Formed in 1998, Gorillaz were not the first virtual band (see Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958) but certainly the coolest and now, almost 25 years later, the quartet moves into a new phase with this mix of 3D and live-action directed by co-founder Jamie Hewlett and Nexus Studios’ Fx Goby. [Watch]
Director and concept artist Lauren Indovina heads up a sprawling international production crew, led by VFX and animation studio LIGHT, as they corral NFTs, bored apes, and web3 into a crypto adventure of epic proportions. [Watch]
Working to a track by rapper/songwriter Princess Nokia, Strange Beast director Sacha Beeley stages the sequel to her 2021 adland hit “The Pube Song” in the ongoing quest to make the world more comfortable with the hair down there. [Watch]
From the release: For the release of the game Endling: Extinction is Forever, game publisher HandyGames asked Joël Durand and Passion Paris to direct its first video game trailer. [Watch]
Prettybird director Tom Noakes pulls together five VFX and animation studios then pairs them with different literary genres to illustrate “the invisible magic that happens in our imaginations when we read” for Amazon Books thru Droga 5 London. [Watch]
Running almost six minutes long, Blur’s newest Valorant trailer notches up the crisp action, precision blocking, and detailed character work as they introduce “Omega Earth” in Episode 5 of Riot Games’ first-person shooter franchise. [Watch]
