The Light and BIEN Form Creative and Strategic Alliance
January 7, 2025
Stop-motion maestro Victor Haegelin, who nailed the fun in this mid-lockdown spot for Expedia, returns with an ambitious looping ode to track and field athletes and the storied Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
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Aardman director, illustrator, and animator Åsa Lucander brings a light touch to the serious impact flooding can have on homes and families for the UK’s South West Property Flood Resilience Pathfinder project. [Watch]
After joining forces for Balenciaga’s SS22 deepfake fashion show director Quentin Deronzier and VFX masters Mikros MPC are back for a grand, pop fantasy starring Doja Cat and The Weeknd. [Watch]
BBC Olympics promo spots are always a grand visual treat and this 60-second VFX extravaganza by Nexus directors Factory Fifteen is no different as it sweeps viewers into an obsessively detailed, sports-infused Tokyo. [Watch]
Director CJ Cook at Meister in Portland: “We were approached by The SpingHill Company to produce a series of vignettes for CNN’s documentary “Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street.” [Watch]
Working thru California agency Butler Shine Stern & Partners, director Diego Berakha and the crew at 1stAveMachine in Buenos Aires mash together live-action and a slew of animation and design styles for this phase two promo of the ESPN app. [Watch]
LA director and architect Liam Young describes Planet City, commissioned by The National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne, as both “an extraordinary image of tomorrow and an urgent examination of environmental questions facing us today.” [Watch]
Oscar-nominated director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age x 3, Rio x 2, Ferdinand, etc.) taps fellow Brazilian Juliano Storchi and Dopo VFX studios in Sao Paulo to craft the enigmatic main titles for his Netflix series Invisible City. [Watch]
Given the rising tide of assembly-line explainer videos, finding a truly elegant and engaging project feels all the more rewarding. Case in point: this VO-free view into the tech of drone monitoring by CG artist and motion designer Sam Tato. [Watch]
Stink director Felix Brady and the VFX crew at The Mill London create a ninety-second manifesto for Nike “focused on uniting football players and helping them to realize their collective power to create a new version of the game.” [Watch]
Motion designer Euisoo Lim in Seoul, South Korea: “This video is a personal tribute to the Memphis Group founded by Ettore Sottsass and his colleagues in 1981 to showcase their furniture and lighting products. [Watch]
Toronto filmmaker Ryan Bergmann explores pure creativity in this mini-doc based on the work and philosophy of Rachel Doucette, an artist whose open-mindedness and inclusivity are both refreshing and inspiring. [Watch]
In his latest personal work, Belgian CD, motion designer, and 3D artist Fabian Aerts collaborates with Polish musician/producer Jutrø to explore society’s fascination with recognition, exhibitionism, and voyeurism. [Watch]
Director Daniel Iglesias Jr. and the animation/VFX crew at Mathematic keep the mood light and the palette stark in this stylized dreamscape for the new track “My Own Monster” by American rock trio X Ambassadors. [Watch]
