ESPN “College Football Playoffs” by Tendril
The centerpiece of a large broadcast package for ESPN, this film by director Vitaly Grossmann and the Tendril team ramps up high-style CG to create a “graphical language that metaphorically captures the essence of the College Football Playoffs.” [Watch]
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]
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: 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]
Disney “From Our Family To Yours” by Flux
The first truly teary holiday spot of 2020 just arrived courtesy of Disney with the Flux animation team in Auckland, New Zealand tying together Mickey Mouse and the Filipino holiday tradition of crafting parol lanterns. [Watch]
PENNY Christmas 2020 Spot by Glassworks
The mix of 3D and 2D animation by Glassworks Amsterdam with a soulful cover of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” from singer/songwriter Frances, keep the emotions warm and stirring in this holiday work for giant German retailer PENNY. [Watch]