Art Director Ismael Picardi at MTV Networks World Creative Studio in Buenos Aires: “As part of the MTV’s newest rebrand, Mood Swing, we had to search and curate artists to develop idents that fit our concepts, such as love, chill, flawless, energetic, horny, fear, etc. [Watch]
Director/animator Kim Kyung Tae in South Korea: “Despite advances in mobile phone camera technology, many consumers still like Polaroid cameras with their unique appeal from the 80s and 90s. [Watch]
The battle between Epic Games and Apple over Fortnite and App Store payment policies has at least one upside: this 45-second animated takedown of Ridley Scott’s 1984 Super Bowl commercial casting a worm-infested apple as Big Brother. [Watch]
The Gondry brothers’ lockdown project, a music video for UK rock band IDLES, finds Michel animating paper cutouts in his Los Angeles studio on his iPhone then sending the frames to Olivier in Paris for CG enhancement and post. [Watch]
London’s Builder’s Club launches the latest addition to Nike’s ISPA collection by applying the same playful design philosophy behind the products (Improvise, Scavenge, Protect, Adapt) to this untethered 80-second film. [Watch]
With the help of French animation force Supamonks, veteran Psyop directors Kylie Matulick and Todd Mueller illustrate the timeless quandary faced by all creatives when it comes to managing their ideas. [Watch]
