Swedish art director/designer Joakim Ekstroem fuses his passion for skateboarding with magic realism in this short film exploring how the obsessive search for spots to skate “ultimately shapes the way you perceive the world.” [Watch]
London’s Inertia Studios (whose love of outdoor CG adventures we’ve noted here and here), is back in the bush with a gripping product film for Marin Bikes highlighting the features and benefits of their Alpine Trail models. [Watch]
The welcome trend of entertaining process reels continues with this riveting look at the CG experiments behind Ditroit’s latest work for Hublot, a showcase for the brand’s collab with British designer Samuel Ross and his studio SR_A. [Watch]
Building on their previous work for Microsoft (see here and here), the NotReal motion team layers up a snappy mix of graphic design, illustration, and CG to showcase how Windows 11 integrates with the daily lives of its users. [Watch]
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]
French animator and CG artist Paul Lavau (whose credits include Despicable Me 2 and Minions), teams with Paris studio Wizz to craft a trio of emotional vignettes capturing very personal memories of adolescence. [Watch]
