Reel of the Month Club (Dec. 2024): Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
Considering how often “horror story” and “mortgage application” are uttered in the same breath, this way-over-the-top animated TVC from Strange Beast director Andy Baker seems somehow overdue. [Watch]
Yibi Hu, CD at London design/animation studio Future Power Station, creates a series of finely detailed animations based on the illustrations of Yuko Shimizu for Proctor and Gamble’s SK-II skincare and beauty line. [Watch]
Director and 3D artist Miki Nemcek says his new CG passion project “Goodbye Design” was born as he walked out of a museum amazed by an exhibition of product design from the 1950s. [Watch]
French animation force Supamonks and ULF director Barth Maunoury drop a tour de force of comic timing and character quirks in this new trailer for the online game Zombie Lords.
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Director/designers Lenny Grade and Catrin Mackowski leverage “minimalist design, scenographic sculptures, and constantly changing typography” in this video for “Mayfly” by electro-pop duo Alice Rose & Moniko. [Watch]
Dancer Eloise Hymas writhes, screams, and generally disappears into director Zak Emerson’s new music video for “Knots” by UK composer/producer Ben Chatwin with VFX and post from Nineteentwenty and MPC respectively. [Watch]
Brace yourself for a mad rush of inspiration and insight as Stash 131 drops two fresh hours of motion design, animation, and VFX plus behind-the-scenes features and exclusive interviews. [Watch]
Prepare to have your heart stolen by Luna, the Chinese-American girl whose dreams of becoming an astronaut power the multi-award winning animated short “One Small Step.” [Watch]
The Made in the Middle design conference, which showcases artists, makers, and designers from the Midwest, opened in Kansas City, MO, recently with this typographic opus by hometown motion maven Ben Radatz. [Watch]
Can Ford connect to truck drivers with an emotional animated film? It sounds counter-intuitive but agency GTB Brazil and São Paulo’s Zombie Studio give it a heartfelt try with this massive CG project. [Watch]
Danish animation boutique Sønc (run by director Jeanette Nørgaard and producer Lorène Lescanne) twist together inspiration from Nordic art and anime into this mystery-filled animated pilot for a web series called “FJER.” [Watch]
Kids’ real-life stories power this trio of upbeat spots offering relatable and practical solutions to common bullying situations. Created by the very busy crew at Giant Ant for Cartoon Network. [Watch]
No doubt the Huawei P Smart+ smartphone takes great pix, but in this new spot from Tempomedia’s Alex Feil (with post and creature VFX from Mikros MPC), the message is clear that not all experiences should be shared online.
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Twenty years after they intro’d the 3D Opus silhouette in 1998, Reebok debuts the 3D.Op.Lite with this tightly spun film directed by Builders Club founders Jonas Hegi and Julien Simshauser. [Watch]
