The edge-case dangers of online dating provide the departure point for LA animator Brent Sievers in his new, over-the-top (and not-entirely-safe-for-work) animated short called “Hermetic Dating Rituals.” [Watch]
Lots of low-tech alt-pop fun via Parallel Teeth (aka London director/animator Robert Wallace) for the “I’m Easy” track off the debut album from New Zealand’s Merk called “Swordfish.”
Director Joe Ball and the Psyop LA crew combine streamlined design, an upscale palette, and clever light-driven transitions
to put a human face on the wealth management services available thru Citibank’s Citigold product. [Watch]
Adult Swim reinvigorates the exquisite corpse genre with a three-minute avalanche of style and action featuring the talents of 28 animators and centered on TOM 5.0 the current host of Toonami, the channel’s adult animation block. [Watch]
Barcelona creative director and motion designer Abel Reverter takes on the colour red in the second film from CNN’s Colorscope series, admitting: “The bar was set super high after the amazing job Moth Studio made on the first piece.” [Watch]
Brazilian animator Antonio Vicentini is the latest in a string of intrepid motion talent to tackle a visual interpretation of the wisdom and social insights UK philosopher and The School of Life founder Alain de Botton. [Watch]
