Airplan Studio in Budapest wraps graphic 2D and 3D animation in a stark palette then drops it into a gravity-fed love story in this video for Vancouver electronic duo Bob Moses directed by Owen Brown at CTRL5. [Watch]
From Blinkink: “Directed by award-winning Hungarian film-maker Balázs Simon, the video depicts a dystopian, greyscale urban landscape, with abandoned streets and angular buildings. “The video was created through a unique process combining 3D animation, live-action motion capture, simulated elements, and hand-drawn textures.” Label: Ninja Tune Commissioner: John Moule Production: Blinkink Director: Balázs Simon Executive […] [Watch]
Director Lisha Tan and her crew at The Mill team with the character animators at Titmouse for Dua Lipa’s “Hallucinate”, a wide-eyed psychedelic confection channeling a 1930s style and completed remotely in lockdown. [Watch]
Director Pete Candeland, a crucial part of the Gorillaz’ pop success, works his magic on another virtual band with this anime-flavored music video for “Highlight” by the Chinese animated ensemble RiCH BOOM. [Watch]
UK director/animator Cyriak brings all his mastery of subversive weirdness to this music video for “The Existential Threat”, a track off the newest album from venerable American pop innovators Sparks. [Watch]
For his third deadmau5 music video, Toronto director/animator Nick DenBoer slathers his talent for CG comedy all over an epic chunk of intergalactic nonsense featuring The Neptunes (aka Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo). [Watch]
