Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Finally, a complete and scientifically accurate look at the inner components of your body as it deals with a hangover. Ok, so “The Brave Heart” may not be exactly textbook science but it is solidly twisted fun. [Watch]
Berlin CG artist Extraweg (aka Oliver Latta) applies his surreal and often unsettling array of 3D tricks and techniques to this intense and impossible-to-ignore video for the track “Medicine” by English rock band Bring Me The Horizon. [Watch]
Longtime Stash fans know demo reels don’t get much love on this site (we’ve published a handful in 14 years). But once in a long while, one hits the inbox and makes you question what a compilation of work can and should do. [Watch]
The BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1936 novel “The ABC Murders” debuted amid controversy about the dark tone and casting of John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot but the menacing titles, created by London’s Huge Designs, deserve only praise. [Watch]
New York agency RXM Creative crafts an austere but appropriately luxurious split-screen treatment for this film, part of an integrated launch campaign for LVMH brand Loro Piana’s new fine wool line called The Gift Of Kings. [Watch]
Antimatter motion design studio in Milan: “Talking about gender topics has never been easy. It is an intricate issue as it implies several biological and cultural aspects and is often surrounded by ideological preconceptions. [Watch]
Fresh off a monster festival run, Swiss filmmaker Fabio Friedli reveals some of the inspiration and challenges behind his ambitious and frenetic stop-motion short film called “In a Nutshell.” [Watch]
Glassworks Amsterdam combines 3D characters and practical miniatures with a delicate cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” in this emotional spot, the centerpiece of a campaign for German discount supermarket chain Penny. [Watch]
German director/animators Max Mörtl and Robert Löbel combined forces and enjoyed wide success on the festival circuit with this quirky and charming stop-motion and 2D short film called “Island.” [Watch]
As these 10 projects demonstrate, 2018 was an exceptional year for marketing films not intended for broadcast TV. The budget, talent, and tools may vary but the ambitious engagement and emotional goals do not. [Watch]
The creative challenge and promise of the self-imposed brief makes the short film a treasured opportunity for both professionals taking a break from client work and students trying to launch careers with the perfect graduation project. [Watch]
The explosion of visual experimentation caused by the continued democratization of 3D animation and rendering tools is arguably the most exciting design trend of this decade. These seven projects demonstrate just how spectacular the results can be. [Watch]
Outside the music mainstream, a rich ecosystem of independent artists and filmmakers collaborate to create an array of fun and fresh visual surprises. Stash makes a point of hunting down and collecting the most intriguing of these. [Watch]
Setting the tone and creating anticipation for a live event, feature film, or television series is both an enormous responsibility and a cherished creative opportunity. Here’s seven title sequences that rose above and beyond in 2018. [Watch]
