In the Stash world, brand films cover a swath of commercial work appearing online, in-store, out-of-home, or on any other screen not identified as TV or cinema. Often occupying the mid-ground between short films and advertising, the best brand films offer ambitious narratives and/or bold stylistic choices. [Watch]
With over 450 scripted series airing in the US during 2016, it’s safe to say a show’s title sequence is more crucial than ever in helping it stand apart from the pack. Here’s the most interesting work we found this year plus three exceptional event titles that also deserve your love. [Watch]
Three fun holiday bits from Passion Animation Studios, one of the many tentacles of Passion Pictures which has grown since its founding in London in 1987 into a multi-continent media machine creating everything from advertising to feature documentaries and winning every possible award along the way. [Watch]
Wonderful dark and textured broadcast work from Toronto design and motion house Iamstatic for the titles of “Frontier,” the Canadian-American historical series chronicling the North American fur trade of the 1700s co-produced by Discovery Channel (Canada) and Netflix. [Watch]
The design and animation crew at Oddfellows (San Francisco and Portland, OR) leverage their narrative skills to highlight Airbnb hosts who take hospitality to the next level by investing rental income back into their communities or going above and beyond to ensure their guests’ safety. [Watch]
Bristol animator/director Ruffmercy (aka Russ Murphy) and his accomplice in visual crime Patch Keys swab their signature chaos all over this “glitchy soundscape of minimalist beats” from DJ Shadow called “Three Ralphs” found on ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ album released by Mass Appeal Records. [Watch]
