Fifteen years into his career, Montreal freelance 3D artist/motion designer Guillaume Combeaud continues to declare his love for the medium with a series of passion projects. This sleek, near-future Nike spec spot is his latest. [Watch]
Kaleidoscopic product shots, dynamic typography, and a cross-section of happy humans flow into one impossible-to-ignore 30-second brand film for Smirnoff, courtesy of the design and motion crew at ManvsMachine thru McCann New York. [Watch]
Reteaming with agency Across The Pond, the design and motion crew at Art&Graft in London combine a prismatic graphic treatment with illustration, and bold type to elevate their newest AI explainer for Google. [Watch]
Intermixing the expected action sequences with a surprisingly emotional coming-of-age story, directors CRCR and Paris animation house WIZZ set the tone for Riot’s 2023 Valorant Championship that got underway on August 6 in LA. [Watch]
Category Animation, Character Animation, Featured, Games, Music Video · Tags bbno$, CRCR, Grabbitz, Quad, Riot Games, Valorant, WIZZ
With the third chapter in their Bend Reality short film series, the crew at Barcelona’s Drasik Studio deploy anime and glitchy underground animation styles for an action/fantasy look at the concept of brotherhood. [Watch]
Vancouver prodco The Heist and Montreal director/designers Sebastien Camden and Vincent Raineri unite their many talents for a manic multi-technique ode to commercial creativity and the pressurized quest for the big idea. [Watch]
Category Animation, CG, Featured, Motion Design, Short Films · Tags DK the Drummer, Evan Hutchings, Joseph K Sims, Prajay Mehta, Sebastien Camden, The Heist, Vincent Raineri