Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Riff Raff Films director Ryan Staake jabs at all the tropes of motion capture while giving the genre a genuine shot of adrenaline in this over-the-top but riveting video for Ed Sheeran with VFX from MPC and mocap by Silver Spoon NYC. [Watch]
Australian director and CG magician Scott Geerson and his crew at Substance open TEDxSydney for the third year running with another high-realism stunner to mark the 10th anniversary of the conference. [Watch]
During his self-imposed time away from a new girlfriend, director Jake Wegesin found solace by pouring his emotions into “Next Flight Home,” a heart-warmer of a CG short he says “is about discovering the things that make life worth living.” [Watch]
Strong concept and note-perfect execution led by Academy director Ian Pons Jewell elevate this spot for Virgin Media above the Telco rabble with post/VFX by London’s Time Based Arts and CG branding by C A T K in Berlin. [Watch]
Powered by the words and voice of poet/activist Warsan Shire and released for World Refugee Day 2019, “UGLY” combines the directing talents of Anna Ginsburg at Strange Beast with the illustrative talents of London painter Melissa Kitty Jarram. [Watch]
If you harbor fond memories of the early days of digital motion design (circa early 2000s), these titles for The Design Conference 2019 in Brisbane by Australian motion duo Jasper St Aubyn West and Ricky Marks should trigger a few nostalgia receptors. [Watch]
After seeing CRCR’s blood-soaked trailer for the side-scroller Mother Russia Bleeds, Swedish indie developer Deadtoast (aka Victor Agren) knew the French directing team should animate the launch film for the 3D version of his game, My Friend Pedro. [Watch]
In this new brand film for Canadian smart home company ecobee, the Tendril crew exhibit the company’s new SmartThermostat “like a jewel, a dark reflective stone with beautiful highlights that romance its crisp edges.” [Watch]
London CG artist and director Lukas Vojir crafts a beautifully lit and obsessively detailed “meditative, synthetic interpretation of nature” for UK Landscape architects Grant Associates thru Fitzroy Hawk. [Watch]
A toddler’s peaceful morning nap quickly descends into an action/nightmare of epic proportions in this brand film animated by Lightfarm thru Area 23 for a Learning Corp app designed to assist trauma patients with brain injuries. [Watch]
The Munich edition of the Forward Festival for creativity, design, and communication opened recently with this intense and inky CG sequence from Mill+ director Raj Davsi celebrating those who choose to be the Odd One Out. [Watch]
Lyric music videos often fall into the cheap and lazy bin but Spanish director/animators Magali García and Nacho Velasco inject a full shot of charm into this multi-media tale of an awkward boy and how “someone special makes him feel loved and free.” [Watch]
Creating visuals for an acid trip is the definition of “dream job” for animation types and Toronto’s Polyester Studio takes the opportunity to explore both the light and dark sides of the experience in this clip for the SyFy series Deadly Class. [Watch]
Inspired by the Greek god of time and his association with loss and return, ART+COM Studios in Berlin combines motion design, processing, and AI to create a beautiful and hypnotic kinetic media installation called Chronos XXI. [Watch]
