Posted on January 2, 2017
Join director, animator, and illustrator Benjy Brooke as he walks us thru his latest labor of love, a vibrant and kinetic animated mini-masterwork called “Power Hungry,” a twisty, future-adventure about a road-tripper whose self-driving electric car runs out of batteries. [Watch]
Posted on January 1, 2017
A powerful concept and frame-perfect execution from director Åsa Lucander and the Aardman crew made this emotional, low-key ad for Alzheimer’s Research UK a stand-out in the crowded 2016 holiday season. [Watch]
Posted on December 29, 2016
Most often fueled by passion rather than proper budgets, music videos are the wild west of media genres – a place where passion and promise more than compensate for a director’s lack of experience or connections, or both. Have a look at the nine most intriguing examples Stash published this year. [Watch]
Category Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Music Video, Rotoscope, VFX · Tags Brunch, Carlín Díaz, Chezeddy, Coldplay, Cub Studio, Dom Nic, Fraser Davidson, Gerhard Human, Gloria FX, OK Go, Prettybird, The Chemical Brothers, The Mill, Trish Sie, Vania Heymann
Posted on December 28, 2016
In the Stash world, brand films cover a swath of commercial work appearing online, in-store, out-of-home, or on any other screen not identified as TV or cinema. Often occupying the mid-ground between short films and advertising, the best brand films offer ambitious narratives and/or bold stylistic choices. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Branded Content, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Design · Tags buck, Lobo, ManvsMachine, Moonbot, Noma Bar, Passion Pictures, SUPERFICTION
Posted on December 22, 2016
Here’s a good study in contrasts: The sheer quantity of fun animation styles found in the maximalist holiday mashup known as Yule Log versus the minimalist strangeness of Eoin Duffy’s look at strange strangers entering the room of another stranger. [Watch]
Posted on December 21, 2016
Here’s a fresh idea from Amsterdam studio Woodwork to replace that tired ambient fireplace video running on your living room TV: a warm, two-minute animated loop with just enough detail and narrative to warrant your attention but also gentle enough to blend into your holiday coziness. [Watch]