Posted on January 1, 2017
A powerful concept and frame-perfect execution from director Åsa Lucander and the Aardman crew made this emotional, low-key ad for Alzheimer’s Research UK a stand-out in the crowded 2016 holiday season. [Watch]
Posted on December 30, 2016
This head-snapping piece of editorial surgery marks only the second time Stash has inducted a demo reel into the Permanent Collection. The clip celebrates 15 years of branding and motion by London’s DixonBaxi, showcasing not only the breadth of the studio’s work but the process and the humans behind it. [Watch]
Posted on December 29, 2016
Most often fueled by passion rather than proper budgets, music videos are the wild west of media genres – a place where passion and promise more than compensate for a director’s lack of experience or connections, or both. Have a look at the nine most intriguing examples Stash published this year. [Watch]
Category Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Music Video, Rotoscope, VFX · Tags Brunch, Carlín Díaz, Chezeddy, Coldplay, Cub Studio, Dom Nic, Fraser Davidson, Gerhard Human, Gloria FX, OK Go, Prettybird, The Chemical Brothers, The Mill, Trish Sie, Vania Heymann
Posted on December 28, 2016
In the Stash world, brand films cover a swath of commercial work appearing online, in-store, out-of-home, or on any other screen not identified as TV or cinema. Often occupying the mid-ground between short films and advertising, the best brand films offer ambitious narratives and/or bold stylistic choices. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Branded Content, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Design · Tags buck, Lobo, ManvsMachine, Moonbot, Noma Bar, Passion Pictures, SUPERFICTION
Posted on December 27, 2016
With over 450 scripted series airing in the US during 2016, it’s safe to say a show’s title sequence is more crucial than ever in helping it stand apart from the pack. Here’s the most interesting work we found this year plus three exceptional event titles that also deserve your love. [Watch]
Category Broadcast Design, CG, Featured, Motion Capture, Motion Design, Spec work · Tags buck, Erin Sarofsky, FX Networks, HBO, Hornet, Imaginary Forces, Method, Onesize, Patrick Clair, Reeperbahn, Style frames, TNT
Posted on December 26, 2016
As ad campaigns expand and blur across a growing number of platforms, the most coveted bragging rights (and budgets) most often remain with work intended for television and cinema screens. So let’s kick off the Best of Stash 2016 with 10 stand out commercials everyone needs to see. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, Featured, VFX · Tags Angus Wall, Audi, Blink, Daniels, Dougal Wilson, John Lewis, ManvsMachine, Marcio Leitão, Martin Stirling, MPC, Nike, Partizan, Prettybird, Psyop, Rattling Stick, Ringan Ledwidge, Rock Paper Scissors, Sehsucht, Stink, The Mill