Director Lea Esmaili Joins Blinkink for UK Representation
November 21, 2024
When you imagine your dream motion project, I’ll bet it doesn’t begin with a dry three-minute script filled with jargon about the future of European air transportation policy. [Watch]
Veteran and venerable Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes are back with a sweeping 2D stunner to promo the BBC’s coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics thru Y&R London. [Watch]
Prettybird directing duo Brewer (aka brothers Ben and Alex) also handle the edit and VFX duties on this electric and eclectic fusion of live projection, ghostly 3D and fleeting snatches of 2D roto for “Sick Boy” by the Chainsmokers. [Watch]
Sao Paulo designer/director Daniel Bruson, whose 2015 film for NSPCC called “Pete’s Story” still breaks my heart with every viewing, takes a sweeter turn here animating the flow of a Preschool Poet. [Watch]
Merrily slashing and burning its way thru all the tropes of the fantasy adventure genre in two minutes, “Kort maar Krachtig” (Short but Sweet) is a smart and snappy satirical romp of the highest order. [Watch]
Rodeo FX delivered over 100 visual effects shots in less than a month of production for Dave Meyer’s dystopian vision of Justin Timberlake’s “Supplies,” the first video off the forthcoming Man Of The Woods album. [Watch]
Not sure how we missed this fabulous graphic novel-flavored broadcast promo by Shotopop for season 10 of Spike’s Ink Master back in the fall, but we’re making up for it now. [Watch]
Intriguing and dynamic launch film for Mercedes’ update of their classic G-Class luxury SUV combining live action and macro CG work by director/ECD Ole Peters and the Sehsucht crew in Hamburg thru Berlin agency antoni. [Watch]
Rattling Stick director Daniel Kleinman leverages Framestore’s formidable creature experience to create a fine balance “between the recognizable ceramic piggy banks of childhood and a photorealistic animal.” [Watch]
We Are Royale animate a series of five groundbreaking ads designed to expand recruitment for the British Army by directly confronting the concerns of women, gays, Muslims, and those who fear they are too emotional or physically unfit to serve. [Watch]
Sophomore level animation students at Ringling College of Art and Design (class of 2020) team up to “pay tribute to Carl Sagan and spread a message of positivity in such divisive times.” [Watch]
English singer/songwriter/pop phenom Dua Lipa and her crew face off against their doppelgängers in this captivating dance video held together with smooth 2D, 3D, and compositing work by Glassworks. [Watch]
Striking and moody IDs for Epic Drama, Viasat World’s new 24/7 period drama channel, arrive courtesy of creative director Steve Simmonds and the crew at weareseventeen in London. [Watch]
Madrid studio User T38 and director Carlos Salgado impart a rich and somber illustrative style on this touching and hope-filled brand film for Spanish NGO Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Gypsy Secretariat Foundation). [Watch]
