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Shawn Wang “Planet Unknown”

New on the Stash radar: Shawn Wang, a CG generalist and motion designer living in Shanghai who completed “Planet Unknown,” his audacious debut 3D short (complete with a sweeping cinematic score from Echoic Audio) during his final year at Communication University of China. [Watch]

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Data meets Design: FutureDeluxe Pitches for Nike Magista 2

Confessed football and sneaker zealots, London studio FutureDeluxe admit they pour too much time and love into jobs like this spot for Nike’s Magista 2 boot. Revealed here for the first time are some of the striking style frames from the pitch that landed the gig. [Watch]

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Brandon Oldenburg and Moonbot: “Taking Flight”

Moonbot co-founder – illustrator/designer/sculptor/director/Oscar and Emmy winner – Brandon Oldenburg turns the studio’s many talents to a new in-house 3G animated short called “Taking Flight” inspired by the life of Antonio Pasin, inventor of the Radio Flyer wagon. [Watch]

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Julian Frost “Bananas” Short Film

Melbourne director/illustrator/game-maker Julian Frost (aka the “Dumb Ways to Die” guy), just released this nutritious 2D animated confection called “Bananas” which we think pairs rather nicely with this 3D confection called “Bananas” by Xander Marritt and Elias Freiberger at FutureDeluxe. [Watch]

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That’s Cool: Saving the Rainforest is Not Just for Hippies

Stellar character design and animation in this commercial project assignment produced in 17 weeks by a team of second year animation students at The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark for the Danish NGO Verdens Skove (“Forests of the World”). [Watch]

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McBess & Simon Spin “Friendless Fairytales” for Pfizer

Working through the Melbourne studio of Passion Pictures, London-based directing duo McBess & Simon apply their cheeky animation stylings to an online series of cheery yet sardonic “Friendless Fairytales” for Pfizer thru Sydney agency WiTH Collective. [Watch]