A finalist at the 2018 Student Academy Awards, “EMUNAH” is an intense full-CG film about the dystopian results of creating a supreme artificial intelligence – directed and scored by Sang Hyoun Han (aka...
View ArticleXFCTR “Caterpillar Motion” by Megan Palero
Megan Palero, a motion designer/animator based in the Philippines, crafts a complex geometric world populated with surreal and gentle characters in this dreamy music video for “Caterpillar Motion” by...
View ArticleBest Visual Effects at the 2018 MTV VMAs Goes to…
… Kendrick Lamar & SZA “All The Stars” directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies with BUF, the pioneering Paris VFX house with credits on everything from “The Matrix” to “Blade Runner 2049,”...
View ArticleKorb Bounces Around the Nike KD XI (Director’s Cut)
From their base in Vilnius, Lithuania, CG masters Korb continue to create stylish, intriguing, and often witty visuals for an array of international brands, like this latest project highlighting the...
View Article“TINK” by Mr Kaplin
From motion and design studio Mr Kaplin in London: “‘Tink’ is a studio project that evolved from a series of animations experiments we created in April 2018. “Drawing on elements of these animations...
View ArticleMax Cooper “Rule 110” Music Video by Raven Kwok
Animator/programmer Raven Kwok’s talents for generative visuals and processing algorithms prove a perfect compliment for musician/scientist Max Cooper’s track “Rule 110” which attempts “to visualize a...
View ArticleIt’s Good to Be a Rebel
From the Atlantic: “Most parents dread the day their child is labeled ‘rebellious.’ But Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, hopes to change this negative connotation. “Rather than...
View ArticlePatrick Ferguson joins MPC’s LA studio as VFX Supervisor
From the release: MPC welcomes Patrick Ferguson to their LA studio, bringing with him a wealth of VFX knowledge in both the commercial and feature film industry. Ferguson has collaborated with notable...
View ArticleDress Code and HPE Explore “The Ethics of AI”
From Dress Code: “The implications and promises of artificial intelligence (AI) are unimaginable. But what’s possible today will be dwarfed by the great potential of AI in the near future. “The...
View Article“Magnet” Branding Project by VDAS Student Adica Cho
Director Adica Cho in South Korea: “This is self-branding graduate project that shows one of my strong points, collecting characters just like a magnet. “I am interested in various experiences. Because...
View Article“R.O x Konoba: 10 PROJECT” by Nicolas Grandry and Renaud Lavency
Animator Nicolas Grandry: “This animated video was made for two Belgian artists, known under the stage names R.O and Konoba. “They are about to embark on a unique and remarkable adventure: starting 1...
View ArticleJapan Media Arts Festival Promo by Yoshino Kohei
In June 2017 Stash published the trailer for “Float,” a brilliant and enigmatic CG fantasy/adventure directed by Kohei Yoshino with music by Haruna Karasuda. Now the duo is back with this fluid and...
View ArticleSay Hello to the “Maneki-neko Collection”
The maneki-neko, aka the Japanese fortune cat, gets a frenetic overhaul by 26 artists in 26 seconds in this smile-inducing project put together by Moscow animation studio Petrick. Nadya and Misha...
View ArticleIBM Think Conference: Motion Branding Reel
IBM’s inaugural Think conference hit Vegas earlier this year complete with this ambitious, flexible, and beautiful branding scheme created by Athletics NYC and foam Studio, the commercial arm of...
View Article“Moths” by Scott Jonsson
Animator, illustrator, and designer Scott Jonsson: “Inspired by all of the tiny illusory moths I see out of the corner of my eyes late, late at night. Created with a mix of After Effects and cel...
View ArticleDe La Soul “Whoodeeni Feat 2 Chainz” by Kristian Mercado
Inspired by vinyl toys and afro-futurism, New York director Kristian Mercado enlists Buenos Aires studio DeTuco to conjure a tripped out 2D/3D animated adventure for venerable American hip hop trio De...
View ArticleMmmultiply Enters the “Deep State” for FOX
London branding/ad agency Mmmultiply merge their collective paranoia with a brilliant take on lyrics from Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime” to create these twitchy and beautifully stylized titles for...
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