Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
Working through Smuggler and 215 McCann, directors Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks and the Antibody crew in Sydney invite you to try on the Master Chief’s Mjolnir armor in this ambitious and atmospheric launch spot for the latest edition of the Halo franchise. [Watch]
Hornet Director Sam Mason conquers production restrictions during quarantine by using a video game controller to generate real-time racing sequences in this full-CG music video for Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands. [Watch]
Producer Samantha Cook at Meister in Portland: “Comedian Kyle Kinane asked us to create an animation to promote the launch of his album, “Trampoline in a Ditch.” Kyle and his team at 800 Pound Gorilla Records were very open about letting Meister loose with this project. [Watch]
After designing a recruitment poster for the design team at the Chinese internet giant (and his current employer) Baidu, director/animator Donerzozo extended the central astronaut character into an atmospheric full-CG passion project. [Watch]
The crew at Lucan animation studio in Cape Town, South Africa splits their time between brand-driven work and long-form animation development. “Isaura”, their latest shot at the latter features a young African protagonist and important environmental themes. [Watch]
Corporate stock footage is hilarious enough on it’s but in this video for electronic supergroup Bronson, Smuggler directors StyleWar, The Mill, and editor Noah Herzog push the genre to a brilliant new extreme. [Watch]
Working thru Blinkink in London, director Oriol Puig and the Trizz crew in Barcelona pull together CG and live-action sequences during lockdown to craft a sweeping and surreal video for Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy. [Watch]
The Furrow design and animation studio in Lexington, Kentucky just released this thoughtful and engaging explainer for US non-profit Community Solutions and their Built for Zero initiative focused on “creating a future where homelessness is never inevitable or a way of life.” [Watch]
Anchored by a chilling performance from Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad’s Gustavo Fring) and exceptional CG work by Unit Image in Paris, this trailer for Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6 makes the uncanny valley feel like a thing of the past. [Watch]
The baking and carnage-inducing talents of Brawl Stars character Piper takes center stage in the game’s newest cinematic short, a jaunty ode to cartoon violence from the directing and animation teams at Golden Wolf and Psyop. [Watch]
Stay inspired this summer with a preview of STASH 142 – the newest issue packs another two hours of brilliant design, animation, and VFX work into The Stash Permanent Collection (plus behind the scenes features and exclusive interviews). [Watch]
Airplan Studio in Budapest wraps graphic 2D and 3D animation in a stark palette then drops it into a gravity-fed love story in this video for Vancouver electronic duo Bob Moses directed by Owen Brown at CTRL5. [Watch]
A massive hit on the festival circuit, “Simbiosis Carnal”, a relentlessly inventive short film by director/animator/illustrator Rocío Álvarez takes nine full minutes to reach its climax but is time well-invested. [Watch]
Motion designer Cornel Swoboda in Melbourne, Australia: “Post the events of the early 21st century, a small cluster of wealthy influencers, encapsulated in a microcosm of privilege, urge on a deranged and narcissistic President. [Watch]
