Behind the Scenes of Disney “Playmation”

Vancouver VFX house The Embassy reveal their extensive and detailed efforts behind this ambitious web film for Playmation, Disney’s new line of wearable tech toys and connected apps featuring Marvel’s Avengers and Star Wars. [Watch]

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CANAL+ “L’expérience Cube S” by Antoine Bardou Jacquet

Partizan director Antoine Bardou Jacquet, Paris VFX masters Mathematic and agency BETC exploit your expectations of well-worn sci-fi tropes to jolt the Cube S set-top box from Canal+ into your consciousness. [Watch]

Moth Collective: HIAS “For the Refugee”

London animation and illustration studio Moth Collective combines both those talents into a powerful promo for the 130-year old American charity HIAS who work “to address the global refugee crisis by protecting refugees and displaced persons throughout the world and helping them to build new lives in safety and with dignity.” [Watch]

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Ghost Recon Wildlands E3 Trailer

Every E3 event produces a swarm of 3D game trailers but this violence-packed opus for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands stands apart for closing the gap between pre-rendered cinematic and real-time gameplay footage to a significant degree. [Watch]

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Elevating the Art of the PSA: Buck for AA

If you’ve seen their work for Childline, you know Buck has a particular talent for animated PSAs. The latest evidence: This touching, low-key piece for Alcoholics Anonymous from ECD Orion Tait and crew held together by AA members’ narratives, a muted palette plus clever and organic transitions. [Watch]

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Sony PlayStation Vue Protects You Against Phone Zombies

MJZ director Frederik Bond and The Mill crew in LA help Sony launch its PlayStation Vue streaming TV service with a snappy, VFX-fueled :60 tempting their built in audience of PS3 and PS4 users to try the cable alternative which promises users will be able to purchase only the channels they want. Agency: Johannes Leonardo. [Watch]