Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
CD/founders Bel R. Tarducci and Seba Morales at Argentine studio MinimalChat, whose resplendent Ray-Ban spot we included in Stash 164, return with two austere and elegant product films for the Apple Watch Series 9. [Watch]
Following up on last year’s deranged Feeding Frenzy trailer, Eddy directing duo Kevin Teau Rose and Gautier Alfirevic (aka Kegs) unleash a banger music video/anthem film to open the League of Legends Worlds 2024 event. [Watch]
Taking over the full 540-foot length of Paris cultural hub Centre Pompidou, the crew at London’s Builders Club erects an unmissable motion mural celebrating the “Art of Victory” as part of Nike’s 2024 Olympic campaign. [Watch]
In their latest for The Woolmark Company, Studio Birthplace directors Sil van der Woerd and Jorik Dozy stage a clothing-zombie apocalypse in the style of World War Z with Amsterdam’s Dead Pixel handling VFX. [Watch]
Oscar-nominated directing duo Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes team with the animation crew at Black Kite in London on this charmer for Australian teleco Telstra thru agencies Bear Meets Eagle On Fire and +61. [Watch]
The second in our series of Motion>Profiles takes you into the fast-growing London studio Electric Theatre Collective. While best known as a VFX powerhouse, ETC’s talents also extend to motion design and animation. [Watch]
Vancouver-based director/animator Henrique Barone, whose directing work and many collaborations we track here, leverages a lighthearted tone and a flurry of design styles to keep interest levels high in this TED-ed explainer. [Watch]
FUSIÓN LATINA welcomes principals of animation and motion graphics studios, production companies, and independent content agencies from across Latin America to two inspiring and immersive days in beautiful Buenos Aires. [Watch]
In their latest work for Riot Games’ Valorant franchise, Wizz directing collective CRCR extends their talents for innovative animated action while transforming a dozen esport players into K-pop stars. [Watch]
How do you keep a deadly serious medication explainer engaging for a full three minutes? The motion design crew at Panic answered that brief with the rogue choice of brisk collage work injected with punk typography. [Watch]
Spindle director Daniel Liakh slams together proof of his belief that “the funniest things co-exist with the most tragic” in this counter-punch to the fakery of the wellness industry for Virgin Active health clubs thru Amsterdam agency We Are Pi. [Watch]
The Stash Permanent Collection, aka the only streaming platform dedicated to motion design, animation, and VFX, – keeps growing with the addition of issue 167, packing in another two full hours of inspiration and insight. [Watch]
In their latest work for Samsung, the GIANTSTEP crew teams with fellow Seoul studio Sticky Monster Lab to build out a joyfully over-the-top world to showcase accessories for a selection of the client’s smart phones and earbuds. [Watch]
Barcelona-based director and CG artist Pablo Alfieri sculpts a hard-core future fashion vibe into this director’s cut of his latest work for VOA Collective’s handcrafted limited-edition Orion Collection eyewear. [Watch]
