Art&Graft and “The Leafcutter” See What’s Out There
London design and motion studio Art&Graft take on the challenge of conveying a character’s emotions without the benefit of facial features in this 3D animated charmer for Costa Sunglasses thru...
View ArticleEncyclopedia Pictura + Kanye = “Only One”
I have very good news for all of you who ever had this conversation: “Dude! What if Encyclopedia Pictura made a video game with Kanye!” To which came the reply, “I’m so in. But PROMISE me I get to play...
View ArticleCordell Barker Ponders “If I Was God…”
Real-life Canadian animation legend Cordell Barker – creator of Oscar-nominated shorts “The Cat Came Back” and “Strange Invaders” plus hundreds of commercials – takes on the “the difficult gateway...
View ArticleSpontaneous Hires Darryl Mascarenhas as Executive Creative Director
From the release, Manhattan-based design and animation studio Spontaneous announces the hire of branding expert Darryl Mascarenhas in the role of Executive Creative Director. An Emmy-nominated Creative...
View ArticleFluorescent Hill: GO Transit “Etiquette” (Director’s Cut)
Montreal studio Fluorescent Hill taps the deep well of flight safety card parody to perk up the commute of 250,000 daily riders on GO Transit (Ontario’s public commuter train/bus system), thru agency...
View ArticleErin Sarofsky: “Animal Kingdom” Main Titles
Powered by a dark and dirty theme from Atticus Ross, Erin Sarofsky‘s titles for Animal Kingdom, John Wells’ new drama project on TNT, fill the luxurious 60-second run-time with lots of gritty...
View ArticleSehsucht Expands into Live-action
From the release: The international design and film-production company Sehsucht expands its range of services beyond animation, VR and digital to the realm of live-action. With the introduction of...
View ArticleMathematic Chase Down Ghost Recon: Wildlands with Ubisoft
Packed with both adrenalin and atmosphere, this CG trailer – produced in collaboration with Ubisoft Paris for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands – moves Paris studio Mathematic firmly into the top...
View ArticleVICELAND Releases Trailer for New Animated Show “Party Legends”
“Notable and notorious personalities share their best party stories. Filmmaker Lance Bangs envisions each one with help from emerging artists and animators. Featuring: Margaret Cho, Eric Andre, Dennis...
View ArticleSTYLE FRAMES is Back! Design Conference Returns to NYC Nov 7-8
In February 2013, as snow piled up on NYC streets, 400 creative-types sat in a sold out theater transfixed by brilliant presentations, surprising insights, and heated exchanges about the creative...
View ArticlePlay Old Spice “Youland”: The Video Game About You and Your Facebook Friends
“We made a customizable video game about you (yes, actually you), featuring talking animals, unbalanced strip mall-to-human ratios, tattooing enemies in the face, wooden virtual-reality headsets, and...
View ArticleWelcome to the “Emotions Factory”
Pre-show theatre announcements in Brazil got a whole lot more intricate and interesting recently with the introduction of this ambitious mix of CG and miniatures from São Paulo production powerhouse...
View ArticleChanel: “The Self-Portrait of a Perfume”
Wonderfully ornate collage and illustration work by Paris artistic director Roxane Lagache comes to life courtesy of French motion designer/director Cyrille Smaha in this energized brand film for...
View ArticleImaginary Forces: Making of ESPN’s Euro Cup 2016
The NYC studio of Imaginary Forces wraps ESPN’s extensive broadcast coverage of the 2016 Euro Cup in a dynamic and diverse package of 200 animated elements inspired by the history and artistic heritage...
View ArticleThe Mill Introduces The BLACKBIRD®: Fully adjustable vehicle rig for Creating...
“The BLACKBIRD® – which sets out to transform the way automotive advertising is made – is a car rig that can be shot at any time, in any location, without the need to rely on a physical car. “Created...
View ArticleEd Ulbrich Joins Deluxe to Lead Visual Effects and Virtual Reality
From the release: Los Angeles, CA – June 20, 2016 – Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (Deluxe) announces that former Digital Domain CEO Ed Ulbrich has joined the company as President and General...
View ArticleCosmic Valley “Superbia (Ft. Basement Beatzz)”
Let director John Jones and Paris studio 2FACTORY kick-start your Friday with a cast of desperate characters and over-the-top walk cycles packaged into in a very unsubtle comment about conformity and...
View ArticleLes Monstres: “RESISTANCE DAY”
Directors Ludovic Versace, Félicien Colmet Daâge and the crew at multi-talented Paris studio Les Monstres turn a manifesto for a persecuted European minority into an engaging and enigmatic...
View ArticleREEPS ONE “Does Not Exist”
Fun to watch even without the VR headgear, “Does Not Exist” claims to be the first music video for a track composed specifically for mixing in 3D sound. The film features London beatboxer Reeps One...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of “Bananas”
Mixing the silly with the sublime, London director/designers Xander Marritt and Elias Freiberger team with FutureDeluxe to concoct a striking CG short about “the conscious and subconscious. Reality and...
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