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]
Paris animation/VFX studio Machine Molle and Division director Arnaud Bresson create a riveting (and convincing) X-ray vision peek into the life and times of Brooklyn rap trio Flatbush Zombies. [Watch]
Inspired by Haruki Murakami’s 1987 novel Norwegian Wood and her own experience with mental illness, “Isle of Chair” represents the culmination of a four-year passion project for London-based animation director and illustrator Ivyy Chen. [Watch]
