ManvsMachine Takes U Underwater for Uswitch

The design and animation team at ManvsMachine teams with London agency Lucky Generals to conjure a frothy anchor spot at the center of a new branding campaign for Uswitch, the UK price comparison service and switching site. [Watch]

Channel 4 Great British Bake Off by Nexus | STASH MAGAZINE

Nexus Director Bonnie Taylor Forsyth Gives “The Great British Bake Off” Wings

Channel 4 marks the new season of its culinary phenomenon The Great British Bake Off with this pseudo-psychedelic spot directed by Bonnie Taylor Forsyth at Nexus with Sydney’s Mighty Nice handling the animation. [Watch]

The Mill and Matthijs van Heijningen Wrangle “The Magic of Sunday” for YouTube TV

The Mill VFX crew flex the full spectrum of their creature and compositing talents in this charmer directed by MJZ’s Matthijs van Heijningen gathering viewers (and smiles) for the NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV. [Watch]

Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype brand film by Opalus Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Opalus Studio Hits the Track in Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Prototype

Based on this ambitious film for Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and their new SU7 Ultra EV supercar, we suggest adding Shanghai’s Opalus Studio to your watch list of up and coming CG motion design and VFX talent. [Watch]

Onesal Enters the Year of the Dragon for SkinCeuticals (Director’s Cut)

Tokyo motion design innovators Onesal (whose best CG work we track here), bring an abstract and elegant monochrome moodiness to this product film for US skincare brand SkinCeuticals through Brooklyn agency CA1 CA2. [Watch]

Johnnie Walker Civilization Spec Spot by Brent Bonacorso | STASH MAGAZINE

Brent Bonacorso Discovers Miniature Civilizations in New Johnnie Walker Spec Spot

Drawing on visual references including vintage museum dioramas and the pioneering stop-motion of Ray Harryhausen, LA director Brent Bonacorso leverages a happy accident in Midjourney into a rousing spec spot for Johnnie Walker. [Watch]