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March 31, 2025
Wizz directing collective CRCR continue their rampage thru the gaming universe with the studio’s first work for Supercell, a blast of animated action to launch mo.co, the new mobile multiplayer monster-hunting RPG. [Watch]
References to St. Sebastian and his close relationship with stringed weaponry are not new in pop culture but this video for Swedish rapper Yung Lean, by Frenzy Paris directing duo Suzie & Leo, is certainly the most visceral. [Watch]
Dublin-based 3D motion designer Mario Domingos responds to a brief from Ireland’s national public broadcaster RTÉ with an exuberant series of brand IDs for their children’s television block RTÉ Kids. [Watch]
In their latest work for British luxury design brand Tom Dixon, London studio jformento and director Jonathan Formento draw on the anthropomorphic charm of the POSE Task lamp to choreograph a playful CG product film. [Watch]
For their spring outing on April 9th, the Manchester-based group of motion designers, animators, filmmakers and VFX artists known as Motion North present two new speakers: Gavin Strange and Vimal Kerketta. [Watch]
The crew at SoCal motion design studio Stylo Creative weaves metallurgy and embroidery into a richly detailed CG launch film for Nike’s opening day Gold Edition LA Dodgers’ jersey commemorating the team’s World Series win. [Watch]
Director/animator Oleg Rumyantsev at Los Angeles design agency QLO merges artful rendering and a surgical edit to command your full attention in this CG film for the Esquire Capsule, a premium roof-mounted luggage carrier for Range Rover. [Watch]
Working with Passion Pictures in London and Echelle Studios in Japan, acclaimed anime director Hiroshi Shimizu (One Piece, Fullmetal Alchemist) captures the excitement of the new MLB season in hand-drawn action. [Watch]
The design and motion crew at DIESTRO teams with their fellow Barcelonins at Makmac for an over-the-top, character-heavy rebrand of Dogstar, a play-and-learn platform that gamifies the crypto experience. [Watch]
Iamstatic ECDs Ron Gervais and Dave Greene set the tone for the crime drama miniseries Long Bright River on Peacock with what they describe as “a gritty, layered style for a gritty, layered story”. [Watch]
Motion designer/director João Vaz Oliveira explores how AI tools fit into the creative pipeline by reworking his original pitch boards for the Netflix series Ripley into a spec title sequence full of shadows and intrigue. [Watch]
In their latest work for Swiss athletics brand On Running, London studio Builders Club (whose best work we track here) intro the Cloudsurfer 2 trainer as part of the label’s spring/summer 2025 Soft Wins campaign. [Watch]
Our partners at the Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens and entries for the 46th season close on April 25. Enter your work in the new and expanded motion categories. [Watch]
The CG sneaker wars continue full force with this latest volley launched by the design and motion team at FutureDeluxe for the experiential unveiling of Nike’s Air Max Dn8. [Watch]
CD Ty Hayward at agency MullenLowe in Los Angeles takes over the director’s chair in this new Acura spot, wrangling animation from five artists and VFX from Arc Creative into an upbeat and unpredictable multimedia romp. [Watch]
