Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
New York studio Art Camp and director Saad Moosajee, who made waves this year with the Spotify-sponsored music video for Mitski “A Pearl”, conjure another blend of 3D and hand-crafted 2D in this moody and magical work for Thom Yorke. [Watch]
Tendril says their new spec project, a 50-second CG tribute to classic anime movies, “was born out of our love for game cinematics and our desire to showcase our strength in character animation.” [Watch]
Animade director/animator Ricard Badia (whose “Robot & The Robots” film we posted back in 2017), just released his latest CG passion project called “Bees,” a charming yellow-on-yellow mix of geometry and minimal character design. [Watch]
My Accomplice director Raphael Levy weaves gritty live-action with the talents of UK animation force Ruffmercy in this scrappy basketball world cup 2019 promo created for sports streaming service DAZN. [Watch]
Directed by Ralph Karam at animation powerhouse Le Cube, this new brand film helps German agency TankTank and their client Followfood raise awareness for sustainable food choices and how those choices impact the planet. [Watch]
Director/DOP Timur Abdulov and the crew at Revolution Studio in Moscow take time out from their commercial work for a fun spec spot featuring pissed off aliens, massive urban destruction, and just enough comedy to carry the whole thing off. [Watch]
In a rare example of a Chinese broadcaster working with international creatives on a rebrand, London’s Art&Graft launch a complete make-over for the kids’ channel of China’s national broadcaster CCTV thru Shanghai prodco Final Frontier. [Watch]
Oslo VFX veterans Gimpville stuff a full range of emotions into the plush star of this spot for airport express train service Flytoget, directed by Harald Zwart at Motion Blur for Norwegian agency Anorak. [Watch]
After meeting at Ecole Emile Cohl in Lyon, animators Gautier Alfirevic and Kevin Rose were invited into the Suparesidency Program at Supamonks in Paris where they directed one of the most visual and visceral short films you’ll see this year. [Watch]
The production team behind the massive Renault Dungeons & Dragons spot (director Vellas, prodco Saigon, and VFX studio Nash) re-groups for another action-adventure – this time thru Gut for Latin America e-commerce giant Mercado Livre. [Watch]
In their first project since signing with Nexus, veteran directing collective Shynola team with London CG specialists Analog to conjure an invigorating all-3D mix of atmosphere, detail, and flat-out testosterone for Maserati and Pennzoil. [Watch]
The third in a triptych of virtual installations, “Exploitation” is an unblinking comment on corporate feature film production by Montréal designer and 3D generalist Eddy Loukil based on his own spirit-crushing experience in the industry. [Watch]
This powerful animated clip provides an unflinching first-person glimpse into what CNN Investigates found when they uncovered the fact law enforcement agencies across the US had destroyed hundreds of rape kits. [Watch]
Helen Mirren’s “Catherine the Great” four-part mini-series premiered this week on HBO with this opulent and somber title sequence by creative director Lisa Bolan and the Elastic crew setting the tone. [Watch]
