Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
CD Fabrice Le Nezet and the team at Optical Arts in London just shared their new short film for pioneering Dutch textile brand BYBORRE which they describe as “a poetic ode to the power and beauty of patience in an age of instant gratification”. [Watch]
Mundos Digitales is an annual international festival dedicated to animation, VFX, virtual production, and Artificial Intelligence and has become the reference event for the sector in Spain. [Watch]
In this director’s cut, the CG motion crew at ManvsMachine conjures a meticulous and mesmerizing transition from “ornate opulence to modern minimalism” for Dewar’s premium Double Double 21-year-old Whisky thru agency BBDO. [Watch]
The crew of steadfast character evangelists at Polyester Studio in Toronto just released their latest manifesto, a showcase for their recent work hosted by three fuzzy friends and designed to make the work stand out in a sea of reels. [Watch]
ECD Gareth O’Brien and the BUCK motion team in Sydney help Alinta Energy demystify the future of clean energy in Australia with a refreshing blend of whimsical design and hard facts underscored by The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony”. [Watch]
The quick pace and uncertain outcomes of the Euro 2024 tournament on BBC find an apt metaphor in star-studded pinball action via Blinkink directors Balázs Simon and Raman Djafari with Berlin’s Woodblock handling animation. [Watch]
Amsterdam director Christian Borstlap teams with CD Joris Kuijpers and animator Bart Otto at Piqxels Studio on this fun and fuzzy stop motion brand film for Dutch clothing brand G-Star RAW and their Homegrown Denim initiative. [Watch]
Working with style frames by veteran Brooklyn CD and CG innovator Wes Cockx, the Microsoft Visual Design crew merges abstract-realism with the pragmatic goals of highlighting the features and benefits of a new product. [Watch]
In stark contrast to the optimistic tone of their recent WWF spot, the animation crew at BluBlu Studio craft a dark and enigmatic trailer for Airhead, the atmospheric puzzle-platformer from Handy Games and Danish developer Octato. [Watch]
The third chapter in Karl Poyzer and Joseph Roberts’ chatty animated sci-fi comedy series Floaters takes a wry look ahead to a time when “AI is so advanced it’s no longer intelligent.” [Watch]
The new mobile gaming app from Australian developer Halfbrick (packaging up hits such as Fruit Ninja, and Jetpack Joyride) opens with this rampaging sequence from a team lead by Brisbane-based CD Dan Rice. [Watch]
Le Truc, a design and animation studio based in Geneva and Paris, makes its Stash debut with their latest work for French luxury watch brand Bell & Ross, a dramatic and visually deceptive product film for the BR 05 Black Ceramic. [Watch]
What would it look like if you stretched the idea for an animated short out to 90 minutes? Animation directors Kyra Buschor and Constantin Paeplow answer that question with the latest installment of their Rollin’ Wild series. [Watch]
Backed by a wistful score and careful sound design, CD Seth Eckert and the crew at The Furrow just released an in-house passion project about an engineer and her robot they describe as simply “a short film about hope”. [Watch]
