NODE 2019 Opening Titles by Mister | STASH MAGAZINE

Coral as a Metaphor for Creativity: NODE 2019 Opening Titles by MISTER

From motion design agency MISTER in Sydney, Australia: “With the Node 2019 titles we wanted to celebrate collaboration and the creative process. We used coral polyps as our metaphor as they perfectly demonstrate how tiny creatures working together can make massive structures. [Watch]

Pause Originals - Cyberpunk Shaihaiching by Lei Alucard | STASH MAGAZINE

Pause Original “Cyberpunk Shaihaiching” by Lei Alucard

Chinese motion designer Lei Alucard (Peng Lei) foreshadows the 2020 Pause Fest this February in Melbourne with an atmospheric, thoughtful, and wonderfully detailed (if somewhat dystopian) CG film. [Watch]

Radley Design Studio Opens “Unnatural Selection” on Netflix

Many TV prodco’s rely on outside creative for their titles and graphics but LA’s Radley Studios kept the opening for their Netflix documentary series Unnatural Selection inhouse with visually outstanding results. [Watch]

The Process Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen | STASH MAGAZINE

Intense and Meta Look at “The Process” of Digital Motion

Director/filmmaker Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen in Denmark: “Inspiration turns to aspiration, turns to exasperation, turns to exhaustion and then you forget the horrors of past attempts and start the whole ordeal all over again. This is The Process. [Watch]

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by Hornet | STASH MAGAZINE

Natalie Labarre’s Beautiful Brand Film for the LLS

Hornet director Natalie Labarre conjures a detailed and dreamlike “representation of what it’s like to have your life fall apart” after a cancer diagnosis in this compassionate brand film for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. [Watch]

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Fern Lead “The Way Forward” for Georgia Memory Net

Creative director James Mabery and the animation and design crew at Fern in Atlanta elevate this healthcare explainer above the noise with a blend of “contemporary design, a simplified character style, and tactile textures.” [Watch]