Inspired by the idea of “predetermined resilience”, Scottish studios Playdead and Eyebolls create a tough little glass protagonist navigating a perilous and crowded landscape in this brand film for investment managers Baillie Gifford. [Watch]
Los Angeles motion design studio BIEN helps the city’s Getty Museum attract a younger and more diverse base of visitors with this series of upbeat, collage-driven explainer films designed to appeal to sixth-graders. [Watch]
Directors Ryo Kitabatake and Takuma Sasaki at WOW in Tokyo commemorate the studio’s 25th anniversary with a visceral CG nightmare for the ages with help from UK real-time and volumetric content specialists Dimension Studio. [Watch]
Inspired by the idea of future generations traveling back in time via “data excavation”, Polish designer/animator and programmer Ksawery Kirklewski mixes code and images from his own past to create a mesmerizing video for Dutch composer Joep Beving. [Watch]
After being struck by Riho Makise’s 1993 hit “Miracle Love” online, Chinese visual designer and 3D artist Zaoeyo committed to making a project “based on the song’s mood and seeing how far I could achieve realism in that ‘city pop’ style.” [Watch]
In his latest personal short film How Have You Been?, director/animator Andy Baker reteams with London illustrator Polly Nor for a surreal look at “coping with grief, depression, and the mundanity of life in lockdown.” [Watch]