References to St. Sebastian and his close relationship with stringed weaponry are not new in pop culture but this video for Swedish rapper Yung Lean, by Frenzy Paris directing duo Suzie & Leo, is certainly the most visceral. [Watch]
CD Ty Hayward at agency MullenLowe in Los Angeles takes over the director’s chair in this new Acura spot, wrangling animation from five artists and VFX from Arc Creative into an upbeat and unpredictable multimedia romp. [Watch]
Category Advertising, Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Stop Motion, VFX · Tags Acura, Antoni Tudisco, Arc Creative, Arturo and Rodolfo Ambriz, Crystal Cashmere, Dalkhafine, Flopsy & Co., MullenLowe, TORQ, Xander Opiyo
Prague-based directing duo Wolfberg (aka Jan Kalvoda and Premysl Ponahly) scale several VFX summits in this merger of practical set pieces and CG elements for Slovak bank Slovenská sporiteľňa thru Czech agency Zaraguza. [Watch]
Perfectly timed to nudge you into spring fully inspired, Stash 170 packs another two hours of extraordinary motion design, animation, and VFX into the Stash Permanent Collection. Take a peek at the two-minute preview. [Watch]
Category 3D Style, Advertising, AI, Animation, Brand film, Branding, Broadcast Design, BTS, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Compositing, Explainer, Feature Film, Featured, Games, Graphic Design, Illustration, Motion Design, Short Films, Spec work, Titles, Typography, VFX · Tags Abra.network, Aleem Hossain, Already Been Chewed, buck, Builders Club, Chez Eddy, Cobb, Danbi Kwak, Diogo Kalil, DissEmbargo, Flatwhite Motion, Floating Point Art, FutureDeluxe, Hello Savants, Jelly London, Jonas Nunes, Kimathi Flavien, le truc, Lobo, Mateus de Paula Santos, Mr Kaplin, nerdo, NotReal, Petrick, Pleix, Raj Davsi, ROOF, SAES Design House, TACTYC, Tantrum, Tavo Studio, Tendril, The Mill, Tiago Marcondes, Tomorrow Bureau, Untold Studios
Acclaimed British photographer/director Rankin wraps Chivas Regal’s 18 blended scotch in several layers of cool for this fashion-forward spot punctuated by hits of CG work from Korb and post by Coffee & TV. [Watch]
Category 3D Style, Advertising, CG, Featured, Motion Design, VFX · Tags Chivas Regal, Coffee & TV, Korb, Rankin, Rankin & Co, Rimantas Lukavicius, We Say Hi
ECD Mason Nicoll and the Digital Kitchen team (whose work you should watch here and here) weave distressed found footage into a menacing mix of nostalgia and psychological angst in their titles for S3 of the Showtime drama Yellowjackets. [Watch]