Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Spanish animator/illustrator Cristóbal Vila uncovers the intricate beauty of life by dissecting geometric concepts including polygonal tessellation, the golden angle, Islamic tiling, and the four nitrogenous bases of DNA. [Watch]
Japanese director/animator Hideki Inaba, who jumped onto the Stash radar back in 2015 with this breakout piece, returns with a new video showcasing his signature brand of hypnotic CG complexity called “Tape” for Swedish duo Canigou. [Watch]
Thanks to the scale and emotion of this Toyota spot from director Rune Milton (with VFX by Copenhagen’s TGBVFX and Mikael Balle VFX), UK teen Lilly Rice’s quest to boost the profile of WCMX (wheelchair motor cross) just leaped into the mainstream. [Watch]
The all-Dutch team of photographer Rein Janssen, special effects artist Erik Voors, and copywriter Pieter van den Heuvel pool their talents for this Greenpeace spot – a stark and poetic ode to our dwindling love for fossil fuels. [Watch]
The first third of this music video by director Ian Pons Jewell (for UK musician/comedian Beardyman) is good fun but then at the 1:40 mark – thanks to the VFX crew at ETC – it turns into one of the most intense Pinocchio parodies of all time. [Watch]
Russian animation studio Petrick leans into the task of reimagining Moscow’s coat of arms by inviting fellow artists and animators to have fun with the dragon-slayer imagery which traces back 1,000 years to the founding of the city. [Watch]
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 2020 Season takes dramatic shape in six striking CG films set to music hand-picked by ACO musicians and created by Substance in Sydney in concert with an international cast of design directors. [Watch]
Berlin-based Taiwanese director/animator Cheng-Hsu Chung lets loose with an eruption of quasi-NSFW animation for Sacramento band !!! (Chk Chk Chk) that one YouTube commenter refers to as an “Adventure Time porn parody if I were on acid.” [Watch]
Generating excitement and anticipation for fans year after year is job one for sports networks and sometimes that requires sheer scale and ambition, like say where ESPN Creative Services and Troika went with this re-brand for SEC Network. [Watch]
Blinkink directing duo Stevie Gee & Essy May channel the spirit of golden-age animation god Tex Avery to punch this campaign for “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon” out of the crowded videogame market by layering crazed 2D over gameplay footage. [Watch]
Time to celebrate Labor Day with a bottle of wine and some light-hearted mayhem courtesy of directors Giulia Martinelli, Marta Gennari, and their graduation film “Merlot” created at the CSC National Film School in Turin, Italy. [Watch]
The Amazon Original series “Carnival Row” premiered August 30th on a sinister note thanks to these opening titles crafted by CD Lisa Bolan and the Elastic crew to anticipate the show’s rich and detailed mix of fantasy, dystopia, and mystery. [Watch]
Based on the work of Canadian comic artist Dave Cooper and directed by Oslo 3D master Rune Spaans, The Absence of Eddy Table follows a wide-eyed character as he explores “an exotic world glistening with phallic flowers and libidinous danger.” [Watch]
If you’ve suffered through rude, thoughtless, or simply ill-informed client comments about your work you’ll appreciate this manic take by the LOBO/Vetor Zero crew for the Brazilian Creative Club’s annual festival and awards. [Watch]
