Polymath Motion Rebrands Studio as OddBeast
September 17, 2024
Co-directors Pedro Allevato and Miguel Rato follow up their promo for Character Lab’s WOOP self-control program with another smooth and sure-footed effort helping educators and students “Build Connections.” [Watch]
The second film in ManvsMachine’s dark and intricate Play Series campaign for Logitech G, “Our intention was to bridge the gap between product and experience and to create a series of films that appealed to the modern gamer.” [Watch]
Vancouver director/animator Eoin Duffy’s tradition of celebrating the holiday’s with a pinch of dark humor continues with his newest animated short tagged #TheManWhoWishedForLungsOfGlitter. [Watch]
With a 1966 CBS Holiday greeting serving as creative reference, Stockholm studio Brikk and Anchor Point create a warm, retro-flavored suite of holiday idents for CBS revolving around friendship and helping others. [Watch]
Belgian artist and photogrammetrist Frederik Heyman says he uses the 3D scanning technique “to stage digital worlds out of relics of the past, a means to recycle the present, and an attempt to shape the future.” [Watch]
Amsterdam creative collective Hello Savants helps Tommy Hilfiger express the full story behind DCoE, the brand’s innovative and eco-conscious denim lab and production pipeline. [Watch]
Blinkink director Elliot Dear helps the BBC build on the message of the channel’s “oneness” idents with a two-minute holiday tale of a talented teen and her busy dad guaranteed to pluck at your heartstrings. [Watch]
Director Joe Burrascano and the Aardman Nathan Love crew in NYC reference stop motion holiday classics like Bass/Rankin’s “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” for this ambitious set of seasonal Nickelodeon IDs. [Watch]
Animade designer/animator Frida Ek creates plenty of atmosphere and emotion using minimalist characters and clever palettes in this animated tale of a frog’s ill-fated quest for love. [Watch]
In 1917, as the horrors of the WWI unfolded, Marcel Duchamp changed the art world forever when he anonymously submitted a urinal entitled “Fountain” to a juried art exhibition in New York City. [Watch]
Born with a full head of horns and lots of attitude, this little black ram doesn’t back down for anyone except Volkswagen’s new T-Roc SUV. [Watch]
Super clean character design and snappy animation set this teaser for TV and toy brand BaDaBoo apart from the usual fare aimed at preschoolers by staying cute but not cloying. [Watch]
One hundred years in the future, when AI has taken over the cities and humans have fled to the woods, one young robot discovers Christmas and what it means to be part of a family. [Watch]
Michal Sawtyruk, a master digital painter and illustrator based in Warsaw, Poland, translates the prismatic lighting of his still work into a short animated exercise that demonstrates the captivating power of pure atmosphere. [Watch]
