Inspired by anime, propaganda art, the murals of Diego Rivera, and graffiti paintings, Not To Scale director Kris Merc takes on modern cultural excess in the video for “To My Surprise” from veteran Manchester rockers James and asks “what if love was the driving force of our cultures and interactions?” [Watch]
Seizure-inducing, hi-con op art makes for an unintuitive but eye-grabbing solution to promo La Vita Nòva, a free iOS app about the future of food, designed, animated, and scored by Milan motion design studio The Workroom for the Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. [Watch]
It’s no secret how Vancouver filmmaker Eoin Duffy feels about Xmas, skewering the season’s conventions for three years running with short, acerbic animated tales. His 2015 take, titled “Happy Holidays” teams Duffy with character animator Henrique Barone and audio maven John Black at Cypher Audio. [Watch]
We suspect some of the praise SyFy is enjoying for their new space drama series “The Expanse” (based on the novels by James S. A. Corey, aka writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck), is a direct result of how well the show’s tone is set by this sweeping and ominous title sequence by Australian studio Breeder. [Watch]
Tis the season of tear-inducing animation and Hornet directors Dan & Jason and Hyesung Park bring their best character game to this piece running in Cineplex’s theaters and online thru Toronto agency Zulu Alpha Kilo about “growing up and remembering the things in life that matter.” [Watch]
Over-the-top anti-materialist fun to put you in the mood for holiday shopping (or not) from London animation house Blue Zoo and powered by a cheeky and infectious track written and produced by musical comedian Ben Champion. [Watch]
