Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Merging found footage with an eerie acid-dipped take on classic cartoons, director/animator Marcos Sánchez spins out a magical alternate universe for “Grey to Green” by Korean pop singer Lydia Lee. [Watch]
The passions of the classic car fan and the obsessive CG artist collide in this meticulous flight of fancy starring the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing by Lisbon CG artist João Elias (aka Briktop). [Watch]
Our unofficial award for the “Best Use of the Snow Globe Trope in 2020” goes to director Nick Lines, the animation team at Sedona in Sydney, and Deloitte Digital Australia for this cute take on breaking free from a difficult year. [Watch]
Inspired by the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy, Barcelona CG artists Six N. Five craft three serene brand films for a campaign called Counter/Balance for the Kintsu Bath collection from American faucet maker Brizo. [Watch]
The Aixsponza crew in Munich merge multiple animation techniques into this silky spot for MINI’s 2020 Vision Urbanaut electric autonomous concept vehicle, part of a new campaign featuring the brand’s head of design Oliver Heilmer. [Watch]
Echoic co-founders David Johnston and Tom Gilbert celebrate a decade of creating music and sound design for commercials, animation, and independent films with a series of branded collaborations with 13 stellar artists and studios. [Watch]
French adult film company Dorcel ventures into TV advertising for the first time with a surprising and tasteful effort for the genre, an all-CG spot full of intimate details produced by GRIF.studio in NY thru Paris agency Marcel. [Watch]
Blinkink director (and Pixar alumnus) Louis Clichy channels classic cartoon comedy in this beat-perfect branded short film for Peak’s newest puzzle game Toon Blast starring Bruno, Cooper, Wally, and a rolling stampede of revenge-seeking tumbleweed. [Watch]
Director Peter Sluszka and the Hornet team wrangle stop-motion celebrity lungs (including Terry Crews, Tony Hawk, and rapper/actress Sky Katz) into a weirdly engaging campaign to curb teen smoking for the FDA thru FCB New York [Watch]
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]
