Back in 2013, Barcelona VFX house Big Lazy Robot released a dystopian CG jaw-dropper called “Keloid.” Their new film, “The Host of the Heavens,” retains all the merciless technology of that effort while ramping up the sci-fi action. [Watch]
The animation crew at The Line in East London help director Wesley Louis explore his family’s Caribbean roots in a rollicking sci-fi adventure centered on Connie, a young British girl, and a mysterious giant robot. [Watch]
Takashi Murakami, the multidisciplinary artist best known for his superflat work, casts American singer/songwriter and teen phenom Billie Eilish as an anime majokko (magical girl/princess) in “You Should See Me in a Crown.” [Watch]
Director Gabriel Nobrega and the Lobo crew conjure a mix of stop-motion, miniature sets, and CG to flip a fairytale into a riches-to-rags romp while highlighting benefits of the backup camera on the Vauxhall Astra. [Watch]
Euro fashion label GUNEE takes the road less traveled by avoiding product shots in this latest video for their men’s wear line directed and animated by Thomas Gugel, a freelance designer and digital artist based in Cologne, Germany. [Watch]
Mill+ artist Maxim Goudin packs plenty of style and intrigue into “Ghost Writer Sequence #1,” a personal project he describes as a “proof of concept of some sort. Hopefully a teaser to something more interesting.” [Watch]