Hyundai On to Better e-SUV commercial by Sebastian Strasser and The Mill | STASH MAGAZINE

Hyundai “On to Better” by Sebastian Strasser and The Mill

The Mill team weaves both invisible and dreamlike VFX into Anorak director Sebastian Strasser’s stylish and stylized narrative of a car designer’s quest for perfection in this spot for Hyundai’s family of electrified SUVs. [Watch]

IKEA Meteor by Tom Kuntz and Electric Theatre Collective | STASH MAGAZINE

IKEA “Meteor” by Tom Kuntz and Electric Theatre Collective

Can pickling onions and hanging your clothes to dry save the planet from a massive meteor of trash? Find out in the latest IKEA collaboration by MJZ director Tom Kuntz, VFX masters Electric Theatre Collective, and agency Mother London. [Watch]

Dior Femme Noel 2020 video by Odd Bleat | STASH MAGAZINE

Dior “Femme Noel 2020” with Odd Bleat

Nomint design/directing duo Manos Gerogiannis and Yannis Zoumakis (aka Odd Bleat) celebrate the holiday season with Christian Dior by drawing inspiration from Puglia, Italy – the home region of Maria Grazia, the brand’s Executive creative director. [Watch]

Evinetta short film by Ash Thorp | STASH MAGAZINE

Ash Thorp Merges Past and Present into the “Evinetta”

Following on his ode to the Saab S9 this past summer, director/designer Ash Thorp teams with London automotive CGI artist Carlos Pecino (aka ColorSponge) to wrap a temporal composite vehicle called the Evinetta in mystery and atmosphere. [Watch]

Merry Grandmas! Short Film by Natalia Mirzoyan | STASH MAGAZINE

“Merry Grandmas!” Short Film by Natalia Mirzoyan

A young girl’s disappointment at having to spend New Year’s eve with her grandma slowly turns to delight in this enchanting and richly illustrated short film from Armenian director/animator Natalia Mirzoyan. [Watch]

Système U "Le Poisson Rouge" by Romain Chassaing and Digital District Chase | STASH MAGAZINE

The Chase is on for “Le Poisson Rouge”

Solab director Romain Chassaing and Paris VFX force Digital District conjure the epic quest of a young man entrusted with a child’s beloved goldfish in this comedy adventure for venerable French retail cooperative Système U. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Event Films | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Event Films

While design events (live and virtual) play a crucial role in connecting and inspiring all of us in the creative industries, they also provide exceptional opportunities for the studios invited to create titles and promotional assets. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Brand Films | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Brand Films

Unchained from the run-time constraints, hefty media buys, and content rules of television, films produced for online/social distribution have matured into a brand’s most powerful weapon for telling more complex and emotional stories. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Title Design | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Title Design

While the explosion of scripted programming over the last five years has kept title design studios bustling, show opens have also emerged as an important showcase of choice for motion design passion projects. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Characters | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Character Design

Pandemic or not, and no matter the genre or tone of the project – in 2020 characters remained the single most reliable way to ensure an audience’s emotional engagement with your work. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: VFX | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Advertising VFX

Despite virus-induced production setbacks in 2020, the universe of advertising VFX continued to expand with young studios vying with venerable post facilities for the chance to create the fun and emotion of new branded realities. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Short Films

Best of Stash 2020: Short Films

Whether you crave a break from client work or you’re about to graduate, short films offer a powerful vehicle to expand your visual, narrative, and production talents while asserting your commitment to the art and craft of motion. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: Music Video | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: Music Videos

The best music videos have always been passion projects, with directors, animators, and VFX artists ignoring creative and fiscal restraints to push their ideas into new and unexplored visual terrain. [Watch]

Best of Stash 2020: 3D Style | STASH MAGAZINE

Best of Stash 2020: 3D Style

As more directors and designers added powerful and affordable 3D tools to their arsenal in 2020, the scope and quality of work continued to mature – finding broader acceptance in commercial work and exhibiting a wider emotional range. [Watch]