Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Blinkink directors Luca Schenato and Sinem Vardarli spin the tale of a young girl, a hopeful snowman, and a flurry of woodland creatures into a charming mix of 2D and 3D animation for the Belgian National Lottery’s holiday spot. [Watch]
Copenhagen design/animation studio Kühl & Han creates 10 exquisite photo-real loops highlighting the steps of the world’s first in-store garment-to-garment recycling system for Swedish clothing giant H&M. [Watch]
If the mid-December chills are taking their toll on your mood, I can recommend escaping into the sunny and stress-free world created by Detroit animator/illustrator Nick Parente in his music video for Flamingosis (aka Aaron Velasquez). [Watch]
With their original brief sidelined by COVID restrictions, Aussie beer brand XXXX Dry and their agency Host/Havas turned to the Sydney branch of CG specialists FutureDeluxe for something fresh and different. [Watch]
Amsterdam prodco The Panics and director Fons Schiedon lace together multiple techniques and moods into a 90-second brand film for adidas’ “FUTURECRAFT” line of single-material, fully recyclable shoes. [Watch]
The story of Glenlivet founder George Smith takes on new dimensions of time and space in this action/comedy from Prettybird director Tom Noakes with VFX and post support by London studio Black Kite thru Crispin Porter Bogusky. [Watch]
The promise of a transportive listening experience emerges out of the darkness with directing duo Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia weaving together both the most expansive and intimate views of Apple’s new over-ear headphones. [Watch]
Inspired by the lines of the Porsche 911, German director/designer Daniel Bartels gathers a small crew to create a passion project for his dream client he describes as an “immersive trip through space and time”. [Watch]
The first Christmas campaign for French luxury label Christian Louboutin is a highly polished, all-CG affair courtesy of London design and motion studio Velvet Badger thru Barcelona agency Puig. [Watch]
Director Trevor Conrad extends the manic fun of Psyop’s extensive body of work for Supercell’s Clash of Clans into the 2020 holiday season with this densely packed and perfectly-paced comedic exercise thru Wieden+Kennedy Portland. [Watch]
German animation/illustration/design duo Andreas Kronbeck and Tobias Knipf (aka Musclebeaver) conjure a delightful world full of graphically quirky characters for this explainer designed to engage kids suffering from Cystinosis. [Watch]
Powered by the lyrics Irene Sankoff and David Hein (writers of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “Come From Away”) this rollicking love letter to Canada was created by Wonderlust in Halifax and features an array of animators and illustrators. [Watch]
Jungler director Vincent Gibaud (whose psychoactive short film “La Nuit Je Danse Avec La Mort” we highly recommend), takes us on another unpredictable adventure in this new spot for 3D printer company Dagoma thru TBWA\Paris. [Watch]
A tiny creature spreads the holiday spirit on a grand scale in this low-key charmer for The Minnesota Lottery with Gasket Studios in Minneapolis handling both VFX and live-action production thru local agency Periscope. [Watch]
