Few things bare witness to the continuing democratization of creative tools and talent like spec work – more specifically: spec commercials which get your blood racing as fast or faster than their full-price cousins. [Watch]
“Emoji Manifesto,” a new piece of mischievous self-promotion from Los Angeles motion studio Ranger & Fox, packs more fun into 53 seconds than “The Emoji Movie” did in 91 minutes. [Watch]
BUF, the pioneering Paris VFX house with credits on everything from “The Matrix” to the new “Twin Peaks,” amplify the visual power of the new “All The Stars” music video for Kendrick Lamar and SZA. [Watch]
Hamburg illustrator/animator Raman Djafari’s mind-altering new video for German electronic trio FJAAK takes us deep into a swirling hyper-chroma trance where nothing is permanent and everything is unexpected. [Watch]
Classic story structure and compelling execution make this knight-must-defeat-dragon-to-get-princess tale an entertaining and effective brand film for Renault’s Z.E. line of all-electric cars. [Watch]
This curious (true) story of an epileptic woman whose left hand takes on a life of it’s own after her brain surgery was animated by Giant Ant for Invisibilia, NPR’s fusion of storytelling and science. [Watch]
