Sweet, silly, sad, and ultimately sublime, the culmination of Nikita Diakur’s intriguing and innovative Ugly Project is a 12-minute animated fever dream the director describes as “a broken simulated short film about kindness and coexistence.” [Watch]
Possibly our most dynamic issue so far, Stash 130 packs in a vast array of motion design, animation, and VFX plus behind-the-scenes features and exclusive interviews. [Watch]
Entertainment and clarity merge perfectly in this vibrant and upbeat :30 from Buck’s Sydney studio introducing the Halo ring for Bankwest which allows you to fist-bump the payment terminal to complete your transaction. [Watch]
Meanwhile, back in The Amazing World of Gumball on Cartoon Network, New York 3D artist Julian Glander bestows his signature CG whimsy to this crazed sequence from a season six episode called “The Transformation.” [Watch]
The hard news about demo reels is very few actually accomplish their goal of triggering emotion in viewers. Over the last 14 years Stash has featured only a handful of reels but we believe this new one from LA studio STATE is worth your time. [Watch]
Steve Viola, SVP of Design at FX Networks: “For the launch of our Sons of Anarchy spin-off, Mayans MC, we created a piece introducing the cultural tones of the series while bringing back the intensity and the rawness of Sons of Anarchy. [Watch]
