Art&Graft takes Team GB to Rio 2016 Olympics
London motion masters Art&Graft blend 3D character animation with a warm illustrative style for both an intimate and sweeping showcase of how sales of lottery tickets in the UK support the 1,300...
View ArticleManvsMachine: Maxon Cinema 4D Release 18 “VERSUS”
Looking to make some noise at SIGGRAPH about their Cinema 4D Release 18, Maxon commissions ManvsMachine to rip the doors off the software and the results are spectacular. A fully CG film, VERSUS is...
View ArticleStyle Frames and Process: “Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit”
Take a peek at the stunner Style Frames and process reel behind the centerpiece spot of the new retail launch package for Nike’s Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit shoe created by multi-talented Munich motion...
View ArticlePES SIGNS TO BLINKINK
PES, Academy Award® nominee, master of the short film, and major YouTube influencer joins Blinkink after his recent spots for Honda and Android. PES is the creator of some of the most widely viewed...
View ArticleAardman and NSPCC “Talk PANTS”
Animation director Lucy Izzard, the Aardman crew and Adelphoi Music channel the style and tone of a bouncy pre-school video to get parents talking to their 4-8 year-olds about sexual abuse in this work...
View ArticleGerhard Human: Raffertie “Last Train Home”
Like the best cult graphic novels, Gerhard Human’s personal spec music video for “Last Train Home” by Raffertie (aka London composer/producer Benjamin Stefanski) uses haunted characters to reveal it’s...
View ArticleAG Rojas and MPC: Samsung “Surf – The Snail”
Inspirational copy over footage of fearless young athletes is not new. Neither are photo-real CG snails. But this rousing spot for Samsung from Park Pictures director AG Rojas with VFX and grade from...
View ArticleBlacklist and Golden Wolf Unleash Mirinda
Two sweet pieces of absurdist eye candy animated by London’s Golden Wolf driving the “sensory overload” behind The Barbarian Group’s new campaign for international beverage brand Mirinda, produced...
View ArticlePES: Honda “The Power Of Ridgeline”
In direct contrast to his last Honda spot – the massively complex table-top adventure called “Paper” – Oscar-nominated stop motion maven Adam Pesapane (aka PES) invades the Esther Williams Stage at...
View ArticlePartizan Names Laura Jones Executive Producer of Music Videos
Global production house Partizan has brought on Laura Jones as Executive Producer of Music Videos. UK import Laura Jones steps into the role at Partizan’s Los Angeles office with a rich history of...
View ArticleHORNET SIGNS DIRECTOR AND MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST EGE SOYUER
Hornet, the full-service production with offices in New York City and London, is proud to announce the signing of director and motion graphic artist Ege Soyuer. For New York-based Ege, composition has...
View ArticleThe Daniels and The Mill for Nike “Unlimited You”
What’s the secret to punching out of the Rio Olympics ad barrage? Start with a killer script from W+K Portland calling for A-list sports celebs, hire Prettybird directing duo DANIELS to shoot it, hand...
View ArticleSibling Rivalry Grows with Addition of Executive Producer Shelby Ross
From the release: New York City-based creative production collective Sibling Rivalry, founded by Joe Wright, Mikon Van Gastel and Maggie Meade, has strengthened its management structure with the...
View ArticleTendril and Relish Welcome Alison Gordon Back as Managing Editor
From the release: After five years editing in Paris, represented there by Melting Pot Agency, Alison Gordon returns to Tendril and sister editorial company Relish Editing as Managing Editor. She brings...
View ArticleInspired Style Frames Channel the Spirit of Brazil
Gabriela Badillo and Enrique Sañudo at design and animation studio COMBO, conjure a welcome mix of graphic elegance and vibrant joy in this pitch to Mexican Channel TV Claro Sports for a broadcast ID...
View Article“Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads?”
From Dial M Films: “The story of the charming, honest ad campaign DDB created for VW… universally acknowledged to be the greatest and most influential of all time.” Directed by Joe Marcantonio –...
View ArticleGiant Ant: Caught in Slack “Traffic”
The team at Giant Ant in Vancouver take their latest open brief from Slack deep into bright-and-happy land via this bouncy 3D mini-opus, with post-production from The Sequence Group, and music/sound...
View ArticleStyle and Style Frames from STATE Design’s “Statement”
LA studio STATE Design celebrates its third year with a new space, new website and this animated self-promo piece showcasing the company’s diverse range of talents and extolling their boutique values....
View ArticleBeautifiul and Brutal: Watch Howie Shia’s “BAM”
Toronto-based Canadian animator/illustrator Howie Shia’s riveting and visceral adaptation of the myth of Hercules tells the story of “a young boxer struggling to negotiate between his shy, bookish...
View ArticleCaviar Adds Zach Math to its Director Roster
From the Release Zach is well-known in the commercial world for his unique comedic characters and conceptual storytelling. His series of spots for K-Mart (“Ship My Pants”) garnered over fifty million...
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