Vallee Duhamel Short film The Pulse Within | STASH MAGAZINE

Vallée Duhamel’s New Short Takes “The Pulse Within”

Expanding on their 2023 motion experiment After Light, directors Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel weave together live-action, CG, and a variety of AI tools for The Pulse Within, their short film which premiered at the Tribeca Festival. [Watch]

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Vedran Rupic, Mother, and Black Kite do the Chicken

Poultry-inspired choreography provides the driving force in this wonderfully bizarre KFC spot from Business Club director Vedran Rupic (thru Mother London with VFX and post from Black Kite) asking citizens of the UK to Believe in Chicken. [Watch]

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Electric Theatre Collective and Antoine Bardou-Jacquet Power Up the “Cosmic Vacuum” for Audible

London VFX masters Electric Theatre Collective and Partizan director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet (whose last collab was this mini-superhero romp for Coke) re-team for more world-building fun in a pair of spots for Audible thru agency Fold7. [Watch]

A Droplet in an Ocean of Style: Tendril Launches New Hublot x Daniel Arsham Collaboration

The ongoing creative exploits of Tendril’s design team for Swiss watchmaker Hublot reach a new level of complexity in this launch film, merging live action and CG into a stream of style around the Arsham Droplet pocket watch. [Watch]

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Alejandro Robledo Mejia Opens FITC 2024 With Opulent Style

CG/VFX artist and designer Alejandro Robledo Mejia (aka RMA) – whose title credits include the Super Bowl, and several Marvel properties – packs this opening sequence for the FITC 2024 event with lots of shiny symbolism based on the creative process. [Watch]