Christmas 2019 Ad | John Lewis and Waitrose | STASH MAGAZINE

“Excitable Edgar” Lights Up Christmas for John Lewis

London’s Untold Studios just leaped onto the world-wide VFX radar nailing the chance to work with Blink director Dougal Wilson and create a loveable dragon named Edgar for this year’s John Lewis Christmas epic. [Watch]

LOEWE An Otter´s Tale | STASH MAGAZINE

Nina Gantz and Blinkink Spin “An Otter’s Tale” for LOEWE

Director Nina Gantz and the Blinkink crew team with acclaimed puppeteer Josie Corben (Isle of Dogs) on this dreamlike stop-motion fantasy to launch a new range of fashion and accessories from Spanish luxury brand LOEWE. [Watch]

The Wall Street Journal Read Yourself Better | STASH MAGAZINE

WSJ “Read Yourself Better” by Juan Cabral and Framestore

“It was a great experience thinking about where not to use VFX,” says Framestore VFX super Jordi Bares about this breakout work for The Wall Street Journal created on a short timeline with MJZ director Juan Cabral thru The&Partnership. [Watch]

IKEA Home Shame commercial | STASH MAGAZINE

Rapping Up a Little “Home Shame” for IKEA

UK VFX powerhouse Electric Theatre Collective creates a cast of toys and tchotchkes revealing the hard truth about a family’s home in IKEA’s first Christmas spot courtesy of MJZ director Tom Kuntz and Mother London. [Watch]

HP Omen ad campaign by MPC | STASH MAGAZINE

The Sacred Egg and MPC Achieve Gamefulness for HP

Hamlet directors The Sacred Egg (aka Alex Mavor and Ed Kaye) team with the Shanghai crews of MPC and Wieden+Kennedy to create brain-enhanced students and their dreamlike training monastery for HP’s Omen gaming computers. [Watch]

Aliens spec commercial by Revolution Studio | STASH MAGAZINE

Never Pay with Cash During an Alien Invasion

Director/DOP Timur Abdulov and the crew at Revolution Studio in Moscow take time out from their commercial work for a fun spec spot featuring pissed off aliens, massive urban destruction, and just enough comedy to carry the whole thing off. [Watch]