Hi-Sim Directs “Barricades” Music Video for Editors
Bristol animation directing duo Hi-Sim (aka Chris Hawkes and Chuen Hung Tsang) explore the whimsical edges of chaos and what happens when carefully planned systems fall apart in this CG video for...
View ArticleQUIXEL’s Beautiful Real Time CG Short Film “Rebirth”
Director and Quixel CEO Teddy Bergsman Lind: “Rebirth is a real-time cinematic produced by harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 4, real-world scans from the Megascans Icelandic collection, and Houdini...
View Article“The Wind in the Willows: Official Trailer” is Not a Trailer
The recent surge in high-end commercial stop-motion projects continues in dramatic form with this ambitious environmental PSA disguised as the trailer for a remake of Kenneth Grahame’s kids’ classic...
View ArticleSpace Shower TV “Shapeshifter” Station ID
The wonderfully unpredictable motion designer and animator Takashi Ohashi just dropped this frenetic and whimsical animated station ID for Japanese music channel Space Shower TV. Takashi Ohashi: “I...
View ArticleFinding Love in a Doublemint “Doodle”
Psyop directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier conjure an array of emotions with tiny, cute, and carefully designed characters in this sweet twist on the classic boy meets girl arc. From Psyop: “With the...
View ArticleSkol Beats “Drink Right, You F*** Right”
Wieden+Kennedy, Brazil’s new responsible drinking campaign for Skol uses animation to hit hard-partying types with a harder fact – binge drinking and alcohol abuse in general leads to underwhelming...
View Article“You’re the Worst” Season 5 Broadcast Package
The final season of the FXX comedy series “You’re the Worst” comes wrapped in a sun-baked, LA-centric broadcast package courtesy of Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing (aka Impactist). Daniel Elwing: “We...
View ArticleAardman Nathan Love Get a Feel for Nad & Tad
From Aardman Nathan Love: “In a recent partnership with Patients and Purpose, ANL designed and animated this adorable campaign for testicular cancer prevention and awareness. “This supercut features...
View ArticleTobias Rud’s Quiet Obsession with “Sweetie O’s”
Danish animator Tobias Rud’s surprisingly emotional animated short “Sweetie O’s” follows a lonely middle-aged man as he rediscovers a brand of breakfast cereal that transports him back to the happier...
View ArticleTochka “The Wrong Bank” by Ilya Naishuller and CGF
Moscow VFX veterans CGF bring classical paintings and sculpture to life in this ominous and atmospheric 60-second spot for Tochka Bank helmed by Great Guns’ director Ilya Naishuller thru Voskhod...
View ArticleBehind Elastic’s “Game of Thrones” Oreo Remake
Angus Wall’s original 2011 title sequence for HBO’s The Game of Thrones has been imitated and spoofed many times but none of those tributes were as technically ambitious or as popular with audiences as...
View ArticleTravel Oregon “Only Slightly (More) Exaggerated”
Directors Kylie Matulick, Todd Mueller and the Psyop crew reteam with Copenhagen animation studio Sun Creatures to expand on the action, beauty and whimsy they introduced in their 2018 Travel Oregon...
View Article“First Kiss” Animated Poem by Hannah Jacobs for TED-Ed
UK director/animator Hannah Jacobs: “I was delighted to bring to life Tim Siebles poem First Kiss as part of TED-Ed’s series There’s a Poem for That. “The series features animated interpretations of...
View ArticleGoing Deeper into Sofie Lee’s “Dream”
During her senior year at SCAD, director/designer Sofie Lee gave herself the challenge “to create a film that communicated an underlying message, while still allowing the audience to sympathize with...
View Article“Powered by Honda” Powered by Mainframe
The Mainframe crew layers in touches of cel animation to boost the style and action in this CG adrenalin-fest highlighting Honda’s F1 partnership with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro...
View Article“Segregated by Design” Documentary by Mark Lopez
Mark Lopez’ ambitious animated documentary “Segregated By Design” reveals the dark history of how federal, state, and local governments unconstitutionally segregated major metropolitan areas in the US...
View ArticleHeckler Appoints Catherine Terracini as Creative Producer
From the release: Sydney – 9 April 2019: Design, animation, and visual effects house Heckler have appointed Catherine Terracini as creative producer, further boosting its experiential, AR/VR, immersive...
View ArticleEddy Signs Animation Director Clément Soulmagnon
From the release: Clément Soulmagnon‘s career started with a bang after the release of his college graduation film “Gary”. The film won numerous awards on the animation festival circuit and led Clément...
View ArticleSlinky Boogie: MPC “Make It Happen” for Halifax
A runaway Slinky and its CG stunt double find their groove with Kool And The Gang’s funk classic “Jungle Boogie” and prove irresistible fun in this theater spot from directing duo Sacred Egg with MPC...
View ArticleThe Mystical Journey of Jimmy Page’s ’59 Telecaster
To help celebrate Led Zeppelin’s 50th-anniversary, Nexus directing partners Smith & Foulkes take us on a magical mystery tour of the late 60’s to reveal the intimate relationship between Jimmy Page...
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