Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Theodor Groeneboom at VFX boutique Rebel Unit in Norway: “We were commissioned to create an abstract visualization of the awakening of a fictional AI character for Tonje Hessen-Schei’s documentary iHuman. [Watch]
STASH 141 lands just in time to froth up your quarantined creative juices, adding another two hours of outstanding motion work (plus behind the scenes features and exclusive interviews) to The Stash Permanent Collection. [Watch]
With help from Stockholm VFX studios Swiss and Goodbye Kansas, an extremely talented proboscis monkey joins Swedish rock star Håkan Hellström for a uniquely spirited performance in an empty stadium. [Watch]
After 10 years as a VFX animator/previz artist and the success of her first short film in 2017, London writer/director Magali Barbé is back with a near-future heart-warmer starring Timothy Spall and a little robot named Max. [Watch]
The imagination of a young Lego builder kicks into overdrive in this VFX-intensive spot created for The LEGO Agency by HighlightUnlikely director David Mellor and the Framestore crew. [Watch]
Our first nominee for the “Best COVID-related Creative” award goes to Canadian discount grocery chain No Frills for this PSA/music video by the all-Toronto team of VFX shop The Vanity, audio collective SNDWRx, and agency John St. [Watch]
With global food delivery wars amplified by the pandemic lockdown, McCann recruits Snoop Dogg and his entourage (including Riff Raff director François Rousselet and the MPC VFX team) to fortify Just Eat’s new campaign. [Watch]
Director Ernest Desumbila and the VFX crew at Sauvage.TV in Barcelona merge Greek mythology with near-future dystopia in this film created in collaboration with Paris designer Théodoros Gennitsakis and his streetwear brand Pressure. [Watch]
Art directors/motion designers Swann and Yoann Chesnel (aka Thanksbro) in Paris: “On lockdown, we took advantage of our free time to plunge into our old travel pictures. From them was born the idea to tell a story from visual universes.” [Watch]
Bob Marley drives the BttF Delorean. That’s all you really need to know about this beautifully illustrated widescreen video for Russian rapper Miyagi’s ode to Jamaica’s greatest cultural export by artist/animator Shakhnazar Borboev. [Watch]
Director, motion designer, and CG artist Ryo Kitabatake at WOW in Tokyo stirs together mystery, isolation, and atmosphere in this sweeping music video for the DJ Shadow track “Slingblade”. [Watch]
Former Pixar animator Erick Oh (Finding Dory, Inside Out, Brave, etc.) breaks free from narrative logic in this six-minute parade of absurdist characters lead by Gunther, a mischievous sausage with an uncontrollable urge to dance. [Watch]
Director Ben Brand: “When my girlfriend told me the story of spreading her deceased grandmother’s ash over the sea (like a lot of people around the world do) I started wondering what actually happens to all that ash.” [Watch]
If your quarantine fatigue includes a growing aversion to be-nice-to-each-other messages, Swiss director/animator Lorenz Wunderle and the crew at YK Animation in Bern have the perfect antidote. [Watch]
