Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter stars in and voices this inky and ominous promo for the NFL Pro Bowl produced by Triglass in Minneapolis with CG/post by Russia-based motion designer and art director Vladislav Solovjov. [Watch]
The quantity of tear-inducing holiday ads may be down this season but this warm and very fuzzy all-CG effort from directing duo Kyra & Constantin at Passion Animation Studios fills the void very nicely. [Watch]
Atmospheric and wonderfully detailed integration of 2D animation into a full CG spot from CDs Ron Gervais, Dave Greene, and the IAMSTATIC crew in Toronto for The Responsible Gambling Council, a non-profit dedicated to problem gambling prevention. [Watch]
Seven 3D visual art students (and first-time filmmakers) in their 3rd year at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands created “Principium” in 26 weeks teaching themselves the tools and techniques as they went. [Watch]
Libresse, the feminine hygiene brand who shocked many with their #BloodNormal campaign last year, is back with a lighter tone and far more fun in this new spot from Somesuch director Kim Gehrig with post by Time Based Arts. [Watch]
What can designers and studios do to help address climate change? You can sign up at natureneeds.help an online initiative to connect NGOs with creatives who want to make a difference. [Watch]
Designer/director Robertino Zambrano, whose animated short film “Love in the Time of March Madness” was shortlisted for the 2016 Oscars, delivers beautiful character work for an online ESPN feature on Kyrie Irving. [Watch]
According to our sources, many jaws were left on the floor when this music video for fictional K-Pop group K/DA premiered at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship Finals in Seoul, South Korea. [Watch]
Here’s your two-minute glimpse at the brilliant work included in Stash 132, a full two-hour program packed with 31 inspired design, animation, and VFX projects plus behind-the-scenes features and exclusive interviews.
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Hush London director Kirk Hendry is back with a sequel of sorts to his breakout polar bears spot which relaunched the Dancing on Ice program on UK broadcaster ITV in 2017. [Watch]
Cordell Barker, the two-time Academy Award-nominated Canadian animator, marries his singular talents with a Seussian script to energize what could have been a very dry explainer video for Nokia’s enterprise networking solutions. [Watch]
Design director Hazel Baird and the Elastic crew open Showtime’s three-part doc “Shut Up and Dribble” with a layered and frenetic treatment reflecting “the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment.” [Watch]
Lebanese filmmaker and recent Gobelins graduate Mohammad Houhou just sent us his extraordinary short film “Ostrich Politic,” a thoughtful and beautifully crafted look at social norms and instinctive behavior. [Watch]
The Node 2018 motion conference opened last week in Melbourne on a mysterious/sci-fi note with these titles by Australian 3D magician Scott Geersen and the crew at Substance. [Watch]
