Director/animator Deekay Kwon: “I lived in NY for 12 years and it’s a place where I grew myself as an artist. Started with only pencil doodling skills at the age of 18 then climbed my way up to fall in love with 2D animation.” [Watch]
From the team at Block & Tackle in New York: “Everyone’s got that herd mentality these days, hunkered down in our tribes, modeling behavior on whatever’s trendy at the moment… without thinking.” [Watch]
From the team at GOFF studio in Seoul, South Korea: “We created the 2022 Wild Rift Champions Preseason Invitational opening sequence based on the colors of blue and red with glow and glitch effects used to create futuristic-looking images. [Watch]
The Netflix feature-Length animated special Hilda & The Mountain King opens with these titles by Giant Ant, a “software-agnostic” mix of 2.5-D and cel designed to “give the audience a taste of what’s to come without any big spoilers”. [Watch]
The cel and CG animation crews at Bliss in Barcelona partner with directors Pau López, Gerardo del Hierro, and Tomás Peña (aka Manson) to craft a message of hope in response to the Cumbre Vieja volcano eruption in the Canary Islands. [Watch]
In the right hands, the superpower of digital visual effects allows the impossible to be recast as reality. When thoughtfully integrated with live-action to support (rather than upstage) the narrative, the results can be magical. [Watch]
