Here’s your inspiration break for the day: a two-minute preview of STASH 137 – the latest compilation of 31 energizing motion design, animation, and VFX projects inducted into the Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
Japanese director/animator Hideki Inaba, who jumped onto the Stash radar back in 2015 with this breakout piece, returns with a new video showcasing his signature brand of hypnotic CG complexity called “Tape” for Swedish duo Canigou. [Watch]
The first third of this music video by director Ian Pons Jewell (for UK musician/comedian Beardyman) is good fun but then at the 1:40 mark – thanks to the VFX crew at ETC – it turns into one of the most intense Pinocchio parodies of all time. [Watch]
Prolific UK director/animator Ruffmercy applies his signature free-form handy work to footage shot by London directing duo James and James in this hypnotic video for Irish-born duo St. Francis Hotel. [Watch]
Berlin-based Taiwanese director/animator Cheng-Hsu Chung lets loose with an eruption of quasi-NSFW animation for Sacramento band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) that one YouTube commenter refers to as an “Adventure Time porn parody if I were on acid.” [Watch]
For director/motion designer Giovanni Bucci, who has collaborated with artists and brands ranging from Korn to Red Bull, making a video for his own band ODDKO’s song “Disobey,” together with his longtime partner, art director/motion designer Paola Rocchetti, was a new yet seamless experience. [Watch]
