Boxing Cat First Blood by Le Cube | STASH MAGAZINE

Boxing Cat “First Blood” by Le Cube

Buenos Aires animation studio Le Cube, prodco Final Frontier, and agency R/GA Shanghai reteam (after this Nike project) on a rampaging brand film for China’s Boxing Cat Brewery starring Louis, a pugilistic super-hero of suds.
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“Don’t Look Away” PSA Against Gun Violence

Could graphic health warnings on ammunition boxes help reduce gun violence in America? This graphic PSA, with production by Method Studios, poses that question just in time for National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 7th. [Watch]

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Lorr & Sens “Louise” Brand Film by Kevin Cordier-Royer

French VFX artist Kevin Cordier-Royer weaves live action and CG into a striking and whimsical fashion-first brand film for social coaching consultancy Lorr & Sens. [Watch]

Alan the Infinite... animated short trailer by Parabella | STASH MAGAZINE

Parabella’s “Alan the Infinite…” Looks Uncomfortably Brilliant

Mikey Please and Dan Ojari (aka Blink directing duo Parabella) hint at the charm and craftsmanship packed into their new stop-motion animated short “Alan the Infinite…” with this quirk-filled trailer. [Watch]

CNN “American Dynasties: The Kennedys” Title Sequence

Inspired by the “colors, motifs, and bold attitudes” of period artists like Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Willem de Kooning, UK designer/director David Penn sets the tone for CNN’s six-part docu-series on The Kennedys. [Watch]

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Blockbuster VFX Reign in Renault’s “Dragon’s Cave”

São Paulo post house Nash conjures full-on feature-level VFX in this two-minute cinema ad from Saigon director Vellas which updates the 1980s animated cult-hit TV series Dungeons & Dragons. [Watch]

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The-Artery and Friends Celebrate Eurovision 2019

The-Artery celebrated the Eurovision invasion of Israel earlier this month by inviting animators, designers, and illustrators from 17 countries to “visualize what it means for humans and machines to operate as one.” [Watch]

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Squirrel-Sized Safety Tips by Ntropic

Funny is just not a word I associate with safety advertising so this pair of spots for electric utility Southern California Edison starring a fast-talking, no-nonsense CG squirrel is a welcome change. [Watch]

“Hydraink Product Showcase” by Ditroit and Yambo

3D stylists Ditroit in Milan and Yambo Studio in Tel Aviv bring an appropriately glossy all-CG edge to this brand video for high tech beauty brand Hydraink. [Watch]

Team Tumult Interdimensional Melancholy short film | STASH MAGAZINE

Time for a Little “Interdimensional Melancholy”

Team Tumult, a collective of five animators/illustrators/storytellers based in Zurich, take time out from their commissioned work for a light-hearted poke at death and mourning called “Interdimensional Melancholy.” [Watch]

House Special and Method Get AT&T Back on the Track

Combining live action, stop motion animation, and VFX is certainly not new but Furlined director Dougal Wilson makes the mix feel fresh as well as fun in this shotgun wedding of Western and preschool movie genres. [Watch]

TED Ed Denice Frohman AccentS by Robertino Zambrano | STASH MAGAZINE

Capturing the Passion of Denice Frohman’s “Accents” for TED-Ed

Sydney director/animator Robertino Zambrano responds to Denice Frohman’s forceful performance of her poem “Accents” with a stark, fevered animation style seemingly scratched into the inky distance. [Watch]

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Megaforce and Time Based Arts for Lacoste

London VFX mavens Time Based Arts and star French directing collective Megaforce (Leo Berne, Clement Gallet, Charles Brisgand and Raphaël Rodriguez) tear apart life on several levels for French fashion brand Lacoste. [Watch]

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Vauxhall Astra “Backwards Stories: Jack & the Beanstalk”

London VFX and animation crew Coffee & TV shift the tale of Jack & the Beanstalk into reverse with the latest animated spot in Vauxhall’s “Backwards Stories” campaign thru McCann Velocity.
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