Director Maria Leon (aka Diederik Jeangout) at Belgian prodco Fledge leverages generative AI to drive home a powerful message from Amsterdam-based marine conservation NGO Plastic Soup Foundation on the problem of nanoplastics now being detected in unborn children. [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection, aka the planet’s only streaming platform dedicated to exceptional motion design, animation, and VFX, just added another two hours of inspiration and insight with issue 164. [Watch]
Join Tokyo-based director/CG artist Yves Dalbiez as he takes us deep into the making-of this experimental spec ad that he says “delves into the essence of human performance, merging live action with AI-crafted animation.” [Watch]
Join the crew at Tigrelab in Barcelona as they reveal how leveraging Stable Diffusion and Unreal Engine helped push the timeless technique of collage animation into the present for British perfume brand Penhaligon. [Watch]
With this ambitious blend of live-action with CG characters, 2D effects, and AI, Shanghai-based director/motion designer Somei Sun unleashes a visceral allegory for the extreme electronics packed into the new iQOO Neo9 phone. [Watch]
Combining CG and an array of AI tools, director Rune Milton assembles a dizzying two-minute journey through time and technology to mark the 40th anniversary of semiconductor industry giant ASML thru agency LePub Amsterdam. [Watch]
