ASN Bank “The Shadybug” by Ambassadors

For their latest animated commercial for ASN Bank thru Amsterdam agency Selmore, the Ambassadors crew mix miniature sets and CG characters to make a serious (and timely) point about how the bank refuses to deal with shady regimes. [Watch]

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Mads Broni Directs Apex Legends “Forever Family”

Danish director Mads Broni, who hit the Stash radar in late 2017 with his atmospheric animated short “7th Aeon”, ramps up the sci-fi thriller action here in new work for Respawn’s Apex Legends thru Passion Pictures. [Watch]

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Required Reading: 2019 Motion Design Survey Results

The School of Motion crew recently interviewed 1,000+ working motion designers from 95 countries to “identify and dissect key trends” in the industry including income differences based on gender, experience, education, and employment type. [Watch]

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Brawl Stars “Brawlimation” by This Thing of Ours

London digital agency Waste and its new design and animation studio This Thing of Ours created the base animation for this rollicking Brawl Stars spot then invited the Reddit community to have at it. [Watch]

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Headbanging and Assorted Chaos in Eindhoven

Toronto video artist Nick DenBoer smears his talent for the silly and surreal all over these titles for the Playgrounds the Art Department festival in The Netherlands, creating both the CG and the music. [Watch]

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Capturing the Alebrijes for Mezcal El Silencio

Director Kenneth Kegley and the crew at Current in LA team with fashion label Art Comes First to push the Mexican folk sculptures of fantasy/mythical creatures called Alebrijes into new and darker territory for Mezcal El Silencio. [Watch]