Vadim Epstein, director and media artist in Turkey: “[This film is a] visual allegory, illustrating concepts and ideas of the natural sciences on the micro and macro scales, depicting it as an abstract pseudo-realistic fantasy rather than mundane scenery. [Watch]
From the crew at Animation.Monks (the animation department at Media.Monks) in Amsterdam: “Deep Thoughts is a bimonthly animated series brought to life by the animators at Animation.Monks. It’s a creative outlet, an opportunity to experiment with new styles and techniques, and just a way to have some fun!” [Watch]
Category Animation, Character Animation, Short Films, The Inbox · Tags Andrés Grosso, Animation.Monks, Ankita Panda, Ariel Pistillo, Bas Krol, Bas Wijers, Bharat Kumar, Declan Byrne, Digbejoy Ghosh, Diwakar Chary, Felipe Galindez, Lalson Ngaihte, Maya Perotti, Michiel Schellekens, Nahuel García, Paula Glickman, Rika Guite, Syed Ali, Taranveer Singh
Formed in 1998, Gorillaz were not the first virtual band (see Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958) but certainly the coolest and now, almost 25 years later, the quartet moves into a new phase with this mix of 3D and live-action directed by co-founder Jamie Hewlett and Nexus Studios’ Fx Goby. [Watch]
Tony Zagoraios, director/founder at Yeti Pictures: “This is our annual animation homage to summer vacations, where we dont give a fuck about deadlines, feedback, and crazy requests. Sit back, relax and enjoy this crazy holiday ride along
with Yeti.” [Watch]
Director and concept artist Lauren Indovina heads up a sprawling international production crew, led by VFX and animation studio LIGHT, as they corral NFTs, bored apes, and web3 into a crypto adventure of epic proportions. [Watch]
Category Animation, Brand film, Branded Content, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Design · Tags Coinbase, Formosa, Framestore, Invisible North, Lauren Indovina, LIGHT, Partizan, Picnic
Venerable US oil and gas company Conoco gets a thoroughly quirky update in this series of fun character films by director Lucas Camargo and the design/animation team at ROOF in New York. [Watch]