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Brawn & Baton: Megaforce and Electric Theatre Collective Give the Apple M4 a Twirl

The potent combination of French directing collective Megaforce and London VFX house Electric Theatre Collective (see here and here for recent collabs) deliver a guaranteed crowd pleaser and future awards magnet for Apple. [Watch]

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Johnny Kelly Gives the “Dancing Can” a Twirl for Guinness

Playing off Guinness’ infectious “Dancing Man” ad (an audience and industry fave from 1994), Nexus director Johnny Kelly and Yamination Studios mix live-action and stop-motion to channel the feel-good vibes of the original. [Watch]

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Director Joachim Back and The Vanity Play the “Claw Game”

Toronto VFX and post house The Vanity (whose best work we track here), supplies the visual fun in this spot directed by Oscar-winner Joachim Back thru Partners Film and agency Broken Heart Love Affair for The Rec Room. [Watch]

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Optical Arts Captures the Beauty of Combustion

Captured entirely in camera with no VFX or post production, Optical Arts’ newest in-house visual experiment Ignis considers the beauty of combustion and “the complex relationship humanity has with fire”. [Watch]

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Waldemar Borth Finds “Random” Humor in the Brand Film

Channeling his many years creating corporate brand films, motion designer/AD Waldemar Borth takes a satirical poke at the tropes of the genre by fusing his design and post experience with an array of AI tools. [Watch]

Riyadh Season Six Kings Slam by Los Pérezand Electric Theatre Collective | STASH MAGAZINE

Los Pérez and Electric Theatre Collective Serve Up All-Star Tennis VFX for “Six Kings Slam”

The biggest names in men’s tennis star in this sweeping action-scifi-fantasy-Viking-adventure-tennis film helmed by directing duo Los Pérez with absolutely epic VFX handled by the team at Electric Theatre Collective. [Watch]