Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
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]
Director Patrick Clair’s portfolio of thoughtful and resonant title work continues to grow with this somber piece for the upcoming release of Ubisoft’s Far Cry 6, the latest in their open-world first-person shooter franchise. [Watch]
New work by iconoclast Spanish director/animator/painter Alberto Mielgo (aka Pinkman) is always exciting news, especially when the project takes the form of a visceral, life and death chase through near-future London. [Watch]
Francis Ford Coppola’s mystery thriller “The Conversation” won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and received three Oscar nominations in 1974 – now it also has a noirish homage courtesy of director/designer Fernando Lazzari. [Watch]
Working with Blinkink in London, director Paulo Garcia and the crew at São Paulo animation house Zombie help move the conversation forward about the impact of stress and anxiety on relationships for Viagra Connect. [Watch]
When asked what his ultimate Stanley Cup Playoffs commercial would look like, Minnesota Wild star defenceman Matt Dumba let loose with a whirlwind fantasy-adventure that became the VO for this animated Sportsnet promo. [Watch]
