The glorious insanity of Cool 3D World continues with this wonderfully odd heart-warmer called “Jacob and the Giraffe” from 3D artists and composers Brian Tessler and Jon Baken. [Watch]
Looks like London directing duo Katie Menzies and Abel Reverter (aka Cabeza Patata) had a ton of fun creating this series of 11 videos for Spotify on the theme of “ever-changing moods and the ability of music to help shape and change our feelings.” [Watch]
From CNN: “In the first animation of our series ‘Life After,’ Patience Carter talks about the grief, guilt and cyber bullying she experienced after surviving the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016. [Watch]
Riff Raff Films director Ryan Staake jabs at all the tropes of motion capture while giving the genre a genuine shot of adrenaline in this over-the-top but riveting video for Ed Sheeran with VFX from MPC and mocap by Silver Spoon NYC. [Watch]
PJ Richardson, ECP at Laundry in LA: “The concept, design, and animation on this spot was a collaboration between our team and the creatures at Adobe’s agency Pereira O’dell. The team was worldwide from London to Buenos Aires, and included both our SF and LA offices. [Watch]
During his self-imposed time away from a new girlfriend, director Jake Wegesin found solace by pouring his emotions into “Next Flight Home,” a heart-warmer of a CG short he says “is about discovering the things that make life worth living.” [Watch]
