Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Mill+ directors Lisha Tan and David Lawson just unleashed this spectacular season 2 trailer for Respawn’s battle royale shooter Apex Legends, the follow up to their breakout launch trailer back in February 2019. [Watch]
The unexpected emotional ending to this Hyundai brand spot – directed by MJZ’s Dante Ariola with VFX by MPC thru Innocean Berlin – lifts the work clear of the usual clamor and testosterone of the automotive category. [Watch]
Back in 2013, we published an exquisite corpse-style film called Doodle Project originated by Berlin animator Dante Zaballa. Now, Zaballa and several dozen of his closest friends are back with Doodle Project II and it’s just as fun and unpredictable as the first. [Watch]
Looks like London directing duo Katie Menzies and Abel Reverter (aka Cabeza Patata) had a ton of fun creating this series of 11 videos for Spotify on the theme of “ever-changing moods and the ability of music to help shape and change our feelings.” [Watch]
London animator James Paulley and illustrator Katie Scott reteam to craft an exquisitely dense and detailed animated exploration of the life cycle of flowers to accompany an installation by Japanese artist Azuma Makoto. [Watch]
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]
