“Volume Fields” by Jake Wegesin
Director and 3D artist Jake Wegesin in Seattle, WA: “A deep dive into proceduralism – a variety of visual experiments all driven by data rather than keyframes. “My desire to convert temperature,...
View ArticleThe Pen is More Beautiful than the Sword
Stuttgart studio Büro Achter April crafts a series of artful CG brand films for the 2019 Special Edition line of pens from venerable German writing instrument maker Lamy. Büro Achter April director...
View ArticleSundance Film Festival trailer 2019 by Golden Wolf
Golden Wolf: “We were thrilled to be asked to create this kinetic trailer for the Sundance Film Festival 2019.” Client: Sundance Film Festival Production: Golden Wolf
View ArticleEscher x nendo “House of Movement” Installation
This elegant and relaxing projection was part of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Japanese studio nendo and featuring 157 works by Dutch graphic...
View ArticleIvo Sousa and Stip Direct the UKMVA Brand Campaign
The logo for the UK Music Video Awards gets a thorough deconstructive workout in these five IDs (a mix of CG and live action) directed by Ivo Sousa and Stip at Mill+ in London in collaboration with...
View ArticleLooney Tunes, Lassie, and Ludacris for Mercedes-Benz
The Looney Tunes and Atlanta’s own Ludacris share the limelight in Noam Murro’s Mercedes-Benz “Say The Word” Super Bowl spot with NYC’s Blacksmith handling the VFX and the animation team at ATK PLN...
View Article“Alma” Short Film by Valère Amirault
After developing a technique to render 3D animation in a 2D style, Jungler director Valère Amirault reached out to illustrator and former Supinfocom classmate Lili des Bellons to collaborate on this...
View ArticleCreating Art with Butts and Blockchain
Brooklyn experiential specialists Red Paper Heart created Buttchain (an art installation that reacts to the seated behinds of gallery goers) to demystify blockchain tech and how it will eventually...
View ArticleNaked Elephant “Long Way Home” by Reuben Sutherland
Expanding on the brief for a road trip video, Joyrider director/DOP/VFX artist Reuben Sutherland steers the film into a manic Kodachrome collage with footage sourced at locations across Nevada...
View ArticleUnicorns, Kelp, and Lots of Pink for Bulb’s First TV Work
Stripped-down character design and beat-perfect comic timing courtesy of Blinkink directors Alex Grigg and Joe Pelling punch this trio of animated spots out of the media maelstrom for UK green-energy...
View ArticleFollow Mitski Deep into “A Pearl”
Commissioned by Spotify, this music video for “A Pearl” by Mitski (aka singer-songwriter Mitski Miyawaki), combines 3D and 2D animation into a gripping single-shot dream directed by Saad Moosajee and...
View ArticleThe Short and Awkward Adventures of “Bumble” by Bullpen
From Bullpen (aka Elliot Lim and Aaron Kemnitzer): “An awkwardly oversized bumblebee attempts, unsuccessfully, to go about his meadow business.” Director: Bullpen Audio: David Kamp
View Article“For Estefani, Third Grade, Who Made Me A Card” by Jordan Bruner
Brooklyn artist and filmmaker Jordan Bruner adds an element of guileless visual delight to poet Aracelis Girmay’s touching tale of a card she received from a third-grade student and her attempts to a...
View ArticleMetro Exodus “Artyom’s Nightmare” Trailer by Platige Image
Writer/director Tomek Suwalski and a massive crew at Platige Image summon a menacing CG vision of post-nuclear Russia in the trailer for Metro Exodus, the third installment in 4A Games’ video game...
View ArticleBayonne “Drastic Measures” Music Video by Ruffmercy
Director Russ Murphy (aka Ruffmercy) does his thing with the title track from the forthcoming album Drastic Measures by Austin, Texas composer and electronic musician Bayonne (aka Roger Sellers)....
View Article“Art Sqool” Game by Julian Glander
Depending on how your art/design/media school experience actually went down, Julian Glander’s third indie video game called “Art Sqool” may trigger varying amounts of trauma and/or giddiness. Billed as...
View ArticleBird “The Line Painter” by Not To Scale
A humble street line painter takes traffic problems into his own hands in this film for Bird, the urban scooter unicorn, directed by BAT (Bali Engel and Matthieu Landour) and animated in 2D and 3D by...
View ArticleLaundry Welcomes Creative Director and Live-Action Director Reza Rasoli
From the release: Design-driven animation and production company Laundry has expanded its creative team with the addition of Reza Rasoli as Creative Director & Live-Action Director. Following the...
View ArticleEnergizing a Demo Reel with Sound Design
Montreal motion design company Gimmick teams with hometown music and audio mavens Cult Nation to turn a snappy edit of their 2D and 3D work into a roundhouse kick to your parietal lobe. The result is a...
View ArticleThe Chemical Brothers “Got To Keep On” Music Video
Siblings Michel and Olivier Gondry co-direct an exuberant dance video for The Chemical Brothers’ “Got To Keep On,” with Olivier’s VFX work growing from peripheral glimpses into the main attraction....
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