If you’ve seen their work for Childline, you know Buck has a particular talent for animated PSAs. The latest evidence: This touching, low-key piece for Alcoholics Anonymous from ECD Orion Tait and crew held together by AA members’ narratives, a muted palette plus clever and organic transitions. [Watch]
Meet Laika Takasu, Japanese school girl turned anime monster-blasting, smile-inducing, dance sensation. Shot in Chichibu, Japan by London-based director Taichi Kimura with animation by Rapparu for the ultra-poppy Grades track “King.” [Watch]
Great story, pacing, and character work from Ringling College of Art and Design students Anna Hinds Paddock, Isabela Littger de Pinho, and Kriti Kaur in their 3D-animated short “None of That”. [Watch]
Visual Assembly, the new design and animation studio founded in London by Joseph Winston and Douglas Bowden, marks their launch with this striking CG work, “The concept was to create a piece that resonated with the name of the studio and represented the building or foundation of something new. [Watch]
The defiant attitude and exuberance of STATE Design‘s promo for the FOX Sports coverage of the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada comes as a welcome bright spot in the shadow cast by the FIFA investigation and Sepp Blatter’s resignation only days before the opening game. [Watch]
Take a quick peek at how Wizz Design directing foursome Andy’s and fellow Parisians Unit Image continued the Michelin Man’s valiant tire-flinging mission on a grand scale in “CrossClimate.” [Watch]
