The Light and BIEN Form Creative and Strategic Alliance
January 7, 2025
The master puppet team of maker Andy Ghent and animator Andy Biddle join Biscuit director Jeff Low to reprise the stop-motion charm of Mr. Swan and his undentable ego for Ogilvy and Sipsmith Gin’s partnership with Wimbledon. [Watch]
Created as both a short film and a VR exhibition, director/animator/illustrator Sofia Pashaei describes her personal project Mother’s Milk as an investigation of the perception of womanhood. [Watch]
Directors Isabela Littger, Nando Cohen, and a massive Brazilian crew at LOBO conjure a stirring action tale of foes and family for Free Fire Vengeance, an in-game event for the fans of Garena’s battle royale game on Android and iOS. [Watch]
Even if you’re a fan of Dave (the FXX series centered on the exploits of rapper/comedian Lil Dicky, aka Dave Burd) you’re not fully prepared for the VFX-driven insanity of this two-minute season 2 trailer by MPC. [Watch]
Freshly signed director David Pagaille at Passion Paris leads the team deep into a non-stop anime adrenalin fix to promo the Summer 2021 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and intro the finalists. [Watch]
If you’re feeling like the weekend could use a badass kickstart, this non-stop infusion of chaos and destruction – created by the EA Marcom Cinematics team for first-person shooter Battlefield 2042 – may be just the thing. [Watch]
Montreal director/animator/illustrator Pierre-Nicolas Riou taps into the social and mental disorientation of the last year with surreal touches and bottomless zooms in this carefully drafted video for hometown duo Bronswick. [Watch]
London motion house weareseventeen create an organic, growing typeface as the striking anchor to their visual identity for AMV BBDO’s global campaign backing the coral restoration initiative from Sheba cat food. [Watch]
CD Marcus Dryden and the MPC crew combine deepfake AI/machine learning, a real-time game engine, and hands-on VFX work to clone American artist Eliza Douglas and wrap her in every look from Balenciaga’s Spring ’22 collection. [Watch]
The crew at London studio Optical Arts, who released a flurry of motion experiments over the last 12 months, are back with more visual intrigue – this time inspired by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his Fugue in A Major. [Watch]
Over the last 12 months, more than 200 artists helped mark the 20th anniversary of animation news site Catsuka and paid tribute to founder Marc Aguesse by reinterpreting the brand’s three mascots: Capsuka, Badsuka, and P3. [Watch]
Themes of loyalty and obsession tie together this human/canine misadventure from French director Aube Perrie for American DJ/producer MK with production and VFX handled thru Paris prodco’s Wanda and MYND. [Watch]
Following on striking product reveals from Frame and Korb, Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot turns to the Tendril crew for more intimate and tangible CG beauty to launch the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire (MSRP $422,000). [Watch]
Director/animator Shihao, part of the IC-United team behind the spectacular PATTERN short, just released his graduation film – reimagining a Greek myth as future sci-fi fantasy with loads of style and obsessive detail. [Watch]
