Think about high-end CG work and the Detroit suburbs probably don’t jump to mind, but over the last 20 years Armstrong White has evolved from a retouching service into a 3D force of nature for some of the planet’s biggest brands. [Watch]
If you pine for the glory days of blood-soaked side-scrolling brawler games, Mother Russia Bleeds from indie Paris developer Le Cartel may be your thing. Either way, French directing collective CRCR has fun packing this trailer with plenty of atmosphere as well as the old ultra-violence. [Watch]
Michel Gondry’s fifth video for The White Stripes, called “City Lights,” reaffirms the director’s standing (IMO) as a fearless and generous story-teller whose connection to the creative well is both childlike and constant. [Watch]
Spanish freelance director Antoni Sendra (aka PODENCO) fires up his signature mixed media skills in this type-driven collage for the title track from Green’s Day upcoming “Revolution Radio,” inspired by the handmade photocopy aesthetics of 1980’s hardcore/punk fanzines. [Watch]
Paris VFX shop St-Louis helps New York photographer Barnaby Roper push his visual experimentation into riveting new territory wrapping English actor/model Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) in digital creations from Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. [Watch]
Warsaw motion arts collective Lunapark bring the ethereal VFX to director Michał Marczak’s dreamy, dark and dramatic interpretation of “Beautiful People,” the Mark Pritchard track feat. Thom Yorke on Warp Records. [Watch]
