Unchained from the run-time constraints, hefty media buys, and content rules of television, films produced for online/social distribution have matured into a brand’s most powerful weapon for telling more complex and emotional stories. [Watch]
Pandemic or not, and no matter the genre or tone of the project – in 2020 characters remained the single most reliable way to ensure an audience’s emotional engagement with your work. [Watch]
The best music videos have always been passion projects, with directors, animators, and VFX artists ignoring creative and fiscal restraints to push their ideas into new and unexplored visual terrain. [Watch]
As more directors and designers added powerful and affordable 3D tools to their arsenal in 2020, the scope and quality of work continued to mature – finding broader acceptance in commercial work and exhibiting a wider emotional range. [Watch]
Motion designer/director Mathijs Luijten: “I sometimes send a message to people who inspire me, like Jesper Ryom. A casual Facebook message, what could possibly come from that…? [Watch]
Hobbes, a design and animation studio out of Detroit, MI, partnered with VWLS and Firefly Drone Shows to produce the music video for “High in Heaven,” performed and shot by drones. [Watch]
