Reel of Note: Coat of Arms
December 21, 2024
What’s it feel like to literally be carried away by a PlayStation VR experience? The Mill’s VFX team and Hungryman director Wayne McClammy may have found the answer in this spot for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR. [Watch]
In his first outing for the highly-anticipated annual John Lewis Christmas spot, Oscar-winner Michel Gondry teams with UK practical model/creature makers Millenium FX to craft a 7-foot monster named Moz, with The Mill handling 3D/2D post. [Watch]
The holiday ad season launches this year with Framestore translating their feature work with Paddington into a snowy and heart-warming 90-second romp for M&S called “Paddington and The Christmas Visitor.” [Watch]
Toronto illustrator/animator Joren Cull’s latest for Pitchfork proves that pop music history can be entertaining and therefore interesting even when it’s about a band you never listen to. Like, Radiohead for instance. [Watch]
Dutch animator/illustrator Marlies van der Wel marks the 150th birthday of scientist Marie Curie and her pioneering work with radioactivity in this animated work for ESTRO Cancer Foundation thru Trigger Happy Productions in Berlin. [Watch]
The existential internal monologue of your local cosmic traveller forms the story arc for Eoin Duffy’s latest short film “I am Here,” an emotional and thoughtful work from Vancouver’s master of minimalist animated tales. [Watch]
Boston artist/designer Ari Weinkle describes “Moodles,” his latest abstract 3D experiment, as “a short animation based on the effects of negative emotions on one’s self.” [Watch]
With one in six couples affected by infertility, UK charity Fertility Network “encourages people to share their experiences, thereby raising awareness, breaking taboos and shattering myths about being unable to have a baby.” [Watch]
The story of a man, his bird and the quest for perfect cookies as imagined by Hornet director Yves Geleyn and illustrator Peter de Sève for Italian food brand Cabrioni. [Watch]
For sheer inspiration, it’s hard to beat exquisite corpse and ani-jam projects for the number of ideas and styles per minute – and this new stream of chaos from a team of 30 animators (powered by “CANDYYYLAND” by Tofubeats feat. LIZ) is no exception. [Watch]
Nice, understated motion work for 2ndMilk, a non-profit organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished and orphaned infants in Africa and around the globe. [Watch]
Time to grab your tickets for Pictoplasma NYC, (the mother of all character design festivals) returning to Manhattan November 17 with a killer line up of artists plus the Characters in Motion animation screening. [Watch]
Parallel Studio in Paris say they referenced the illustration style of classic animated Disney films like Sleeping Beauty and Bambi when creating this gentle and nostalgic work for Huygens cosmetics. [Watch]
Fun mixed media romp from NOMINT director Sebastian Baptista spreading the word about the Waze Carpool app and its mission to unclog roads, cut commuting costs and reduce emissions. [Watch]
